Important Manuscripts, Continental Books and Music
14 November - 3 December 2019 • London
1 An Angel Delivering a Message, historiated initial on a cutting, [France, early 14th century]
2 Adoration of the Magi, 15th Century
3 Four small miniatures on two leaves from a Book of Hours [France, Brittany or Normandy, c.1420]
4 Ducks and a Bear in a large illuminated border [Italy (Brescia), 15th century (3rd quarter)]
5 Italian Renaissance. Three documents by ducal scribes, in Italian and Latin, Pavia, 1468 and Ferrara, 1489
6 The Bible of William Ketyll, with prologues, in Latin [England, 13th century (second quarter or middle)]
7 Book of hours, Use of Rome, in Latin and Picard French, illuminated manuscript on vellum, mid-15th century
8 Schönbartbuch (titled 'Schempart Buch'), in German [Germany (Nuremberg), late 16th century]
9 Anna Keller, Gebetbuch, manuscript on paper, dated 1604, contemporary stamped calf over wooden boards
10 Spanish Forger. A miniature added to a leaf from a C15 Book of Hours, in Latin, late C19 or early C20
11 Carta executoria de hidalguía, Valladolid, 16 December 1636, manuscript on vellum, contemporary calf gilt
15 A. Akhmatova. Five first editions by Akhmatova, Nikolay Gumilev, Mikhail Kuzmin and Georgiy Ivanov 1921-1923
16 G. Carducci. Autograph manuscript of his essay on copyright, "Per l'ordine e contro l'Ordine", 1881
17 A. Einstein. Autograph letter signed, to the mathematician E.G. Straus, with three equations [spring 1945?]
18 Franz Joseph I of Austria. Grant of nobility for Leopold Walter Sachs, 1913
19 French Literature. Eight autograph letters etc George Sand, Dumas père, Scribe, Bernhardt, Zola and others
20 S. Freud. Autograph note signed, 4 October 193[9]
21 G. Garibaldi. Collection of nine letters signed, Caprera, 1862-1875
22 C. Goldoni. Ten autograph letters signed to the Genoese nobleman Cristoforo Spinola, Venice 1742-1743
23 N. Gumilev. Autograph manuscripts of two poems "Devochka" and "P'yanyy Dervish", 1921
24 History. Eight military and diplomatic documents, mainly French and Italian, 1615-1824
25 Italian Literature. Collection of autograph letters etc, by Pellico, Manzoni, Duse, Verga, Benelli, and others, C19
26 Italian Risorgimento. Collection of poems by Fusinato and letters by Cavour, Mazzini, Battisti and others
27 E. Kästner. Highly important archive of correspondence to and from his publisher Kurt Maschler, 1945-1972
28 E.E. Kisch. Archive of autograph correspondence, printed publications and other items, c.1917-1948
29 N. Lenau. Four autograph poetical manuscripts and one letter signed ("Niembsch" and "Nikolaus Lenau"), c.1837-1842
30 G. Leopardi. Unpublished letter, dictated to his sister Paolina, and six by his brother Pierfrancesco, 1830-1847
31 Napoleon I. Manuscript document from the Divan of Cairo, with Napoleon's autograph response, 1798
32 A. Nobel. Collection of autograph letters, drawings and documents about his dynamite factory in Italy, 1872-1873
33 L. Trotsky. Autograph postcard signed to Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, 1939-1940
34 J. S. Bach. Manuscript parts for the final chorus of the "St. Matthew Passion", BWV 244, C18th
35 J. S. Bach. Manuscript full score of the Concerto in D minor for Cembalo, BWV 1052, first half of the C19th?
36 J. S. Bach. Three first and early editions of music for organ, bound in one volume, 1831-1834
37 J. S. Bach. Two early editions: Fantaisie pour le Clavecin, No I [BWV 906] & Chromatische Fantasie BWV 903
38 V. Bellini. Five autograph letters about his love affairs, "I puritani" and Shakespeare, mainly unpublished, 1834-1835
39 M. Bruch. Collection of manuscripts of the opera "Die Loreley" op.16, some corrected by the composer, 1863-1916
40 M. Bruch. Autograph manuscript of the song "Für die Eltern", his earliest composition, written out in 1920
41 [Chopin, Fréderic]--Letter by Titus Woyciechowski about the publication of Chopin's Polish Songs op.74, 1857
42 F. Delius. Manuscript by Philip Heseltine ("Peter Warlock") of the vocal score of Delius's "Hassan", 1921
43 F. Delius. Collection of autograph working drafts for an unknown set of piano pieces, and other works, c.1920
44 F. Delius. Partly autograph manuscript of the String Quartet (1916), the original version in three movements
46 R. Hahn, nineteen autograph letters signed, including to the critic Robert Brussel
47 G.F. Handel. Atalanta an Opera as it is Performed at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden, first edition, [1736]
48 G.F. Handel. First edition of the oratorio "Esther" and three others by Handel and Corelli, 1700-1739
49 Hasse and Pergolesi. Collection of eighteenth-century Italian manuscripts of opera arias, in three volumes, 1730s
50 F. Liszt. Autograph musical quotation from "Magyar dallok" no.7, S.242/7, signed, 12 October 1842
51 Frederick Loewe. Autograph manuscript of the song 'If ever I would leave you' from "Camelot", 1960s
52 [Lully, J.-B.] Armida opera musicale tradotta dal francese, Rome: for Angelo Bernabò, 1690