Search Results: MUSIC from Houle Rare Books & Autographs

Los Angeles, 1930.. 10 7/8" x 8 1/2"; 1 large sheet, front and back; very good (one fold in the middle; minor signs of handling); 1930. 1). La Argentina - Spanish Dancers With Miguel Berdion, pianist, Thursday night, January 9, 1930 & Saturday night, January 11, 1930. 2). Wagner's "The Ring" with Juliette Lippe and Johanna Gadski and The German Opera Company. Vintage Original 1930 Los Angeles Philharmonic Auditorium Brochure. 2 Page Advertising Program.. No Binding. Very Good.

Coral Gables, Florida, University of Miami Press [1950].. First edition, first printing (so stated). 8vo. Frontispiece portrait and b/w halftone photographs; facsimile endpapers. 5 page foreword by Olin Downes. Dust jacket (unclipped; few nicks). Very good. 223 pages + 7 page index. No signatures or bookplates.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

("Rise Stevens") boldly penned in black ink on First-Day Cover for the 2.7 cent Nonprofit Stamped Envelope, with pictorial cachet by Art Craft, postmarked Raleigh, N.C, July 5, 1978. 6 1/2" x 3 3/4". Very good. Signed and inscribed: "To Adrian Faigin, with my best wishes - Rise Stevens". Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Very Good.

("Isaac Stern") on Philharmonic Orchestra program for Stern's performance, Los Angeles, California, January 31/February 1, 1946. Original stiff blue printed wrappers stamped in black. 6" x 9"; 32 pages + covers; very good.. Signed by Author(s). Soft cover. Very Good.

("Leo Delibes") in black fountain pen ink on stiff pale blue card. Monday morning, n.d. 4 5/8" x 3 1/2", 1 leaf recto and verso. Text in French. Fine. Referring to an opera arrangement.. Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Fine.

1910. ("Hempel") in black fountain pen ink on the back of a Real Photo Post Card. Also signed ("Frieda Hempel") in black fountain pen ink across her picture on the front of the post card. Notice Hempel wearing fox fur collar long coat with her Pomeranian in her arms and her Collie on a leash. 3 1/8" x 5 3/8"; very good (minor signs of handling); ca. 1910. Rare thus. Autograph Note Signed on back of RPPC: "I am going to sing Ariadne auf Naxos (?) Albert Hall from Hempel." Signed on front of RPPC: "Freda Hempel". Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket.

on First-Day Cover for the 15 cent Photography stamp (Scott # 1762) with pictorial cachet by Art Craft, postmarked Las Vegas, NV, Jun 26, 1978. Signed and inscribed by Buddy DeFranco. 6 1/2" x 3 3/4". Very good.. Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Very Good.

on First-Day Cover for the 13 cent Centennial of Sound Recording stamp (Scott # 1705) with pictorial cachet by Art Craft, postmarked Washington, DC, Mar 23, 1977. Boldly signed by Razzy Bailey. 6 1/2" x 3 3/4". Very good. Provenance from the estate of Adrian Fagan.. Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Very Good.

on First-Day Cover for the 20 cent Metropolitan Opera stamp (Scott # 2054), no cachet, postmarked New York, NY, Sep 14, 1983, Boldly signed by Casei. 6 1/2" x 3 3/4". Very good.. Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Very Good.

1902. Signed ("Emma Calve") boldly penned in black fountain pen ink on stiff card. 4 1/2" x 3 1/2". Fine (mounting traces on the verso). ca. 1902. Together with a vintage portrait of Calve as Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana by Mascagni. Boldly signed: "Emma Calve". Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket.

("Isham Jones") boldly signed in pencil on vintage yellow album leaf. 5 1/4" x 4 1/4". Very good. April, 1934. Boldly signed: "Isham Jones 4/34".

First-Day Cover for the 15 cent American Dance stamps (Scott # 1749, #1750, #1751, #1752) with pictorial cachet by Artmaster, postmarked New York, NY, April 26, 1978. Boldly signed by Peter Duchin. 6 1/2" x 3 3/4". Very good.. Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Very Good.

("Richard Stilwell") in black ink on pictorial nautical letterhead, October 22, 1975. 8 1/2" x 11", 1 page (recto only). Very good (minor signs of handling). To Mr. [Charles Livermore] Hurtgen: In part: "Thank you for your letter and kind words. . ."Pelleas" was my professional operatic debut role at the New York City Opera in April 1970; and the "Ulisse" shows me with beard in a role I will be performing in N.Y. this spring. . ." TOGETHER WITH: RICHARD STILWELL. Vintage Original Photograph Signed ("Richard Stilwell") in black ink on 1/2 length portrait in costume as "Pelleas" in Monteverdi's "Ulisse". Photograph is on single weight stock; 8"x10", very good (minor signs of handling), ca. 1975. Rubberstamps on the back. Boldly signed and inscribed: "To Charles [Livermore Hurtgen], best wishes Richard Stilwell." Provenance: from the estate of opera singer Charles Livermore Hurtgen.. Signed by… Read More

1917. ("Amelita Galli-Curci") in black fountain pen ink on page 3 of program for Christmas Benefit Fund concert at Choan's Opera House, Chicago, December 14, 1917. 8 1/2" x 12"; 4 pages; good (chipped at edges; creases). Would frame up nicely. Signed and inscribed: "Amelita Galli-Curci Chicago 14 Dec. 1917". Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Very Good.

1925. ("A. Galli-Curci") in black ink on pictorial Hotel Peabody, Memphis, Tenn. letterhead, December 14, 1925. 5 7/8" x 9 1/2". 3 pages (recto only). Very good. Together with three (3) vintage candid photographs of Galli-Curci with two dogs and a calf, 4 1/4" x 5". To Mrs. Ayer: In part: ". . .we are having a wonderful tour and everywhere the public answers so warmly. It is a pleasure to bring our.in every corner of the earth. . .". Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Very Good.

("Al Hurt") in black ink on First-Day Cover for the 15 cent American Trees stamp (Scott # 1766) with pictorial cachet by Art Craft, postmarked Hot Springs National Park, AR, October 9, 1978. 6 1/2" x 3 3/4". Very good. Signed and inscribed: "To Adrian Faigin Sincere best wishes Al Hurt.". Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket.

on First-Day Cover for the 13 cent Talking Picture stamp (Scott # 1727), with pictorial cachet by Aristocrat Cachets, postmarked Hollywood, CA, October 6, 1977. Signed and inscribed by Alan Young. 6 1/2" x 3 3/4". Very good.. Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Very Good.

on First-Day Cover for the 13 cent American Bicentennial stamps (Scott # 1691-1694) pictorial cachet by WP, postmarked Philadelphia, PA, July 4, 1976. Signed by Morton Gould. 6 1/2" x 3 3/4". Very good.. Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Very Good.

("Amelita Galli-Curci") in black ink on stiff card 3 1/4" x 2 3/8", mounted on a larger sheet 9 1/2" x 8 1/8", with halftone photograph of Galli-Curci. Fine. ca. 1930. Boldly signed: "Amelita Galli-Curci". Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Very Good.

("Virgin Thomson") in blue fountain pen ink on his Virgil Thomson, 222 West 23rd Street, New York, N.Y. letterhead, April 24, 1971. 8 1/2" x 11", 1 page (recto only). Fine. To author Tony Thomas* Thomson comments on a photograph with Ormandy taken at Reeves's Studio and an earlier photograph of himself taken in 1936. In part: "The photo you mention with Ormandy and Flaherty is not of the dubbing session - Ormandy was no part of that - but was taken at Reeves's Studio in N.Y. . .I send you herewith a photo of me from 1936 taken almost at the very time I wrote. . ." Provenance: from the estate of Tony Thomas. *Tony Thomas (1927-1997), born July 31, 1927; died July 8, 1997; English born; emigrated to Canada at age 18; served as an announcer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; moved to Hollywood in 1966; film historian who specialized in movie music. Co-author of some 30 books and 50 record albums. Contributed to a number of "The Films of. . ." series… Read More