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Russell, Bertrand, British philosopher and Nobel laureate (1872-1970).
4 typed and signed notes and letters. No place, July-September 1962.
4to and oblong 8vo. Altogether 6 pp. on 6 ff. With 4 envelopes. All addressed to the Russian journalist and poet Igor Mikhailusenko (b. 1932) concerning Russia and the Cold War: "I believe that the two German States are equally dangerous. Western Germany is fanatically obsessed with the cold war and Eastern Germany is a cruel, vicious tyranny, capable of keeping its population within its borders only with barbed wire and machine guns. I think that the Government of the Soviet Union and the Government of the United States have a responsibility to come to an agreement which reflects the interests of peace and not the interests of either German State. I think that the problem of West Berlin could be solved in several ways. One would be for a united Berlin to become the seat of the United Nations, another would be for West and East Berlin to become a neutral city under the jurisdiction of the United Nations, and another would be for Berlin to become autonomous, protected through agreement by both East and West [...]" (from the letter of September 5, 1962). - Together with a flyer for Russell's Committee of 100 mass sit-down, originally scheduled for 9 September 1962, but cancelled for lack of support. - Generally good, sizes vary.
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Man Ray, i. e. Michael Rudnitzky, American artist (1890-1976).
Autograph letter signed ("Man"). Paris, 13 Jan. 1961.
4to. 1p. To Virginia Knopik, an American friend: "We are still wondering by what process of divination you could send us (me) a pair of shoes that fit - and the package of men's Cleenex [!] in the box, that caught me with a cold in bed [...] Things are going well - no problems - we keep the studio comfortable and travel a bit - Germany, England; South of France and Spain for vacation, always where there are friends. Hope soon in New-York, and that you 'll be there. Am sending to Toronto address - the last I have but keep us posted. Love to all of you from Julie and Man".
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Millais, John Everett, English painter (1829-1896).
Autograph letter signed ("John Everett Millais"). (Scotland), 22. X. 1871.
8vo. 3 pp. on bifolium. To the Saxon artist Ludwig Gruner (1801-82), long active in Britain and then director of the Royal Cabinet of Engravings in Dresden: "Dear Sir. I am delighted to hear so good an opinion of my Holbein. I bought it without a moment's hesitation upon its merits. If there has been any published criticism on the pictures during the Holbein exhibition I should very much like to have it, as I should like my judgement supported. I have read Mr. Robinson's letters in the Times, but of course I can form no opinion without seeing the two pictures (the Madonna's). Some day I hope to visit Dresden and see your picture. My wife desires me to send her best regards to you [...] I am staying now in Scotland but when the picture is in my house I will return you your acknowledgement of its being borrowed for the Dresden exhibition."
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Whistler, James Abbott McNeill, American painter and etcher (1834-1903).
Autograph letter signed ("J. A. M. Whistler"). "9 Lindsey Row, Old Battersea Bridge, Chelsea, Saturday", no year.
8vo. 2¼ pp. on bifolium. To Ernest Brown: "I have just got your letter and am sorry about Tuesday's dinner coming to grief - I haste now to write and tell you that being judged sufficiently recovered by my brother, I am to go down and meet my Mother in the country and bring her back on Monday morning [...]". - Whistler goes on to discuss plans and is very desirous of "showing you what I am about", etc. - A nice letter with much cirtuitious meandering in trying to establish a meeting.
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[Album amicorum]. - Jena.
Studentenstammbuch des Johann Martin Oberländer aus Hildburghausen. Jena, 1750-1752.
Quer-8vo (170 x 100 mm). Mit 2 Stammbuchkupfern auf den Innendeckeln. Gedrucktes Titelblatt mit hs. Ergänzung u. 163 fehlerhaft paginierte Bll. mit 276 Einträgen. Goldgepr. und bemalter Pergamentband der Zeit. Das sehr reichhaltige Stammbuch eines Thüringer Theologiestudenten enthält ausschließlich Einträge aus Jena. Unter den Beiträgern, die zum größten Teil in der Matrikel der Universität Jena nachgewiesen werden können, sind vor allem Theologen, aber auch viele Juristen und einige Mediziner zu finden. Unter den zahlreichen namhaften Persönlichkeiten seien genannt Wilhelm Hieronymus Bach (1730-54), ein Verwandter Johann Sebastian Bachs aus dem Erfurter Zweig der Familie, Johann Adam Gottlob Barnickel (1733-87), später Rechtskonsulent der Vogtländischen Ritterschaft und Besitzer einer großen Bibliothek, Johann Michael Degner (1719-80), Rektor des Schweinfurter Gymnasiums und auch durch naturwissenschaftliche Arbeiten hervorgetreten, Johann Jakob Fröbel (1730-1802), der Vater Friedrich Fröbels, Friedrich Ludwig August Held (1732-74), schwarzburgischer Stadt- und Amtsphysikus, Johann Stephan Müller (1730-68), Professor der Theologie in Gießen, Johann Christoph Rasche (1733-1805), bekannt durch seine numismatischen Schriften, Johann Christoph Schellenberger (1726-90), Professor der Theologie und Pfarrer der Barfüßergemeinde in Erfurt, und Johann Georg Hieronymus Weingärtner (1733-93), ebenfalls Professor der Theologie und Oberpfarrer in Erfurt (vollständige Liste auf Anfrage). - Besonders interessant sind die gelegentlichen handschriftlichen Bemerkungen des Stammbuchhalters zu seinen Kommilitonen. Oberländer fügte nicht nur die späteren Tätigkeiten oder Sterbedaten seiner Studienkollegen an, sondern gibt mehrfach auch launige Kommentare ab. So schreibt er zu Johann Christian Faustus (geb. 1728), der als Feldprediger nach Kursk gegangen ist, "jagt Zobel in Sibirien". Faustus ist noch 1781 in Kursk nachweisbar. Andere Mitstudenten charakterisiert er als "verdrüßlichen Hauptmann von Kapernaum", "tiefsinnige[n] Mathematicus" oder konstatiert: "Anjetzo ein hypochondrischer Candidat, hat aber eine sehr reiche Mutter". Die beiden Kupfer auf den Innendeckeln zeigen das Collegium Jenense und den Jenaer Markt (letzteres mit Feuchtigkeitsspuren und Tintenkritzelei). - Einband stärker berieben und bestoßen, Innengelenke gebrochen, Buchblock vom Einband gelöst. Innen gering gebräunt, gelegentlich etwas wasser- oder fingerfleckig, vereinzelt kl. Randeinrisse. Mehrere Bll. entfernt, darunter 1 Registerblatt zu Beginn.
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Browne, Maximilian Ulysses, Baron de Camus and Mountany (1705-1757).
Letter signed, with a four-line autograph postscript. Heidelberg, 15. I. 1746.
3 pp. on bifolium. Folio. "Si j'ai retardé jusqu'a present de rendre mes Soumis devoirs a Votre Eminence, ce n'est certainement pas par oublie des Graces et politesses, dont Elle m'a Comblé pendant mon séjour en italie en 1744. et pour les qu'elles je lui aurez une reconnoissance perpétuelle, mais uniquement pour ne la pas distraire inutilement dans les hautes occupations, et par ce que je scavoir que Mr le Marechal Comte de Traun lui donnoit part diréctement de tout ce qui se passoit de remarquable à notre Armée d'Empire. Mais à present Monseigneur que S. M. J. R. atpris La Resolution après la paix conclue le Roy de Prusse d'envoyer incessament un renfort considerable de Trouppes en italie, et qu'Elle at denommera cet effêt de l'Armee en Empire les Regimens de Schullenbourg, Bärenklau, jeune Königsegg, Mercy, Stahremberg et Forgatsch infanterie. Chaque de trois Batallions presque complettes à 7300 hommes, ceux de Portugall, Lobskowiz, Ballayra, et Holly Cavallerie […]". In holograph: "Je supplie Votre Eminence vouloir permettre que je la prie assurer des mes regrets Monsieur Le Prince de Santa Croce". - Browne was born in Basel, the son of Count Ulysses Browne (1659-1731) of Limerick and of Annabella Fitzgerald, a daughter of the House of Desmond. Both families had been exiled from Ireland in the aftermath of Tyrone's Rebellion. A second-generation "Wild Goose", he became one of Austria's most capable military leaders in the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War. He was mortally wounded in the 1757 Battle of Prague.
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Cobden, Richard, English manufacturer and statesman (1804-1865).
Autograph letter signed. British Hotel (Dresden), 23. VII. 1847.
8vo. 1 p. on bifolium. On "Bristol" stationery. To the German historian and chief librarian of the Royal Library of Dresden, Konstantin Karl Falkenstein: "I cannot leave Dresden without thanking you for your very kind attentions at the Royal Library. - If you should again visit England do not forget me [...]". - Cf. Cobden's diary entry for 22 July, published in: John Morley, The Life of Richard Cobden, vol. 1 (London 1881), p. 444.
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Cumberland, Stuart C. (d. i. Charles Garner), Hellseher (1857-1922).
Eigenh. Albumblatt mit U. O. O., 26. IX. 1889.
1 S. Qu.-4to. "Just my luck. Whenever I am trying to concentrate my thoughts on the 'other world' there is sure to break upon my meditations the autograph fiend reminding me that I am of all things earthly [...]". - Der als Charles Garner geborene "Mentalist" Cumberland, Sohn eines Oxforder Schlachtereibuchhalters, verblüffte nicht nur das viktorianische England, sondern ganz Europa mit seinen Gedankenlesekünsten. Wohlhabend geworden, zog er sich 1910 von der Bühne zurück.
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Fontana, Giovanni (1540-1614) and Maderno, Alessandro, Papal architects.
Autograph document signed. [Rome], 15 April 1597.
4to (280 x 205 mm). 1 p. Maderno confirms having received from Giovanni Reatino the sum of 244 scudi, which he has given his uncle Giovanni Fontana toward the building of the Cava Clementina ("a bon conto de la Cava Clementina"). The receipt is counter-signed by Fontana himself ("io Giovanni Fontana approvo quanto di sopra"). - The "Cava Clementina" was a project to canalize the river Velino near Reate, commissioned by Pope Clement VIII between 1596 and 1602 and undertaken by Maderno and Fontana. - Giovanni Fontana was the elder brother of the architect Domenico Fontana (1543-1607), Alessandro Maderno was their nephew and the brother of the architect Carlo Maderno (1556-1629) and the sculptor Stefano Maderno, as well as the uncle of the architect Francesco Borromini. Apart from Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the Fontana-Maderno-Borromini family of architects, originally hailing from Ticino, were the most important builders of Baroque Rome. They not only worked on St. Peter's Basilica, but also on many other Roman churches and palaces, and their works have shaped the face of the Eternal City. Fontana, known as one of the leading hydraulics engineers of his age, was responsible for a great number of Roman wells and Papal projects in water engineering (river regulation, aqueducts, irrigation of the Vatican gardens). - Creased, with traces of folds; some stains; occasional ink corrosion.
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Hardinge, Henry, 1st Viscount Hardinge, officer and statesman (1785-1856).
Autograph letter signed ("Hardinge"). "Hesse Guards", 25 Nov. 1852.
4to. 2 pp. on bifolium. To Count Colloredo, marked "private": "Having sealed my letter to Baron Hesse, it appeared to me that Your Excellency ought to see it. I therefore annex a copy, requesting you to return it after perusal [...]". - Hardinge had succeeded the Duke of Wellington as commander-in-chief of the British Army on 28 September 1852; while in this position he had responsibility for the direction of the Crimean War.
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Macaulay, Thomas Babington 1st Baron Macaulay, writer and historian (1800-1859).
Autograph letter signed. Albany, [London], 6. XII. 1843.
1 p. 8vo. "Thank you for your note. All is perfectly right. Ought I not to sign another agreement respecting the fourth edition of the Lays? […]".
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Marlborough, John Churchill Duke of, englischer Feldherr (1650-1722).
Reisepass mit eigenh. U. "Au Camp devant Donay", 9. V. 1710.
1 S. Folio. Mit schwarzem Siegel. Ein für zwei Monate gültiger Reisepass für Leopold Eberhard von Württemberg-Mömpelgard und Tross mit oder ohne Eskorte für die Reise durch Holland und Deutschland zu dessen Fürstentum, auf vorgedr. Dokument: "Jean Duc & Comte de Marlborough, Prince du Saint Empire, Marquis de Blandford, Baron Churchill d'Aymouth & de Sandridge […] Nous Ordonnons par la Presente à tous Gens de Guerre étant sous notre Commandement, & prions ceux à qui il apartiendra, de vouloir laisser librement passer [aus Sekretärshand:] Monsieur le Duc Leopold Everard Prince de Montbeliard allant d'icy en Hollande, et de la à sa Principauté en Allemagne, avec ses Domestiques et Baggages, par toute sorte de voiture, avec ou sans escorte. Le present Passeport valable pour Deux mois […]". - Mit kleinen Einrissen, knittrig, leicht gebräunt.
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Napoléon I, Emperor of the French (1769-1821).
Autograph letter (fragment). N. p., [after 22 Dec. 1793].
4to. ¾ p. Final page of the broullion of a letter to an unidentified recipient, possibly to M. Perrier, director of the arsenal of Marseille, or Sucy, commissaire des guerres. The letter, which contained extensive instructions on the deployment of artillery, was obviously written at the end of 1793 or in early 1794, immediately after the Fall of Toulon, when the Republicans won an early victory over a Royalist rebellion and Napoleon was "inspecteur des côtes". The fragment preserved here begins with the words "Le fondeur est", which are struck out, then continues: "Roux, fondeur, ést venu me demander que l'on fixe le prix de sa journée. La municipalité doit fixer le maximum sur cet objet, comme sur tant d'autres. Je crois qu'il vaut mieux payer tant par quintal de balles que par jours. Vous pouvez, pour cela, faire fixer la journée qui doit toujours être l'élément de toutes les mesures". - Lower left corner torn off (not touching text); some brownstaining, otherwise a perfect sheet. Once in the collection of André de Coppet (1892-1953), now stored at the Firestone Library, Princeton. J. Arnna, Pages de l’épopée impériale (no. 6, reproduced on pl. XIV). Correspondance générale I, p. 155f., no. 130.
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Nelson, Horatio, 1st Viscount Nelson, British admiral (1758-1805).
Autograph letter signed. St. George, Revel Bay [Gulf of Finland], 15. V. 1801.
4to. 1 page. With fly-leaf bearing address in his handwriting, and his seal (head of Lady Hamilton). Fine autograph letter to "Lady Hamilton, 23 Piccadilly, London". An important letter written when Nelson was Commander-in-Chief in the Baltic, six weeks after the Battle of Copenhagen. The political situation was complicated in that the Russians, while not now openly hostile, were definitely unfriendly. The cold air of the northern latitudes disagreed with Nelson, who had a severe cough and chill, and he was depressed at the separation from Lady Hamilton and concerned about their baby daughter Horatia, who had been born in January. The letter is discreet, evidently because of Nelson's fear that it might fall into other hands, and he employs the deception previously arranged with Lady Hamilton of referring to himself as "Thomson". The tone of the letter is melancholic, and Nelson concludes by quoting the last portion of an equally unhappy letter he had written recently to the First Lord of the Admiralty Lord St. Vincent: "My Dearest Friend, | The Harpy Brig sails tomorrow for England, you will not receive this Line for a fortnight after her arrival. I cannot say a word on Politicks. I expect to find a new Admiral on my return which will be in a very few days, poor Thomson is return'd from Petersburgh he desires his kindest affections to his Wife and familiy [i. e. to Emma Hamilton herself and Horatia] - And ever believe me Your Most attach'd & affectionate | Nelson & Bronte. | Most probably you will never receive this letter I have 3 wrote for you now laying by me, firm as a Rock, finish of 8 lines to Lrd. St. V[incent]. I expect to find a new Ad[mira]l when I return off Bornholm, or most probably you will never see again your aff[ectiona]te | N & B".
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Stanhope, Edward, British politician (1840-1893).
Autograph letter signed. London, 10. V. 1884.
8vo. 1 p. To "my dear Mr. Baggely".
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Stanley, Henry Morton, African explorer (1841-1904).
Autograph letter signed. Pirbright, Surrey, 18. VIII. 1902.
8vo. 3 pp. on 3 ff. A sharp letter revealing Stanley's sensitivity to cultures other than his own and his desire to impart this on others. To Robert Stein, criticizing his correspondent's remarks about the French, Germans, Americans and the English: "It is impossible to read your article without coming to the conclusion that you are an accomplished writer, & I feel immensely flattered at being asked to endorse what has been so ably & eloquently argued. I am sorry however to say that my rude common sense prevents me from approving your suggestion. I am neither pro-German, or pro-French and I distinctly see that the ideas you broach will not please Frenchmen nor indeed any American or Englishman who is of clean unbiassed mind, & I doubt, whether the higher class of Germans will regard them as wise. I cannot divest my mind quite from the suspicion that there is some irony concealed in your proposals, & if I were a Frenchman I feel I should be furiously angry. You may be innocent of all intention to provoke Frenchmen, but it is too evident your exaggerated ideas of German[y] might border perilously near being offensive. If America talked of American projects with such exaggerated insinuation of her power, & her wealth &c, she would be simply insufferable, & no lover of Germany would care to put ideas in her mouth which would estrange the good will of every nation. Germany is too rich & powerful to need such language to impress her greatness & her value as one of the foremost among the nations. As yet she feels the need of more land, but if out of inordinate conceit she proclaims her greedy love of it & wantonly promotes discord to indulge it, she will end in making herself as detested as the French did previous to 1870-71 [...]". - On his imprinted stationery; very scattered spotting.
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Andersen, Hans Christian, Danish poet (1805-1875).
Autograph letter signed. [Denmark], 31. III. 1870.
8vo. 2 pp. To General Christensen, in Danish. Andersen states that it has been a "peculiar pleasure" to make his correspondent's acquaintance, remarking "There are men to whom we feel drawn at once at the first meetings, and who become dear to us, and you are such a man. It is wonderful to me to think of, that we will probably never meet again, for I don't think I will ever come to America, although I am certainly not wanting in the desire". The author further adds that he promised Christensen's wife a small bouquet, "but the flowers must be fresh; it is the colour grouping that has an effect, if the flowers are dried the effect is mostly gone. I must therefore choose such colours that will keep best, but the appearance at best is not promising; yet it is flowers and greens from Danish soil, and my cordial greeting, and remembrance of the land of your birth, you must take as an evidence of my sincere good will" and also writes "You will soon depart for the great land beyond the ocean, bring my friends, old and young, my heartfelt love, and if you meet Mr. Marcus Spring and his wife Rebecca, remember me to them [...] Remember me also to the publishers of the Riverside Magazine and my dear friend there, Mr. Horace C. Scudder [...]". - Accompanied by a contemporary English translation in the hand of Christensen and also including an A.L.S. by Christensen, two pages, 8vo, Copenhagen, 7th April 1903, to Miss. M. D. Holliday in Brooklyn, New York, in English. Christensen states that he is anxious to meet his correspondent's wishes, as a proof of his friendship, and sends her "a letter which I received [from] Hans Christian Andersen more than 32 years ago, on my first visit to my native city after 20 years absence", further commenting "It is a valuable memento indeed - the signatures of the roy[al?] persons are very difficult, almost impossible to obtain [...] But Andersen's letter is worth them all!" - Marcus Spring (1810-1874) American Cotton Merchant, creator of the Raritan Bay Union, a utopian community in New Jersey. Husband of Rebecca Buffum (1812-1911) from 1836. - Horace Scudder (1838-1902) American Man of Letters and Editor, best known for his children's books. - All three letters are slightly worn to the edges, evidently a result of them having been removed from an album, only very slightly affecting a few words of text, but not the signatures.
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Dumas, Alexandre (père), French writer (1802-1870).
Signed and inscribed sepia cabinet photograph. No place, [ca. 1850s].
97:61 mm. A very fine signed and inscribed sepia cabinet photograph, the Alophe image from Paris depicting the author standing in a full length formal pose. Signed and inscribed to the verso ("To my good friend Lefrançois, Al. Dumas"), in French. - Extremely small age wear, otherwise in fine condition.
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Harte, (Francis) Bret, amerikanischer Schriftsteller und Diplomat (1836-1902).
Eigenh. Brief mit U. London, 21. V. 1886.
1 S. 8vo. Teilt einem ausländischen Verleger mit, dass er derzeit über keine für eine Übersetzung geeignete Kurzgeschichte verfügt: "Dear Sir | In reply to yours of the 17th inst., I beg to state that I have at present no short story suitable for the purpose of translation as designated by you […]". - Am Oberrand gelocht (keine Textberührung).
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Morgan, Lady Sydney, Irish writer (1776-1859).
Autograph letter signed. London, 10 May 1839.
8vo. 1 p. Sending an unidentified recipient her signature.
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Ruskin, John, Maler, Kunsthistoriker und Sozialreformer (1819-1900).
Eigenh. Brief mit U. Herne Hill, London, 30. VII. 1872.
1 S. auf Doppelblatt. 8vo. An den kunstsinnigen Französischlehrer, Übersetzer und Journalisten Hermann Kindt (1834-89), der sich in Yarm (Yorkshire) niedergelassen hatte: "Sir, Returning from abroad I find your obliging letter which I regret should have remained so long unanswered. I have directed copies of the Crown of Wild Olive & Political Economy of Art to be forwarded to your address by my publishers. These two books will give quite sufficent example, for your purposes, of what I can do best either in thinking or speaking [...]". Das geprägte Monogramm "AS" vom Schreiber durchgestrichen. Faltspuren. - Zu Kindts Korrespondenten zählten Charles Darwin, John Herschel, Eduard Mörike und Ferdinand Freiligrath.
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Thomas, Dylan, Welsh poet (1914-1953).
Autograph letter signed ("Dylan Thomas"). Laugharne, 8. V. 1949.
Small 4to. 1 p. To E. J. Evans of Skewen (unnamed), secretary of the Port Talbot Forum, in favour of a pension to be awarded to the Welsh poet Huw Menai (i.e., Huw Owen Williams, 1886-1961): "Dear Sir, Please forgive my not having answered your letter before this. I have just come back to Wales to live, & letters have been misforwarded. I shall be most grateful if you will include my name in the list of those who are supporting the appeal to the Prime Minister for a Civil List Pension to be awarded to Huw Menai. I have the greatest admiration for him - though I do not know him personally - & for his work, & I think the Port Talbot Forum is to be congratulated in its sponsoring of the appeal - which I do most sincerely hope will succeed [...]". - In May 1948 Thomas and his family had moved to his final home, the Boat House at Laugharne purchased for him at a cost of £2,500 in April 1949. - Insignificant foxing; slight traces of mounting at upper corners. Published in: D. Thomas, The collected letters (ed. by Paul Ferris), p. 705.
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Voltaire, French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher (1694-1778).
Autograph letter signed ("V"). [Potsdam, 1751/52].
8vo. ¾ p. To the unnamed Prussian minister Samuel von Marschall (1683-1749), whom he invites to attend a comedy: "vous avez manqué la comédie ces jours passez. venez monsieur réparer cela aujourduy; apres le soupé de la reine mere [i. e. Königin Sophie Dorothea]. je joue malgré ma maladie je vous feray entrer assurément. il nous faut des spectateurs comme vous [...]". - Besterman Nr. 4053. - With some autograph remarks from Voltaire's editor Louis Nicolas Jean Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859). - Somewhat browned and spotty; upper edge of the reverse side with a small hinge mark; small clip in the lower right corner.
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Davies, Fanny, British pianist (1861-1934).
Autograph letter signed. Probably London, 22 Oct. (no year).
8vo. 3 pp. on bifolium. Probably to the musicologist Max Seiffert (1868-1948): "Thank you very much for your kind letter, & keeping the Saal for me, I very much appreciate it. Now will you let Herr Gutmann know or shall I write & inform him? [...]".
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Goodson, Katharine, britische Pianistin (1872-1958).
Eigenh. Brief mit U. London, 16. VII. 1904.
3 SS. 8vo. An Ludwig Bösendorfer (1835-1919): "Hoffentlich haben Sie mich nicht ganz vergessen! Nächstes Jahr (Febr. 1915) möchte ich wieder in Wien spielen, da ich, seit zwei Jahren, (Dez. 1902) nicht da war. Ich möchte, natürlich, einen Klavier Abend in Ihrem schönen Saal geben und werde mich unendlich freuen, noch einmal auf Ihren prachtvollen Klavieren zu spielen […]".
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Mackenzie, Alexander Campbell, Komponist und Dirigent (1847-1935).
Eigenh. Brief mit U. London, 6. XI. 1910.
2½ SS. 8vo. An den Musiker Richard Wickenhausser (1867-1936): "Von unserm Freund v. Eisner-Eisenhof lerne ich das Sie mit freundlichster Zuvorkommenheit mir den sehr grossen Dienst erweisen Ihren famosen Chor in nahe Bekanntschaft mit meinem Sonnengott zu bringen; und ferner, es mir erlauben werden die Aufführung im Januar zu leiten. Für diese höchst geschätzten Bewilligungen bitte ich, als Kollege und (hoffe ich) bescheidener Komponist des Stückes, meinen allerherzlichsten Dank Ihnen darzubieten. Möge nur das spätere Resultat diese - meinetwegen unternommenen - künstlerischen Bemühungen, zum Theil, rechtfertigen: und zur Zufriedenheit allerdenen welche ich die bevorstehende Aufführung zu verdanken habe, gereichen. Jedenfalls weist Ihre so freigegebene Hülfe in diese Richtung […]". - Mackenzie wurde 1888 zum Direktor der Royal Academy of Music berufen und hatte diese wichtige Position im englischen Musikleben, in der er nicht nur als Komponist, sondern auch als Lehrer und Dirigent wirkte, bis 1924 inne. - Auf Briefpapier mit gedr. Briefkopf der Royal Academy of Music.
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Neukomm, Sigismund von, conductor and composer (1778-1858).
Autograph musical manuscript signed. London, 30 May 1833.
8vo. 11 pp. Sewn. "Mad. Moscheles zum freundlichen Andenken [for Madame Moscheles in fond memory] / On the birth and Christening of Felix Moscheles the words by Barry Cornwall (B. W. Procter) the music by the Cher Sig. Neukomm […]".
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Parish Alvars, Elias, British harpist and composer (1808-1849).
Autograph letter signed. N. p., [April 1842].
4to. 1/3 p. Written under an offer for a gothic harp which was sent him by Kistner (Den Haag, 31 March 1842): "Cher Monsieur Kistner, Comme il a toujours été question pendant mon séjour à Leipsic d'acheter une harpe pour le theatre et les concerts Philharmoniques - Je desire vous informer qu'il y a ici un excellent instrument et à très bon marché et je sais que la Direction des Concerts ne doit pas manquer un occassion qui s'offre si rarement d'acquérir une Harpe à double mouvement à un prix si modique".
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Irving, Henry, British actor (1838-1905).
Portrait signed and dedicated. No place, 1893.
165:107 mm. "With all good wishes". - Irving became the first actor to be awarded a knighthood, indicating full acceptance into the higher circles of British society.
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Kean, Charles, British actor (1811-1868).
Letter signed. No place, 2 Feb. 1838.
8vo. 1 page. "Mr. Kean regrets extremely that it is not in his power to accede to Mr. Grosskopf's request as the nature of Mr. Kean's engagement at Drury Lane theatre does not grant him the privilege of placing a name on the free list of that establishment […]".
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Armstrong, William George, britischer Industrieller (1810-1900).
Eigenh. Brief mit U. O. O. u. D.
1 ½ SS. auf Doppelblatt. 8vo. Mit eh. Adresse (Faltbrief). An einen Herrn W. Blanchard in London: "Sir, I called this morning at Md. Mitchells shop & left word that I was in town & would be glad to render any assistance in trying the Hydro electric Machine coming from Newcastle. I believe it will arrive on Monday […]". - Armstrong konstruierte 1840 mit einem hydroelektrischen Generator seine erste Maschine.
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Cruikshank, George, engl. Karikaturist (1792-1878).
Eigenh. Manuskript mit U. ("Geo Cshk"). O. O. u. D., ca. 1840.
2 SS. 8vo. Zwei Briefentwürfe mit Korrekturen, darunter einer an den Schriftsteller John Ruskin (1819-1900), dem er u. a. von Arbeitsverpflichtungen berichtet. Im Text findet sich die Skizze eines Heißluftballons (ca. 55:35 mm). Die Entwicklung der Ballonfahrt wurde im 19. Jahrhundert v. a. in Großbritannien vorangetrieben und faszinierte Cruikshank, der sie häufiger thematisierte (u. a.: "Lofty Projects" (1825), "Sketches by Boz" (Dickens, 1836), "Air-um Scare-um Travelling" (1843) und "Table-Book" (1845)". - Leichte Randläsuren.
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Grote, George and Harriet, English scholars (1794-1871 and 1792-1878)
Correspondence collection of 23 ALS (14 by George Grote, 9 by Harriet Grote). London, East Burnham, Guildford, 1841-1868.
67 pp., mostly small 8vo. English with occasional Greek interspersions. Professionally laid into a handsome 4to album, mid-20th-c. half morocco with double gilt cover fillets and giltstamped spine. Interesting collection of letters by one of Victorian London's most prominent married couples. George Grote, of German descent, was the leading classical historian of his age. His ten-volume "History of Greece" (1846-56, PMM 321) was translated into French and German, and established across Europe the shape of Greek history that still prevails in popular accounts of the ancient world. Grote was also a member of the Ricardo/Bentham/Mill circle, and a radical MP who helped found the University of London. His wife, Harriet Lewin, was a high-spirited, brilliant girl as well as a formidable early feminist, known as "the queen of the radicals" and "the cleverest woman in London". They married in 1820. Of her and her husband, Sydney Smith once remarked: "I like them both. I like him - he's so lady-like. And I like her - she's such a perfect gentleman." - Of the fourteen letters by George Grote, twelve are to the educational writer William E. Hickson (1803-70), editor of the "Westminster Review". They contain Grote's opinions on various political issues, and his reasons for not seeking re-election as an MP; they also refer to his ongoing research for his "History of Greece", to his letters from Switzerland published in 1847, and to other projects: "If I find in Plato + Aristotle any matters calculated to throw light on your question about the [lógos], I will make them known to you. But I doubt your supposition of the earlier existence of Neo-Platonism among Greeks. You speak of 'temples of Theos where Platonism prevailed, + where the divine Logos was worshipped under the name of [Chrestos] before our historical Christ' - If any such existed, I apprehend they must have been among Alexandrine Jews or Hellenised Jews elsewhere - not among Greeks [...] I possess a work in German of very considerable learning, which maintains the same views - Gförer's Philo Judaeus [...] The whole spirit of your book is instructive [...] It is neither pro-Christian, nor anti-Christian - which is the proper spirit for an historian [...]". There is an undated letter to the Review's subeditor, George Luxford, regarding the publication of a letter from Auguste Comte, and one dated 5 Oct. 1864 to the sculptress Susan Durant, who not only created the marble medallion of Grote that now hangs in University College, but also had been his lover. The affair had come to a head in September 1864; although he broke off the romantic attachment when Harriet threatened separation after 44 years of marriage, the Grotes obviously continued to meet Miss Durant socially and professionally: "I hope you have carried on the business of life, with your usual energy + good spirits, since I saw you last: it seems to me an age, and I am very glad to indulge the hope of seeing you again on Friday [...] we presume that [...] we can find you at your studio at two o'clock [...] Madame wishes very much to see the master's drawings for Wolsey Chapel". - Of the nine letters by Harriet Grote, six are also to Hickson: "Your requests count among those which it is next to impossible to refuse - you put, not a pistol, but a principle 'to my head' + bid me 'stand + deliver'! Well, you must have the siller - I send you a £5 note for your good purposes, but must add my settled conviction that the movement has passed away; that a period of collapse and inaction is destined to occupy the remainder of this decade, + that our sympathies with one another are all which remain [...] Literature affords a wholesome relief to minds wounded by the experience of political disappointment [...]" (10 July 1843, with mention of her father's passing at age 90). Hickson may well have found her correspondence more fun to read than that of George: "her lively, opinionated, gossipy, humorous letters, which apparently resembled her conversation, [were] filled with original and pungent expressions" (ODNB).
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Hall, Basil, britischer Forschungsreisender (1788-1844).
Eigenh. Brief mit U. O. O., 28. III. 1840.
1 S. auf gefalt. Doppelblatt. 12mo. An einen namentlich nicht genannten Adressaten: "Dear Sir, will you be so good as to show my children your magnificent collection of shawls? […]". - Basil Hall trat 1802 als Midshipman in die britische Marine, kommandierte 1816 das einer Gesandtschaft nach China beigegebene Schiff Lyra, mit dem er auch die Ryukyu-Inseln besuchte, über die seine Veröffentlichungen die ersten ausführlichen Nachrichten brachte.
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Macaulay, Thomas Babington, British historian and statesman (1800-1859).
Autograph letter signed ("TBMacaulay"). (London), Albany, 27. VIII. 1846.
8vo. 4 pp. on bifolium. To an unidentified German recipient who had asked Macaulay to intercede on behalf of a literary friend: "My knowledge of German literature is very small. I now and then spend an hour with Schiller and Goethe. But I am ashamed to say that I do not know their successors even by name. I am quite willing to believe that you have formed a correct judgement both of your friend's poetry and of the treatment which he has experienced. But I do not think that he would at present have much chance of obtaining employment in the public service. As to myself, I have no patronage, except indeed a few small places in Chelsea Hospital. None of these places is vacant; nor would any of them suit a foreigner and an accomplished man of letters. The clerkships in the pay office are not in my gift, but in the gift of the Board of Treasury. For many reasons it seems to me that your friend would do well to aim rather at private than at public employment [...]".
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Meitner, Lise, Austrian physicist (1878-1968).
Autograph letter (draft) and autogr. manuscript (draft). No place and date, but after 1946.
4to. Altogether (1+1 =) 2 pp. on 1 f. Draft letter written to the German and later British physical chemist and physicist Sir Francis Simon: "Many thanks for your letter which was very useful for me. As an expert member of the Fellowship Committee of the International Federation of University Women I have to examine the work of the applicants as far as they are related to physics. Of course, as Miss Hunts publication is not yet declassified I can not form any personal opinion of her. But from your letter written to me as well as from your and Dr. Kurtis testimonials attached to Miss Hunts application I infer that Miss Hunt can be recommended as a very suitable candidate for the fellowship for which she has applied [...]". - The manuscript deals with the photoelectric effect which was correctly described by Einstein in 1905 as the result of light energy being carried in discrete quantized packets. In 1914, Robert Millikan's experiment confirmed Einstein's law on photoelectric effect; Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1921 for 'his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect', and Millikan was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1923 for 'his work on the elementary charge of electricity and on the photoelectric effect'. - Slight damage to edges; punched holes to one margin (slightly touching a few letters).
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Paget, James, Chirurg und Pathologe (1814-1899).
Eigenh. Brief mit U. London, 10. X. 1889.
2¼ SS. auf Doppelblatt. 8vo. An seinen Neffen Charles Octavius Paget (1846-1909), zum Tod von dessen Schwester Elise: - "Dear Octie. It was, indeed, very sad news that I had to send; and the abruptness of a telegram must have made it very shocking. I have written to Edward and, no doubt, he has shown you my letter giving more particulars of Elise's illness & death than I could telegraph. Unhappily, I could not send any message from her: for I found her insensible and so she remained till she died. The funeral is to be tomorrow and Fred, whom I saw yesterday, will be there with us. The grave will be next to your Aunt Katie. It is very good of you to offer to send money, but there will be no need of it. I supplied as much as was wanted for the being brought to England, and Edmund has more than enough for all other things. Affectionately yours, James Paget. Let me say that I should have telegraphed to you but that I was not sure of your address". - Die vorwiegend in Spanien, Frankreich und Italien tätige Malerin Elise Paget (ca. 1846-89) war bekannt für ihre Portraits und Landschaften in Öl und Aquarell. Wie der Adressat und die im Brief erwähnten Brüder Fred und Edward war sie ein Kind von James Pagets älterem Bruder Frederick (1805-67), der sich in Wien niederließ und dort 1851 das "Erste Privilegienbureau" für Patentvertretungen eröffnete; zu den frühesten Kunden des Unternehmens zählten Thomas Edison, Henry Bessemer und George Pullmann. Charles Octavius wurde seines Vaters Nachfolger; er starb 1909 in Mürzzuschlag.
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Schopenhauer, Arthur, philosopher (1788-1860).
Autograph letter signed. Frankfurt am Main, 27 Feb. 1854.
4to. 1 p. on bifolium with integral address leaf. In German, to the grammar school teacher Carl Schütz (1805-93), who had sent Schopenhauer books with congratulations on his birthday: "Please accept my heartfelt thanks for your taking such an interest in my philosophy and even in my birthday, as well as for your much-appreciated gift. During the past few years I have been blessed with a number of such testimonies, often presented with quite similar sentiments, and they have invariably been a great joy and encouragement to me, as they vouchsafe to me the appeal which my teachings will witness in future times, even if I probably will not live to see them myself. Your translations from Sanskrit are of great interest to me, as is everything Indian, and I will devote myself to them very soon. Your two readers will also afford me much pleasure, as they contain many specimens of the more and most recent literature, about which I am little knowledgeable and glad if others choose the finest pieces for me. Sending you my fondest greetings and counting you among my own, I am [...]". Schütz's letter must have touched Schopenhauer deeply, for he communicated it to Julius Frauenstädt on 4 March 1854: "A homage of this kind is meaningful. He is a new disciple. Of course I responded in the most cordial terms." In his letter, Schütz had praised Schopenhauer as "the greatest of thinkers": "as the tired wayfarer feels invigorated by a cool bath and capable of new exertions, so do I feel uplifted and fortified when, having briefly conversed with you, I return to my everyday business." Schütz's letter (dated Bielefeld, 19 February 1854) is published in: Hübscher, Briefwechsel (1933), no. 492. It is kept at the Schopenhauer Archive at the Frankfurt University Library. - Traces of folds; some staining to address leaf. Published: Hübscher (1987), no. 318.
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Trollope, Thomas Adolphus, English writer (1810-1892).
Autograph letter signed. Rome, 2. VI. 1882.
2 ½ pp. on bifolium. 8vo. To an unidentified recipient: "I am very much obliged to you for giving me an opportunity of seeing the pamphlets you sent me. The things stated are truly horrible. I do not think Miss Colbe's pamphlets are calculated to help the cause with any body who is aware that a great controversy has arisen, they are so evidently unfair, onesided, and prejudiced […]". - Thomas Adolphus Trollope published several novels and over 60 works on travel, history and biography. He settled in Florence, where he spent many years and his house became the great gathering place for the Brownings, Dickens, George Eliot and many other English writers visiting Italy.
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Wells, Thomas Spencer, Leibarzt von Queen Victoria (1818-1897).
Eigenh. Brief mit U. Wohl London, 6. X. [1871].
1 S. auf Doppelblatt. 8vo. Mit eh. adr. Kuvert. An Dr. Levy: "Operation this afternoon at 2.30 at 5A Cork Street Burlington Gardens [...]". - Auf Briefpapier mit gepr. Adresse.
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Beck, Friedrich, Maler.
Eigenh. Bildpostkarte mit U. Wien, 31. XII. 1913.
1 S. Qu.-8vo. Beiliegend ein Brief und eine Bildpostkarte aus der Hand von Gattin Marie. Sendet Neujahrswünsche. - Die Bildpostkarten mit einem Tannenbaum im Schnee bzw. einer Ansicht der Ortseinfahrt von Salasdorf/Niederösterreich. - In altem Sammlungsumschlag.
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Boschan, Walter, Maler (1911-1984).
Ms. Brief mit eigenh. U., Bildpostkarte mit eigenh. Widmung und U. verso sowie 10 gedr. und jeweils mit Grußzeile und U. versehene Billetts. Salzburg, 1958ff.
Zusammen 12 Bll. Verschiedene Formate. Mit einem ms. adr. Kuvert. An Leonhard und Gertrude Zach: "Anbei übermittle ich Euch die Einladung zur Eröffnung meiner Ausstellung in Salzburg und möchte fragen, ob es, wie in Wien besprochen, dabei bleibt, dass Ihr nach Salzburg kommt [...]" (Br. v. 25. VIII. 1958). - Beiliegend eine Photographie aus dem Jahre 1946, die den Maler vor seiner Leinwand zeigt, ein unbeschriebenes Billett sowie ein Zeitungsausschnitt über den "Hochgebirgsmaler und Alpinist[en]" Walter Boschan a. d. J. 1957.
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Fink, Hans, Maler.
Eigenh. Brief mit U. Wien, 7. II. 1910.
2½ SS. auf Doppelblatt. 8vo. “Seit meinem Austritte aus der Mittelschule befasste ich mich in der ausgedehntesten Weise theoretisch und praktisch mit dem Studium der Alterthümer, insbesondere der historischen Waffenkunde und liess keine Gelegenheit unbenützt mich in dieser Wissenschaft zu vervollkommnen [...] Das Museum der Stadt Wien besitzt in seinem Bestande eine äusserst kostbare Waffensammlung und würde ich mich glücklich schätzen, wenn Euer Hochwohlgeboren mir verhelfen würden, dass ich mich in dieser Sammlung als Custos nützlich machen könnte [...]”. - Im linken Rand gelocht (geringe Buchstabenberührung). - In altem Sammlungsumschlag.
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Gailhofer, Adolf, Bildhauer.
Eigenh. Brief mit U. Wien, o. D.
2 SS. auf Doppelblatt. 4to. Ersucht um Versetzung in eine Bürgerschule nach Döbling, da er in seiner gegenwärtigen Schule in Wien Leopoldstadt “keine entsprechende Verwendung in der Erteilung des Unterrichtes in französischer Sprache” finde. - In altem Sammlungsumschlag.
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Kaplan, Hans, Bildhauer und Medailleur.
Gedr. Visitkarte mit mehreren eh. Zeilen. Wien, 10. I. 1912.
1½ SS. 7,2:11,4 cm. “[...] verzeihen Sie mir die höfliche Anfrage in der ich Herrn Stadtrat zur Modellierung einer Porträtplakette mir einige Sitzungen zu gewähren höflich bitte [...]”. - In altem Sammlungsumschlag.
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Kempf-Hartenkampf, Gottlieb Theodor Edler von, Maler, Radierer und Illustrator (1871-1964).
Gedr. Visitkarten mit 6 eigenh. Zeilen und Datum verso. O. O., 4. I. 1933.
1 S. 6,2:10,5 cm. Dankt einem Freund “für das geliehene Buch, das ich Dir hiermit retournire” und wünscht viel Glück im neuen Jahr. - Der aus Wien stammende Maler ließ sich nach einem Studium an der Akademie der bildenden Künste in Wien und zahlreichen, ihn häufig nach Rom und Paris führenden Studienreisen als freischaffender Künstler in Wien nieder, wo seine Werke - Landschaften, Bildnisse, figurale und religiöse Kompositionen - häufig von den Wiener Städtischen Sammlungen erworben wurden. Für sein Schaffen wurde Kempf-Hartenkampf u.a. mit der Großen goldenen Ehrenmedaille des Wiener Künstlerhauses, dem Meisterpreis der Stadt Wien, dem Waldmüllerpreis und dem Staatspreis ausgezeichnet. Besondere Anerkennung wurde ihm für seine “trefflichen Genreporträts” (Thieme/B. XX, 145) - u. a. des Kupferstechers und Radierers William Unger (1837-1932) und des Architekten Otto Wagner (1841-1918) - zuteil.
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Mayer, Anton, Bildhauer und Historiker.
Eigenh. Brief mit U. Wien, 31. X. 1916.
1 S. auf Doppelblatt. 8vo. “Im Namen des Hr. Regierungsrates List, der sich gestern mit mir auf Grund des letzten Ausschussbeschlusses des Altertumsvereines in Angelegenheit der Quellen zur Geschichte der Stadt Wien mit mir besprach, erlaube ich mir die freundliche Anfrage, ob wir beide Sie [...] vor der Ausschußsitzung sprechen könnten [...]”. - In altem Sammlungsumschlag.
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Mayerhofer, Johannes, Maler, Bildhauer, Medailleur und Illustrator (1859-1925).
Gedr. Visitkarte mit 6 eigenh. Zeilen verso. O. O. u. D.
1 S. An einen namentlich nicht genannten Adressaten: "Ich erlaube mir Ihnen beifolgendes Bild zur Erwerbung anzubieten es ist mein erster Versuch ich hoffe in Zukunft besseres zu machen um Sie für diesen Lückenbüßer zu entschädigen [...]". - Geboren in Baden bei Wien, studierte Mayerhofer an der Akademie der bildenden Künste in Wien bei Josef Matthias von Trenkwald (1824-1897). Von Mayerhofer - der "auch schriftstellerisch thätig" war und "wiederholt Feuilletons und kunsthistorische Arbeiten veröffentlicht [hat]" (Eisenberg, Das geistige Wien, zit. n. DBA I 817, 76) - finden sich vor allem Werke in Kirchen (u. a. in der Kirche am Alsergrund oder in der Altlerchenfelderkirche) sowie Altarbilder in Steyr und Braunau. Vgl. auch Thieme/Becker XXIV, 294. - Recto zwei mit Blaustift von fremder Hand niedergeschriebene Worte.
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Riester, Rudolf, Maler (1904-1999).
2 eigenh. Briefe mit U. Freiburg i. Br., 23. IV. und 2. V. 1977.
Zusammen 2½ SS. 4to. Mit einem eh. adr. Kuvert. An Rudolf Hintermayer, Dom-Galerie, mit der Antwort auf die Zuordnung einer Plastik: "Das Ergebnis der Beurteilung Ihrer Plastik durch Frau Gerstel und Tochter Gerstel ist: unmöglich Gerstel und undmöglich Gerstel-Schule. Sie denken beide mehr an die Umgebung Kolbes [...]" (Br. v. 2. V. 1977). - Rudolf Riester studierte in München und Berlin, erhielt 1936 den Dürer- und den Rompreis und studierte anschließend an der Deutschen Akademie in Rom. Vgl. Vollmer IV, 68. - Beiliegend ein ms. Brief mit eh. U. Werner Zimmermanns, der Hintermayer in Fragen des Schöpfers besagter Plastik an Rudolf Riester verweist.
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Russ, Robert, Landschaftsmaler (1847-1922).
Gedr. Visitkarte mit 7 eigenh. Zeilen und U. verso. Wien, 5. VII. 1888.
1 S. An einen namentlich nicht genannten Adressaten: "Bitte falls Sie nach Wien kommen und Ihre Zeit es zuläßt um freundlichen Besuch [...]". - Der in Wien geborene Sohn des Malers Franz Russ d. J. (1844-1906) studierte an der Wiener Akademie der bildenden Künste bei Albert Zimmermann (1809-1888) und unternahm zahlreiche Reisen durch Europa. Die Alpen, die er immer und immer wieder aufsuchte, waren thematischer Hauptteil seines umfangreichen Werkes. "1866 stellte er zum ersten Mal aus, und zwar im Österreichischen Kunstverein in Wien, dann regelmäßig im Wr. Künstlerhaus, im Münchener Glaspalast, öfter in Berlin, Dresden etc. 1879 erhielt er den Reichelpreis für das Bild 'Waldbach', 1880 wurde ihm die Erzhz. Carl Ludwigmedaille verliehen, 1887 und 1891 die Kleine Goldmedaille in Berlin. 1888 wurde Russ Ehrenmitglied der Wiener Akademie, im selben Jahr erhielt er die Kleine, 1891 die Große Goldmedaille. Russ schmückte die Säle im Hochparterre des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien mit lehrhaften, die Sammlung des jeweiligen Raums ergänzenden Landschaftsschilderungen aus" (ÖBL IX, zit. n. DBA II 1112, 71). Vgl auch Thieme/Becker XXIX, 227f.
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