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1912011490NY: Harper & Brothers 1912. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First book on Italian food published in the US. Pub tan cloth toned internals near fine. Solid copy. Small 8vo 68p. Harper & Brothers hardcover books
195627614Milano: Electa Editrice 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardbound quarto. Text in Italian. Book filled with gorgeous color illustrations on tipped on plates. 80 pp of text in Italian by Salmi. A handsome very good copy. Some toning to covers. No dustwrapper. Electa Editrice hardcover books
193348652n.p. 1933. 1st Printing. Tan card stock printed to recto and verso in lavender navy blue and red. Now housed in a mylar sleeve. A G/VG copy. Three inch tear to tail two inch tear to head was folded vertically couple smaller tears to the middle of the menu not affecting text. Age toning edges and corners bumped. Green and red ink markings adjusting and adding menu items. Overall bright. Loose leaf. Decorative illustration to head of recto. 13-1/2" x 10" <br/><br/>The verso with a full page of wine and liquors. One of the few Italian restaurants in London serving primarily Italian food. Other Italian restaurants tend to serve Italian with French and English dishes. unknown books
198531315Perugia: Benucci Editore 1985. First edition. Cloth. Fine. Very tall clothbound quarto issued without dustwrapper and housed in an illustrated hard slipcase. 144 pp. Text in Italian by Ottorino gurrieri. Lavishly illustrated in color with some black and white. A fine copy in fine slipcase. Benucci Editore unknown books
1938005975Milano: Sperling & Kupfer 1938. First Edition thus. Wraps. Very Good Minus. 8vo. 23 by 15.5 cm. 65 pp. And unpaginated middle section 33 leaves with generally four photos per page that are each part of a moving image when the leaves are quickly flipped. In total eight separate moving images as the moving manipulation works when flipping forwards with the recto photos or backwards with the verso photos. All of these demonstate diving and swimming technique. Thus with four different moving images vertically arranged we have a rather novel flip book. Glucker was a German author of other books on various subjects of physical fitness and this survey first appeared two years earlier in its original German. Condition: moderate wear to cover and age toning of pages. <br/><br/> Sperling & Kupfer paperback books
192211420Chicago: Il Proletario 1922. First edition. 12mo. Staple-bound pamphlet; printed wrappers; 16pp. Chip to front wrapper with no loss of text; covers partially split along spine-fold; internally clean and unmarked. Anarchist-socialist tract printed by "Il Proletario" the Italian-language propaganda arm of the I.W.W. Scarce; only five copies located via OCLC as of October 2014. Il Proletario unknown books
1976007397Menard Press 1976. SCARCE. Introduction by Edouard Roditi Afterword: self-interview by Primo Levi. Near Fine small rubs to wrappers. Book is clean tight and unmarked. . First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Menard Press Paperback books
19191309020Paris: De L'Art Catholique 1919. Softcover. Small quarto; pp 184; G/paperback; dark tan spine with red text; covers show age toning to exterior minor chipping to edges slight rubbing to rear; text block has deckled edges age toning to exterior edges some light foxing toward page edges otherwise interior clean; French text. 1309020. FP New Rockville Stock. De L'Art Catholique unknown books
1990244590Rome: PCI 1990. Eleven issues of the paperback journal some with sun-faded spines one issue has a faint saucer ring on the cover otherwise generally very good. The foreign bulletin of the PCI. Issues present are; 1982:2; 1987: 34; 1988: 3; 1989: 1-4; 1990: 1-3. Includes reports on Party conferences a statement on commitment against the Mafia papers by party leaders and more. The later issues include discussion of renewal efforts amid the turmoil on the left arising from events in the socialist bloc. PCI unknown books
193313047Milano: il Risorgimento 1933. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Tall softbound quarto. Annual of graphic and printing arts. Text in Italian. A very good copy in bound illustrated wrappers. <br/><br/> il Risorgimento paperback books
194723062New York: Farrar Straus and Company. Very Good in Very Good dj. 1947. 2nd printing. Hardcover. price-clipped a bit of wear to bottom extremities faint bookstore stamp at upper corner of ffep; jacket a little edgeworn tiny bits of paper loss at spine ends a few little nicks and tiny tears at edges. The author's memoir of his year in confinement as a political prisoner in a remote region of southern Italy during the war between Italy and Ethiopia. Basis for the 1979 film directed by Francesco Rosi. . Farrar, Straus and Company hardcover books
19307362Boston etc.: Carbone Inc.; Printed by Carver-New England Press 1930. Oblong stapled booklet in wrappers x cm. 24 pages. Illustrated in black & white and color. Folding price list tipped-in at rear. Evident FIRST EDITION. Trade catalogue of imported Italian wares. Some rusting to staples; soiling to top edge of title page. Light soil and edge rubbing to the die-cut folded wrapper. Near very good. OCLC locates no copies. Carbone Inc.; [Printed by Carver-New England Press unknown books
192221080Chicago: Il Proletario 1922. First edition 12mo 19cm.; original red printed staplebound wrappers; 151pp. Two small shallow chips to upper wrapper fore-edge not affecting text; shallow dampstain to bottom inch of spine. Anarchist-socialist tract printed by "Il Proletario" the Italian-language propaganda arm of the I.W.W. Scarce; only five copies located via OCLC as of October 2014. Il Proletario unknown books
175021219Firenze: Con Licenza de' Superiori 1750. Stiff Wrappers. Fair. Volume 3 of 6 ONLY. 8vo. pp. ff 1 xviii 126 blank ii-viii 74 2-103; contemporary limp paper boards; spine ends chipped and worn; backstrip detached from text block with gatherings becoming loose; library stamps and pencil annotations to title leaf; embossed library stamp; card pocket at rear pastedown; text leaves clean throughout; good copy at best. Stiff Wrappers. Con Licenza de' Superiori unknown books
191943051New York: Libreria Rossa N.d. ca 1919. First Edition. 12mo 18cm. Staple-bound pamphlet; printed thick paper wrappers; 24pp. Slight aging; mild creasing to spine; Very Good. Text entirely in Italian. Communist tract issued shortly after the Russian revolution calling for an immediate proletarian revolution in Italy with socialization of industry and agriculture; closure of borders to prevent the flight of the bourgeoisie; and the "management of the new society through a free arrangement of persons and competent groups" ".persone e di gruppi competenti interessati all soluzione di ogni singolo problema tecnico e sociale". The pseudonym "Emme" is unknown to us; nor is it certain from which "Libreria Rossa" this pamphlet originated - "libreria rossa" "red bookshop" being a common enough appelation among Italian-American radical booksellers of all political stripes during this period. One copy only in OCLC; not seen in commerce; not in Periconi. Libreria Rossa unknown books
1846001217Napoli Naples: Tipografia Floriana 1846. 1st Edition thus. Quarter Calf. Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 787 pp. 11 color plates of soldiers and fighters and 4 steel engravings of panoramas or views. Comprehensive history of Algeria from Ancient Carthage to the then present of French control. Binding and text blocks are tight. Some occasional foxing and on some pages it is considerable as inevitable given the paper stock used. The costume color plates though are attractive and mostly clean albeit their paper is toned a bit. Red calf spine and boards have a fair amount of rubbing scuffing and wear with some rawness on spine extremities. Overall better than a good copy. <br/><br/> Tipografia Floriana unknown books
17061303990Venezia 1706. Hardcover. Quarto; pp 240; Fair; brown spine with gilt text; Genealogy of Jesus Christ According to the Flesh never published in English 19th century translation from Italian to English; Ownership of this manuscript conveys copyright; Book of manuscript handwritten; quarter leather with marbleized boards have moderate to severe wear to exterior spine has heavy chipping half of spine's exterior is missing but still attached to boards title label to spine intact; lower corner of front board bent chipped and missing leather; corners of boards adjacent to spine is bumped and rubbing to marbled boards; text block have light staining on the first five pages darkening to exterior edges; Additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. 1303990. Rockville Non-Retail Listings. hardcover books
37249ITALIAN POLITICAL POSTER VOTA PSI. Rome: 1950s. Broadside. 38 1/2 by 27 inches. A large red poster featuring the Partito Socialista Italiano emblem of the Italian communist party. Very good. unknown books
1820360051820. Small oblong folio ca. 24 x 30 cm. Sewn. Notated in ink on rastrum-drawn 12-stave wove paper. Watermark "IVY MILL" dated 1820.<br/><br/>The first two works for soprano and continuo the Hasse for 2 sopranos and piano.<br/><br/>1r: Conclusion of unknown work text "Sì vi baccio ma ohimè". 11 measures <br/>1v-3r: POLLAROLO Carlo Francesco ca. 1653-1723. Assisa in Carro d'ombre. Cantata del Sig.r Carlo Franco Polaroli <br/>- Termini C9. 1 other manuscript copy located in RISM.<br/>3v-5v: PORPORA Nicola 1686-1768. Se la rosa fresca e bella. Cantata del Sig.r Niccolò Porpora<br/>- Sutton 101. 3 other manuscript copies located in RISM.<br/>5v-8v: HASSE Johann 1699-1783. Ah se dite mi privi. Duetto nell' opera Ipermestra dal Sig.r Hasse<br/>- Numerous manuscript copies located in RISM.<br/>9-13: blank<br/><br/>Outer leaves somewhat browned and soiled; some wear to corners and edges throughout. unknown books
25432- Corticelli Gaetano 1804-1840<br/>Op. 65. Il Sorriso dell'Innocenza Divertimento brillante per piano forte a 4 mani composto e dedicato Alla Noblie Fanciulletta Alda Pio di Savoja. Milano: Fco. Lucca PN 1729 after 1856. 1f. title 1 blank 2-13 i publisher's catalogue pp. Music engraved; catalogue typeset. Signature "Pia Tolomei" in brown ink to upper right corner of title. Stain to lower margin of p. 9. A later issue. The catalogue lists works up to PN 12289 including a transcription by Fortunato Senna PN 10425 from Errico Petrella's L'Assedio di Leida an opera first performed in 1856.<br/><br/>- Cunio 1833-1891<br/>Le Rose 4 Piccole Fantasie Sopra motivi favoriti die Verdi per Piano Forte . Op. blank . No. 3 Rigoletto. Milano: F. Lucca PN B 8192 B after 1858. 1f. title 9 i publisher's catalogue pp. Music engraved; catalogue typeset. Text incipits from arias quoted printed in syllabification above music. Signature "Tolomei Antonietta" in brown ink to upper right corner of title; titling underlined in red crayon; some fingering in ink; multiple paper repairs. A later issue. The catalogue lists works up to PN 11874 including transcriptions from Errico Petrella's Jone an opera first performed in 1858. Rigoletto the latest of the Verdi operas paraphrased in the cycle offered on the present title was first performed in 1851.<br/><br/>- Fanna Antonio 1783-1845<br/>Op. 70. Otto Ricreazioni per Pianoforte a quattro mani Brevi Pezzi adattati per uso della Gioventù . No. 1 Bellini_Beatrice di Tenda: Io soffrii tortura list of seven more numbers follows the latest being Verdi's Ernani 1844. Milano: Gio. Canti e C PN 871fb after 1844. 1 title printed in blue with decorative frame 2-3 blank 4-9 i blank pp. Title lithographed; music engraved. Signature "Pia Tolomei." in brown ink to upper right corner of title; some paper repairs.<br/><br/>- Hünten Franz 1793-1878<br/>Op. 87. Le premier succès Morceau brillant sur un thême de Bellini composé Pour le Piano. Milan: Jean Canti et C. PN 1135 mid-1840s. 1 title 2-3 blank 4-11 i blank pp. Engraved. Signature "Tolomei Antonietta" in brown ink to upper right corner of title trimmed.<br/><br/>- Menozzi Giovanni fl. 19th century<br/>Op. 39. Simpatie musicali Raccolta di Pezzi brillanti per Pianoforte a 4 Mani . Fasc. 3. Milano: Francesco Lucca PN n 9403 n; Z 9403 Z ca. 1854. 1f. title with printed text and decorative frame in blue and lithographed vignette in black 1 blank 2-13 i publisher's catalogue pp. Title lithographed; music engraved; catalogue typeset. Plate number N 9403 N through p. 5 Z 9403 Z from p. 6. Handstamped: I Lombardi di G. Verdi. A later issue. The catalogue lists works up to PN 13493 including a fantasy by Menozzi PN 12849 on Verdi's Un ballo in maschera first performed in 1859.<br/><br/>- Poppi Giovanni 1828-1891<br/>Op. 45. Le Pensioniste Dodici Ricreazioni per Pianoforte a quattro mani somposte sopra melodie del Celebre Verdi N. 1 Nabucco list of 11 more operas follows ending with Giovanna de Guzman. Milano: Gio. Canti PN 3031 after 1855. 1 decorative series title with charming engraved vignette depicting domestic music-making: four women around a piano two seated at a piano and two listening 2-3 blank 4-9 i blank pp. Engraved. Ink stain to final blank page.<br/><br/>- Zenoni Leopoldo 1818-1879<br/>L'Adolescenza seguito all' Infanzia del primogenito Suonate per Piano-forte a quattro mani . Fasc. 5o. Fantasia sull'opera Simon Boccanegra del M. Verdi. Milano: Gio. Canti PN 4599 after 1857. 1-2 title within decorative blue border 3-4 extracted and thus lacking 5-11 i blank pp. Engraved. Signature "Tolomei Pia" in brown ink to upper right corner of title.<br/><br/>Folio. Mid-tan tooled morocco-backed blue mottled paper boards title label with "Tolemei Antonietta" in manuscript within blue decorative border to upper. <br/><br/>Boards worn rubbed and bumped. With occasional fingerings and other annotations in pencil throughout. A compilation of chiefly rare editions primarily intended for the amateur. Of note are the presence of three scarce Lucca catalogues and the charming engraved illustrated title of the Poppi arrangement depicting two young women playing four-hand piano music. unknown books
193915042Chicago: Jay Bass 1939. First Edition Thus. Octavo 22cm. Stiff decorative card wrappers; silver foil dustjacket; 8pp. Presentation copy with mounted photographic portrait of Balabanoff 5" x 3" inside front wrapper inscribed in ink: "For my dear friends F&T Lewis with many many heartiest wishes!" dated 1939. Jacket worn and partially detached; text block loose in wrappers; complete just Good. The text consists of Balabanoff's anti-Fascist poem "Human Tears" printed in English French Russian cyrillic Italian and German versions. A much-expanded collection of Balabanoff's poems with the same title was published in New York in 1943; the current volume privately printed and extremely fragile is seldom encountered. <br/><br/>Angelica Balabanoff 1878-1965 an Italian Jew was among the founders of the Italian Communist Party in 1900; she joined the Russian Bolsheviks in 1917 and served as secretary of the Comintern from 1919-20 during which time she became closely affiliated with Lenin Trotsky Zinoviev and many others. She broke with the Bolsheviks and left Russia in 1922 after which she once again became active in the Italian Socialist party. During Mussolini's regime she went into exile first in Switzerland then Paris and finally New York City during which time she published a number of multilingual editions of her poetry. Jay Bass unknown books
20406ITALIAN WINE MAKING DISCIPLINARI DI PRODUZIONE VINI A DENOMINAZIONE DI ORIGINE "CONTROLLATA". Two volumes. Conegliano: Casa Editrice Scarpis 1968 and 1971. 4to. Cloth. 303; 433 pages and numerous maps in color. First edition thus. The complete text of the incredibly complicated DOC regulations which governe and stifled Italian wine makers for a generation. Very good. unknown books
30299Firenze n.d. Hand-coloured engraving of the exterior of the Teatro San Carlo. 235 x 305 mm. A 20th century re-impression of the 19th century original with "Correction du dessin et imprimé par l'Editrice PV 200" printed to corners just below image. Matted framed and glazed. <br/><br/>From the collection of Marilyn Horne b. 1934. A distinguished American mezzo-soprano "Horne had a voice of extraordinary range rich and tangy in timbre with a stentorian chest register and an exciting top. In concert she once achieved the feat of singing in a single programme Rossini arias and Brünnhilde's Immolation Scene proof of her exceptional versatility. Throughout her lengthy career she was an admired recitalist singing lieder mélodies Spanish and American songs with equal aplomb." Alan Blyth in Grove Music Online. unknown books
EPL24Paperback. Fine. Monstrous man-eating fish of Norway and two other scenes of architecture and seafaring. 16th century. Size: 300 x 200mm. <br/><br/> paperback books
196828651Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good /very good . Hardbound quartos in dustwrappers. Two volume set of books with text by Keith Andrews. 182 and 200 pp respectively. Very handsome copies in unvlipped printed dustwrappers. Cambridge University Press hardcover books
