RR Auction: Rare Manuscripts, Documents and Autographs

Soprano considered among the greatest of opera singers (1797–1865). ALS in Italian, one page, 4 x 5, July 4, 1851. Letter reads, in full (translated):

Three items: ALS, signed “J. L. Goldschmidt,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, Wynd’s Point letterhead, September 3. A letter to a gentlem

Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 photo of Puccini, signed and inscribed in fountain pen with an Italian sentiment and dated 1917. A couple mild corner d

Color 3.5 x 5.5 postcard featuring an artist’s depiction of a scene from Puccini’s famous opera, Tosca, signed below the image in black ink. In very g

Boldly penned AMQS on an off-white 6.5 x 5 sheet. Puccini pens two bars of music from ‘La Fanciulla del West,’ writing the title above the quote, and

ALS in Italian, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.75 x 8.5, Torre del Lago, December 5, 1920. Puccini writes to the “Honorable Doctor Paci,” at V

Composer (1879–1936) known for orchestral colorism. AMQS on an off-white 4.5 x 3 sheet. Respighi pens two bars from ‘The Fountains of Rome,’ adding th

ALS in French, one page, 4.75 x 8, no date. Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Claude Roger Marx (playwright). Ravel provides the street address of “Dr. Hosiasson

German composer, conductor, and pianist (1824–1910). Unusual twice-signed AMQS on an off-white 5.25 x 3.5 sheet. Reinecke pens an ingenious 12-bar mus

Vintage ink signature, “S. Rachmaninoff 1938,” on a light green 6.25 x 5.25 album page. In very good condition, with mild rippling, some scattered lig