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19856591baBFranklin Center PA: Franklin Library 1985. Book. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First thus edition. American literature; limited 1st ed. for Signed First Edition Society; 697p. incl. index to Chinese names; 24cm; full navy blue leather; gilt decoration; all edges gilt; printer's ink smear p. 23; colored illus.; double p. map; signed by author. Franklin Library Hardcover books
1884Z1356Madison:: Democrat Printing 1884. 1884. 8vo. v 347 appendix 53 pp. Woodcut frontis. of Washburn Observatory plates tables; some pages marginally water-stained very faint. Brown cloth gilt-stamped spine title; lightly faded corners a little bumped. Very good. The appendix is a catalog of the holdings within the Observatory's library. Democrat Printing, 1884. hardcover books
1995CH814-159Boston: David R Godine 1995. First Collected Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. FIRST COLLECTED EDITION. 8vo. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches. x 339 pp. Black-and-white frontispiece portrait of Dryfus black-and-white illustrations throughout bibliography of Drefus' writings index; text clean unmarked except for a few light pencil notations in the Drefus bibliography. Gilt-stamped navy cloth added mylar dust-jacket; binding square and tight jacket with shelf wear. Near Fine. John Dreyfus was an important figure in postwar European type design as typographical adviser to the British Monotype Corporation in succession to Stanley Morison. Dreyfus was a typographer academic printer and historian of important beautiful and privately printed books. David R Godine hardcover books
190028350Paris: C. Joubert PN L. B. 2828 1900. Large octavo. Quarter black cloth with marbled boards. 1f. recto title illustrated by E. Buval verso copyright statement 1f. recto named cast list and contents verso blank 92 pp.<br/><br/>Named cast includes Anna Judic Dupuis Léonce Baron Lassouche E. Didier Angély Le Petit Charles Maurel Chalont Marguerite M. Thérèse A. Farna Fillion and Lamarre. <br/><br/>Minor damage to upper margin of first page of music; some signatures partially split. La roussotte a "vaudeville-opérette" to a libretto by Meilhac Halévy and A. Millaud was first performed in Paris at the Variétés on January 26 or 28 1881 in collaboration with Hervé Florimond Ronger 1825-1892 and Marius Boullard 1842-1891. <br/><br/>"Much of Lecocq's music is characterized by a light touch but he could also adopt a more lyrical and elevated style than Offenbach and termed several of his operettas opéras comiques. His greatest popular triumph La fille de Madame Angot has remained a classic among operettas and demonstrates Lecocq's abundant flow of pleasing melodies his deft exploitation of rhythm for a lively theatrical effect impressive building up of extended numbers and typically French shaping of phrases." Andrew Lamb in Grove Music Online.<br/><br/>"For his theatrical career Ronger took the name Hervé gradually gaining recognition through his Don Quichotte et Sancho Pança 1848 and engagements at the Théâtre de l'Odéon and Théâtre du Palais-Royal where he appeared as author composer conductor actor tenor buffo singer and producer as required." Andrew Lamb in Grove Music Online. C. Joubert [PN L. B. 2828] unknown books
196735629Bryn Mawr: Theodore Presser Company 114-40116 1967. Very Good. 4 scores. Small oblong folio. Wrappers. 39 pp. each.<br/><br/>Occasional light markings in pencil. Very small dampstain to upper right corners of two copies. First Edition. Theodore Presser Company [114-40116] unknown books
1947M0569St. Louis:: C. V. Mosby 1947. 1947. 25 cm. 359 pp. illus. index. Blue cloth. Fine. C. V. Mosby, 1947. hardcover books
1870M13702Philadelphia:: Henry C. Lea 1870. 1870. 8vo. xvi 17-195 1 pp. Original quarter black calf marbled boards gilt-stamped spine; upper joint with kozo repair. Ownership signature Ross MD. Very good. Dedicated to Sir William Jenner. Smith attended University College London. He became F.R.C.P. in 1874. "Early in his career he was through the introduction of the late Sir William Jenner appointed to the Duke of Brabant afterwards Leopold II King of the Belgians and travelled with him in the East visiting India Ceylon and China. King Leopold whose physician he remained until that monarch's death appointed him a Chevalier of the Order of Leopold." He worked at a Children's hospital and gained a wide ranging respect for his personality and knowledge being well read and kind. Sir H. Bryan Donkin singled out this and his Treatise on Diseases of Children as distinguished. See: British Medical Journal 1914 Nov 21; 22812: pp. 904–906. Henry C. Lea, 1870. hardcover books
1954403339London: J. M. Dent 1954. 8vo. Original cloth; dust jacket. A very good copy the jacket with several creases on front panel and small losses at head of spine and upper front joint. FIRST EDITION. <br/><br/> J. M. Dent hardcover books
1892S7034Jena:: Gustav Fischer 1892. 1892. 8vo. 49 1 pp. Occasional light pencil marginalia. Original printed wrappers; top cover soiled and with pencil notations. Very good. SECOND EDITION of August Weismann's important essay on heredity. August Weismann became professor of zoology at the University of Freiburg im Breisgau in 1874. DSB XIV pp. 232-239. Gustav Fischer, 1892. unknown books
1947402102New York: Oxford University Press 1947. Second revised edition. Spine slightly sunned/From the Collection of Allan B. Kirsner M.D. 8vo. Color frontispiece. Original cloth. "Important experiments on gastric function made on 'Tom' a man who had a gastric fistula from the age of 9" Garrison-Morton-Norman 1041. <br/><br/> Oxford University Press hardcover books
189028382Paris: C. Joubert PN B. & Cie. 12823 1890. Large octavo. Quarter red calf with red pebbled paper boards raised bands on spine in ruled compartments titling gilt. 1f. recto title illustrated by E. Buval verso notes on first performance and named cast list 1f. recto contents verso notes x 252 ii 252bis-252ter 253-278 pp.<br/><br/>Named cast includes Berthelier Vauthier Scipioin E. Montaubry Charvet Lauret Dubois Prosper Vaillant-Couturier Élise Clary Felcourt Morianne Lucy-Jane Ducouret Norette Varennes and Eymard; <br/><br/>Binding slightly worn bumped and scuffed. Slightly browned; some signatures split or partially split; occasional minor edge chips and tears not affecting music; small circular handstamp to lower margin of title. First Edition later issue.<br/><br/>Le coeur et la main to a libretto by Nuitter and Beaumont was first performed in Paris at the Nouveautés on October 19 1882.<br/><br/>"Much of Lecocq's music is characterized by a light touch but he could also adopt a more lyrical and elevated style than Offenbach and termed several of his operettas opéras comiques. His greatest popular triumph La fille de Madame Angot has remained a classic among operettas and demonstrates Lecocq's abundant flow of pleasing melodies his deft exploitation of rhythm for a lively theatrical effect impressive building up of extended numbers and typically French shaping of phrases." Andrew Lamb in Grove Music Online. C. Joubert [PN B. & Cie. 12823] unknown books
189728426Paris: L'Illustration 1897. Small folio. Original publisher's dark ivory wrappers illustrated by Léon Comerre printed in black and red. 1 title 2 advertisment 3-30 i publisher's advertisement iii advertisement pp. With cast list and contents to verso of upper and advertisement to verso of lower wrapper.<br/><br/>Wrappers slightly worn; several small tears; small handstamp to inner margin of upper crossed out in black marker. First Edition.<br/><br/>Ruse d'amour to a libretto by Bordèse was first performed in Boulogne at the Casino on June 16 1898.<br/><br/>"Much of Lecocq's music is characterized by a light touch but he could also adopt a more lyrical and elevated style than Offenbach and termed several of his operettas opéras comiques. His greatest popular triumph La fille de Madame Angot has remained a classic among operettas and demonstrates Lecocq's abundant flow of pleasing melodies his deft exploitation of rhythm for a lively theatrical effect impressive building up of extended numbers and typically French shaping of phrases." Andrew Lamb in Grove Music Online. L'Illustration unknown books
189734779Leipzig: M. P. Belaïeff PN 1556 1897. Octavo. Original publisher's gray wrappers with titling within decorative border. 1f. recto decorative title printed in dark green verso blank 3-10 pp. 1f. 8 parts: flutes clarinets bells 1 leaf each harp 3 pp. Title in Russian and French to upper. Publisher's catalogue of orchestral music to verso of upper wrapper and recto and verso of lower. Decorative title printed in green with printed dedication at head: "à mon fils Michel."<br/><br/>Wrappers slightly worn. Minor browning. Parts uncut. First Edition of this arrangement. M. P. Belaïeff [PN 1556] unknown books
191421231914. Softcover. Wraps. appx. 24. Includes descriptions of each lot and dimensions with references to appropriate catalogues. paperback books
192043437San Francisco: The Book Club of California 1920. Limited Edition of 400 copies printed by John Henry Nash of which this is No. 391. Marbled paper-cover boards backed in green cloth tan paper label printed in black to spine. Sunning to spine and board edges; hint of splay to boards; gentle crack to gutter at beginning of third story. Else fine clean and crisp binding still sound. Leaves unopened. VG. 8 53 11 pp. B/w decorations by Ray F. Coyle. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 6-1/8" <br/><br/> The Book Club of California hardcover books
1963S4235In:: Reviews of Modern Physics Vol. 35 No. 1 January 1963. 1963. 272 x 202 mm. 4to. Pages 1-22. Entire volume: vi 1032 pp. 3 figs. 32 tables. Full orange buckram gilt spine. Ex library rubber stamps those on edges obscured. Ownership name in gilt on top cover. Very good. FIRST EDITION. One of the earliest papers to present conclusions based on the occurrence of superconductivity and as a result of recent experiments on the isotope effect in transition metals and compounds. Bernd Matthias discovered the critical conditions for occurrence of ferroelectricity and superconductivity; and established that ferroelectricity in dielectric transitions and superconductivity in metals at low temperatures are general phenomena. Matthias and his colleagues worked at the Bell Telephone Laboratories Murray Hill New Jersey. Reviews of Modern Physics, Vol. 35, No. 1, January, 1963. hardcover books
1961S4267In:: Reviews of Modern Physics Vol. 33 No. 3 July 1961. 1961. 272 x 202 mm. 4to. Pages 493-497. Entire volume: iv 625 pp. Full orange buckram gilt spine. Ex library rubber stamps those on edges obscured spine label partially removed. Ownership name in gilt on top cover. Very good. FIRST EDITION. Abraham Pais and Murray Gell-Mann teamed together to work on the problem of strong and weak interactions. See: Pais Inward bound p. 520. Abraham Pais received the Ph.D. from the University of Utrecht in 1941 and was professor of physics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton New Jersey from 1950-1963. Pais' research and publications were on the physics of fundamental particles high enery physics and field theory. Reviews of Modern Physics, Vol. 33, No. 3, July, 1961. hardcover books
2005180256Paris: Hazan 2005. Hardcover. VG. Pictorial dj; black boards white lettering on spine. 151 pages : illustrations some color. Catalog of an exhibition at the Musée Picasso Antibes 2 July -16 October 2005./ Includes bibliographical references pages 150-151. Hazan hardcover books
1971IY915-265Los Angeles:: Bela Blau 1971. Hardcover. Very Good. Miniature Book. 1 1/2 x 1 3/16 inches. 22 pp. Hand-colored portrait of Moses ten commandments in Hebrew printed within tablet-shaped rules text of the ten commandments in English; text clean unmarked. Gilt-stamped brown leather decorative end-papers; binding square and tight light shelf wear smudges to covers. Very Good. SECOND EDITION of Blau's masterful edition of the Ten Commandments handset printed and bound by Bela Blau. Bela Blau was a mainstay in the fine press community in Los Angeles for 40 years. Blau had been a printer in Hungary until he was imprisoned in a Nazi labor camp during World War II. He had restarted his business after the war only to lose it again when the Communists took over Hungary. After fleeing to the United States in 1956 Blau went to work for a Los Angeles bookbinding company. Several years later he opened his own custom binding company and named it A-1 Bookbinding to win the lead spot in the telephone directory. An oral history of Blau's experiences during World War II is online at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Bela Blau, hardcover books
195230775Leningrad: Gosudarstvennoe muzykal'noe izdatel'stvo State Music Publishers 1952. Octavo. Full dark brown cloth with titling in olive green within blindstamped rules spine with decorative blindstamping titling in olive green. 690 i pp.<br/><br/>Binding slightly worn and bumped. Occasional minor foxing and browning; tear to inner portion of pp. 689-690 with no loss. The only collection of articles by this noted Russian composer and critic of French-Lithuanian descent dating from after 1865 with a complete bibliography of writings one volume only covering Cui's writings from 1864-1865 was published in 1918. Edited by the Gosudarstvennyi nauchno-issledovatel'skii institut teatra i muzyki State scholarly research institute for theater and music. Gosudarstvennoe muzykal'noe izdatel'stvo (State Music Publishers) unknown books
189028337Paris: Choudens Père & Fils PN A.C. 7823 1890. Large octavo. Quarter red calf with marbled boards raised bands on spine in decorative compartments gilt titling gilt marbled endpapers. 1f. recto title within architectural border verso notes decorative title i notes 1f. named cast list andn contents 225 i blank pp.<br/><br/>Binding slgihtly worn rubbed and bumped. Browned; small tear to blank outer edge of p. 61 with tape repair. First Edition later issue. <br/><br/>La volière to a libretto by Nuitter and Beaumont was first performed in Paris at the Nouveautés on February 11 or 12 1888.<br/><br/>"Much of Lecocq's music is characterized by a light touch but he could also adopt a more lyrical and elevated style than Offenbach and termed several of his operettas opéras comiques. His greatest popular triumph La fille de Madame Angot has remained a classic among operettas and demonstrates Lecocq's abundant flow of pleasing melodies his deft exploitation of rhythm for a lively theatrical effect impressive building up of extended numbers and typically French shaping of phrases." Andrew Lamb in Grove Music Online. Choudens Père & Fils [PN A.C. 7823] unknown books
187228381Paris: G. Brandus & S. Dufour PN B. et D. 11744 1872. Large octavo. Full red cloth with "Library of Sigmund Romberg" gilt to upper titling gilt to spine. 1f. recto title illustrated title by Jannin & Denis verso blank 1f. recto notes on first performance named cast list and contents verso blank 245 i blank pp.<br/><br/>Named cast for the first performance in Brussels on March 16 1872 at the Théâtre des Fantaisies-Parisiennes includes Mario Widmer Jolly Charlier Nardin Durieu Haly Ernotte Rineval Achille Goitte Gentien Delorme Dubouchet Guénin Debeer O. Vallot and Camille; and for the first performance in Paris at the Théâtre des Variétés on May 13 1872 Berthelier Kopp Hittemans Léonce Blondelet Alex. Michel D. Bac Bordier Duval Millaux Van-Ghell G. Gauthier A. Regnault Bessy A. Schneider Argème and Schweska.<br/><br/>Ex-library with The Library of The Universioty of California Los Angeles bookplate and "withdrawn" stamp etc. to front pastedown. Binding very slightly rubbed and bumped; spine slightly faded with remnant of label to foot. Minor to moderate foxing; several pages trimmed just touching pagination; small tears to inner margin of title with tape repairs publisher's facsimile signature handstamp to lower margin. First Edition later issue.<br/><br/>Les cent vierges to a libretto by Clairville Chivot and Duru was first performed in Brussels at the Fantaisies-Parisiennes on March 16 or 17 1872.<br/><br/>"In Brussels where Lecocq lived for several years from 1870 the popular acclaim accorded his operettas Les cent vierges 1872 La fille de Madame Angot 1872 and Giroflé-Girofla 1874 all of which were later produced with great success in Paris and abroad established him as a natural successor to Offenbach."<br/><br/>"Much of Lecocq's music is characterized by a light touch but he could also adopt a more lyrical and elevated style than Offenbach and termed several of his operettas opéras comiques. His greatest popular triumph La fille de Madame Angot has remained a classic among operettas and demonstrates Lecocq's abundant flow of pleasing melodies his deft exploitation of rhythm for a lively theatrical effect impressive building up of extended numbers and typically French shaping of phrases." Andrew Lamb in Grove Music Online.<br/><br/>Romberg 1887-1951 a Hungarian-born American composer and conductor known particularly for the original operettas he created during the 1920s "worked with such legendary librettists as Oscar Hammerstein II and Dorothy Fields is an important link between Viennese operetta and the mature American musical theatre. Romberg was also an avid collector of musical scores and his personal music library purchased by the University of California after his death contained over 4500 items. Archives of his manuscripts performance materials and orchestral materials are held at the Library of Congress the New York Public Library the Shubert Archive and the University of California." William A. Everett in Grove Music Online. G. Brandus & S. Dufour [PN B. et D. 11744] unknown books
195035934Kraków: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne PN PWM 447 1950. Folio. Wrappers. 17 pp. Notes in Polish French and English. Soprano part with vocalized syllables only.<br/><br/>Inscribed by the composer in ink to head of title signed in full and dated 13 March 1950.<br/><br/>From the collection of noted musicologist Stanley Boorman his signature in ink to upper wrapper.<br/><br/>Wrappers somewhat worn and browned at edges; Music loose. Small staple rust stains to inner margins. First Edition first issue. Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne [PN PWM 447] unknown books
1969BL4157Cambridge:: MIT Press 1969. 1969. 8vo. xii 714 pp. Index. Cloth dust-jacket; jacket tears soiling on top edge. Very good. "The developing natural sciences were the causal lens through which he viewed and from which he wrote about the consequences on epistemology and the history of metaphysics. His book Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Science." MIT Press, 1969. hardcover books
193732947Budapest: Preszler Mihály 1937. Folio. Stapled. Original wrappers with decorative title illustrated by E. Cservenka. 3 1 catalog of works pp. Violin part verso of one leaf. Arranged by Imre Bocskai for violin and piano.<br/><br/>With an autograph inscription in ink to title signed and dated Budapest March 9 1940: "Zsidek Béla Barátomnak igaz szeretettel és hálas köszönettel" To my dear fried Béla Zsidek with love and sincere gratitude.<br/><br/>Together with:<br/>TINKOVAI M.G. A Hegedű. Budapest: Cantate C. 9 1939. 4 pp. Lithographed. Decorative color title with reproduction of photograph of Albert holding violin. 1 page. For voice and piano. Text in Hungarian.<br/>Signed and inscribed to Zsidek as above.<br/><br/>Wrappers slightly browned and soiled; very minor rust stain from staples. Rare no copies located.<br/><br/>Hungarian composer and violinist Ferenc Albert Franz/Franćois d'Albert was a popular performer and composer during the interwar period in Budapest. He left Hungary following the war taught in Ireland for several years and eventually settled in Chicago where he became a prominent figure. He served as president of the Chicago Conservatory College from 1959 to 1980 and worked to promote the pedagogical methods of Zoltán Kodály. Preszler Mihály unknown books