From the Doctor of Alcantara [autograph title at head of a single stave of Eichberg's musical notation, five bars, with his manuscript lyric below "There was a knight as I've been told, dwelt in a castle strong and old," signed by Eichberg below the lyric]

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Seller: Bartleby's Books, ABAA, Chevy Chase, MD, U.S.A.Bartleby's Books, ABAA

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Accompanied by a cabinet portrait photo of Eichberg (6 x 4 inches on a slightly larger card, Baldwin Coolidge, Boston), signed by him verso, a photogravure portrait of Eichberg (9 ¾ x 7 ½ platemark on a much larger sheet; Benjamin Kimball Photo), and an autograph note from Eichberg on his Boston Conservatory of Music letterhead, signed by him July 2, 1888, to an autograph collector forwarding the Doctor of Alcantara piece. Eichberg helped found and was the first director of the Boston Conservatory and was then longtime superintendent of music in the Boston public schools. All very good. For the four pieces.

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From the Doctor of Alcantara [autograph title at head of a single stave of Eichberg's musical notation, five bars, with his manuscript lyric below "There was a knight as I've been told, dwelt in a castle strong and old," signed by Eichberg below the lyric]
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EICHBERG, Julius (1824-1893; native of Germany, flourished in Boston, Mass.)
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Bartleby's Books, ABAA

Chevy Chase, MD, U.S.A.

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We specialize in rare and antiquarian books and ephemera with emphasis on American History. In addition to our specialties, we have a good general antiquarian stock.

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American History, Economics, Literature, Americana, Law

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Bartleby's Books, ABAA

5119 Nebraska Ave. NW
Washington, DC U.S.A. 20008