41334The French Ballet Composer Advises a Student: “One does not give up life at the age of twenty when one can live honorably”
Adam, Adolphe
The French Ballet Composer Advises a Student: “One does not give up life at the age of twenty when one can live honorably”
30148Original, Hand-Drawn Motor Boat Design by the Swedish-born, American Boat Designer of the Immensely Popular Triton and Cape Dory 22
Alberg, Carl
Original, Hand-Drawn Motor Boat Design by the Swedish-born, American Boat Designer of the Immensely Popular Triton and Cape Dory 22
42057Archive of Letters to Senator Moynihan and His Wife
Avedon, Richard
Archive of Letters to Senator Moynihan and His Wife
40760Rare Letter by the Inventor of Television
Baird, John
Rare Letter by the Inventor of Television
42595ALS by Hungary’s Foremost 20th-Century Composer
Bartok, Bela
ALS by Hungary’s Foremost 20th-Century Composer
42062Rare DS Signed Twice by the “Father” of Criminal Law and Justice
Beccaria, Cesare
Rare DS Signed Twice by the “Father” of Criminal Law and Justice
42745Charming ALS by Caricaturist Max Beerbohm
Beerbohm, Max
Charming ALS by Caricaturist Max Beerbohm
41585Two Signed Souvenir Postcards Announcing Negotiations with Sadat and Peace Treaty
Begin, Menachem
Two Signed Souvenir Postcards Announcing Negotiations with Sadat and Peace Treaty
42933Signed Photograph as Prime Minister
Begin, Menachem
Signed Photograph as Prime Minister
40423Ben-Gurion’s Recognition of the First Graduates from the Midreshet Sde Boker
Ben-Gurion, David
Ben-Gurion’s Recognition of the First Graduates from the Midreshet Sde Boker
20014Autograph Letter Signed from Paris Where the Future Czech President Sought Support for the Czech Independence Movement
Benes, Eduard
Autograph Letter Signed from Paris Where the Future Czech President Sought Support for the Czech Independence Movement
42754Contract Signed by James G. Bennett, Owner of NY Herald, to Purchases Land Once Leased to P.T. Barnum’s American Museum
Bennett, James G.
Contract Signed by James G. Bennett, Owner of NY Herald, to Purchases Land Once Leased to P.T. Barnum’s American Museum
21632Early Autograph Letter Signed Reserving a Venue for the Premiere of His “Harold en Italie”
Berlioz, Hector
Early Autograph Letter Signed Reserving a Venue for the Premiere of His “Harold en Italie”
41350ALS to His Son About His Opium Addiction
Berlioz, Hector
ALS to His Son About His Opium Addiction
18957Large and Unusual Inscribed Photograph of the 19th Century’s Greatest Actress Performing on a New York Stage
Bernhardt, Sarah
Large and Unusual Inscribed Photograph of the 19th Century’s Greatest Actress Performing on a New York Stage
40897Leonard Bernstein and Georges Bizet Compose a Birthday Greeting!
Bernstein, Leonard
Leonard Bernstein and Georges Bizet Compose a Birthday Greeting!
41354School Essay on Science Written When He Was 16 Years Old
Bernstein, Leonard
School Essay on Science Written When He Was 16 Years Old
42763Witty ALS: “I have only one virtue, and its name is not self-denial”
Bierce, Ambrose
Witty ALS: “I have only one virtue, and its name is not self-denial”
42772ALS Stating that He Belongs “to one of those ‘nations that forget God…’”
Bierce, Ambrose
ALS Stating that He Belongs “to one of those ‘nations that forget God…’”
40904Scarce ALS to Jules Barbier: “You must admit this is an extremely comical idea! As for me, I might die from laughing!”
Bizet, Georges
Scarce ALS to Jules Barbier: “You must admit this is an extremely comical idea! As for me, I might die from laughing!”
40916Musical Content Bizet ALS Written at Age 17
Bizet, Georges
Musical Content Bizet ALS Written at Age 17
42602Authorizing an Arrangement of His “Carmen’s” Famous “Habanera” for a Satirical Revue
Bizet, Georges
Authorizing an Arrangement of His “Carmen’s” Famous “Habanera” for a Satirical Revue
42882ALS About His Music for “L’Arlésienne”
Bizet, Georges
ALS About His Music for “L’Arlésienne”
41383Uncommon ALS by the Composer and Verdi’s Librettist
Boito, Arrigo
Uncommon ALS by the Composer and Verdi’s Librettist
38939America’s First Female War Photojournalist Writes About Her Work
Bourke-White, Margaret
America’s First Female War Photojournalist Writes About Her Work
41571ALS of the Supreme Court Justice on SCOTUS Stationery
Brandeis, Louis D.
ALS of the Supreme Court Justice on SCOTUS Stationery
40921Letter by the Composer of “Peter Grimes” on the Politics of the Society for the Promotion of New Music
Britten, Benjamin
Letter by the Composer of “Peter Grimes” on the Politics of the Society for the Promotion of New Music
42368Archive of Letters from the American Writer, Poet and Dude Ranch Pioneer
Burt, Struthers
Archive of Letters from the American Writer, Poet and Dude Ranch Pioneer
41390Newly Elected VP Bush Sends Thanks
Bush, George H.W.
Newly Elected VP Bush Sends Thanks
41757Vice President Bush ALS Congratulating the New U.S. Ambassador to the European Union
Bush, George H.W.
Vice President Bush ALS Congratulating the New U.S. Ambassador to the European Union
39200Letter Signed by Anastasio Bustamante, Three-Time President of Mexico
Bustamante, Anastasio
Letter Signed by Anastasio Bustamante, Three-Time President of Mexico
34386Union General Benjamin Butler Telegraphs General Winfield Scott about his Unauthorized March into Baltimore
Butler, Benjamin
Union General Benjamin Butler Telegraphs General Winfield Scott about his Unauthorized March into Baltimore
39211IDF Commander Moshe Carmel Writes Prior to the 1956 Arab-Israeli War: “I am afraid that this pleasant situation will not last long due to the ‘wars of the generation’ and other matters that stand in the world”
Carmel, Moshe
IDF Commander Moshe Carmel Writes Prior to the 1956 Arab-Israeli War: “I am afraid that this pleasant situation will not last long due to the ‘wars of the generation’ and other matters that stand in the world”
40929Elliott Carter Supports Mario Cuomo for President
Carter, Elliott
Elliott Carter Supports Mario Cuomo for President
42067An Angry ALS on Corrupt Art Dealers and the Mob
Chirico, Giorgio de
An Angry ALS on Corrupt Art Dealers and the Mob
420781932 ALS Preparing for a Gallery’s Exhibition
Chirico, Giorgio de
1932 ALS Preparing for a Gallery’s Exhibition
42887Contract Signed by Composer and Lyricist of the Iconic 1907 Song “School Days”
Cobb, William Denight
Contract Signed by Composer and Lyricist of the Iconic 1907 Song “School Days”
40493Rare Document Signed by France’s Great Explorer of the Pacific Ocean
Comte de la Perouse, Jean-Francois de Galup
Rare Document Signed by France’s Great Explorer of the Pacific Ocean
42711Thirteen Letters by Internationally Famous Conductors
Conductors
Thirteen Letters by Internationally Famous Conductors
33315Autograph Musical Quotation of a Work by Chopin, Signed by the French-Swiss Pianist and Conductor Known for his Interpretation of the Romantic Composers
Cortot, Alfred
Autograph Musical Quotation of a Work by Chopin, Signed by the French-Swiss Pianist and Conductor Known for his Interpretation of the Romantic Composers
41590Handwritten “Email” to American Artist and Prankster Joey Skaggs
Crumb, Robert
Handwritten “Email” to American Artist and Prankster Joey Skaggs
39219AQS from the Only Native American Vice President in U.S. History
Curtis, Charles
AQS from the Only Native American Vice President in U.S. History
42053Two Measures from d’Albert’s “Tiefland”
D'Albert, Eugen
Two Measures from d’Albert’s “Tiefland”
38580In Failing Health, Edgar Degas Takes the Cure at Dordogne’s Mont-Dore
Degas, Edgar
In Failing Health, Edgar Degas Takes the Cure at Dordogne’s Mont-Dore
41933Rare ALS on Difficulties with His German Publisher
Delius, Frederick
Rare ALS on Difficulties with His German Publisher
42094Pictorialism Photographer Notes the Centenary of Photography: “I have found successful examples of the ozotype process”
Demachy, Robert
Pictorialism Photographer Notes the Centenary of Photography: “I have found successful examples of the ozotype process”
37536Rare Letter by the Assassinated Queen of Serbia
Draga, Queen of Serbia
Rare Letter by the Assassinated Queen of Serbia
40331Original Portrait of Georges Clemenceau, Publisher of Zola’s “J’Accuse…!”
Dreyfus Affair
Original Portrait of Georges Clemenceau, Publisher of Zola’s “J’Accuse…!”