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No. | Auction House | Auction Date | Author | Place Printed | Publisher | Year Printed | Book Title | Description | Estimated Price | |
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301 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | LESSEPS, FERDINAND DE. (1805-1894). | Paris | 1856 | De Lesseps Letter About Studies for the Drilling of the Suez Canal | LESSEPS, FERDINAND DE. (1805-1894). French diplomat and promoter of the Suez Canal. LS. ("Ferd. De Lesseps"). 1p. 4to. Paris, May 27, 1856. To the editor-in-chief of a French newspaper. An especially early reference to the monumental construction of the … | USD 1,100.00 - 1,200.00 | ||
302 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | LISZT, FRANZ. (1811-1886). | Weimar | N.y. | Liszt ALS to Hereditary Grand Duchess of Saxony about a Bach Recital | LISZT, FRANZ. (1811-1886). Hungarian-born composer and pianist. ALS. ("F. Liszt"). 1p. 8vo. Weimar, September 25, N.y. (To "Her Royal Highness Madam the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Saxony," MARIA PAVLOVNA, 1786-1859). In French with translation. … | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | ||
303 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | LISZT, FRANZ. (1811-1886). | Weimar | 1886 | Late Liszt Letter Mentions Bayreuth Trip Where He Died and Was Buried | LISZT, FRANZ. (1811-1886). Hungarian-born composer and pianist. LS. ("F. Liszt"). 2pp. 8vo. Weimar, June 10, 1886. To an unknown composer. In German with translation. "Because I have not been able to read or write myself for a few days, I have … | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | ||
304 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | LOVELL, JAMES. (b. 1928). | Horseshoe Bay | 1994 | Astronaut Lovell & "the true story of Apollo 13," Mentions Ron Howard | LOVELL, JAMES. (b. 1928). American astronaut who as an Apollo 8 pilot was among the first three astronauts to fly to and orbit the Moon. ALS. ("James Lovell"). 1p. 8vo. Horseshoe Bay, June 4, 1994. To American documentary filmmaker ELLIOTT HAIMOFF (b. 1955 … | USD 450.00 - 500.00 | ||
305 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | MALKIN, PETER. (1927-2005). | N.p. | 1991 | Peter Malkin, The Mossad Agent Who Kidnapped Adolf Eichmann | MALKIN, PETER. (1927-2005). Israeli Mossad agent who helped bring Adolph Eichmann to stand trial in Israel and participated in the targeted assassinations of those responsible for the massacre of Israeli athletes during the 1972 Munch Olympics. ADS. (" … | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | ||
306 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | MAN RAY. (1890-1976). | Famous, Vintage Man Ray Self-Portrait with Studio Stamp on Verso | MAN RAY. (1890-1976). Influential American Surrealist and Dadaist visual artist known for his paintings, portrait photographs and photograms. Unsigned Photograph. 1p. 8vo. (4.8"x8.5"). N.p., N.d. Man Ray's famous 1946 black and white self-portrait wearing … | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | ||||
307 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | MANN, HEINRICH. (1871 1950). | Berlin-Wilmersdorf | 1932 | Heinrich Mann ALS -- Novel is Source for Classic Movie, "The Blue Angel" | MANN, HEINRICH. (1871 1950). German novelist and political essayist. ALS. ("Heinrich Mann"). 1/2p. 4to. Berlin-Wilmersdorf, March 25, 1932. [To LUDWIG LANDMANN, 1868-1945; the first Jewish mayor of Frankfurt, who served from 1924-1933. Landmann died of … | USD 175.00 - 200.00 | ||
308 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | MANN, THOMAS. (1875-1955). | Pacific Palisades | 1949 | Thomas Mann in Weimar and Frankfurt Celebrates Goethe | MANN, THOMAS. (1875-1955). German novelist and essayist; winner of the 1929 Nobel Prize for literature whose works include the autobiographical Buddenbrooks, as well as Death in Venice and The Magic Mountain. TLS. ("Thomas Mann"). 1p. 4to. Pacific … | USD 800.00 - 900.00 | ||
309 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | MASSENET, JULES. (1842-1912). | Paris | 1909 | Massenet Quotation from His Opera "Thais" | MASSENET, JULES. (1842-1912). French composer; the most prolific and important French opera composer of his time. AMusQS. ("M[aitre]. Massenet"). 1p. Small 8vo. Paris, April 7, 1909. Four measures from his opera Thais. Massenet's influence on … | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | ||
310 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | MATTINGLY, THOMAS KENNETH. (1936-2023). | Arlington | 1995 | Astronaut TK Mattingly Calls Apollo 13 Mission: "NASA's finest hour" | MATTINGLY, THOMAS KENNETH. (1936-2023). American astronaut who flew on Apollo 16 and Space Shuttle missions STS-4 and STS-51-C. TLS. ("T. K."). 1/2p. 4to. Arlington, March 2, 1995. On his personal stationery. To American documentary filmmaker ELLIOTT … | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | ||
311 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | MEIR, GOLDA. (1898-1978). | Jerusalem | 5711/March 22 | Meir Suggests a Police Station for Tira, a Sunni-Muslim town within Israel | MEIR, GOLDA. (1898-1978). Zionist and fourth Prime Minister of Israel. TLS. ("Golda Meirson" in Hebrew). 2/3p. Large 8vo. Jerusalem, 14th of Adar B, 5711/March 22, 1951. On State of Israel letterhead. To the minister of police [BECHOR-SHALOM SHEETRIT, 1895 … | USD 175.00 - 200.00 | ||
312 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | MEIR, GOLDA. (1898-1978). | Signed Printed Postcard Portrait of Golda Meir | MEIR, GOLDA. (1898-1978). Zionist and fourth prime minister of Israel. SP. In Hebrew. ("gvldh myr" or "Golda Meir"). Printed postcard. 1p. 12mo (3 3/8" x 4 3/4"). N.p., N.d. Meir joined the Zionist movement while living in the United States, … | USD 175.00 - 200.00 | ||||
313 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY, FELIX. (1809-1847). | Rare, Possibly Unique, Mendelssohn Quotation from His "Scottish Symphony" | MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY, FELIX. (1809-1847). German composer, and one of the most gifted musicians of the 19th century. AMusQS. ("Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy"). 1p. Oblong 16mo. (Approx. 4 3/4" x 2"). N.p., N.d. Five measures from the first movement of his … | USD 9,500.00 - 10,000.00 | ||||
314 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY, FELIX. (1809-1847). | Berlin | 1842 | Excellent, Lengthy Mendelssohn ALS Mentioning Beethoven and Chopin | MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY, FELIX. (1809-1847). German composer and one of the most gifted musicians of the 19th century. ALS. ("Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy"). 4pp. 8vo. Berlin, January 13, 1842. To pianist and composer JAKOB ROSENHAIN (1813-1894). In German … | USD 4,500.00 - 5,000.00 | ||
315 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY, FELIX. (1809-1847). | Mendelssohn Musical Quotation to a Text of Goethe Written on Beethoven's Birthday | MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY, FELIX. (1809-1847). German composer, and one of the most gifted musicians of the 19th century. AMusQS. ("Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy"). 1p. Oblong Large 8vo. (6" x 9"). Leipzig, December 16, 1835. Six measures from his Three-Part … | USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | ||||
316 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY, FELIX. (1809-1847). | Dusseldorf | 1835 | Lengthy & Charming Mendelssohn ALS Also Signed by His Sister and Father | MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY, FELIX. (1809-1847). German composer. ALS. ("Felix MB"). 1p. 4to. Dusseldorf, July 6, 1835. To his close friend, Hanoverian diplomat KARL KLINGEMANN (1794-1870). On the same sheet as our letter are an ALS of Mendelssohn's sister, … | USD 3,500.00 - 4,000.00 | ||
317 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | MEYERBEER, GIACOMO. (1791-1864). | N.p. | N.d. | Meyerbeer Unable to Attend a Liszt Performance | MEYERBEER, GIACOMO. (1791-1864). German composer of spectacular and enormously popular 19th-century grand operas. ALS. ("Meyerbeer"). 1p. 8vo. N.p., N.d. ("Monday afternoon"). On the first page of his folded monogrammed stationery. In French with … | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | ||
318 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | MILLER, HENRY. (1891-1980). | N.p. | (1944). | Henry Miller Inscribed Offprint Soliciting Financial Aid | MILLER, HENRY. (1891-1980). Controversial American author; considered by some a pioneer of modern literature. Signed offprint. ("HM"). 4pp. 8vo. N.p., (1944). A single, folded sheet of pp. 69-72 from the June-July 1944 issue of The Leaves Fall, inscribed … | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | ||
319 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | MONET CLAUDE. (1840-1926). | Giverny | (1891). | Monet ALS on Meeting a Collector Interested in a "Haystack" Painting | MONET CLAUDE. (1840-1926). French impressionist painter. ALS. ("Claude Monet"). 1p. 8vo. Giverny, January 26, (1891). To French writer, art critic and Monet's close friend GUSTAVE GEFFROY (1820-1895). In French with translation. "I am coming to … | USD 1,800.00 - 2,000.00 | ||
320 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | MOORE, HENRY. (1898-1986). | Hoglands | 1975 | Moore ALS Selling Maquette of His Famous Sculpture "Sheep Piece" | MOORE, HENRY. (1898-1986). English sculptor. ALS. ("Henry Moore"). 1p. 12mo. Hoglands, May 6, 1975. On his personal stationery. To American filmmaker ARTHUR H. WOLF (1917-2002). "I am very pleased that you wish to purchase the small maquette of … | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | ||
321 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | NELSON, HORATIO. (1758-1805). | "St. George off Bornholm | 1801 | Adm. Nelson Ready "should the Russian fleet make any movements indicating an intention of going to sea" | NELSON, HORATIO. (1758-1805). English naval officer and his country's greatest military hero. ALS. ("Nelson & Bronte"). 1p. Small folio. "St. George off Bornholm, May 22, 1801." To ALLEYNE FITZHERBERT, BARON ST. HELENS (1753-1839), who Nelson identifies as … | USD 7,500.00 - 8,000.00 | ||
322 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | NEVEU, GINETTE. (1919-1949). | Exceptionally Rare SP of Violinist Ginette Neveu a Year Before Her Tragic Death | NEVEU, GINETTE. (1919-1949). French violinist. SP. ("Ginette Neveu"). 1p. Large 4to. (image approximately 9" x 11", mat approximately 12" x 14"). N.p., 1948. A lovely black-and-white image of Neveu holding her 1730 Omobono Stradivari violin, signed and … | USD 1,200.00 - 1,400.00 | ||||
323 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | NIXON, RICHARD M. (1913-1994). | Woodcliff Lake | 1992 | Nixon TLS on the "unholy alliance of the far right and left" | NIXON, RICHARD M. (1913-1994). Thirty seventh president of the United States. TLS. ("RN"). 1/2p. Small 4to. Woodcliff Lake, September 17, 1992. On his personal stationery to his former advisor, Senator DANIEL PATRICK "PAT" MOYNIHAN (1927-2003). " … | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | ||
324 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | NIXON, RICHARD M. (1913-1994). | Woodcliff Lake | 1994 | Nixon to Moynihan, "I often think of those exciting days when we were working on... our... Domestic Council initiatives" | NIXON, RICHARD M. (1913-1994). TLS. ("RN"). 2/3p. Small 4to. Woodcliff Lake, January 27, 1994. On his personal stationery to his former advisor, Senator DANIEL PATRICK "PAT" MOYNIHAN (1927-2003). "Dear Pat, This is just a note to tell you how … | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | ||
325 | Lion Heart Autographs | June 05, 2024 | OBERTH, HERMANN. (1894 1989). | ("H. Oberth"). | Rare Manuscripts from German Rocket Pioneer Hermann Oberth | OBERTH, HERMANN. (1894 1989). Romanian born, German scientist; one of the founders of modern astronautics. Collection. 8pp. Misc. formats. Feucht, February 24, 1971 and March 16, 1971. To Joachim Ruf. In German with translation. TLS. ("H. Oberth"). 1p. 4to … | USD 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 |