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| Anderson, Marian (1899-1993) |
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Great American contralto. A very fine signed typed letter on headed paper (Marianna Farm, Danbury, Connecticut, USA, January 17, 1962), apologising to a fan for a mislaid letter and sending a replacement autograph. View Details |
ref:4508
£60.00 |
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| Bart, Lionel (1930-1999) |
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British composer, immortalised by his musical, Oliver!
which premiered on stage in 1960 and was made into an Oscar-winning
film in 1968. A very fine 5.5" x 3.5" black and white photograph, boldly signed in black ink across a clear area of the image. View Details |
ref:4755
£25.00 |
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| Bart, Lionel (1930-1999) |
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British composer, most famous for his perennial musical, Oliver!, first onto the West End stage in 1960 and made into an Oscar-winning film in 1968.
A rare black and white Press Association photograph (9.25" x 7") of Bart in the 1960s, in a candid pose, smoking a cigarette and with long, tousled hair. There's a fine signature and inscription ("To John") in black ink across a light area of the image. View Details |
ref:2370
£40.00 |
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| Battle, Kathleen (1948- ) |
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Distinguished African-American soprano with a superb voice but now, unfortunately, a reputation as a diva.
A very fine white 6" x 4" card, signed IN PERSON at the Royal Opera House on the 21st February, 1990.
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ref:2381
£10.00 |
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| Beatles, The |
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English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960 and one of
the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history
of popular music. A very fine early vintage set of the four signatures on one page (measuring 6" x 2") removed from a small autograph album. View Details |
ref:2520
£3,950.00 |
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| Berger, Francesco (1834-1933) |
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London-born composer, who befriended and knew all the giants of Victorian musical life, from Berlioz to Tchaikovsky and who was great personal friend of Charles Dickens. A fine 2-page letter, handwritten in black ink (6 York Street, Portman Square, 21/5/90) to the photographer E.Kelsey, giving us some idea of how constantly busy he was. View Details |
ref:3835
£75.00 |
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| Berger, Francesco (1834-1933) |
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London-born composer, who befriended and knew all the giants of Victorian musical life, from Berlioz to Tchaikovsky and who was great personal friend of Charles Dickens. A fine signature and musical quotation in black fountain pen ink on a part-page cut from a Victorian Birthday book (June 10th). View Details |
ref:3836
£30.00 |
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| Bernstein, Leonard (1918-1990) |
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Prodigiously talented American conductor, composer, pianist, and teacher.
Just about the peachiest signed photograph of Bernstein I've ever seen - a gorgeous 5.5" x 3.5" vintage sepia portrait of the very young composer (a pencilled note to the reverse suggests it is from 1948). Even the signature in blue ink across the image is gorgeous! In excellent condition.
Rare and worth every penny of the asking price! View Details |
ref:1814
£250.00 |
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| Best, Pete (1941- ) |
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Original drummer of The Beatles, from August 12, 1960 to August 16, 1962. A very fine signature in black ink on a 6" x 4" white card. View Details |
ref:5504
£15.00 |
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| Boulez, Pierre (1925- ) |
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French composer and conductor, one of the most important musical figures of the Twentieth Century. A very fine signature in blue ink on a 6" x 4" white card, obtained in person at the Royal Festival Hall on the 25th January 1988. View Details |
ref:5319
£18.00 |
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| Boult, Adrian (1889-1983) |
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Eminent English conductor
A fine biscuit-coloured album page (4" x 2.5"), nicely signed in blue fountain pen ink. (An original collector's note suggests it was signed on August 20th, 1930). View Details |
ref:2273
£15.00 |
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| Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976) |
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Great British composer. A fine handwritten postcard, mentioning his opera Billy Budd, sent to a fan from Aldeburgh on the 18th December 1951. View Details |
ref:5499
£295.00 |
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| Bumbry, Grace (1937- ) |
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Distinguished African-American opera singer, considered one of the leading mezzo-sopranos of her generation, as well as a major soprano for many years; the first black singer to appear at Bayreuth in 1961.
A fine white card (6" x 4"), signed in black ink IN PERSON at the Royal Opera House on the 14th March 1988.
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ref:2379
£10.00 |
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| Burns, Tito (1921-1990) |
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British jazz musician and bandleader, most famous for his later days as a show business agent and impresario (his first big signing was the young Cliff Richard). A fine signature in black ink on a vintage 1950s album page (4.5" x 3.5"). Scarce. View Details |
ref:5370
£15.00 |
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| Burrowes, Norma (1944- ) |
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Distinguished British singer, who retired at the peak of her fame under mysterious circumstances. A lovely signed early black and white 8" x 10" photograph. View Details |
ref:280
£25.00 |
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| Burrowes, Norma (1944- ) |
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Distinguished British singer, who retired at the peak of her fame under mysterious circumstances. View Details |
ref:2333
£10.00 |
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| Cameron, Basil (1884-19750 |
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British conductor. An interesting typed and signed letter on headed notepaper (Savage Club, 1 Carlton Terrace, SW1, 29th April 1939) to a Mr Meldrum. Cameron mentions his honour at having been invited to succeed Sir Henry Wood as the conductor of the Hull Philharmonic Society and talks of the "serious thought and study" he will be giving to the programme before them View Details |
ref:5267
£10.00 |
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| Carmichael, Hoagy (1899-1981) |
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Great American composer, singer and actor. A fine copy of the sheet music (11" x 8.5") of his most famous composition, Stardust. There's a good signature in dark blue ink across the cover. View Details |
ref:5206
£60.00 |
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| Cher, (1946- ) |
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American singer and actress. A very fine signed black and white photograph (8" x 10") of Cher as Dolly Pelliker in Silkwood (1984). The signature was obtained IN PERSON in London. View Details |
ref:3748
£30.00 |
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| Chilcott, Susan (1963-2003) |
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Lovely British soprano, one of the outstanding opera singers of her generation. This lot consists of two items, a fine signature in black ink on a biography (7" x 3.25") cut from a concert programme and a unique unsigned candid colour photograph (8" x 6"), taken at the Barbican in January 1998. View Details |
ref:5298
£18.00 |
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