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017753Ludovic Halévy (1834-1908), écrivain, librettiste, membre de l'Académie française. L.A.S., sd [dimanche matin], 1p in-12. Pour fixer un rendez-vous. Cachet de la collection Jean-Louis Debauve. [18]
017754Ludovic Halévy (1834-1908), écrivain, librettiste, membre de l'Académie française. L.A.S., sd [ca.1891], 1p in-8. Probablement au librettiste Louis Gallet (1835-1898). Lettre de félicitations. Cachet de la collection Jean-Louis Debauve. [18]
013247Pol Mercier (1819-1874), écrivain, librettiste. L.A.S., sd [1851?], 1p in-8. A l'écrivain Jules Janin (1804-1874). Sympathique lettre dans laquelle il lui annonce que mademoiselle Bertin, une jeune fille du Théâtre Français recommandée par Janin, jouera dans sa prochaine pièce avec Regnier, Maillart, Judith et Fix. Il s'agit probablement de Christian et Marguerite, comédie jouée en mars 1851. Dans ce cas, il aura oublié un acteur : Monrose. [306-2]
014131Victor Prilleux (1814-1876), chanteur, librettiste. L.A.S., vendredi 11 janvier 1867, 3p in-12. Au compositeur Léon Gatayes (1805-1877). Belle lettre pour le remercier d'un article. Il souhaite le rencontrer. Il mentionne aussi le ténor Jules Monjauze (1825-1877). [129-2]
020306Édouard-Joseph-Ennemond Mazères (1796-1866), écrivain, librettiste, collaborateur d'Eugène Scribe, haut-fonctionnaire, préfet. L.A.S., sd [ce lundi 29], 1p in-8. « Puisque madame Demandre veut bien encore de moi, cher Monsieur, je me rendrai avec grand plaisir à ce nouveau [mot illisible] de Franche Comté ; je viens de demander, afin de n'y pas manquer, la permission de rompre un autre engagement déjà pris pour le même jour et je suis tout heureux de l'avoir obtenue. A mercredi dont et toujours tout à vous. Ed Mazères ». [486]
18202508040020A La Lyre Moderne Rue Vivienne No 6 A Paris 1820. Hardcover. Good. Folio; 34 cm. Bound in contemporary leather backed red boards. Corners bumped. Hardcover. 1 score 255 177 pages. Toning. Scattered spotting. "Represente pour la premiere fois a Nimes par les Comediens sous la direction de Mr. A. Singier le 31 Decembre 1818" - on title page. Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte based on La folle journe our Le mariage de Figaro / Beaumarchais - Grove Dictionary of Music. <br> This is an oversized or heavy book which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. A La Lyre Moderne, Rue Vivienne, No 6, A Paris hardcover
1870SP39-0142-14198Colombier 1870. Hardcover. Good. Libretto in French. 1870 Colombier Paris 7 1/2 x 11 inches tall beige cloth hardcover appears recently rebound with refreshed marbled endpapers 4 371 pp. Intermittent light foxing throughout especially to front and rear prelims. Moderate soiling and edge-chipping to front prelims including title page which has a blue Columbier publisher's stamp at the bottom. Moderate to heavy edge chipping to last 10 pages especially lower tips not impacting text. Otherwise a very good copy of this scarce imprint handsomely bound. ~SP39~ 4.0P Les brigands The Bandits is an opera bouffe or operetta by Jacques Offenbach to a French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halevy. Meilhac and Halevy's libretto lampoons both serious drama Schiller's play The Robbers and opera comique Fra Diavolo and Les diamants de la couronne by Auber. The plot is cheerfully amoral in its presentation of theft as a basic principle of society rather than as an aberration. As Falsacappa the brigand chieftain notes: 'Everybody steals according to their position in society.' The piece premiered in Paris in 1869 and has received periodic revivals in France and elsewhere both in French and in translation. Les brigands has a more substantial plot than many Offenbach operettas and integrates the songs more completely into the story. The forces of law and order are represented by the bumbling carabinieri whose exaggerated attire delighted the Parisian audience during the premiere. In addition to policemen financiers receive satiric treatment. The satire counterpoints lively musical romps and the frequent use of Italian and Spanish rhythms; 'Soyez pitoyables' is a true canon and each act finale is a well-developed whole. A 1983 New York Times article theorized that the music of the piece influenced Bizet in writing Carmen and noted that the librettists for this work supplied Bizet's libretto but standard Offenbach references do not mention any such influence. Colombier hardcover
271PARIS, Louis JANET, Libraire -2 tomes en 1 volume : 347 & 375 pages ornées de nombreuse vignettes - 1/2 Reliure - coins frottés - In-12 - Bon exemplaire
1908015830Paris Editions Alphonse Lemerre 1908 Demi-reliure Dédicacé par l'auteur
1962166681962 PARIS, Michel Lévy frères, 1866 - Edition Originale - In-12, 13 x 19,5 cm, grandes marges - Reliure 1/2 basane à coins- dos insolé à faux nerfs - tranche supérieure dorée - ,Gardes ornées - 396 pages - 2 ex-libris imagés: "Henri Lambert" & Ex-libris" - Edition originale - Bel exemplaire
1883469551883 Paris, A. Allouard - 1883 - Edition Originale - In-12 - Reliure 1/2 chagrin à coins, frottée -132 pages - Envoi manuscrit des 2 auteurs à Henri Michaud - infimes rousseurs - bon exemplaire
1841WOC-18204 ème édition. Paris, Paul Masgana, Libraire-Éditeur, 1841. In-12 (18x11cm) relié demi chagrin marron d'époque, dos orné de caissons, de fleurons et titre dorés, plats de papiers marbrés, et petit manque au dos vers la coiffe supérieure. 287pp.
16952793A Paris: Chez Christophe Ballard seul Imprimeur du Roy pour la Musique rüe Saint Jean de Beauvais au Mont-Parnasse 1695. First edition. Typeset music and text woodcut head and tailpieces and initials. In contemporary leather. Spine and edges gilt. Red title vignette on spine. Marbled endpapers. Green silk bookmark ribbon. Ownership stamp on title page and some random pages of "Francoeur" a member of the distinguished French musician family. Contemporary musical note in ink on p. 272. A small wormhole at the lower outer corner throughout the first third of the book broaden between 2b-4c affecting the print space. Trace of crease to the first pages. Extremities somewhat worn corners bumped foxing throughout. Otherwise in fine condition. First edition. Typeset music and text woodcut head and tailpieces and initials. In contemporary leather. Spine and edges gilt. Red title vignette on spine. Marbled endpapers. Green silk bookmark ribbon. Coll.: ã4 a-f4 A-Z4 Aa-Ll4 M2; Pag.: 8 i-xlvii 1 275 1 p. Some pages misnumbered: pp. 46-7 as 49-49 pp. 190-1 as 198-9. <p><br /> Extremely scarce first edition of Collasse's opéra-ballet La Naissance de Vénus.<br /> <p><p><br /> La Naissance de Vénus by Collasse is an early example of an opéra-ballet the genre of French Baroque lyric theatre combining elements of opera and ballet it's music is mostly newly composed but also includes inserted excerpts of Lully's 1665-court ballet of the same name. Cowart 2014 The present first edition of the score was published already in 1695 while the opera was premiered only on May 1 1696.<br /> <p><p><br /> Pascal Collasse 1649-1709 was a French Baroque composer who learned music from Jean-Baptiste Lully and became his favorite disciple later an assistant and main collaborator. Besides composing some ten operas Collasse assisted in the composition of Lully's works for the intermediate parts and harmonization and completed Lully's unfinished work Achille et Polyxène. Lully helped him to obtain a position as a musician at the Court Collasse was one of the four Masters of the Chapelle Royale from 1683 to 1704. His later years were devoted to alchemy. <br /> <p><p><br /> Scarce WorldCat locates copies in institutional holdings in France BnF Université de Strasbourg Sorbonne and the UK BL. No auction records on RBH.<br /> <p><p><br /> Literature: Cowart G. 2014. The Triumph of Pleasure: Louis XIV and Politics of Spectacle. University of Chicago Press p. 164. <br /> <p>. Chez Christophe Ballard, seul Imprimeur du Roy pour la Musique, rüe Saint Jean de Beauvais, au Mont-Parnasse unknown
3563205701.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
3385097975.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2652 pages in-12.
18671264535, Cité Bergère, La Lune, impr. imprimerie Internationale de Towne, 9, rue d'Aboukir 1867 Journal en un double feuillet de 4 pages 50 cm sur 33. Pliure centrale et fendu sur toute sa longueur, et pages légèrement effrangées. État correct d’occasion.
14734On his letterhead Kissing Tree House Alveston Stratford-on-Avon Warwickshire. 15 November 1965. 1p. 8vo. Priestley's agents have forwarded an invitation from Crozier 'to write a piece on Alan Herbert for a special issue you are planning'. Although Priestley has 'a high regard' for Herbert he is 'particularly anxious just now not to accept commissions of this kind and so must reluctantly refuse'. On his letterhead, Kissing Tree House, Alveston, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. 15 November 1965. unknown
18808618Théodore Michaelis 20 x 28,5 Paris 1880 In-8, s.d., [circa 1880], reliure demi-basane fauve, dos à cinq nerfs, pièce de titre de cuir rouge, titre doré, "A. Luigini" doré en pied, plats marbrés, pages de titre illustrées, 347 pp. Atys avait été représentée par l'Académie Royale de Musique en août 1677. Edition conforme aux exemplaire et manuscrits de la bibliothèque du théâtre de l'Opéra. Exemplaire du compositeur et violoniste Alexandre Luigini (1850-1906), qui a été chef d'orchestre de l'Opéra-Comique à Paris. Dos frotté, coins en bon état, rousseurs. Peu fréquent.(BeauB45) PHOTOS NUMERIQUES DISPONIBLES PAR EMAIL SUR SIMPLE DEMANDE-DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPS MAY BE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
18808618Théodore Michaelis 20 x 28,5 Paris 1880 In-8, s.d., [circa 1880], reliure demi-basane fauve, dos à cinq nerfs, pièce de titre de cuir rouge, titre doré, "A. Luigini" doré en pied, plats marbrés, pages de titre illustrées, 347 pp. Atys avait été représentée par l'Académie Royale de Musique en août 1677. Edition conforme aux exemplaire et manuscrits de la bibliothèque du théâtre de l'Opéra. Exemplaire du compositeur et violoniste Alexandre Luigini (1850-1906), qui a été chef d'orchestre de l'Opéra-Comique à Paris. Dos frotté, coins en bon état, rousseurs. Peu fréquent.(BeauB45) PHOTOS NUMERIQUES DISPONIBLES PAR EMAIL SUR SIMPLE DEMANDE-DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPS MAY BE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
18808623Théodore Michaelis 19,5 x 28,5 Paris 1880 In-8, s.d., [circa 1880], reliure à la bradel demi-vélin ivoire de l'époque, titre noir au dos, blason de la famille d'Avezac de Castéra gravé en noir en tête, plats marbrés, pages de titre illustrées, 320 pp. Armide avait été représentée par l'Académie Royale de Musique le 15 février 1686. Edition conforme aux exemplaire et manuscrits de la bibliothèque du théâtre de l'Opéra. Exemplaire du compositeur René de Castéra (1873-1955) qui fut un des membres actifs de la Schola Cantorum fondée par Charles Bordes et Vincent d'Indy. Dos en vélin noirci, bonne reliure, rousseurs notamment sur les premières et dernières pages. Peu fréquent.(BeauB45) PHOTOS NUMERIQUES DISPONIBLES PAR EMAIL SUR SIMPLE DEMANDE-DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPS MAY BE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
18808623Théodore Michaelis 19,5 x 28,5 Paris 1880 In-8, s.d., [circa 1880], reliure à la bradel demi-vélin ivoire de l'époque, titre noir au dos, blason de la famille d'Avezac de Castéra gravé en noir en tête, plats marbrés, pages de titre illustrées, 320 pp. Armide avait été représentée par l'Académie Royale de Musique le 15 février 1686. Edition conforme aux exemplaire et manuscrits de la bibliothèque du théâtre de l'Opéra. Exemplaire du compositeur René de Castéra (1873-1955) qui fut un des membres actifs de la Schola Cantorum fondée par Charles Bordes et Vincent d'Indy. Dos en vélin noirci, bonne reliure, rousseurs notamment sur les premières et dernières pages. Peu fréquent.(BeauB45) PHOTOS NUMERIQUES DISPONIBLES PAR EMAIL SUR SIMPLE DEMANDE-DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPS MAY BE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
007785Signed boldly in a black flair on the first page by Jeritza who introduced the role of the Empress in 1919. Jeritza 1887-1982 was one of the great dramatic sopranos of her day noted for her acting ability her beauty her charisma. She was of Moravian origin and in the early part of her career based at the Vienna State Opera introduced a good number of important roles but came to make her home base the Metropolitan Opera and ended up living most of her life in New Jersey. After retiring from the opera stage Jeritza remained a public figure and was a regular presence at the Met. This performance of Die Frau Ohne Schatten had a stellar cast with Leonie Rysanek as the Empress James King as the Emperor and Christa Ludwig as the Dyer's Wife. The role was one closely associated with Rysanek who was responsible more than anyone else in reigniting interest in the opera which had become relatively obscure but is now a part of the standard repertoire and who basically owned the part for the rest of her career. Among other things the challenging role was a perfect fit for Rysanek's voice with its high tessitura for a dramatic soprano part the range where Rysanek's voice had few peers. unknown
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked slightly rubbed boards and no bumping to corners. 69pp. Periodical magazine with feature articles on Who was John the Baptist, Peter Semenov in Central Asia, Lorenzo da Ponte : Mozart's Librettist, the Sea Otter and history, the historical novel and the French Romantics, Queen Adelaide - a portrait, Greenwich and Standard Time plus book reviews and letters.
179176499London: Robert Sayer 1791-1794. The 1790s witnessed a minor boom in ‘Posture’ prints of subjects taken from Charles Dibdin’s songs. Posture prints often referred to as Song Sheets or Drolls were mezzotints measuring roughly 14 x 10 inches which were advertised for sale in both colored and uncolored versions. Upon the print we can see the lyrics and an etched accompanying image. In the main the major audience for these was the middle class and they are representative of the most popular songs of the era. Three of the four prints offered here were written by Charles Dibdin uncle of the venerable Thomas Frognall Dibdin. The composer/writer of Walter and His Three Graces is unknown though likely Dibdin as well and while Dibdin wrote the music for “A Soldier’s Adieu†the libretto was written by Isaac Bickerstaff. The four mezzotints on offer here are;Poor Tom Bowling 1791 Paddy Bull's Expedition 1792 The Soldier's Adieu 1793 Walter and his Three Graces 1794. On the upper left of each lyric area is the Sayer stock number and they are respectively; 274 275 296 & 316. All were printed by Robert Sayer and are glassed in their original frames. A Soldier’s Adieu has an overabundance of lyrics and the frame covers the imprint and date. Toning and some staining but in remarkably good condition considering their fragility. “Poor Tom Bowling†& “Paddy Bull’s Expedition†are recorded by OCLC in one copy only each are and both at Yale although unquestionably the Bodlean has copies but they are offline. No auction records.Robert Sayer was a leading publisher and seller of prints maps and maritime charts in Georgian Britain. He is chiefly remembered for his atlases and other cartographic works publishing the Mundane System 1774 of Samuel Dunn and the famous North American Pilot 1775 He would have issued these song sheets as a bread-and-butter steady source of income. He was not the only printer issuing these song sheets as they were steady sellers to all classes. "Such songs would constitute a major but feasible luxury for a skilled labourer such as a coachman with an income of 15 to 20s. per week†N. Grindle. And they were immensely popular and many printers of the time put forth a number of them including S. W. Fores. Even American printers entered the fray with the venerable Isaiah Thomas publishing Charles Dibdin's 'Nancy or the Sailor's Journal’ in 1798 Dibdin's most popular song Poor Tom Bowling based on the life of Charles’ brother was unquestionably his masterpiece. Even the literati of the day were admirers of Dibdin’s songs with Thoreau claiming Poor Tom Bowling as one of his favorite songs. Furthermore there is an extant manuscript book of vocal music entitled ‘Songs and Duetts’ copied out in Jane Austen’s hand. "Included in this manuscript book is ‘The Soldier’s Adieu’ by Charles Dibdin; with two brothers in the Navy Jane however crossed out the reference to ‘soldier’ and replaced it with ‘sailor’†Jane Austen’s House.Charles Dibdin 1745-1814 British musician dramatist novelist actor and songwriter As his parents had plans for him to become a cleric he was sent to Winchester but his inherent love of music soon had him abandoning that path and he was soon employed as a singing actor. He was to pursue music as a vocation for the rest of his life and is considered the most popular songster of 18th century England. His military and naval songs were especially loved "It was said his sea songs were worth ten thousand sailors to the cause of England and were officially appropriated by the British navy to use during the war with France.†His reputation grew and grew and eventually he owned a small London theater called the Sans Souci which he opened in 1795 to host his one-man shows. Numerous books devoted to his songs were published in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century.Provenance: Collection of John B. and Marie-Teresa Vander Sande Robert Sayer unknown
