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No. | Auction House | Auction Date | Author | Place Printed | Publisher | Year Printed | Book Title | Description | Estimated Price | |
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276 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | HALEVY, FROMENTAL. (1799-1862). | N.p. | [circa 1856-1862]. | Fine Musical Content letter by Halevy, Composer of Opera "La Juive" | HALEVY, FROMENTAL. (1799-1862). French composer, teacher and writer on music. ALS. ("F. Halevy"). 21/2pp. 12mo. N.p., Tuesday [circa 1856-1862]. To an editor. In French with translation. "Here is the first Cantata by Stradella. It was the one … | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | ||
277 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | HANDY, W(ILLIAM) C(HRISTOPHER). | Excellent TLS by W. C. Handy, the "Father of the Blues" | HANDY, W(ILLIAM) C(HRISTOPHER). (1873 1958). American composer and trumpeter; creator of the immortal Saint Louis Blues. TLS. ("W.C. Handy"). With holograph postscript. 1p. 4to. New York, November 22, 1940. On his personal stationery. To American … | USD 350.00 - 400.00 | ||||
278 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | HAUSNER, GIDEON. (1915-1990). | N.p. | N.d. | Extremely Rare TLS and SP by Prosecutor of Adolph Eichmann | HAUSNER, GIDEON. (1915-1990). Israeli attorney general who led the prosecution against Nazi officer Adolph Eichmann. SP. ("Gideon Hausner"). 1pp. 12mo. N.p., N.d. A sepia bust portrait in three quarters profile, inscribed in the lower margin "To Mr. Samuel … | USD 175.00 - 200.00 | ||
279 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | HEIFETZ, JASCHA. (1901-1987). | N.p. | 1913 | Extremely Rare Signed Photo of 12-Year-Old Heifetz Holding His Violin | HEIFETZ, JASCHA. (1901-1987). Russian-born, American violinist. Heifetz began his musical lessons at age three and was performing outside his native Russia by eleven. SP. ("Jascha Heifetz"). 1p. 8vo. N.p., December 4, 1913. A magnificent and early … | USD 2,800.00 - 3,000.00 | ||
280 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | HEIFETZ, JASCHA. (1901-1987). | N.p. | 1940 | Rare & Desirable Heifetz Musical Quote from Brahms "Violin Concerto" | HEIFETZ, JASCHA. (1901-1987). Russian-born, American violinist. AMusQS. ("Jascha Heifetz"). 1p. Oblong Large 8vo. N.p., 1940. Seven measures from the Brahms Violin Concerto with an unidentified AMusQS on the verso. Heifetz began his musical … | USD 1,600.00 - 1,800.00 | ||
281 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | HERSCHEL, SIR JOHN FREDERICK WILLIAM. (1792-1871). | N.p. | N.d. | Content Sir JFW Herschel ALS Mentioning Computing Genius Babbage | HERSCHEL, SIR JOHN FREDERICK WILLIAM. (1792-1871). English polymath, astronomer and photography pioneer; son of the astronomer Frederick William Herschel. ALS. ("JFW Herschel"). 2pp. 4to. N.p., N.d. [1822 or later]. To GEORGE BURGESS WILDIG (1784-1853)]. < … | USD 350.00 - 400.00 | ||
282 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | HINDEMITH, PAUL. (1895-1963). | New Haven | 1949 | Hindemith, Composer & "Absent Son," Cannot Attend Mother's Funeral | HINDEMITH, PAUL. (1895-1963). German composer, and one of the outstanding figures in 20th-century music theory and composition. ALS. ("Paul Hindemith"). 1p. Small 4to. New Haven, December 25, 1949. To Frankfurt politician DR. (HELLMUT) REINERT (1891-1962). … | USD 350.00 - 400.00 | ||
283 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | HINES, DUNCAN. (1880-1959). | N.p. (New York: | Thomas Y. Crowell Company | N.d. (1955). | Signed Copy of Duncan Hines' Memoir, "Food Odyssey" | HINES, DUNCAN. (1880-1959). American food critic and author who lent his name to the still popular brand of boxed cake mixes. Signed book. ("Duncan Hines"). 274pp. 8vo. N.p., N.d. (New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1955). A copy of Duncan Hines Food … | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | |
284 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | HOLMES, OLIVER WENDELL. (1809-1894). | Beverly Farm | 1887 | OW Holmes to Abolitionist Jessie Benton Fremont, Gen. Fremont's Wife | HOLMES, OLIVER WENDELL. (1809-1894). American man of letters; author of the poems, The Chambered Nautilus and The Deacon's Masterpiece or The Wonderful One Hoss Shay. ALS. ("Oliver Wendell Holmes"). 1p. 8vo. Beverly Farm, September 15, 1887. To writer and … | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | ||
285 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | HOOVER, HERBERT & HIS CABINET. | Cards Signed by President Hoover, the First Lady and His Entire Cabinet | HOOVER, HERBERT & HIS CABINET. Fifteen signatures. 16mo. N.p., Misc. dates. Cards and cut signatures of President Hoover, First Lady LOU HOOVER and all the members of the president's cabinet. HERBERT HOOVER (1874-1964; "Herbert Hoover" on a blank … | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | ||||
286 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | HOOVER, HERBERT. (1874-1964). | New York | 1943-1947. | Group of Four Herbert Hoover Letters | HOOVER, HERBERT. (1874-1964). Thirty-first president of the United States. TLSs. ("Herbert Hoover"). 5pp. Small 4to. New York, 1943-1947. Four letters to American academic, journalist and editor of the American Review of Reviews ALBERT SHAW (1857-1947). < … | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | ||
287 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | HOROWITZ, VLADIMIR. (1904-1989). | The White House | 1986 | Vladimir Horowitz Inscription from Reagan's White House | HOROWITZ, VLADIMIR. (1904-1989). Ukrainian-born, American pianist. CS. ("V. Horowitz"). 1p. Oblong 8vo. The White House, March [20], 1986. A large White House card signed, dated and inscribed by the great pianist to "Michel, with my best wishes." … | USD 150.00 - 175.00 | ||
288 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | HOUSER, ALLAN. (1914-1994). | N.p. (Brigham City, Utah) | N.d. (1959). | Rare ALS by American Indian Artist Allan Houser: "I am an Apache...taken as prisoners of war by the U.S. government" | HOUSER, ALLAN. (1914-1994). Chiricahua Apache painter, sculptor and book illustrator. ALS. ("Allan Houser"). 31/2pp. On four separate sheets. Tall 4to. N.p. (Brigham City, Utah), N.d. (1959). To French journalist Leo Sauvage (1913-1988). In pencil, and … | USD 700.00 - 800.00 | ||
289 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | HUMBOLDT, ALEXANDER VON. (1769-1859). | Berlin | 1828 | Humboldt to La Motte Fouque and "the spiritual unity of the common Fatherland" | HUMBOLDT, ALEXANDER VON. (1769-1859). Prussian scientist and polymath who made notable contributions to the fields of geography, cartography, botany, astronomy, ecology, and meteorology. ALS. ("A v. Humboldt"). 2pp. 4to. Berlin, October 12, 1828. To a … | USD 700.00 - 800.00 | ||
290 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | Fine Collection of Examples by Performers Segovia, Casals and Marsalis | [INSTRUMENTALISTS]. A group of four items including ANDRES SEGOVIA (1893-1987), the Spanish guitarist who was almost single-handedly responsible for the renaissance of interest in classical guitar music; Spanish cellist, conductor and composer PABLO CASALS … | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | |||||
291 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | JABOTINSKY, ZE'EV. (1880-1940). | Jerusalem | 1929 | Jabotinsky to Klausner Prior to Establishing the Wailing Wall Committee | JABOTINSKY, ZE'EV. (1880-1940). Influential Russian-Jewish Revisionist Zionist leader. ALS. ("Z. Jabotinsky"). 1/2p. 4to. Jerusalem, June 17, 1929. On his Jerusalem stationery headed in both English and Hebrew. To Israeli historian and professor of Hebrew … | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | ||
292 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | JERITZA, MARIA. (1887-1982). | Opera Diva Maria Jeritza's Autograph Album with Entries by Toscanini, Strauss, Korngold, Puccini, Lon Chaney, George V, etc. | JERITZA, MARIA. (1887-1982). Bohemian soprano and one of the most beautiful, glamorous and renowned opera singers of the early 20th century. Offered here is Jeritza's personal, gilt-edged autograph album containing inscriptions, quotations, portraits, etc. … | USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | ||||
293 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | JOACHIM, JOSEPH. (1831-1907). | Magnificent Oversized Joseph Joachim Signed Photograph | JOACHIM, JOSEPH. (1831-1907). Austro-Hungarian violinist, composer, conductor, and teacher. SP. ("Joseph Joachim"). 1p. Boudoir Cabinet. (71/2" x 111/4"). Berlin, June 22, 1894. A lovely sepia bust portrait of Joachim, signed and dated in the lower portion … | USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | ||||
294 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | JOACHIM, JOSEPH & HIS STRING QUARTET. (1831-1907). | Ridgehurst | 1901 | Rare Musical Quote from the Joachim Quartet Signed by Every Member | JOACHIM, JOSEPH & HIS STRING QUARTET. (1831-1907). Austro-Hungarian violinist, composer, conductor, and teacher. Four AMusQS including one written and signed by Joachim ("Joseph Joachim"), Czech violinist KAREL HALIR (1859-1909, "Carl Halir"), German … | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | ||
295 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | JOACHIM, JOSEPH. (1831-1907). | N.p. | N.d. | Stunning Joseph Joachim Signed Cabinet Photograph | JOACHIM, JOSEPH. (1831-1907). Austro-Hungarian violinist, composer, conductor, and teacher. SP. ("Joseph Joachim"). 1p. Cabinet. N.p., N.d. An elegant bust portrait of Joachim by Nottingham photographer Alfred Cox & Co., signed on the photographer's blind- … | USD 750.00 - 800.00 | ||
296 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | JUNG, CARL. (1875-1961). | Bollingen | 1951 | C.G. Jung ALS: "One must accept one's fate as though one had chosen it oneself. Being human means being guilty. The creator of the world set this up in a strange way..." | JUNG, CARL. (1875-1961). Swiss psychologist and psychiatrist who defined personality classifications such as introversion and extroversion and developed the theories of the collective unconscious and archetypes. ALS. ("C. G. Jung"). 2pp. 4to. Bollingen, … | USD 3,500.00 - 4,000.00 | ||
297 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | KAPELL, WILLIAM. (1922-1953). | Scarce Signed Photo by Plane Crash Victim, Pianist William Kapell | KAPELL, WILLIAM. (1922-1953). American pianist. SP. ("William Kapell"). 1p. 8vo. (41/4" x 61/4"). N.p., N.d. A striking black-and-white photograph taken by German-Argentinian portrait photographer Annemarie Heinrich of Kapell casually leaning on his elbow. … | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | ||||
298 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | KREISLER, FRITZ. (1875-1962). | On London's Hyde Park Hotel stationery. | Uncommon TLS by the Great Austrian-born Violinist Fritz Kreisler | KREISLER, FRITZ. (1875-1962). Austrian-born, American violinist and composer; one of the most popular classical musicians of all time. TLS. ("Fritz Kreisler"). 1p. 8vo London, May 7, 1921. On London's Hyde Park Hotel stationery. To Mrs. Friedlander. < … | USD 175.00 - 200.00 | |||
299 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | LEDBETTER, HUDDIE "LEAD BELLY." (1888-1949). | (Chicago) | 1949 | Extremely Rare "Lead Belly" ALS Mentioning the "Libbery of Congress" | LEDBETTER, HUDDIE "LEAD BELLY." (1888-1949). American blues and folk singer, known as the "King of the Twelve-String Guitar." ALS. ("Ledbetter"). 3pp. 8vo. (Chicago), June 11, 1949. On Du Sable Hotel stationery. To Austen [C. Faribanks]. "Dear … | USD 6,500.00 - 7,000.00 | ||
300 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | LEHAR, FRANZ. (1870-1948). | Paris | 1928 | Light Opera Composer Lehar on His "Paganini" and "Der Zarewitsch" | LEHAR, FRANZ. (1870-1948). Hungarian operetta composer whose most famous work is The Merry Widow. APCS. ("Lehar, F."). 1/2p. Postcard. Paris, April 4, 1928. Written on a photographic postcard depicting Paris's Arc de Triomphe. To his friend, music critic … | USD 125.00 - 175.00 |