AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS & HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AUCTION

ADAM ADOLPHE: (1803-1856) French composer, remembered for his ballet Giselle (1841). A.L.S., Adolphe Adam, one page, 8vo, n.p., 10th January n.y.,...

HALEVY FROMENTAL: (1799-1862) French Composer, best known for his opera La Juive (1835). A.L.S., F. Halevy, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., in French. ...

BERLIOZ HECTOR: (1803-1869) French composer and conductor of the Romantic era. An excellent content and unusual A.L.S., `H. Berlioz´, three pages,...

BERLIOZ HECTOR: (1803-1869) French composer and conductor of the Romantic era. An excellent Autograph Musical Quote signed by Berlioz, one page, 1...

BIZET GEORGES: (1838-1875) French Composer. A rare and very fine A.L.S., Georges Bizet, three pages, 8vo, n.p. [Saint Gratien], n.d. [summer 1869]...

BIZET GEORGES: (1838-1875) French Composer. Rare Autograph Musical score by Bizet, four pages, large folio score page, n.p. , n.d., in French, and...

GOUNOD CHARLES: (1818-1893) French Composer. A good signed twice A.L.S., `Ch. Gounod´ and `Ch. Gd´, three pages, 8vo, Montretout, 10th November 18...

GOUNOD CHARLES: (1818-1893) French Composer. A very good content with good association A.L.S., `Ch. Gounod´, two pages, 12mo, n.p., n.d. [c. 1861]...

GOUNOD CHARLES: (1818-1893) French Composer. An excellent and curious A.L.S, `Ch. Gounod´, addressed to French author Alexandre Dumas fils, one pa...

LALO EDOUARD: (1823-1892) French Composer. Best-remembered for his Symphonie Espagnole (`Spanish Symphony´), written in 1874 for violinist Pablo S...

LALO EDOUARD: (1823-1892) French Composer. Best-remembered for his Symphonie Espagnole (`Spanish Symphony´), written in 1874 for violinist Pablo S...

CHABRIER EMMANUEL: (1841-1894) French Composer and Pianist. A cleanly written A.L.S., `Emmanuel Ch´, two pages, 8vo, n.p., Wednesday evening [25th...

MASSENET JULES: (1842-1912) French Composer. A good A.L.S., `Votre Vieil ami - Massenet´ ("Your old friend - Massenet"), two pages, written to the...

MASSENET JULES: (1842-1912) French composer of the Romantic era. A brief A.L.S., J. Massenet, one page, 8vo, n.p., 3rd January 1910, to 'ami victo...

MASSENET JULES: (1842-1912) French composer of the Romantic era. A.L.S., Massenet, three pages, 8vo, Paris, 5th December 1898, to a friend (‘Mon b...

MASSENET JULES: (1842-1912) French Composer. A very fine A.L.S., `J. Massenet´, two pages, written to the first and third pages, 8vo, Paris, 2nd M...

SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE: (1835-1921) French Composer. A.L.S., `C. Saint-Saëns´, one page, small 4to, mourning paper, n.p., 15th December 1900, in Fren...

SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE: (1835-1921) French Composer. A good A.L.S., `C. Saint-Saëns´, three pages, 8vo, n.p., 20th June, n.y., in French. Saint-Saens...

FAURÉ GABRIEL: (1845-1924) French Composer. A good content A.L.S., Gabriel Fauré, one page, 12mo, blue paper, Paris, 18th January 1888, to Mademoi...

DEBUSSY CLAUDE: (1862-1918) French composer. A.L.S., Claude Debussy, two pages, written to first and last page allowing full display of the entire...

DEBUSSY CLAUDE: (1862-1918) French composer. A.L.S., Claude Debussy, one page, 8vo, n.p. [Paris], Mercredi 28th February 1900, to Madame de Romill...

DEBUSSY CLAUDE: (1862-1918) French composer. A.L.S., Claude Debussy, one page, 5.5 x 6.5, on his personal printed stationery, 80 Avenue du Bois de...

BRUNEAU ALFRED: (1857-1934) French composer, known for his collaborations with Emile Zola. A good A.L.S., Alfred Bruneau, two pages (written to th...

DUKAS PAUL: (1865-1935) French composer. A.L.S., Paul Dukas, one page, 8vo, n.p., 18th February 1916, to a friend, on black bordered mourning stat...

ROUSSEL ALBERT: (1869-1937) French composer. A good A.L.S., Albert Roussel, two pages, 4to, Sainte-Marguerite-Sur-Mer, Par Varengeville, 17th July...

RAVEL MAURICE: (1875-1937) French composer. A good signed printed folio programme for the Grand Festival Maurice Ravel held in the Salle Imperiale...

RAVEL MAURICE: (1875-1937) French Composer. A very good A.L.S., `Maurice Ravel´, signed twice, signing to the verso `Ravel´, one page, 12mo, being...

RAVEL MAURICE: (1875-1937) French Composer. An excellent bold ink attractive Autograph Musical Quotation in the hand of Ravel, two pages, large tw...

HAHN REYNALDO: (1874-1947) Venezuelan-born French composer and conductor. A.L.S., Reynaldo Hahn, two pages (written to the first and third sides o...

SCHMITT FLORENT: (1870-1958) French Composer. Member of the group known as “Les Apaches”. A.L.S., `Florent Schmitt´, two pages, 12mo, n.p., n.d., ...

MIGOT GEORGES: (1891-1976) French composer, poet and painter. A.L.S., Georges Migot, one page, 4to, n.p. (Paris), 29th November 1928, to Swan Henn...

HAYDN JOSEPH: (1732-1809) Austrian composer of the Classical period. A bound folio edition of Dr Haydn's VI Original Canzonettas, for the Voice wi...

MEYERBEER GIACOMO: (1791-1864) German Composer. A very fine A.L.S., `Meyerbeer´, one page, 8vo, n.p., Monday, n.d., in French. Meyerbeer refers to...

MEYERBEER GIACOMO: (1791-1864) German Composer. A very fine A.L.S., `Meyerbeer´, one page, 8vo, n.p., Monday, n.d., to Mr. Duprez, in French. Meye...

[SCHUBERT FRANZ]: (1797-1828) Austrian composer. A pair of antique spectacles previously owned and worn by Franz Schubert, featuring oval spherica...

MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY FELIX: (1809-1847) German composer of the early Romantic period. A.L.S., Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, two pages, 8vo, Great ...

MENDELSSOHN FELIX: (1809-1847) German composer, pianist and conductor of the early Romantic period. A.L.S., Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, two pages...

SCHUMANN ROBERT & CLARA: SCHUMANN ROBERT (1810-1856) German Composer and Pianist, & SCHUMANN CLARA (1819-1896) German Musician and Composer, one o...

[SCHUMANN ROBERT]: (1810-1856) German composer and pianist of the Romantic era. SCHUMANN CLARA (1819-1896) German pianist and composer of the Roma...

SCHUMANN CLARA: (1819-1896) German Musician and Composer, one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era. Wife of Robert Schumann. A.L...

LISZT FRANZ: (1811-1886) Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor of the Romantic period. Ink signature and inscription, in French, ‘Mademoiselle...

LISZT FRANZ: (1811-1886) Austrian-Hungarian Composer. An excellent A.M.Q.S., `F Liszt´, a large and bold dark ink signature example, one page, 4to...

LISZT FRANZ: (1811-1886) Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor of the Romantic period. A good Autograph musical manuscript, unsigned, four pag...

WAGNER RICHARD: (1813-1883) German composer. A.L.S., R. Wagner, one page, 8vo, Lucerne, 22nd April 1870, to Anna, in German. Wagner asks his corre...

WAGNER RICHARD: (1813-1883) German Composer. A good A.L.S., Richard Wagner, one page, 8vo, Biebrich am Rhein, 26th July 1862, to his editor Herman...

WAGNER RICHARD: (1813-1883) German composer. A good vintage signed sepia cabinet photograph, the sepia albumen print featuring an oval image of Wa...

DVORAK ANTONIN: (1841-1904) Czech composer. A good A.L.S., A Dvorak, four pages, 8vo, Prague, 4th August 1886, to 'My dear Friend' (possibly the m...

BARTOK BELA: (1881 - 1945) Hungarian Composer. Signed printed paper cover score book, `Bartok Belator´, one hundred and sixty pages, dated 1st of ...

LEHAR FRANZ: (1870-1948) Austro-Hungarian composer of operettas including The Merry Widow. A.L.S., F Lehar, to the verso of a picture postcard of ...

SPONTINI GASPARE: (1774-1851) Italian Composer & Conductor, a favourite of Napoleon Bonaparte. A rare and cleanly written A.L.S., Spontini, one pa...

DONIZETTI GAETANO: (1797-1848) Italian Composer. A clean and short A.L.S., `Donizetti´, one page, 8vo, n.p., Wednesday, n.d., to a Marquis, in Fre...

DONIZETTI GAETANO: (1797-1848) Italian composer. A.L.S., Donizetti, one page, 8vo, n.p. (Paris), n.d. (c.1844), to Monsieur Lombardon, in French. ...

ROSSINI GIOACHINO: (1792-1868) Italian composer. A.L.S., Gioachino Rossini, one page, 4to, Florence, 23rd September 1853, to the Marchioness Roero...

PACINI GIOVANNI: (1796-1867) Italian Composer. Son of buffo Luigi Pacini. A Sicilian mainly opera composer. A very fine A.L.S., `Giovanni Pacini´,...

MERCADANTE SAVERIO: (1795-1870) Italian Composer. Although Mercadante have not retained the international celebrity of Donizetti or Rossini beyond...

VERDI GIUSEPPE & MAFFEI ANDREA: Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Italian Composer, & Andrea Maffei (1798-1885) Italian Librettist and Poet. Verdi´s libr...

VERDI GIUSEPPE: (1813-1901) Italian Composer. A good A.L.S., G. Verdi, one page, 8vo, Busseto, 24th May 1858, to Dottore Ercolano Balestra, in Ita...

VERDI GIUSEPPE: (1813-1901) Italian Composer. A.L.S., G. Verdi, one page, 8vo, Busseto, 25th July 1898, to Monsieur Cartier, in French. Verdi is w...

PUCCINI GIACOMO: (1858-1924) Italian Composer. A.L.S., `G.Puccini´, one page, to an Italian postcard, Cartolina Postale, 5.5 x 3, Milan, 3rd Decem...

PUCCINI GIACOMO: (1858-1924) Italian Composer. A.L.S, G. Puccini, one page, 4to, Milan, 30th October 1922, to Giuseppe Chini, Pisa, in Italian. Pu...