MUSIC - PASDELOUP Jules Etienne (1819 - 1881) - Autograph letter signed

His father gave him his first violin lessons. He studied in Brussels, then Paris, before taking composition lessons in Vienna. He spent two years in America and six in Russia. He returned to teach at

James Garfield (1881Autograph Letter, signedHiram, O(hio)., Oct(ober). 8, 1872. 1 p. 7 3/8 x 4 3/4 in. (187 x 120 mm). Autograph letter, signed by Garfield ("J.A. Garfield"), as a member of the House

Kerouac Jack Allen Ginsberg Autographed Letter Re: Jack Kerouac's Music Autograph letter signed on blue card stock, 5" x 3". Card verso has "Compliments of Allen Ginsberg" in decorative type. Recto of

* GARFIELD, James A. (1831-1881). Autograph letter signed ("J.A. Garfield"), as Congressman, to an unnamed recipient. Washington, D.C., 17 May 1864. 1 page, 12mo (65 x 100 mm). Enclosing some speeches

ALS in French, one page, 4.25 x 5.25, no date. Handwritten letter to Count Adolf Friedrich von Schack in thanks for his book, referring to his friend and publisher Hetzel. In part (translated): "My de

Ruskin, John (1819-1900) Autograph letter signed, Brantwood, 2nd January 1885 Thanking one Mrs Thornley for her 'entirely exquisite embroideries of flowers' and arranging a visit, single bifolium of B

( Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and Empress of India, 1819-1901) Autograph Letter front signed "The Queen" addressed to Queen Adelaide, Queen Consort of William IV, large r

GARNETT, Robert S. (1819-1861), Confederate brigadier. Autograph letter signed ("R. Garnett Capt"), to Officer of the Day Henry L. Abbott, addressed in his hand on verso. N.p., date illegible.  1

Composer, violinist and conductor. Violin teacher at the Paris Conservatoire and one of the authors of the method taught there. He composed 40 operas and several concertos and sonatas.Rare autograph l

He began playing the violin at the age of 5. At the age of 12, thanks to Queen Isabelle, he went to study in Paris. He gave concerts for over 40 years. Several composers wrote specially for him.Autogr

He founded the internationally renowned Marsick Quartet. Professor at the Paris Conservatoire. Autograph letter signed Saturday dated 07.03.1889: "... la virtuosité piquante du scherzo feront, j'

ELLEN TERRY (1847-1928) Early autograph letter signed. London: 29 September 1881. A 3 1/2 page autograph letter in brown ink signed in full on recto and verso of one folded sheet, 7 x 4 1/2 inches (17

American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist (1893-1958), who was one of the key figures in the development of blues music in the 20th century; he became an international star in the 1950s when he

ALS in German, one page, 5.25 x 3, April 18, 1881. Addressed from Bergen, Norway, a handwritten letter to concert organizer Carl Liebers, who uses the well-known Musikkhandel Huss & Beer in Stockh

Pasteur (Louis, chemist, 1822-95) Autograph Letter signed [to Walter Raleigh Browne], in French, 1p. with conjugate blank, 8vo, Paris, 10th December 1881, declining to write an article for Browne on a

Army officer, composer, and music critic (1835-1918) remembered as part of the group of Russian composers known as 'The Five,' who worked together to create a distinct national style of classi

Influential English art critic and writer (1819-1900) remembered as a champion of the work of J.M.W. Turner. ALS signed “J. Ruskin,” one page, 4.5 x 7, March 7, 1884. Handwritten letter to

English rear-admiral and Arctic explorer (1790-1855) best known for his 1819-1820 expedition through the Parry Channel, probably the most successful in the long quest for the Northwest Passage. ALS si

TAYLOR, BAYARD. Two Autograph Letters Signed, to Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherfurd, granting permission for Mr. Potter to set to music his poem "Bedouin Song," observing that illustrators "are (of right)

COLLINS, William Wilkie (1824–1889). Autograph letter signed (“Wilkie Collins”) to his cousin Jane Ward, 12 January 1881. 3 pages, 8vo (180 x 114 mm), personal letterhead on a bifoli

Sir Alexander Fleming ALS: "I am still hoping to be able to do something more in the lab" A 2pp autograph letter signed by Scottish microbiologist Sir Alexander Fleming (1881-1955), as "Alexander Flem

James Garfield ALS With Political Content: "Perhaps we were a little over confident and needed this check to make us work well" A 1p autograph letter signed by James A. Garfield (1831-1881), future 20

Benjamin Disraeli ALS: "the pressure of business is so great, that I cannot be absent from my post" A 4pp autograph letter signed by future British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) as "B D

Cyrus W. Field ALS on Pensions for Mrs. Abraham Lincoln and Mrs. James Garfield Autograph Letter Signed by Cyrus West Field, as “Cyrus W. Field”, New York, December 10, 1881, 1 p., 4.875” x 7.5�