RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Remarkably unique custom-bound hardcover album, 15.5 x 19.5, containing 44 caricature drawings by Enrico Caruso. Each drawing—31 in pencil or graphite

Esteemed Czech composer (1841–1904) of orchestral and chamber music, best known for his Symphony No. 9, ‘From the New World.’ Rare 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet

Influential French composer (1845–1924). ALS in French, on a 3.5 x 5.5 picture postcard of a mountain goat, 1910. Postcard to Madame J. Fauri in Orse,

Czech-born composer (1879–1972) of such ‘light’ classics as the operettas ‘The Firefly,’ ‘Rose Marie,’ and ‘The Vagabond King.’ AMQS on an off-white 6

Highly regarded German conductor (1886–1954) who became embroiled in controversy with the rise of the Third Reich. Though vehemently anti-Hitler, he w

AMQS on an off-white 5 x 3 card. Herbert pens three bars of music from his opera ‘Natoma,’ signing underneath, “Sincerely yours, Victor Herbert, March

German conductor (1872–1942) best known as the director of the San Francisco Symphony. Oversized matte-finish 10.5 x 13.5 photo of Hertz with a cigar

Czech composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist, and teacher (1854–1928) considered one of the most important opera composers of the first hal

Armenian composer (1903-1978) of the spirited ‘Sabre Dance.’ AMQS on a 5 x 6.25 off-white sheet. Khachaturian pens a single bar of music, signing at t

Two items: ALS, one page, 5.75 x 9, Hotel Wellington letterhead, January 22, 1923, enclosing a payment; and an ink signature, “Fritz Kreisler, 1907,”

Polish pianist, professor, and composer (1830–1915). Impressive matte-finish 6.5 x 8.75 photo of Leschetizky posing beside a bust of Beethoven, affixe

LS in German, signed “F. Liszt,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, August 7, 1845. Untranslated letter to the Austrian tenor and later producer at the Vienna Cou

Ukrainian symphonic conductor (1883–1961) who emigrated to the US at the outbreak of WWII. Choice glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, boldly signe

German-born composer (1791–1864) best known for such operas as Les Hugenots and Robert le diable. ALS in French, signed “Meyerbeer,” one page, 5 x 7.7

Printed score of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s opera Eugene Onegin, as used by Mahler for conducting the Vienna premiere on November 19, 1897. Published

Collection of eight programs from the Metropolitan Opera House, various performances, dating from the late 1940s to early 1950s, each signed on the ga

Collection of nine programs from the Metropolitan Opera House, various performances, all from the 1950s, each signed on the gatefold or front cover by

Collection of nine programs from the Metropolitan Opera House, various performances, dating from the late 1940s to early 1950s, each signed on the gat

Five ink signatures of opera singers and musicians on individual sheets and cards, including: Alma Moodie, Titta Ruffo, Tito Schipa, Ernestine Schuman

Eminent and prolific Russian composer (1891–1953) best known for his colorful, rhythmically vigorous works, including symphonies, operas, and much mus