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36029Includes works of Battista 5 Donizetti 6 Mercadante 7 Pacini 1 Petrella 1 and Verdi 1. With contemporary mansucript index to front free endpaper. <br/><br/>Contents:<br/>BATTISTA Vincenzio 1823-1873<br/>Ermelinda Dramma lirico in Quattro Atti di Domenico Bolognese. Monaco: Orlando e C. after 1850.<br/>- Duetto Signor Capitano. PN 599. 19 pp. <br/>- Coro alla danza. PN 600. 14 pp. <br/>- Terzettino Febo ei vieni. PN 606. 8 pp. <br/>- No. 13. Scena e Romanza. Partenopeo. PN 12093. 4 pp. <br/><br/>Anna La Prie. Tragedia lirica di Nicola Leoncavallo. Napoli: Fabricatore e Co. ca. 1845. <br/>- Scena e cavatina Alboix. PN 105. 10 pp. <br/><br/>DONIZETTI Gaetano 1797-1848<br/>La Favorita Melodramma tragico in 4 atti Posto in musica pel Real teatro di Parigi. Napoli: Girard e Ci. ca. 1844.<br/>- Aria O mio Fernando. PN 5181. 9 pp. <br/>- Scena e Duetto Ah moio bene un Dio t'invia. PN 5185. 12 pp. <br/>- Quartettino Deh paventa il furor. PN 5197. 4 pp. <br/>- Scene e Duetto Ah va t'invo la e questa. PN 5184. 13 pp. <br/><br/>Maria di Rohan Melodramma tragico in tre atti di S. Cammarano . Riduzione per Canto con accompo. di Pianoforte di C. Czerny. Milano: Giovanni Ricordi 1843<br/>- N: 14. Scena e Freghier . No osoalzarcilumi! PN 14914HH. 6 pp. <br/>- Scena e Ballata . Cavalieri che veggio. Napoli: F. Fabricatore e C.; Palermo: R. Zerega. PN 146 ca. 1845. 7 pp. <br/><br/>MERCADANTE Saverio 1795-1870<br/>Violetta Opera semiseria in 4 Atti . Rappresentata per la prima volta nel Teatro Nuovo di Napoli li 10 Gennajo 1853. Napoli: Partenopeo ca. 1856-60. <br/>- No. 22. Rondo Finale. PN 10756. 10 pp. <br/><br/>Virginia Tragedia Lirica in tre atti di S. Cammarano . Rappresenta per la prima volta nel R. Teatro S. Carlo di Napoli il 7 Apr. 1866. Napoli: T. Cottrau ca. 1866.<br/>- No. 10. Preghiera di Virginia. PN 14610. 4 pp. <br/>- No. 14. Terzetto di Virginia Appio ed Icilio. PN 14614. 8 pp. <br/><br/>Stratira opera tragica in tre Atti. Esuguita nel R. Teatro di S. Carlo li 8 Gennajo 1853. Poesie di Domenico Bolognese. Napoli: Partenopea ca. 1866. <br/>- No. 3. Scena e cavatina Cassandro. PN 10757. 15 pp. <br/>- No. 14. Romanza Cassandro. PN 10758. 4 pp. <br/><br/>Orazi e Curiaze Tragedia lirica in 3 atti di S. Cammarano. Posta in musica per il Teatro di S. Carlo ov'é stata rappresentata á 10 Novembre 1846. Napoli: Girard ca. 1846<br/>- No. 2. Scena Romanza e Cavatina. PN 7555. 14 pp. <br/>- No. 13. Scena Preghiera ed Aria Finale. PNs 7565 7560 7567. 13 pp. Later issue of ca. 1856-60. <br/><br/>PACINI Giovanni 1796-1867<br/>Malvina di Scozia. Opera in 3 acts<br/>Grande Scena Preghiera ed aria. L'orror mi rese immobile. Napoli: Fabricatore e C. PN 725 ca. 1852. 19 pp. <br/><br/>PETRELLA Errico 1813-1877<br/>Elena di Tolosa. Melodramma in tre Atti. Eseguito nel R. Teatro del Fondo li 112 Agosto 1852. Poesia di Domenico Bolognese. Napoli: Successori della Ditta Girard ca. 1852. <br/>- No. 6. Duetto. Dembra mesta! . male! male! PN 10466. 14 pp. <br/><br/>VERDI Giuseppe 1813-1901<br/>Rigoletto. Melodramma di F.M. Piave. Milano: Giovanni Ricordi after 1852<br/>- No. 9. Scena ed Aria "Coro nome che'il mio cor." PN N23079N. 7 i list of publisher's plate numbers for excerpts of piano-vocal piano 2-hands and piano 4-hands pieces pp. <br/><br/>Oblong folio. 19th century black leather-backed boards. <br/><br/>Binding somewhat worn and abraided; joints split. Occasional minor wear and soiling; some small tears. In very good condition overall. An interesting collection of scarce mostly Neapolitan imprints in all likelihood associated with contemporary performances. unknown books
192422989Boston: Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee. Very Good. 1924. 2nd Edition see notes. Stapled wraps. a little discoloration to wraps final page of text heavily tanned from contact with rear cover small corner bends at bottom corners of pages in second half of the publication bottom 2" of spine split up to the lower staple but both staples are holding firm. frontispiece portrait This brief autobiographical essay one of dozens of writings generated by Vanzetti during his many years in prison prior to his execution in 1927 is considered to be "one of the most moving and humane writings of anarchism" ever published. 24 pages in length plus covers this version of the booklet was issued in August 1924 about ten months after several motions for a new trial for Sacco and Vanzetti had "been filed and were argued" in October 1923 but had not yet been ruled on. Their original conviction for their alleged involvement in the 1920 murders of two men during an armed robbery at a shoe manufacturing firm in Braintree Massachusetts had taken place in July 1921. Although the precise bibliographic particulars of this printing can't be pinned down through online research I've dubbed it a "second edition" based on the following facts: 1 As originally issued circa September 1923 this publication was only 20 pages in length and contained Alice Stone Blackwell's preface but not the Upton Sinclair "Appreciation" included here; the latter was first published in the Boston Sunday Advertiser of September 16 1923 in which Sinclair refers to having a copy "fresh from the press"; 2 The printing date of this copy is established by the precise dating of the prefatory note August 15th 1924 as well as by its reference to the new-trial motions that had been filed in October 1923 having not been ruled on "up to the date of this printing" that would happen two months later in October 1924; 3 There are no recorded library holdings of this item that bear a 1923 date and also include the Sinclair piece from which I deduce that the Sinclair piece was not incorporated under the heading "An Appreciation" until sometime in 1924 which also accounts for its expansion from 20 to 24 pages. Although I can't be sure whether or not there may have been other printings of this 24-page version earlier in 1924 it seems clear to me that the addition of the Sinclair piece and the resulting change in pagination fulfill the criteria for a "second edition" even if nobody else has ever called it that. It might also be worth noting that this same version 24 pages with Sinclair was also issued in 1924 under the imprint of the "Sacco-Vanzetti New Trial League" which was an offshoot of the original S-V Defense Committee formed by dissident members in April 1924; without research into primary sources it's probably impossible to establish the precedence of one imprint over the other. The impressively-detailed online finding aid for the Aldino Felicani Sacco-Vanzetti Collection the largest archival collection of materials related to the case held at the Boston Public Library was helpful in establishing some of the above dates and events but unfortunately isn't quite specific enough to nail down the bibliographic points. Finally: given that the Sacco-Vanzetti case is one of the most thoroughly-analyzed and hotly debated events in American history I realize it's entirely possible that these points HAVE been settled by some intrepid scholar-bibliographer of whose work I'm unaware -- so if there's any obsessive S-V know-it-all out there who'd like to contact correct and/or chastise me for any of the above email away! . Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee paperback books
1758WB18311Venice: Giambattista Novelli 1758. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Contemporary vellum. Gilt spine labels. Old paper labels to bottom spine and small attractive old bookplate "Stamperia E Libreria Di Giovanni Silvestri" of Milano. A charming set. Complete. <br/><br/> Giambattista Novelli hardcover books
1953385991953. Lithograph on canvas framed in oak. A very good copy. Framed size: 33 x 23 inches; image: 29 x 19 1/2 inches. A framed lithographic image on canvas signed in the image as A. Patune with brass plaque. For use by travel agents with one image representing both sister ships of the Italian Line the Andrea Doria and the Cristoforo Colombo. Uncommon. unknown books
006584Italy: The Artist SIGNED BY ARTIST in pencil lower left title lower right. No date no place circa 1930s. Original etching on thick stiff cream wove paper. Stamped "Fine Arte G. Panatta Via F. Crispi 117 Roma" top edge verso soiling verso 1" closed tear and 1/2" chip right edge toning at margins darker at bottom edge all flaws would be hidden by mat. Unframed and unmatted paper size 14" x 19 3/4" plate size 9 1/4" x 11 1/2". A wonderful Italian engraver Laurenzi is little known in the U.S. . SIGNED BY ARTIST. Print. Very Good. The Artist Paperback books
2014179910New York: Guggenheim Museum 2014. Hardcover. VG/VG slight curling to dust jacket edges. Teal cloth boards with stamped lettering teal illustrated dust jacket with pale yellow lettering 351 pp. with 328 illustrations most in color. "Published to accompany the exhibition Italian Futurism 1909-1944: Reconstructing the Universe this volume endeavors to convey the spirit of the movement in all its complexity and features essays by nearly thirty authors honing in on specific artists series and moments. With over 300 illustrations of works created throughout the duration of the movement-from its inception with F. T. Marinetti's Futurist manifesto in 1909 through its demise at the end of World War II-the exhibition catalogue encompasses not only painting and sculpture but also architecture design ceramics fashion photography advertising free-form poetry publications music theater and performance. As part of the first comprehensive overview of Italian Futurism to be presented in the United States this publication offers an important contribution to the scholarship and understanding of a major avant-garde of the 20th century. Guggenheim Museum hardcover books
179036609N. P.: Augustae Tavrinorum Typis Ignatii Soffietti 1790. Engraved title vignette by Valperga after Palladius. 1 vols. 4to. Contemporary marbled boards remains of printed label on spine. Rubbed joints starting printed label on upper cover some spotting of endpapers bookplate from the Bibliotheca Giuliari else a very good and clean copy. Engraved title vignette by Valperga after Palladius. 1 vols. 4to. Contessa Tapparelli Balbo. Memorial of Henrietta the Countessa Tapparelli Balbo wife of Prospero Balbo mother of Cesare Balbo the Italian Writer and Statesman and daughter of Robert Taparelli d'Azeglio Conte di Lagnasco. Including poetic contributions of Gioanni Batista Ghio Conte Guiseppe Franchi Conte Giambatista Somis Albo Crisso Camillo Maulandi Emanvele Rosetti Francesco Morelli and others. Augustae Tavrinorum Typis Ignatii Soffietti unknown books
183243810n.a.: n.a. 1832. Stitched self wrappers. Very good lightly browned a few lower fore edge corners folded tiny marginal chip at leaf 16 and one closed tear on rear leaf numeral inked on title original stitching but perhaps removed from a later volume. 40 pp. 16mo. "Q. Does God's holy law permit rebelliousness against one's temporal Sovereign R. Never indeed condemns it highly; for the sacred writing which as you know is the very word of God declares that the High Official Podesta does not come from God but whoever resists him resists precisely the ordination of God and thus proceeds to damnation." Thus begins Count Monaldo Leopardi's 1776-1847 counter-revolutionary Catechism on Revolutions arguing that Christianity and the French Revolution are incompatible that the rebellion is an ignominious revolt against the metaphysical and social order established by God and that tradition is more important that abstract concepts of liberalism. Meant for use in schools it was one of two essays published by Leopardi in 1832. Two editions were published in 1832 both rather uncommon. This edition without date and publisher but which Sorbelli's "Opuscoli stampe alla macchia e fogli volanti riflettenti il pensiero politico italiano: 1830-1835" dates as 1832 is held by only two libraries: Univ. Conn. and Biblioteca Casanatense. [n.a.] unknown books
175021218Firenze: Con Licenza de' Superiori 1750. Stiff Wrappers. Good. 2 of 6 volumes ONLY. Two vols. 8vo. pp. ff 2 2-100 2-96 2-88 blank 2-82; ff 1 2-95 blank 2-96 2-106 blank; contemporary limp paper boards; volume II rebacked with brown library tape; volume I spine ends chipped and worn; library tickets to spines; library stamps and pencil annotations to title leaves; embossed library stamps scattered throughout both volumes; card pockets at rear pastedowns; electronic tag at rear pastedown of volume I; text leaves clean throughout; a reasonably attractive set. Properly de-accessioned. Stiff Wrappers. Con Licenza de' Superiori unknown books
183836247Girard: Naples 1838. Oblong quarto. Contemporary quarter dark brown calf with green textured paper boards decorative dark brown leather label to upper with "Costanza Angelillo" gilt spine in decorative compartments gilt. Occasional secondary pagination.<br/><br/>Contains:<br/>Pacini Giovanni 1796-1867<br/>Merope Grand Opera . arrangé pour Piano solo. PNs 8867-8879. Ca. 1848. 1f. recto title verso blank 1 list of subscribers as of 24 December 1847 18 numbers in piano score with occasional text. Subscribers include Filippo Angelillo in all likelihood related to Costanza Angelillo owner of the volume. Merope in 3 acts to a libretto by Cammarano after Voltaire was first performed in Naples at the Teatro S Carlo on 25 November 1847.<br/><br/>Pacini<br/>Saffo . Souvenirs. Choeur de femmes. Musical manuscript. 1f. recto title on light green paper verso blank 6 pp.<br/><br/>Donizetti Gaetano 1797-1848<br/>Roberto Devereux . Représenté au théâtre Royal de St. Charles le 28 Octobre 1837 . L'opéra entier . D.2.50. . 1er -2ème cahier. 1f. recto title verso blank 3-19 i blank; 1f. recto title verso blank 18 pp. PNs 3939-3943. Ca. 1838.<br/><br/>Donizetti<br/>No. 8. Cavatine PN 6045. Ca. 1843. 6 pp. 1f. From Don Pasquale.<br/><br/>Donizetti<br/>Linda di Chamounix Nouvel opéra . arrangé pour piano solo. 1f. recto title verso blank. Cavatine O luce di quest' anima Ajoutée à Paris pour Mme. Persiani-Tacchinardi et chantée à Naples par Mme. Tadolini. 4 pp. PN 5863; No. 14 Air Final du 2ème Acte de Linda . A consolarmi affrettati Chanté par Mme. Tadolini. 8 pp. PN 5685. Ca. 1840. 2 numbers in total.<br/><br/>Donizetti<br/>Lucia di Lammermoor. No. 4. Duo chanté par Mme. Tacchinardi et par Duprez. 9-18 pp. PN 3953; Grand opéra . arrangé par piano solo. 1f. recto title verso blank 9-15 i blank pp. PN 3962. Ca. 1838. 2 numbers in total.<br/><br/>Verdi Giuseppe 1813-1901<br/>I Due Foscari. No. 14 Choeur d'Introduction Allagioia. 4 pp. PN 6884; No. 2 Cavatine de Jacopo Dal più remoto esilio Chantée à Naples par Fraschini. 10 pp. PN 6875; No. 3 Choeur et Cavatine de Lucrezia Tu al cui sguardo Chantée à Naples par Mme. Bishop. 7 i blank pp. PN 6876; No. 6 Duo de Lucrezia et du Doge Tu pur lo sai Chanté à Naples par Mme. Bishop et Coletti. 9 i blank pp. PN 6879/ Ca. 1845. 4 numbers in total.<br/><br/>Verdi<br/>Ernani . arrangé pour piano solo. 1f. recto title on light blue paper within decorative border verso blank. No. 12 Suite et Stretta No vendetta. 4 pp. PN 6647; No. 14 Duo final d'Ernani et de Silva Esci a te scegli segimi. 9 i blank pp. PN 6604; No. 15. Air final de Mme. Toldi Se crudele il cor mostrai. 4 pp. PNs 4312 3222; No. 3 Cavatine tyrolienne de Mme. Toldi In questo semplice. 7 i blank pp. PNs 4302 3221. 4 numbers in total.<br/><br/>Bellini Vincenzo 1801-1835<br/>I Puritani. No. 18 Duo Il rival salvar tu dei Chanté Par Tamburini et Lablache. 12 pp. PNs 4167 2765. Ca. 1842. 1 number in total.<br/><br/>Mercadante Saverio 1795-1870<br/>l Giuramento. . arrangé pour piano solo. 1f. recto title listing the 21 numbers in the opera verso blank No. 4. Quatuor Vicino a chi si adora. 5 i blank pp. PN 4115. Ca. 1847. 1 number in total.<br/><br/>Binding very slightly worn rubbed and bumped. Occasional light foxing. A clean wide-margined copy overall. An attractively-bound collection. Naples unknown books
177820573Nice: Chez Gabriel Floteront A Turin chez Les Freres Reycends 1778. Second edition corrected and enlarged. 4to. Contemporary mottled sheep morocco labels. Rubbed scuffing tears to head and tail of spines and wear to lower corner of cover of first volume else a very nice copy. Second edition corrected and enlarged. 4to. Chez Gabriel Floteront, A Turin chez Les Freres Reycends unknown books
195725670New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. 1957. First American Edition. Hardcover. nice clean copy minor shelfwear only; jacket shows just a touch of wear to extremities. "The story of two well-to-do Italian families who are engulfed by the impersonal forces of world events. From the late thirties when the teenage youngsters are growing up -- the boys to become involved in anti-Fascist politics the girls to seek marriage -- to the close of the war when the scattered group is reunited in their little town in northern Italy this vivid story carries the stamp of living truth." Ginzburg 1916-1991 has been called "arguably the most important woman writer of post-World War II Italy." This book her first full-length novel following two shorter works published in 1942 and 1949 earned her the prestigious Veillon International literary prize; it was published in England under the title "All Our Yesterdays." Decent copies of both English-language editions are quite scarce. . E.P. Dutton & Co. hardcover books
1587<p>Firenze: G. Barbera 1900. An oblong octavo bound in olive green cloth over limp card yapp edges. 236 pp. Green silk ribbons are laced across the covers and spine with one long tie remaining. Exceptional Art Nouveau cover design consisting of gilt ruled borders surrounding a rose tree in full bloom planted in an urn with the title of the book printed on a gilt ribbon entwined around the stem. Other gilt ornamental foliage on the corners of the spine. A rare and captivating Italian guest book with 28 sections of "Confessioni" from visitors. Each "Confessioni" is comprised of a list of 35 questions regarding the tastes preferences and interests of the guests. The subject matter of the queries includes a wide and fascinating variety of subjects ranging from literary opinions to personal defects. Printed on cream stock with gray-green ink each page has several questions a space for the answer and a variety of lovely Art Nouveau ornamental devices. Color title page illustrated with vignettes of a man and woman reading with floral arrangements and ornaments in the style of of Alphonse Mucha. Five pages at the front of the book are to be used as an index. Lovely ornamental "Fine" closes the volume. Binding a bit shaken and some offsetting from the ribbons on to the endleaves hinges else a fine copy of a most unusual Art Nouveau book. Bellesimo! $425.00</p> hardcover 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
1964M5849Rome: 1964-1966. 1964. 298 x 220 pp. Folio. 193 5; 180 4; 172 2 pp. Illus. Quarter gray cloth cloth corners patterned paper over boards blue cloth spine labels gilt spine. Ownership rubber stamps on titles. Fine. 1964-1966. hardcover 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
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
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
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
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
