« Only by the soul …
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Stefan Zweig, Sinn und Schönheit der Autographen, 1935
Autographs + Manuscripts
- Artist Autographs from 1850 to 1950
- Autographes. Catalogue of the auction Nouvelle Série no. 16
- The experienced biography
1798 Piano Wrestling – Cook Mehlschöberl – 100 £ from England
Beethoven – (Seyfried, Ignaz Ritter von.)
Biographische Notitzen & Character Traits and Anecdotes (on Ludwig van Beethoven)
The 1831 original manuscript of the second earliest biography on Beethoven
with important deviation from print - Beethoven – (Ignaz Ritter von Seyfried.) Biographische Notitzen (on Ludwig van Beethoven).
Reduced reproduction and transcription of the autograph manuscript as the second earliest biography of Beethoven written by a close companion - Interspersed by love-knot & kingfisher as the symbol of true love :
Bible of King Wenceslas, The (Codices Vindobonensis 2759-2764)
Oldest German splendid manuscript of the Old Testament - Brazil – Slavery – Documents on Slavery in Brazil, Seven.
Dec. 19, 1823 – Sep. 2, 1884 - With marital permission :
Certificate of heirship for Louise Friederike Therese Schubert, b. Häussler, about 673,120 marks - Customs procedure & span of six carriage horses :
Fürstenberg, Franz Egon Graf von. Letter with autograph signature to the Elector of Treves - Showcase copy in red half leather with grand ducal supralibros :
Guild Order of Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach, for the weavers in the guild district Remda - “The Koch Collection is a European matter”
Koch – Georg Kinsky, Manuscripts – Letters – Documents from Scarlatti to Stravinsky. Catalogue of the Musical Autograph Collection Louis Koch
“ At this time we are on our boat … I hope you extend the same faith in me as I have in you in paying for this sizable sum in advance (sight unseen) in the expectation of delivery … Best regards ”
(Mr. P. C., July 22, 2002)
The character of the objects presented here, highly individual or even unique in many cases, makes it hardly helpful to quote a price in every case. For quite irrespective of this, undifferentiating comparison leads to misinformation. But that is just contrary to the expectations we make to the internet. In these cases please fax for a complete description along with the price. And, if necessary, ask for all the details elsewhere, too. This way you will not simply buy cheap but really worth its money. A maxim having proved to be true for myself on and on. For by now fifty years! It’s the best advice I can pass on to you. For I myself owe it to the legendarily rich, and hence very cautious, American banker J. Pierpont Morgan, “one of the largest collectors of all times.
Der vielfach höchst individuelle oder gar unikate Charakter der hier vorgestellten Objekte läßt es wenig hilfreich erscheinen, in jedem einzelnen Falle einen Preis zu nennen. Denn ganz unabhängig von diesem führt undifferenzierender Vergleich zu Fehlinformation. Das aber entspricht gerade nicht unseren an das Internet gestellten Erwartungen. Bitte faxen Sie in diesen Fällen wegen ausführlicher Beschreibung nebst Preisangabe und erfragen Sie solche gegebenenfalls auch anderwärts. Damit Sie nicht einfach billig kaufen, sondern wirklich preisgünstig. Eine Maxime, die sich mir selbst immer wieder bewahrheitet hat. Und das seit schon fünfzig Jahren! Es ist der beste Ratschlag, den ich Ihnen weitergeben kann. Denn verdanken tue ich ihn dem sagenhaft reichen und daher sehr vorsichtigen amerikanischen Bankier J. Pierpont Morgan, „einem der größten Sammler aller Zeiten.