1557. ADELINA PATTI (1843 - 1919) American operatic soprano, one of the greatest coloratura singers. Beautiful A.Q.S. 1p. 8vo., St. Louis, Feb. 3, 1882, in full: "What a marvellous thing is music! How little are we able to fathom its deep mysteries! And yet does it not live in the very heart of man? Does it now so imbue him with its grave and beauty, that his mind is wholly engrossed by it, that another and purer life seems to raise him above the shallows and miseries here on earth? Adelina Patti". Boldly penned in bright purple and very good. Ideal for display. $200 - 300