SALA
(Antoni, 1893-1945, Spanish Cellist)
Fine Vintage photo by Elliott & Fry, signed and inscribed
to “S. H. Porter” showing him half length, seated, playing his cello, 8” x 6½”, no place,
Item Date:
1933
Stock No:
43376
£150
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SALTER
(Lionel Paul, 1914-2000, joined the BBC in 1937, Head of Opera and Assistant Controller of Music)
Group of 15 Autograph Letter Signed and 3 Typed Letter Signed letters to the Cheltenham Gramophone Society,
to whom he gave talks in 1951, 1955, 1958 and 1961, suggesting titles such as "Reviewing Records", "What is this thing called Style ?", "Domenico Scarlatti, the father of Keyboard Music", altered to "The Astonishing Case of Domenico Scarlatti" when the committee at first demurred, "I hope that your committee have not had to do too much violence to their convictions", "Opera on Television" (16mm film, with a wry answer about Government funding to the secretary's query if it was to be in colour, 17th May 1961), making arrangements, commenting on "so attentive and intelligent an audience", accepting warnings about the state of the piano, and agreeing modest fees, two later letters are of regret, 32 Woodstock Road, N.W.11, BBC Wood Lane and Great Portland Street, and 674 Finchley Road, N.W.11, 8vo and folio, 1951 -
neat filing holes in blank margins
Item Date:
1971
Stock No:
52725
£100
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SAMMONS
(Albert, 1886-1957, C.B.E., Solo Violinist and Professor at the Royal College of Music)
Postcard photo by Vaughan & Freeman, signed,
showing him seated half length, full face, with his violin, 5½” x 3½”, no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1930
Stock No:
43074
£125
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SANTLEY
(Sir Charles, 1834-1922, English Baritone)
Autograph Letter Signed to Miss Douglas
saying that he remembers "quite well our voyage together in the 'Oceana'. I think we played some antics together in a trial scene on board. I have no autographs at present that I can send you but I will preserve your note & when I have some will send them to you ...", 2 sides 8vo., 5 Upper Hamilton Terrace, 3rd November
Item Date:
1891
Stock No:
41505
£50
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SANTLEY
(Sir Charles, 1834-1922, English Baritone)
Autograph Letter Signed to “My dear Jack”
sending he had been so busy he hadn’t had time to reply to him “the animals arrived in perfectly good order, but as I returned after Wednesday night to Birmingham, they demolished these among the household. My wife enjoyed them immensely & I fancy would like to see the inventor. It is rather too bad that I should not have any, but perhaps there are a few little ones left & as Mohammed cnnot go to the mountain he he. Will that be too cheeky... you may be inclined to overlook a little cheek in a pail mortal like me...” ending by sending his love to Jack and his family, 4 sides 8vo., 5 Upper Hamilton Terrace, St John’s Wood headed paper, 24th May
Item Date:
1896
Stock No:
43466
£55
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