Recently Added Authentic Autographs and Memorabilia

Program for a performance of works by Percy Grainger and other composers by the Waco Symphony Orchestra under the baton Max Reiter at Waco, December 19, 1939, signed by the composer on its bio page and by the conductor on the cover. Size is 6 x 8.8 inches, 4 pages, storage holes, central fold, in overall very good condition.

American pianist (1952-1996). Card signed by him with a 3-bar music quote from one of J.S. Bach's works. Size is 4.9 x 3 inches, in excellent condition. ALSO INCLUDED is a flyer promoting him signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment. Size is 7 x 10 inches, in excellent condition.

Page from a program for a performance of the American pianist signed by him and David Zinman on their biopage. Size is 8.2 x 10.6 inches, in excellent condition. ALSO INCLUDED is a black-and-white unsigned promo photograph of the pianist. Size is 8.1 x 9.75 inches in excellent condition.

Program for a concert of works by Schumann, Mozart, Liszt, Chopin, Poulenc, Scriabin, and Prokofiev, by the Russian-American pianist at Sociedad Pro Arte Musical, Havana, on January 22, 1952, signed by him on the cover.  Size is 5.5 x 8.6 inches, 4 pages, in excellent condition.

Argentine pianist (b.1941), is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of all time. Beautiful color photograph signed by her in 2002, shown very young in rehearsal. Size is 4 x 5.8 inches, in excellent condition.

Argentine pianist (b.1941), is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of all time. Beautiful color photograph signed by her in 2001, shown very young in rehearsal. Size is 5.9 x 3.9 inches, the sticker on its verso indicates the photo was taken during the Salzburg Festival, in overall excellent condition.

Venezuelan pianist (b.1970). Nice color glamour photograph signed by her. Size is 7.8 x 9.75 inches, in excellent condition.

Program for a performance of the celebrated Hungarian soprano in Liverpool, June 8, 1965, signed by her. Size is 6.75 x 8.4 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Page from a program for an All-Liszt recital by the Cuban-born American pianist in New York, on December 10, 1973, signed by him. Size is 5.5 x 8.4 inches, 1 page, in excellent condition.

Austrian composer (1812-1871) and one of the most distinguished virtuoso pianists of the 19th century. Original unsigned carte-de-visite (CDV) of him by Mayer & Pierson. Size is 2.4 x 3.6 inches, in excellent condition.

Moravian-American pianist (1912-1994). Very nice black-and-white photograph signed twice by him, inscribed with a short sentiment dated 1948, shown studying a score. Size is 7.7 x 9.8 inches, some scratches, in very good condition. ALSO INCLUDED is a flyer advertising him. Size is 6.7 x 9.8 inches, folds, in very good condition.

Program for a solo recital of works by Beethoven, Balakirev, Schumann, Bach, and Ravel by the celebrated Georgian-Russian pianist at Teatro Municipal de San Carlos, Rio de Janeiro, on December 22, 1943, signed by him on his photo page. Size is 6.25 x 8.5 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in very good condition.

Japan-born English pianist and conductor (b.1948), particularly noted for her interpretations of Mozart and Schubert. Fine color promo photograph of her by Philips Records signed by her, shown young. Size is 4.1 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.

Program page from a solo recital of the celebrated Spanish pianist at the Avery Fisher Hall, New York, on November 21, 1982, signed by her. Size is 5.5 x 9 inches, 1 page, in excellent condition.

Program for a performance of Brahms' Piano Concerto by the Austrian pianist at the Grosser Musikverinsaal, Vienna on February 18, 1959, signed by him. Size is 4 x 8.25 inches, trifold program, in excellent condition.

Russian-German pianist (1848-1933), especially noted for performing the works of Chopin and for his eccentric performing style. Fine card signed by him attached with a small half-tone photograph of him. Size is 4.8 x 3.8 inches, in good condition.

American boxer (born Cassius Clay Jr.) (1942-2016), one of the most significant and celebrated sports personalities of the 20th century. Nice black-and-white photograph signed by him, shown at a hotel in The Netherlands; ink-stamped on verso by photographer Hans Heuss. Size is 9.3 x 7 inches, evident creases, damage in all four corners, in fair condition.

American actor (1919-1986) in both movies and TV, who appeared in nearly a hundred films between 1933 and 1986. Magazine Spot Lite signed by him on the front cover. Size is 6 x 9 inches, full magazine, in excellent condition.

American former game show host (b.1926), TV, radio personality, singer, and actor; active between 1950-2021. Magazine Spot Lite signed by him on the front cover, issued on February 1979. Size is 6 x 9 inches, full magazine, in excellent condition.

American actor (1927-2017) and singer; active between 1959-2014. Program for a performance of the play "Purlie" starring Guillaume at the Shubert Theatre, New York, no date, signed by him on the front cover. Size is 6 x 9.1 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in very good condition.

American comic book writer (1922-2018), comic, editor, publisher, and producer, was the primary creative leader of Marvel Comics for 2 decades. Fine color casual photograph signed by him. Size is 10 x 8 inches, in excellent condition.

American actor (b.1946) and film director; widely known for his lead role in the Lethal Weapon film series; active since 1978. Fine black-and-white photograph signed by him. Size is 7.9 x 9.9 inches, in excellent condition.

Italian actress (b.1927) and German actor (1933-2003). Beautiful black-and-white promo movie-still photograph signed by both artists, shown in the film "The Young Rebel" (1967). Size is 10 x 8 inches, in very good condition.

Irish actress (1913-2005), active between 1932-1991. Nice black-and-white promo movie-still photograph of the film "The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry" (1945) signed by her. Size is 10.1 x 8.1 inches, some creases, in very good condition.

English musician and actor (b.1951), whose real name is Gordon Sumner, with a very important career as a soloist. Fine color movie-still photograph signed by him, shown in the film "Dune" (1984). Size is 9.1 x 7.9 inches, in very good condition.

American actor (b.1945), known for his work in comedy films and TV; active since 1966. Fine black-and-white promo photograph signed and inscribed by him, shown young. Size is 4 x 5 inches, in excellent condition.

English actor (1935-2002), comedian, musician, and composer; active between 1961-1998. Small card signed by him. Size is 5 x 3 inches, in excellent condition.

American politician (1913-1994) who served as the 37th president of the United States from 1969 to 1974. Small card signed by him. Size is 5 x 3 inches, in excellent condition.

Star British conductor (1882-1977), known for his free-hand performing style. His signature cut matted together with a half-tone photograph of him. Total size is 7.1 x 11.2 inches (signature cut is 3.25 x 2.2 inches, visible window size; photo is 2.3 x 3.6 inches, visible window size), in excellent condition.

French conductor (b.1937) born of Italian parents, and former child actor. Beautiful and rare black-and-white photograph signed by him and dated August 18, 1949, shown here as a teenager in the role of Roberto on the set of Lacombe's drama film "Prélude à la Gloire" (1948). Size is 7.5 x 8 inches, in excellent condition.

French organist (1875-1948), harpsichordist, and musicologist. Set of two autograph letters in French (untranslated) signed by him, dated 1943 and 1944, where he addresses a gentleman, concerning music matters. We report an extract as a sample: “….J’espère cette année que les harpes de Marie-Antoinette et de M. Lambolle pourront être entendues, ainsi que la guitare signée de Paganini et de Berlioz…”.  Size is 5.4 x 8.4 inches each, one page each, some creases, in very good condition. SOLD TOGETHER, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

French conductor (1918-1995) and composer. Fine black-and-white photograph signed by him with a short 3-bar music quote dated November 18, 1983, shown in rehearsal. Size is 5 x 7 inches, in excellent condition.

French dramatist (1781-1853), actor, who initially worked as a physician and settled in Algeria. Autograph letter in French (untranslated) signed by him, no date, where he addresses a gentleman: "...voici, mon cher collaborateur le 1er acte, vous verrez que j'en ai considérablement abregé la fin. Il me semble que nous en obtiendrons plus d'effet...".  Size is 5.1 x 8.1 inches, 2 written pages, evident creases, in overall good condition.

French composer (1884-1940) and pianist. 8-bar autograph music quote from his work "Prière sur l'Acropole" signed by him, dated in Paris, November 12, 1923, on the verso of a printed document titled "Bulletin de Déclaration" of the SACEM (Société des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Editeurs de Musique). Size is 11 x 8.5 inches, restoration along the central margin, in overall very good condition. ALSO INCLUDED is a typed letter signed from SACEM deputy, dated November 26, 1923, 1 page, envelope included as well.

French writer (1876-1943) and Art Historian. Fine autograph manuscript, no date, by Gillet, titled "Hoffmanstahl, poète de l'Autriche". In this moving memorial, Gillet attempts to bring back to life the works of the poet Hugo von Hofmannstahl (1874-1929), little known to the French public. We report an extract as a sample: "...C'était pourtant un grand poète, et peut-êtr, avec d'Annunzio, le premier de ce siècle: dans cette Allemagne de fer et de philistins, de casernes et de bureaux, de canons et d'argent qui avait succédé à la victoire de Bismarck et où Nietzsche, après une vie d'exil, était mort de dégoût, de colère et de folie, il était le premier qui eût ramené la poésie. Dans ce monde brutal, il ramenait par la main cette inconnue, ou celle oubliée, la Beauté. Il allait la chercher aux bords où elle était restée, à venise, chez cette reine déchue de l'Adriatique, dans la Grèce archaïque et les villes mortes de l'Argolide, où Schliemann venait de rouvir les tombeaux de Mycènes, les sépulcres des rois égorgées ; il écrivait La Mort de Titien, Venise sauvée, Electre, Oedipe, Ariane à Naxos. Il était de ceux qui pensent avec l'auteur de la Gaya Scienza : "Il faut méditerraniser la musique...". Size is 5.2 x 8.2 inches, 10 written pages, including two pages of preparatory notes, in very good condition.

French pianist and composer (1843-1919), and harpsichordist; whose output included a piano concerto and other short pieces for piano. Fine vintage cabinet photograph of the pianist by photographer Reutlinger (Parsi) signed and inscribed with a short sentiment by Diemer on April 19, 1894. Size is 4.5 x 6.6 inches, in very good condition.

French architect (1845-1919), mostly known for having conceived the Théâtre National de l'Opéra-Comique. Autograph letter in French (untranslated) on the two sides of a card signed by him, dated May 22, [1911], where he addresses a gentleman, concerning the first performance of Debussy's "Martyre de Saint Sébastien" at Théâtre du Chatelet: "...J'avait été décidé hier (...) que la répétition général du "Martyre de S. Sébastien" serait purement et simplement supprimé en raison de la catastrophe d'Issy. Les protestations du public furent si violentes que cette répétitions réservée alors à la presse seule, eût lieu devant 2000 spectateurs....". Size is 475 x 3.6 inches, in very good condition. The "catastrophe d'Issy-les-Moulineaux" was an airplane accident during the 1911 Paris-Madrid air race that injured several public figures such as the War Minister Maurice Berteaux, President Ernest Monis, and Henry Deutsch de la Meurthe. 

French journalist (1829-1898), librettist, and navy officer. Collection of three autograph letters in French (untranslated) signed by him, dated 1868, addressed to the literary critic Paul de Saint-Victor (1827-1881), concerning "...une pièce en trois actes, muté de Caldéron (1625)..." be performed at the Théâtre du Vaudeville. We report an extract as a sample. 13 février 1868:  "...Le directeur du Vaudeville [Gustave Harmant] m'a accueilli fort bien je le déclare, mais comme un auteur présentant sa marchandise. (...) Toutefois, j'ai confiance dans mon oeuvre... Elle n'est pas ordinaire .... Elle sort des lieux commun dont on le nourrit aujourd'hui...". On the 28th February, Détroyat writes to Saint-Victor: "...Je viens de voir, par hasard, Mr. Harmant et nous avons causé ensemble de ma pièce. (...) Tout d'abord, m'a-t-il dit, le sujet l'effroie. Il pense que mettre en scène aujourd'hui des sentiments qu'ont 80 ans de date est la presque certitude d'un insuccès...".  Different sizes and lengths (for a total of six written pages), in very good condition or better (see scans provided). SOLD TOGETHER, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

French writer (1773-1850), and considered a reactionary writer on ethics, political science, and political economy. Autograph letter in French (untranslated) signed by him, dated in Paris, June 14, 1830, about the librettist Alexandre-Vincent Pineux-Duval, author of the libretto of Méhul’s opera "Joseph", concerning his absence at the Academy Jury meeting: “…j’ai l’honneur de vous prévenir que le jury de l’Académie royale de musique se réunira samedi prochain, 3 Juillet, à midi et demi…”.  Size is 8.3 x 10.3 inches, 1 page, evident folds and creases, overall rust tone, otherwise in very good condition.

Argentine composer (1859-1931). 8-bar autograph music quote from his work "Vieille Légende" with lyrics signed by him with a short sentiment dated September 8, 1917, on a regular postcard. Size is 5.5 x 3.6 inches, in excellent condition.

French musicologist (1863-1952). Collection of eight autograph letters in French (untranslated) signed, dated between 1941 and 1948. Most of the letters are addressed to the friend and singer of Debussy, Ravel, and De Falla, Marguerite Greslé. We report an extract as a sample: "...Ce que vous nous dites de vos élèves, de vos filles, ne nous étonne point; sous votre direction et avec vos examples vous formerez toujours d'exquises musiciennesm et ainsi le chant français, celui d'aujourd'hui comme celui de la vieille France, par vos soins fleurira. Vous me parlez de duos du Florilège pour voix de femmes; il est en d'autres, et des trios, voire même des quatuors en un album intitulé: Anthologie chorale des Maîtres Musiciens de la Renaissance française. Concerts du XVI siècle...". Different sizes and lengths (for a total of 13 written pages), in very good condition or better (see scans provided), third-party inscriptions or glosses are present in two letters. SOLD TOGETHER, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY

French librettist (1799-1875). Collection of four autograph letters in French (untranslated) signed by him, one of them dated April 26, 1875. Letters are addressed to Monsieur Montigny, Monsieur Laforgue, and others, concerning theater lodges and private meetings with the Comte de Gouvy. One letter concern a correction in a text of one his work: "...j'y ai fait faire peu de changement, et au lieu de j'y ai fait fort peu de changements...". Different sizes and lengths, in very good condition or better (see scans provided). SOLD TOGETHER, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

French composer (1856-1926) and conductor. Autograph letter in French (untranslated) signed by him, dated in La Varenne, July 10, 1924, where he addresses Alfred Bloch of the Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques, concerning a concert with singers Madeleine Gutty (1870-1936) and Madame Bonhomme.  Size is 8.3 x 10.5 inches, 1 page, folds, creases, in overall very good condition.

German-born American conductor and educator (1859-1937). Album page signed by him with a short sentiment dated in New York, January 6, 1920.  On verso, the album page is also signed with a short sentiment dated May 20, 1920, by the American pianist and music critic, pupil of Charles-Valentin Alkan. Size is 7.8 x 5 inches, in excellent condition.

French writer (1774-1852) and musicologist. between 1805 and 1809 he published a collection of 16 volumes in-12 titled "Quatre saisons du Parnasse", in which he inserted many articles on music, and notices on several musicians. Autograph letter in French (untranslated) signed by him, dated September 23, 1812, where he addresses Mr. Loins, librarian in Paris: “…Je vous remets 1° le morceau de musique de M. Barni; 2° L’Esprit de M.elle [Sophie] Arnould avec une lettre de cette actrice qui sera mise à la fin; 3° quelques pièces pour le chansonnier de Graces…”.  Size is 6.1 x 7.7 inches, 1 page, folds, creases, overall rust tone, sealing marks and addressee information on verso, in very good condition.

French baritone (1833-1908) and professor, who debuted at the Opéra-Comique in Ponchielli's "La Gioconda". Autograph letter in French (untranslated) signed by him, dated April 18, 1888, where he addresses the art critic and journalist Félix Jahyer (1834-1907), commenting on an article about the Parisian Chronicles. Size is 4.5 x 7.1 inches, 2 written pages in one sheet (front and back), in overall excellent condition. The original envelope is ALSO INCLUDED.

French playwright (1854-1913) and songwriter. Partly-printed document signed by him, dated in Paris, May 18, 1885, by which he gives his approval for the performance of his one-act comedy "Oscar Bourdoche" (1884) at the Théâtre de la Renaissance.  Size is 8.2 x 10.5 inches, evident folds, creases, overall rust tone, otherwise in very good condition.

French playwright (1854-1913) and songwriter. Short autograph note in French (untranslated) signed by him, no date [postal markings indicate 22-2-08], where he addresses the composer and lyricist Henri Bresles (1864-1924): "Alors, cher ami, et sans plus tarder, faites une grosse réclame...".  Size is 4.5 x 7 inches, 1 page, creases, dust stains, in overall excellent condition. The original envelope is ALSO INCLUDED.