BISHOP
(Sir Henry Rowley, 1786-1855, Composer)
Autograph Letter Signed to A. Novello
asking him to send "by the Bearer ... one of Greaves' 'Aeolian Pitch-pipes' - (in A) ..." and tell him the cost, 1 side 8vo., 13 Cambridge Street, Hyde Park, 24th December
slightly dampstained
Item Date:
1853
Stock No:
5139
£40
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BISHOP
(Sir Henry Rowley, 1786-1855, Composer)
Draft autograph Programme, unsigned, with transcription,
of a vocal Concert, with 20 items from Palestrina ('Sanctus' for Quintet and Chorus), Osiander (1586), Handel, Haydn, Mozart (the motet 'Verbum Caro'), Beethoven, Gluck, Cherubini and other 'moderns', many original alterations, Sir Henry has specified 'Soprano, Contr'Alto (Female) ...' but the names of the soloists have been pencilled in in another hand, they include some of the finest operatic and oratorio singers of the period - Giulia Grisi & her husband Mario, Staudigl (the first 'Elijah'), Caradori, Lablache (who taught Queen Victoria), and the bass-baritone Henry Phillipps, 2 sides 4to., no place, no date, watermark
short tear mended without loss
Item Date:
1841
Stock No:
50937
£225
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BITTNER
(Julius, 1874-1939, Austrian Lawyer and Composer)
Postcard photograph by Messner of Vienna, signed,
showing him seated, three quarter length, three quarter face, with on verso his note (in German, with transcription and translation) addressed to President (Judge) Stefan Mautner in Vienna, thanking him again warmly for the picture, and for the present of the apples "which had already been devoured by the time of your visit", 2 sides postcard, no place, postmarked 11th April
Item Date:
1924
Stock No:
52839
£85
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BLACK
(Andrew, 1859-1920, Scottish Baritone)
Postcard photo by J. Russell and sons, signed and inscribed
“Yours very truly”, showing him head and shoulders sporting a fine moustache, 5½” x 3½”, no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1903
Stock No:
42338
£55
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BLAIR
(Lionel, b. 1931, Dancer and Choreographer),
Vintage postcard photo, signed 'Lionel Blair - Buttons' & inscribed
"To Daniel, Best Wishes", showing him head and shoulders, 5½" x 3½", no place, no date,
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
10426
£22
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