Important Manuscripts, Continental Books and Music

03 Dec 2019  |  UK, London
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An Angel Delivering a Message, historiated initial on a cutting, [France, early 14th century]

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Adoration of the Magi, 15th Century

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Four small miniatures on two leaves from a Book of Hours [France, Brittany or Normandy, c.1420]

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Ducks and a Bear in a large illuminated border [Italy (Brescia), 15th century (3rd quarter)]

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Italian Renaissance. Three documents by ducal scribes, in Italian and Latin, Pavia, 1468 and Ferrara, 1489

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The Bible of William Ketyll, with prologues, in Latin [England, 13th century (second quarter or middle)]

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Book of hours, Use of Rome, in Latin and Picard French, illuminated manuscript on vellum, mid-15th century

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Schönbartbuch (titled 'Schempart Buch'), in German [Germany (Nuremberg), late 16th century]

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Anna Keller, Gebetbuch, manuscript on paper, dated 1604, contemporary stamped calf over wooden boards

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Spanish Forger. A miniature added to a leaf from a C15 Book of Hours, in Latin, late C19 or early C20

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Carta executoria de hidalguía, Valladolid, 16 December 1636, manuscript on vellum, contemporary calf gilt

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A.A. Akhmatova. Important autograph manuscript of "Poem Without A Hero", Part One, with corrections, 1963-1964

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A. Akhmatova. Autograph manuscript of the poem "Requiem", signed and inscribed to Viktor Ardov, 1957

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A. Akhmatova. Autograph manuscript of eight poems (1913-1917) written out for Salomea Andronikova, 1965

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A. Akhmatova. Five first editions by Akhmatova, Nikolay Gumilev, Mikhail Kuzmin and Georgiy Ivanov 1921-1923

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G. Carducci. Autograph manuscript of his essay on copyright, "Per l'ordine e contro l'Ordine", 1881

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A. Einstein. Autograph letter signed, to the mathematician E.G. Straus, with three equations [spring 1945?]

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Franz Joseph I of Austria. Grant of nobility for Leopold Walter Sachs, 1913

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French Literature. Eight autograph letters etc George Sand, Dumas père, Scribe, Bernhardt, Zola and others

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S. Freud. Autograph note signed, 4 October 193[9]

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G. Garibaldi. Collection of nine letters signed, Caprera, 1862-1875

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C. Goldoni. Ten autograph letters signed to the Genoese nobleman Cristoforo Spinola, Venice 1742-1743

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N. Gumilev. Autograph manuscripts of two poems "Devochka" and "P'yanyy Dervish", 1921

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History. Eight military and diplomatic documents, mainly French and Italian, 1615-1824

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Italian Literature. Collection of autograph letters etc, by Pellico, Manzoni, Duse, Verga, Benelli, and others, C19

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Italian Risorgimento. Collection of poems by Fusinato and letters by Cavour, Mazzini, Battisti and others

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E. Kästner. Highly important archive of correspondence to and from his publisher Kurt Maschler, 1945-1972

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E.E. Kisch. Archive of autograph correspondence, printed publications and other items, c.1917-1948

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N. Lenau. Four autograph poetical manuscripts and one letter signed ("Niembsch" and "Nikolaus Lenau"), c.1837-1842

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G. Leopardi. Unpublished letter, dictated to his sister Paolina, and six by his brother Pierfrancesco, 1830-1847

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Napoleon I. Manuscript document from the Divan of Cairo, with Napoleon's autograph response, 1798

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A. Nobel. Collection of autograph letters, drawings and documents about his dynamite factory in Italy, 1872-1873

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L. Trotsky. Autograph postcard signed to Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, 1939-1940

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J. S. Bach. Manuscript parts for the final chorus of the "St. Matthew Passion", BWV 244, C18th

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J. S. Bach. Manuscript full score of the Concerto in D minor for Cembalo, BWV 1052, first half of the C19th?

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J. S. Bach. Three first and early editions of music for organ, bound in one volume, 1831-1834

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J. S. Bach. Two early editions: Fantaisie pour le Clavecin, No I [BWV 906] & Chromatische Fantasie BWV 903

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V. Bellini. Five autograph letters about his love affairs, "I puritani" and Shakespeare, mainly unpublished, 1834-1835

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M. Bruch. Collection of manuscripts of the opera "Die Loreley" op.16, some corrected by the composer, 1863-1916

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M. Bruch. Autograph manuscript of the song "Für die Eltern", his earliest composition, written out in 1920

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[Chopin, Fréderic]--Letter by Titus Woyciechowski about the publication of Chopin's Polish Songs op.74, 1857

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F. Delius. Manuscript by Philip Heseltine ("Peter Warlock") of the vocal score of Delius's "Hassan", 1921

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F. Delius. Collection of autograph working drafts for an unknown set of piano pieces, and other works, c.1920

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F. Delius. Partly autograph manuscript of the String Quartet (1916), the original version in three movements

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Ch. Gounod. Autograph manuscript of "Saint-François d'Assise", in a fine "Gothic" binding by Gruel, 1891

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R. Hahn, nineteen autograph letters signed, including to the critic Robert Brussel

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G.F. Handel. Atalanta an Opera as it is Performed at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden, first edition, [1736]

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G.F. Handel. First edition of the oratorio "Esther" and three others by Handel and Corelli, 1700-1739

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Hasse and Pergolesi. Collection of eighteenth-century Italian manuscripts of opera arias, in three volumes, 1730s

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F. Liszt. Autograph musical quotation from "Magyar dallok" no.7, S.242/7, signed, 12 October 1842

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Frederick Loewe. Autograph manuscript of the song 'If ever I would leave you' from "Camelot", 1960s

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[Lully, J.-B.] Armida opera musicale tradotta dal francese, Rome: for Angelo Bernabò, 1690

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S. Lyapunov, Autograph manuscript of the Violin Concerto in D minor op. 61, arranged for piano and violin, c.1915

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[P. Mascagni]. Autograph manuscript of G. D'Annunzio's article "Il capobanda", denigrating Mascagni, 1892

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J. Massenet. Autograph manuscript of "Musique pour une Pièce antique", from "Les Érinnyes", for piano, 1873

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F. Mendelssohn. Manuscript of the String Quartet in E-flat op.12, with additions and corrections by the composer, 1829

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F. Mendelssohn. Fine illustrated autograph manuscript of the song "Wenn die Abendglocken läuten", 1830

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F. Mendelssohn. Important letter signed about Betty Pistor and the Quartet op.12, to F. David, 13 April 1830

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G. Meyerbeer, Autograph manuscript of part of "Robert le Diable", with the printed score given to Nourrit, c.1831

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W.A. Mozart, Two volumes of first and early editions of the piano concertos etc., C18th and early C19th

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W.A. Mozart, Missa Pro Defunctis Requiem...[first edition, full score], Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, [1800]

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W. A. Mozart. First edition of the parts of the Piano Concerto in B flat, K. 595, 1791

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W. A. Mozart. First edition of the parts of the Piano Concerto in B flat, K. 595, 1791

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W. A. Mozart. Contemporary edition of the Piano Quartet in G minor, K.478, 1786

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W.A. Mozart. Don Giovanni, 2 volumes, first edition of the full score, Leipzig [1801]

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W. A. Mozart. Contemporary scribal parts for the Piano Concerto in C, K. 415 (387b), 18th century

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W. A. Mozart. Set of manuscript parts for the Mass in C, K.317 ('Coronation'), probably early C19th

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W. A. Mozart. Contemporary copy of the Symphony in D, arranged by the composer from the 'Haffner' Serenade

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W. A. Mozart--Johann Anton André. First edition of Mozart's thematic catalogue, the first lithographed book, 1805

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W. A. Mozart. Early edition of the parts of the aria "Ch'io mi scordi di te", K.505

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W. A. Mozart. Manuscript full score of the aria "Non più, tutto ascoltai", K.490, in German, late C18th-early C19th

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W. A. Mozart. Eighteenth-century scribal manuscript of the Adagio in B minor for piano, K.540, late C18th-early C19th

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