MUSIC - HERZ Henri (1803 - 1888) - 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

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

Important French post-impressionist painter in the Naïve or Primitive manner (1844-1910) known for his lush jungle paintings and stylized portraits. Recognized as a self-taught genius, his work e

ALS in French, signed “H.,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 10.25, no date. Letter to his daughter Marguerite, "My dear Marg," in part (translated): "Marquet arrived yesterday. He is already m

French physicist (1852-1908) whose experiments with uranium salts led to the discovery of spontaneous radioactivity; for this breakthrough he shared the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics with Marie and Pie

POLK, Sara Childress (1803-18910. Autograph letter signed ("Mrs. James K. Polk"), to General Robert E. LEE (1807-1870). "Polk Place," Nashville, TN, 12 October 1863. 1 page, 8vo, with envelope and cal

Emerson (Ralph Waldo, American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet, 1803-82) Autograph Letter signed to James R. Osgood, publisher, 2pp. with conjugate blank, 112 x 88mm., Concord, [Massachusett

ALS in French, signed "H. de Toulouse Lautrec," two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, no date but circa 1894-1896. Letter to "My dear Marty." In full (translated): "The menus are quite well done

* MATISSE, Henri (1869-1954). Autograph letter signed ("H. Matisse"), in French, to an unnamed recipient. Cimiez, 20 January 1949. 1 page, 4to, creased to folds; matted and framed with a portrait of M

POLK, Sarah Childress (1803-1891), First Lady. Autograph letter signed ("Mrs James K. Polk"), Polk Place, Nashville, TN. To General Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War, 12 February 1856. 1 page, 4to, ma

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'

[FIRST LADIES]. A group of autograph free franks and autographs by Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison (1775-1864) and Sara Childress Polk (1803-1891), comprising: HARRISON, Anna. Autograph letter signed ("A

Autographs John Ericsson Designer and Builder of the Civil War Union's Ironclad Ship MONITOR Autograph Letter Signed JOHN ERICSSON (1803-1889). Built the Civil War Union's Ironclad Ship "Monitor" the

ALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.25, October 30, 1888. Handwritten letter to a friend with important scientific content about cholera, in part: "We have ju

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

French violinist and composer (1766-1831) perhaps best known as the dedicatee of Beethoven's Violin Sonata No. 9, Op. 47 (1803), known as the Kreutzer Sonata. He was professor of violin at the Par

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

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)

Philip Sheridan ALS to George A. Custer's Wife Libbie 1p autograph letter signed by former Union Army commander Philip Sheridan (1831-1888), as “P.H. Sheridan, Lt Genl” at lower right. Written in

* WHISTLER, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903). Autograph letter signed (signed with his "butterfly" emblem), to Malcolm Salaman. N.p., n.d. [envelope postmarked 27 December 1888]. 1 page, oblong 8vo, w

Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) 22nd and 24th President. 4 ½” x 7” autograph letter signed, two-pages, front and back, Executive Mansion, February 7, 1888, to Haymonde S. Cozzease. &#822

Autograph letter envelope signed (H MATISSE), with handwritten NICE, FRANCE return address and MIREPOIX, ARIEGE (France) stamped postmark, and 1940 date stamp on envelope obverse (to verso of frame).