RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction Featuring Civil War

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RR Auction’s October Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts a diverse 1,000+ items from all fields of collecting, with a special focus on Civil War and Literature. In addition to an incredible assortment of autograph letters from luminaries like Charles Darwin, Mohandas Gandhi, Charles Dickens, Claude Monet, and J. R. R. Tolkien, a few highlights are a sketch by Pablo Picasso, hand-drawn survey map by George Washington, signed photograph of Leo Tolstoy, and beautiful portrait of Marilyn Monroe. Top artifacts are an officer’s sword presented to Brig.-Gen. Calvin Pratt, a scarce multi-level amputation kit, bullets fired in ballistic tests used as evidence against Bonnie and Clyde, and an incredible hand-engraved Colt revolver honoring Hollywood’s ‘Monster Legacy,’ just in time for Halloween. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in October 2018.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Allman Brothers: Duane Allman604 - Allman Brothers: Duane Allman
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ALS signed “Duane,” two pages, 5 x 8, circa March 1970. Letter to Holly Barr, the wife of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band member Ralph Barr, in full: "T...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Beatles605 - Beatles
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Desirable light green 5.25 x 3.75 album page signed in black ink by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, in blue ink by John Lennon, and in blue ballpoint
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Beatles606 - Beatles
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Irregularly trimmed off-white 5 x 3 sheet signed in blue ballpoint, "Beatles, Paul McCartney, xxx," "George Harrison," and "...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Beatles: George Harrison607 - Beatles: George Harrison
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Circa late-1980s British Airways first class flight menu, 6 x 11.75, signed inside in blue ink by George Harrison. In fine condition, with two small t
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Beatles: Lennon and Ono608 - Beatles: Lennon and Ono
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Very desirable Dutch "Beatles Biografie" pamphlet from October 1968, issued in cooperation with The Official Beatles Fanclub, seven pages,...
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Estimate : 7,000.00
 
 
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Beatles: John Lennon and Jimmy Carter609 - Beatles: John Lennon and Jimmy Carter
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Rare pairing of ballpoint signatures, "John Lennon" and "Jimmy Carter," on an off-white 5.25 x 3.25 album page. In fine conditio...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Beatles: George Martin610 - Beatles: George Martin
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TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11.75, Air London Ltd. letterhead, October 22, 1971. Letter to R. E. Finch, in full: "Thank you for your letter of recent...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Beatles: McCartney and Starr611 - Beatles: McCartney and Starr
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Yesterday and Today reproduction 'butcher' album flat signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "To Peter, from, Paul McCartney," an...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Beatles: Paul McCartney612 - Beatles: Paul McCartney
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Greeting card featuring a 'lion and lamb' illustration by George Hardie on the front, measuring 14.25 x 5 open, signed inside by McCartney i...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Beatles: Paul McCartney613 - Beatles: Paul McCartney
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Very appealing glossy 8 x 10 photo of Paul McCartney singing into a microphone during production for the 'Coming Up' music video, signed in ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Beatles: Ringo Starr614 - Beatles: Ringo Starr
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Attractive EMI Spain in-house award presenting (translated) "5 Platinum discs to Ringo Starr for the sale in Spain of 500,000 copies, 'The ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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David Bowie616 - David Bowie
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Aladdin Sane album signed on the front cover in blue ballpoint, "Best wishes, Bowie, '90." A VIP pass from Bowie's 1990 Sound + Vi...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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The Eagles617 - The Eagles
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Highly displayable color 21 x 29 poster for a series of five Eagles concerts presented by Bill Graham at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View,
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Bob Marley619 - Bob Marley
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Sought-after vintage ballpoint signature, "Love, Bob Marley,” on an off-white 2.75 x 1.75 slip. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Elvis Presley620 - Elvis Presley
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Elvis Presley's vintage circa mid-1970s 'MexiCard' Mexican Insurance Credit Card, 3.25 x 2, impressed with "Elvis Presley and Desig...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Nirvana621 - Nirvana
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Rare circa 1991 glossy 8 x 10 David Geffen Company publicity photo of Nirvana, signed in black felt tip, "Kurt," "Krist," and &q...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Elvis Presley623 - Elvis Presley
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Uncommon membership card for the Elvis Presley Tankers of Memphis, Tennessee, 3.5 x 2.25, issued to Nancy Ombrello for 1961-1962, signed in the upper
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Elvis Presley624 - Elvis Presley
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Immensely desirable vintage circa 1955 glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Presley, who has signed on the front in red fountain pen and on the reverse in
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Elvis Presley625 - Elvis Presley
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Circa 1955 vintage 'souvenir photo album' for The Hank Snow Show, 10 pages, 8.5 x 11, signed inside on his image in blue ballpoint, "My...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Queen626 - Queen
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Official program for Queen's 1982 Hot Space Tour, twenty-four pages, 9.5 x 13.25, signed inside on their respective images in ballpoint by John ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Rolling Stones627 - Rolling Stones
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Circa mid-1960s blue ballpoint signatures, "Mick Jagger," "Keith Richard," "Brian Jones," and "Bill Wyman," ...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Rolling Stones628 - Rolling Stones
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Appealing color 11.75 x 8 cardstock promo featuring the front cover for the Rolling Stones' 1997 album Bridges to Babylon, signed in silver ink ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger629 - Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger
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Mick Jagger's boarding pass for Pan Am flight 219 from JFK Airport to Barbados on January 26th [no year], signed and inscribed in black ballpoin...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Rolling Stones: Ronnie Wood630 - Rolling Stones: Ronnie Wood
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Handwritten guest list for Ronnie and Josephine Wood's wedding ceremony on January 2, 1985, penned in blue ballpoint Ronnie Wood on both sides o...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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T. Rex: Marc Bolan631 - T. Rex: Marc Bolan
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Original unpublished handwritten poem by T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan, one page, 5 x 8, no date. The untitled poem, written in blue ballpoint, reads in
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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The Yardbirds632 - The Yardbirds
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Vintage ballpoint signatures of Eric Clapton, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Chris Dreja, and Paul Samwell-Smith on the reverse of a green 3 x 2.75 ticket s
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Dee Dee Ramone633 - Dee Dee Ramone
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Cream-bodied Harmony electric guitar, signed on the body in black felt tip by Dee Dee Ramone. Includes the large carrying case. In good to very good c
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Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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The Carpenters634 - The Carpenters
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Wonderful glossy 8 x 10 A&M Records publicity photo of the Carpenters, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, "To Jim & Connie, Hi! ...
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Michael Jackson635 - Michael Jackson
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Jackson from his Thriller video, signed in silver ink, "Love, Michael Jackson." In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Michael Jackson636 - Michael Jackson
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Attractive color glossy 8.5 x 11 full-length photo of Jackson performing on stage under red lights, signed prominently in felt tip. In very good to fi
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Jackson 5637 - Jackson 5
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Vintage ballpoint signatures, "Michael Jackson, Be Cool," "Marlon Jackson," "Jermaine Jackson 5," "Randy Jackson,...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Franco Alfano638 - Franco Alfano
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Italian composer and pianist (1875–1954) who is best known for his opera Risurrezione and for his completion of Puccini's opera Turandot in 1926...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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American Composers639 - American Composers
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Group of three AMQSs by notable American composers, including: Vincent Persichetti (Celebrations, op. 103), Peter Mennin (Symphony No. 7), and Morton
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Leonard Bernstein640 - Leonard Bernstein
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Signed book: Findings. First edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1982. Hardcover with dust jacket, 7.75 x 9.5, 376 pages. Signed and inscribed on the...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Phillips Brooks641 - Phillips Brooks
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American clergyman (1835–1893) best known as the lyricist of the popular Christmas carol 'O Little Town of Bethlehem.' ALS, one page, 4.25 x...
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Alfred Bruneau642 - Alfred Bruneau
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French composer (1857–1934) who played a key role in the introduction of realism in French opera. Vintage pearl-finish 4.25 x 5.75 portrait of Bruneau
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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English Composers643 - English Composers
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Group of five items signed by English composers, including: Ralph Vaughan Williams (signature), Gordon Jacob (AMQS), William Walton (signature), Micha
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Joseph Hellmesberger644 - Joseph Hellmesberger
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Austrian violinist, conductor, and composer (1828–1893) who founded the Hellmesberger Quartet in 1849; among his other positions, Hellmesberger served
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Victor Herbert645 - Victor Herbert
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Unique quadruple AMQS on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card, signed in the center, "Very truly yours, Victor Herbert, Nov. 96." Around the perime...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Wilhelm Kienzl646 - Wilhelm Kienzl
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Vintage pearl-finish 6.75 x 9.25 portrait of Kienzl by the Fayer Studio of Vienna, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "Dr. Wilh. Kienz...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Fritz Kreisler647 - Fritz Kreisler
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Austrian-born composer and violin virtuoso (1875–1962). AMQS on an off-white 9 x 3.5 slip, signed below in fountain pen, "In kind remembrance i...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Franz Lehar648 - Franz Lehar
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Vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of the great Austro-Hungarian composer by the Pietzner–Fayer Studio of Vienna, signed and inscribed in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jules Massenet649 - Jules Massenet
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Scarce ALS in French, signed “J. Massenet,” one page, 4.5 x 7, January 23, 1882. Written from Paris, an untranslated letter regarding an article the r
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Giacomo Meyerbeer650 - Giacomo Meyerbeer
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ALS in French, signed “Meyerbeer,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, January 5, 1861. Written from Berlin, a letter to prolific French librettist Michel Carr...
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Henri Rabaud651 - Henri Rabaud
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French conductor and composer (1873–1949) who held important posts in the French musical establishment; he upheld mainly conservative trends in French
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Richard Rodgers652 - Richard Rodgers
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Group of three Williamson Music business checks, each 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Rodgers, "Richard Rodgers," dated...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Arnold Schonberg653 - Arnold Schonberg
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Austrian-born composer (1874–1951) whose development of the 'twelve-tone' system proved to be one of the most far-reaching innovations in th...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Isaac Stern654 - Isaac Stern
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Wonderful vintage glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of Stern playing the violin, signed in fountain pen, "With all good wishes—Isaac Stern, 1956.&qu...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jacques Thibaud655 - Jacques Thibaud
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French violinist (1880-1953) who was part of a trio along with pianist Alfred Cortot and cellist Pablo Casals. Vintage matte-finish 4 x 5.75 portrait
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Arturo Toscanini656 - Arturo Toscanini
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Vintage glossy 7 x 8 photo of the great Italian conductor in a bust-length pose, signed and inscribed in white ink, "To Francis Robinson, very ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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