TRAVEL & POLAR EXPLORATION, ATLASES, MAPS, PRINTS & CARICATURES, EARLY PRINTED & ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS & THE GASSON OPERA COLLECTION PART II

* Bayreuth Festival. A group of twenty albumen print cabinet cards of Tannhauser, circa 1890s, all from the studio of W. Hoffert and including tw...

* Bayreuth Festival. A group of seventeen albumen print cabinet cards of male performers from Tannhauser, 1890s, all from the studio of W. Hoffer...

* Bayreuth Festival. A group of sixteen albumen print cabinet cards of individual female singers, circa 1880s/1890s, mostly Costum-Portraits seri...

* Bayreuth Festival. A group of eleven albumen print cabinet cards of male performers, circa 1880s/1890s, mostly Costum-Portraits series, mostly ...

* Billington (Elizabeth, 1765/8-1818). A fine miniature portrait of the singer Mrs Elizabeth Billington, Swiss School, circa 1815, enamel on porc...

Opera Reference. Brodsky Lawrence (Vera), Strong On Music, the New York music scene in the days of George Templeton Strong, 2 volumes, University ...

Le Theatre. A uniformly bound unbroken run, 1898 to 1907, chromolithograph covers, numerous b&w illustrations throughout, quarter red morocco gil...

* Britten (Benjamin, 1913-1976). A folded Christmas card signed jointly by Britten and Peter Pears, ‘Ben’ and ‘Peter’, [1960], printed design o...

* Broadsides. A collection of broadsides relating to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, and the Lyceum, circa 1825-1835, including an ammendment broad...

* Broadsides. A collection of thirteen broadsides etc., mainly promoting the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, but also featuring performances of Aci...

* Cabinet cards. A group of thirty-two mostly albumen print cabinet cards of male opera singers, late 19th and some early 20th century, includ...

* Cabinet cards. A group of twenty-six mostly albumen print cabinet cards of male opera singers, late 19th and early 20th century, mostly si...

* Callas (Maria, 1923-1977). A head and shoulders, posthumous portrait of Callas in her retirement, 1984, oil on canvas, initialled M. C. and dat...

* Carpentier (Gustave, 1860-1956). Autograph postcard signed, ‘G Carpentier’, stamp postmarked Etretat, 5 December 1918, to Madame Chatelin, a br...

* Cartes de visite. A group of approximately 200 cartes de visite of female opera singers, late 19th century, sitters include Emma Albani, Sigrid...

* Cartes de visite. A group of approximately 170 cartes de visite of male opera singers and composers, late 19th century, sitters include Luigi A...

* Caruso (Enrico, 1873-1921). Autograph self-carciature signed, 1914, pen and ink on printed grid paper, the smiling Caruso wearing a trilby hat ...

* Caruso (Enrico, 1873-1921). Autograph self-caricature signed, circa 1910, pencil sketch in profile with a pointed hat, drawn and signed straigh...

* Caruso (Enrico, 1873-1921). Autograph letter signed, ‘Enrico Caruso’, Hotel Knickerbocker, New York, 18 December 1914, to the New Zealand-born ...

* Commemorative Medals. A group of six commemorative bronze medals for composers and conductors, inculding Haydn, Strauss, Wagner, Albert Carre a...

* Commemorative Medals. A group of five commemorative plaques of composers and conductors, including Wagner, Beethoven and Terpischore, early 20t...

* Commemorative Plaques. A collection of five commemorative plaques celebrating composers and musicians, late 19th/early 20th century, including ...

* Composers and Conductors. A good group of thirteen cabinet cards, late 19th century, including portraits of Wagner (x 2, head and shoulders by ...

* Cabinet cards. A group of fourteen large albumen print cabinet cards by W. Hoffert, circa 1890s, featuring individual and groups of singe...

* Covent Garden. A group of eight printed posters promoting the Italian opera season at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden circa 1912, including...

* Covent Garden. A group of fourteen printed posters promoting the performances at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, circa 1913, including per...

* Covent Garden. A group of fourteen printed posters promoting the performances at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, circa 1913, including per...

* Covent Garden. State Visit to the Opera, Tuesday, July 2nd, 1889, By Command of Her Most Gracious Majesty The Queen, in Honour of His Majesty T...

* Poster. A promotional poster for the English premerire of Meyerbeer’s L’Etoile du Nord at Drury Lane Theatre, February 1955, woodblock printed ...

* Elgar (Edward, 1857-1934). Incomplete autograph letter signed, ‘Edward Elgar’, n.d., the final page thanking the correspondent for telling him ...

Ellis (S. M.). The Life of Michael Kelly, Musician, Actor and Bonviveur, 1762 to 1826, 1930, b&w portrait frontispiece, orig. cloth, sl. worn, tog...

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* Farinelli (Carlo Broschi). England’s Lamentation for the Loss of Farinelli, published by H. Roberts, 1739, etching on lined paper with musical ...

* Grisi (Giulia, 1811-1869). Original contract for Giulia Grisi’s farewell season at Covent Garden, April 1861, printed sheet with integral blank...

* Handel (George Frideric). A full-length bisque ware figure of the composer G. F. Handel, probably German, circa 1850, unglazed ceramic figure, N...

* Handel (George Frideric, 1685-1759). A three-quarter life size Parian bust of the composer George Frideric Handel, modelled by Robert Cooke, St...

* Lind (Jenny, 1820-87). A patinated bronze bust by Carlo Marochetti (1805-1867), signed to back, raised on turned wooden socle, height 32cm (12....

* Lind (Jenny, 1820-87). A Parian bust of Jenny Lind, after a sculpture by Joseph Durham, reduced by Cheverton, Copeland, 1847, unglazed ceramic ...

* Lind (Jenny, 1820-87). A three-quarter length portrait of the singer Jenny Lind, published by John Mitchell, February 16 1847, hand-coloured li...

* Lyall (Charles). A collection of 23 engraved cartoons of composers, conductors and performers, c. 1870s, including Costa and Gounod, Carl Rosa,...

* Malibran (Maria, 1808-1836). A bronze commemorative medal celebrating the mezzo-soprano Maria Malibran (1808-1836), by Vittorio Nesti, 1834, br...

* Malibran (Maria, 1808-1836). Printed receipt signed ‘M.F. Malibran’, Theatre Royal Italien, Paris, 17 March 1831, a printed receipt completed i...

Malibran (Maria, 1808-1836). Manchester Grand Music Hall Festival 1836. A group of four printed programmes for consecutive days of the Festival, T...

* Malibran (Maria, 1808-1836). An intimate autograph letter, signed ‘Maria’, 23 March 1830, in French, to Ernest Legouve, Malibran opens her lett...

* Malibran (Maria, 1808-1836). A group of ten early concert broadsides featuring Madame Malibran Garcia, 1829-32 the 1829 concerts including one ...

* Malibran (Maria, 1808-1836). A group of forty-four printed letterpress broadsides for concerts featuring Maria Malibran in London theatres, ...

* Malibran (Maria, 1808-1836). A group of twelve sheet music covers and printed sheet music pieces associated with Maria Malibran, circa 1830s, f...

* Malibran (Maria, 1808-1836). A group of eighteen portraits of Maria Malibran, all 19th century, a mixture of lithographs, etchings and engravin...

* Massenet (Jules, 1842-1912). Autograph letter signed ‘J. Massenet’, Paris, 14 October, [1884], to E[rnest] Reyer, written in French on verso of...

* Medals - Singers. A bronze commerative medal cellabrating Meric-Lalande, Francesco Putinati, 1828, obverse; portrait bust in low relief, cast c...

* Medals. A group of commemorative medals and coins celebrating opera festivals, composers and musicians, including a gilt bronze coin of Leontyn...

* Melba (Nellie, 1859-1931). Signed photograph, [1924], gelatin silver print on card, Melba three-quarter length in profile, signed and inscribed...

* Miniature. Portrait of a fairy nymph, attributed to Henry Wilkin (1801-1852), watercolour on vellum, half-length portrait of a winged sylph wear...

Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus). Aria. In diesen Heil’gen Beyum Clavier aus der Opera die Zauberflöte, 1st ed., 1st issue, [Vienna: Musiklisches Magazin...

* Nordica (Lillian, 1857-1914). Portrait signed, 1881, albumen print panel print by Van der Veyde, London, three-quarter length in profile, signe...

* Opera Houses. A collection of mixed prints, engravings and photographs of European opera houses, mostly 19th century, including Italian Opera H...

* Opera Houses. A large collection of colour and b & w postcards of opera houses around the world, some postally used, arranged alphabetically in...

* Operatic censorship. A manuscript licence, signed ‘Ingram Hertford, [Lord] Chamberlain’, March 1821 [1820?], allowing Mr Ebers of the King’s Th...

* Operatic licences. A group of five manuscript licences for vocal benefit concerts at Her Majesty’s Theatre and Hanover Square Rooms, Lo...

* Operatic Photographs. A group of forty-eight signed photographs of male singers, 20th century, mostly black and white photos of individual perfo...