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New Zealand-born Australian flute player (1883-1964), who accompanied the great soprano Luisa Tetrazzini, performed with orchestras around the world and made a career as an international soloist. Signed photograph, with bold handwriting and signature. Photo by Lasalle. Size is 4.25 x 6.5 inches, slight paper loss on edges, otherwise in excellent condition.

Brazilian writer (1912-2001) of the modernist school, and remains the best-known of modern Brazilian writers. Regular postcard with the image of the Porta Pia in Ancona, Italy (not shown), signed by him on verso with a short sentiment. Size 4 x 5,75 inches, postal markings on verso, some ink-writing by a third hand, in overall very good condition.

German-American film actress (1905-1990); active between 1926-1943. Fine photo postcard signed by her with a short sentiment, shown young. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

American singer (b.1963). Nice color promo photograph signed by him. Size is 7.9 x 9.9 inches, in excellent condition.

American soprano (1925-2024) of Armenian descent and American mezzo-soprano of Lebanese origin (1930-2020), both mainstays of the Metropolitan Opera from the 1950s to the 1980s. Double signed photograph, shown in roles (likely in Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte), size is 8 x 10 inches, in excellent condition. 

Italian ballet dancer (1924-1982), first ballerina of Teatro alla Scala. Beautiful black-and-white photograph signed and inscribed by her, shown with Dino Cavallo in “Antiche danze ed arie” by Ottorino Respighi, photo by Camuzzi (Milano). Size is 4 x 5.8 inches, in excellent condition.

Italian baritone (1878-1942).  Signed photo shown as himself, inscribed and dated in New York, 1914.  Size is 5.25 x 7.9 inches, mounting traces on verso, in excellent condition.

Italian baritone (1878-1942). Fine sepia photograph signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment, shown as himself. Size is 5 x 7.7 inches, in very good condition.

Italian baritone (1878-1942) who enjoyed an international reputation and sang for 13 years at the Metropolitan Opera. Autograph letter signed, 2 pages of text on a folded 4 page document with embossment on front page, written in English. Size of each page is 5 x 6.5 inches, fold in center, in excellent condition. ALSO INCLUDED: unsigned photo, shown as himself with printed signature on front of photographer C. Mishkin, New York. Size is 4.5 x 8 inches, with a small cut on bottom right and slight paper loss on top left, along with mounting traces on verso, otherwise in good condition. Not sold separately. 

Italian baritone (1878-1942) who enjoyed an international reputation and sang for 13 years at the Metropolitan Opera. Fine cut from an album page or letter with his signature. Size is 5.4 x 1.5 inches, top irregularly cut, in very good condition. ALSO INCLUDED is a unsigned photo postcard of him in role, blind-stamped on the front by photographer Zelinger, Salzburg.

Italian baritone (1878-1942) who enjoyed an international reputation and sang for 13 years at the Metropolitan Opera. Gorgeous signed photo by Mishkin, dated by him in New York in 1915. Size is 6 x 8 inches, minor creases, in very good condition

Italian baritone (1878-1942) who enjoyed an international reputation and sang for 13 years at the Metropolitan Opera. A beautiful original sepia photograph of the baritone by photographer Mishkin (New York) mounted on hard cardboard signed and inscribed by Amato with a short sentiment. Size is 5.9 x 7.8 inches, in very good condition.

Italian baritone (1878-1942) who enjoyed an international reputation and sang for 13 years at the Metropolitan Opera. Fine black-and-white photo postcard signed by him and dated in Buenos Aires, 1912, shown young. Size is 3.5 x 5.3 inches, mounting traces on verso, otherwise in excellent condition.

Italian baritone (1878-1942) who enjoyed an international reputation but attained the peak of his fame at the Metropolitan Opera from 1908 until 1921. An original black-and-white photograph of the baritone by photographer Mishkin (New York), signed and inscribed by Amato, dated in New York, 1914.  Size is 5.75 x 7.7 inches, some silvering, in very good condition.

Italian baritone (1878-1942) who enjoyed an international reputation and sang for 13 years at the Metropolitan Opera. Beautiful black-and-white photograph of him by Mishkin (New York) mounted on a mat signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment dated 1916. Total size is 9.9 x 12 inches, in excellent condition.

Italian baritone (1878-1942) who enjoyed an international reputation and sang for 13 years at the Metropolitan Opera. Signed postcard with image of Pompei temple. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, small stains on verso, otherwise in very good condition. 

Italian baritone (1878-1942) who enjoyed an international reputation but attained the peak of his fame at the Metropolitan Opera from 1908 until 1921. Typed Agreement signed by the baritone with the American Musical Service to serve as Amato's press representative. Size is 8.4 x 10.8 inches, 1 page, folds, in excellent condition. ALSO INCLUDED is an original and unsigned photograph of the baritone blind-stamped on the front by photographer Mishkin, New York. Size is 3.9 x 6 inches, some silvering, in very good condition.

Italian baritone (1878-1942) who enjoyed an international reputation and sang for 13 years at the Metropolitan Opera. Vintage cabinet photograph of the baritone by Mishkin shown as Jack Rance in Puccini's "La Fanciulla del West" -a role he created in New York, 1910.  Size is 6.3 x 9.4 inches, in excellent condition.

Famous Spanish flamenco dancer and singer (1918-1963), one of the superstars of flamenco dancing. Signed photo, shown in performance, inscribed. Size is 8 x 10 inches, mounted on slightly larger cardboard, in excellent condition.

German baritone (1910-1972), signed photo, shown as Papageno in The Magic Flute. Size is 4 x 6 inches. 

Signed photo of the Hungarian soprano and actress (1904-1990), dated in 1945, 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition

American actor (1908-1993) and American actor and popular singer (1913-2012).  Double signed hand-colored photograph shown in an unknown movie, with a short sentiment.  Martin dated his signature in 1984.  Size is 9.3 x 6.9 inches, crease over the upper-left corner, probably trimmed from a larger size, in very good condition.

American actor (1908-1993), voice artist and comedian, whose career spanned from 1935 through 1993. Signed photo, 8 x 10 inches, with some damage over the left border not affecting the signature, with a crease, inscribed, otherwise in good condition.

American actor (1908-1993), voice artist, and comedian, whose career spanned from 1935 through 1993.  Fine sepia photograph signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment, shown young. Size is 5.3 x 7 inches, in very good condition.

American actor (1908-1993), voice artist, and comedian, whose career spanned from 1935 through 1993. Black-and-white photograph signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment, shown in one of his films. Size is 8 x 10.1 inches, in excellent condition.

American actor (1908-1993), voice artist and comedian, whose career spanned from 1935 through 1993. Black-and-white movie-still photograph of the film "A Fever in the Blood" (1961) signed by him. Size is 10 x 8.2 inches, in excellent condition.

Italian soprano, signed photo, shown in Madama Butterfly in Palermo. Stamped on verso by photographer Georges Farret, Marseille. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches.

Italian soprano (b. 1935), signed publicity photograph, shown as herself. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in very good condition.  

Dutch soprano (b. 1933), signed photo, shown as herself with her dog. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition. 

Dutch soprano (b. 1933), signed photo, shown as herself, inscribed. Size is 8 x 10 inches, in excellent condition.

Dutch soprano (b. 1933), signed publicity photo, shown as herself. Photo by Peter Schaaf. Size is 4 x 6 inches, in excellent condition. 

Original program for a recital of the celebrated Dutch soprano at the Alice Tully Hall, New York, 1980, signed by her and pianist Irwin Gage and Clarientist Jane Hamborsky. Size is 5.7 x 9 inches, full program, in very good condition. ALSO INCLUDED is a prospect signed by Ameling. Size is 7 x 10.5 inches, 1 page.

American actor (b.1988), active since 2010. Fine color movie-still photograph signed by him shown in the TV series "The Walking Dead" (2010-2021); authentication sticker by JSA over the lower-right corner (COA card is also included -not shown). Size is 7.9 x 9.9 inches, in excellent condition.

Beautiful, original vintage poster by master poster designer Otto Nielsen from 1977 announcing a Performance of the famous American Ballet Theatre (ABT) at Copenhagen's Tivoli Theatre. In very fine condition, 24 x 33.5 inches!. Ready to be framed as is - rare! Note: white (light reflection) areas seen in some parts of posters are just an artifact created by flash and are not present in the real poster

Fantastic book issued by The American Ballet Theatre in 1998 with photographs by Nancy Ellison, full of photographs and articles, signed in many of its internal pages by dancers including Kevin McKenzie (as Artistic Director -not shown), Angel Corella (not shown), Christine Dunham, Nina Ananiashvili, Julio Bocca, Desmond Richardson (not shown), Parrish Maynard (not shown), Guillaume Graffin, Paloma Herrera, Ethan Stiefel (not shown), Amanda McKerrow (not shown), Vladimir Malakhov (not shown), Kathleen Moore, Sandra Brown, Irina Dvorovenko, Ethan Brown, Ashley Tuttle, Keith Roberts, John Gardner, and some other unidentified signatures by members of the Corps de Ballet (at least 12 signatures more).  Size is  9.3 x 11.8 inches, 144 pages, softcovers, in excellent condition. ALSO INCLUDED is a black and white original photograph by Paul Kolnik, signed on verso by Desmond Richardson and Sandra Brown, and ink-stamped by Kolnik and The Ballet Theatre Foundation.  Size is 10 x 8 inches, in excellent condition. Amazing souvenir with numerous signatures by regular dancers of the American Ballet Theatre staff!

American Ballet Theatre (ABT) is one of the greatest dance companies in the world, revered as a living national treasure since its founding in 1939. Program for the very first ballet season (1940) with many pictures of dancers such as Bronislava Nijinska and Anton Dolin; and choreographers.  Size is 8.9 x 12.25 inches, 36 pages plus soft covers, some rust stains on the front cover and first title page, in overall excellent condition.

Classical ballet company based in New York City, founded in 1939 by Lucia Chase and Richard Pleasant. Season book for the year 1977 signed by different artists including Mikhail Baryshnikov, Carla Fracci, Natalia Makarova, Ted Kivitt, Sallie Wilson, Gelsey Kirkland, Clark Tippet, Ivan Nagy, Marianna Tcherkassky, Sasha Ming, Warren Conover, Martine van Hamel, Gayle Young, Marcos Paredes, and director and founder Lucia Chase. Size is 9 x 11.9 inches, full season book with all pages and covers, in very good condition.

Classical ballet company based in New York City, founded in 1939 by Lucia Chase and Richard Pleasant. Season book for the year 1978 signed by different artists such as William Carter, Martine van Hamel, and Alexander Minz. Size is 9 x 11.9 inches, in very good condition.

Classical ballet company based in New York City, founded in 1939 by Lucia Chase and Richard Pleasant. Season book for the year 1979 signed by ballet artists Cynthia Gregory and Alexander Minz. Size is 9 x 11.9 inches, full season book, in very good condition.

Classical ballet company based in New York City, founded in 1939 by Lucia Chase and Richard Pleasant. Season book for the year 1980 signed by ballet artists such as Fernando Bujones, Anthony Dowell, Aleksander Godunov, Natalia Makarova, Alexander Minz, Marianna Tcherkassky, Martin van Hamel. Size is 9 x 11.9 inches, full season book, in excellent condition.

Performance program for the 35th anniversary of the American Ballet Theatre, dated in 1975. Full season program with all pages and covers, including many photos with signatures in some of them, appearing: director Lucia Chase, dancers: Fernando Bujones, Eleanor D’ Antuono, Cynthia Gregory, Jonas Kage, Gelsey Kirkland, Ted Kivitt, Natalia Makarova, Ivan Nagy, Sallie Wilson, Martine van Hamel. Size is 9 x 12 inches, in very good condition.

Gorgeous collection of 25 original items (1 signed photograph, 23 signed album pages with autographed caricatures, 1 original drawing on soft cardboard) by different artists (caricaturist, cartoonists) such as Al Capp, Bob Gallivan, Carey Orr, Chic Young, Cliff Sterrett, Don Tobin, Don Trachte, Graham Hunter, Irwin Caplan, Jack Knight, Jo Fischer, Joe Jinks, Joe Palooka, Jorge Coke Delano, Larry Reynolds, Leonard Sansone, Merrill Culp, Milton Caniff, Misch Richter, Otto Soglow, Peggy Bacon, Ray O. Evans, and W.A. Carlson. Size is 4 x 5.6 inches on average each, storage holes, in very good or better condition. SOLD ONLY AS A COLLECTION, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

Set of 6 original printed scores of marches and songs from the US civil war period.  Each one has 6 pages (see scans of front covers), various sizes (most are 10.5 x 3.5 inches approx.), minor binding damage, in overall very good condition. SOLD ONLY AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

Group of 4 autograph items, including: 1) Aaron Copland (1900-1990), American composer, signature cut from a typed letter, 3.4 x 1.2 inches, 2) Edgar Varese (1883-1965), who was actually French-born but spent most of his career in the US, signature cut sized 3.5 x 1.25 inches, 3) Paul Creston (born Giuseppe Guttoveggio) (1906-1985), Italian American composer, signature cut, 2.75 x 1.3 inches, and 4) William Grant Still (1895-1978), American composer, typed letter signed, dated in 1961, one page, 7.25 x 10.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Lot of 3 composers: Ross Lee Finner (1906-1997) typed letter signed and dated in 1962; Andrew Imbrie (1921-2007), typed letter signed with letterhead and autograph music quote signed by him of his String Quartet No.1 plus photo; Henry Cowell (1897-1965), teacher, publisher and impresario, autograph letter signed.

Lot of 15 printed scores, each autograph score is signed by an American composer. Scores include songs, short pieces for piano, quartets, duets and a piano concerto. Signing composers include Carl Fuerstner, Claus Krumlovsky, Dorothy Dawson, Elliot Griffis, Gabriel Popov, Gerard Schurmann, Gregory Frid, Klaus George Roy, Leopold Wolfsohn, Marga Richter, Maurice Karkoff, Robert Kelly, Sam Raphling.  Various sizes (ranging from 6.5 x 9 inches to 9.5 x 12 inches), all in very good to excellent condition. SOLD ONLY AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

Beautiful collection of 11 original first day cover commemorative issues (envelopes) signed by American composers Aaron Copland (2), Elliott Carter, Ira Gershwin (2), Irving Berlin, John Cage, Morton Gould, Richard Rodgers, Virgil Thomson, Samuel Barber, and Italian-born Gian Carlo Menotti. Each one's size is 6.4 x 3.7 inches, in very good condition or better. SOLD ONLY AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.