RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document and Autograph Auction

Well-respected pianist and composer (1854–1925). Untranslated ALS in French, one page, 4.75 x 7.75, June 1885. In fine condition.

Russian violin virtuoso (1908–1974). Vintage glossy 4.75 x 7 head-and-shoulders portrait, signed and inscribed in Russian in fountain pen, and dated S

Distinguished pianist and composer (1873–1943) who takes a place among the last great figures of the Russian romantic school. Scarce vintage matte-fin

Highly acclaimed 19th century soprano (1843–1919). AQS on an off-white 6.5 x 4 album page. Patti writes, “True art endures for ever, and the true arti

Colorful 5.5 x 3.5 postcard for La Boheme, featuring an image from Act II on the left side, signed in fountain pen “Giacomo Puccini.” In very good con

LS in German, signed “N. Rimsky-Korsakov,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, May 1892. Letter to Mr. Navratil in Prague about a document that is not in his posse

Important Italian composer (1792–1868) who became one of the seminal figures in the history of opera with such repertoire staples as The Barber of Sev

AMQS and sentiment in French, signed “G. Rossini,” on an off-white 11 x 7 sheet, dated February 16, 1864. Rossini inscribes to “Ma bonne Adeline,” Ade

Vintage ink signature, “John Philip Sousa, 1911,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 card. In fine condition.

TLS, one page on a 7 x 5.75 sheet of airmail stationery, February 13, 1948. The composer writes to writer and editor Rollo H. Myers. In full: “I want