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184032224Wien: Bureau der Theaterzeitung Satyrischer Bild No. 91 1840. 282 x 216 mm. <br/><br/>Some minor staining and damage to upper left blank corner. This satirical and humourous print depicts ballet dancers opera singers actors and musicians of the Viennese stage of the time. Bureau der Theaterzeitung [Satyrischer Bild No. 91] unknown books
184029877Wien: Bureau der Theaterzeitung Satyrischer Bild No. 91 1840. 282 x 216 mm. <br/><br/>Some minor staining; creased at folds. Bureau der Theaterzeitung [Satyrischer Bild No. 91] unknown books
184029874Wien: Bureau der Theaterzeitung No. 93 1840. 265 x 210 mm. margins. An elegantly dressed couple in dynamic dance pose.<br/><br/>Somewhat worn foxed stained and creased; very minor loss to extreme upper corners; "2438" in manuscript to blank upper right corner; 190 x 28 mm. paper tape repair to tear to verso; minor annotations in ink to lower right corner of verso. Bureau der Theaterzeitung [No. 93] unknown books
29754353 x 306 mm. margins. No artist's name. <br/><br/>Depicts a couple dancing to the music of a seated violinist. A child and an older woman look on while other couples dance in the background. <br/><br/>Slightly worn and soiled; several marginal tears; staining to edges and corners primarily visible on verso only. unknown books
184529857London: Jullien PN 88 1845. Folio. Coloured lithograph of the famous troupe of Viennese children dancing in ribbon- and flower-bedecked hats and dresses under an arch of roses. Within decorative floral border. Signed by J. Brandard in the stone and printed by M & N Hanhart. 1f. recto illustrated title verso blank 1 blank 2-7 i blank pp. engraved music.<br/><br/>Disbound; minor to moderate foxing; small hole to final leaf. The Pas des Fleurs was one of the Danseuses Viennoises's greatest triumphs; the troupe performed for Queen Victoria a number of times. Jullien [PN 88] unknown books
175834566Madrid: The Author 1758. 16mo. ca. 150 x 103 cm. Full contemporary vellum with manuscript titling to spine leather ties. 1f. recto title verso blank 1f. "Al Lector i privileges dated July 2 9 and 10 1737 iii "Advertencia" 72 pp. text 20 engraved plates of choreographic notation of dances including those by Feuillet and Pecour with music with alternate rectos and versos blank as issued. With one folding plate of engraved music between pp. 35 and 37.<br/><br/>With charming woodcut depictions of both male and female dancers one with an accompanying musician illustrating positions of the arms and feet and dance etiquette including bowing and managing one's hat. Diagrams and choreographic notation within text. <br/><br/>The final textual section "Explicacion del Danzar a la Española" offers detailed definitions of 46 steps used in Spanish dance followed by descriptions of "Danzas a la Española ." including the pabana the gallarda the españoleta the villano the impossibles and the hermosa. <br/><br/>Plates include:<br/>- Explicn. de la Chorographia<br/>- Movimentos de los Brazos Codos etc.<br/>- Demonstracion de la Bretaña<br/>- Rigodon ô Allegro de la Bretaña<br/>- El Amable con otra Chorographia<br/>- La Pastoril demonstda. redonda y larga<br/>- La Diligenta delinda. â lo largo ô larga<br/>- La Cortesana Cont. quadrada ô en quadro<br/><br/>Free front endpaper with elaborate contemporary paraph verso with contemporary inscription: "Soy de la Libreria de Dn. AntonÃo de Hozes Ferñz de Cordova."<br/><br/>Binding slightly worn; ties partially lacking; endpapers slightly worn; free front endpaper slightly stained. Minor internal wear and soiling; some leaves browned; occasional foxing; several small virtually invisible professional archival repairs. Rare third edition of the work demonstrating the foundations of dancing in the French style considered of greater elegance than the Spanish first published in 1737. Derra de Moroda 1856 edition of 1758. Malkin 79 edition of 1737. Niles & Leslie pp. 360-361 edition of 1758. Waterloo p. 144 RISM Écrits p. 587 editions of 1758 and 1768. All with variant titles no recorded copies with this title. <br/><br/>Minguet's manual incorporates material from two other important early 18th century dance treatises Feuillet's Chorégraphie Paris 1700 and Rameau's Le Maître de danser Paris 1726.<br/><br/>"A compilation of Feuillet Rameau and De la Cuisse. His engravings however are superior to the originals of the fore-mentioned and make his Arte de Danzar perhaps the most important treatise in 18th century Dance literature in Spanish." Niles & Leslie<br/><br/>"Spain was one of the first countries to record its social dances in a system of dance notation and notation was to be an important element in dance manuals of the eighteenth century. The first Spanish book devoted entirely to dance was Discursos sobre el arte de danzado 1642 by Juan de Esquivel Navarro dancing master to Philip IV. The next dance book by Bartolemé Ferriol y Boxeraus did not appear until a century later in 1745. Pablo Minguet e Irol a famous engraver as well as an author and translator published works on a wide range of subjects; his dance books included several important works which incorporated the French dance notation of Raoul-Auger Feuillet." International Encyclopedia of Dance 5 p. 670. <br/><br/>"A particularly lovely set of illuminations can be found in Pablo Minguet e Yrol's Arte de danzar à l a francesca." op. cit. 6 p. 124. <br/><br/>Antonio de Hoces Fernández de Córdoba 1722-1782 was a "Master of Seville" and served as mayor of Cordoba. [The Author] unknown books
180029670Venise: Joseph Remondini & Fils 1800. 285 x 250 mm. wide margins. <br/><br/>A scene inspired by the letters of Lady May Wortley Montague 1689-1762 whose writings "address and challenge the hindering contemporary social attitudes towards women and their intellectual and social growth." Wikipedia. <br/><br/>Minor soiling.<br/><br/>A very good impression on laid paper. Rare. No copies located in the online catalogues of the Austrian National Library the Albertina the British Museum or the Victoria & Albert Museum. Joseph Remondini & Fils unknown books
197724673Cuba: Instituto Cubano del Arte y la Industria Cinematográficos ICAIC 1977. Poster in colors for La Ultima Cena The Last Supper 1976 Tomas Gutierrez Alea film. A77 printed in bottom left corner;. Approx. 20" x 30" size; strongly-printed screened image of candelabra color bleed-through on reverse; some edge-creasing and edge-wear; in very good condition. Poster. Not Bound. Very Good. Instituto Cubano del Arte y la Industria Cinematográficos (ICAIC) Paperback books
198024677Cuba: Union de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba UNEAC 1980. Poster in colors text in Spanish. Approx. 17 3/4" x 26 3/4" size; in very good condition. Poster. Not Bound. Very Good. Union de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba UNEAC Paperback books
198024691Cuba: Union de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba UNEAC 1980. Poster in colors text in Spanish; Approx. 18 1/2" x 28" size some edge-crinkling roll-creases; in very good condition. Poster. Not Bound. Very Good. Union de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba UNEAC Paperback books
197724689Cuba: Union de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba UNEAC 1977. Poster in colors text in Spanish. Also printed at bottom edge: C.P. "Evelio Rodriguez Curbelo"/Taller experimental. Approx. 20" x 30" size; in very good condition. Poster. Not Bound. Very Good. Union de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba UNEAC Paperback books
198024687Cuba: Union de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba UNEAC 1980. Poster in colors text in Spanish. Approx. 20" x 30" size; crease in lower left corner; little edge-crinkling; in very good condition. Poster. Not Bound. Very Good. Union de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba UNEAC Paperback books
197724690Cuba: Union de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba UNEAC 1977. Poster in colors text in Spanish; Approx. 20" x 29" size horizontal format; some edge-crinkling; in very good condition. Poster. Not Bound. Very Good. Union de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba UNEAC Paperback books
200428145NY: Seven Stories Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. Hardcover. 1583226605 . First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Seven Stories Press hardcover books
193431105Scranton: The Junior Division 1934. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Small hardbound 8vo. 122 pp. Separate page of corrections laid in. a handsome near fine copy. The Junior Division hardcover books
183127134London England: Printed for Robert Cadell et al 1831. xxiii 514 1 page double-column poem"Farewell to the Reader" 8 pages of Caddell's publisher's announcements. With the half title & a useful index; the author's Preface to the seventh edition adds the line-title & page numbers for new receipts and notes that not much has been necessary to add to the revised third edition with that Preface here as well. William Kitchiner 1778 - 1827 British epicure and writer whose ". inheritance permitted him to enjoy and to write extensively on those three arts which most pleased him: music gastronomy and optics and these interests were also represented in his library.The most famous of Kitchiner's numerous cookery books The Cook's Oracle first appeared in 1817 and went through many editions even after his death. It was written in a down-to-earth style and demonstrated Kitchiner's familiarity with the entire process from shopping through preparing and serving the dishes to cleaning up. It was an acknowledged source of inspiration for Mrs Beeton and was mined by the writers of other household guides." Anita McConnell in the ODNB Volume approx. 4 3/4" x 7 3/4" size; bound in marbled paper covered boards red leather corners and spine; spine with gilt titles & star & flower ornaments; marbled endpapers to match; top edge gilt. Some edge tips wear and rubbing & scraping to the binding; in very good condition. A New Edition. Leather. Very Good. Printed for Robert Cadell, et al books
19362222055<p>First edition. Octavo. Original printed blue wrappers. No dust jacket. Very good few stains; few creases. 257 pages.</p><p>Alfred B. Hailparn's copy. Signed by him on front cover.</p><p>Hailparn was managing editor of The Columbian. Thomas Merton was the editor of The Columbian see page 12 and 185.</p> Columbia University paperback books
18301277Providence RI: H.H. Brown 1830. Wraps. Cream wraps. Very good. 27 pages. 22 x 13.5 cm. Historical narration of the Second Baptist Church by Reverend John O. Choules in Newport at the Second Baptist Church beginning with the secession from Dr. Clark's church in Providence 1656 to 1829. In December 1829 the church Deacons voted to thank Reverend Choules and request a copy for press of the sermon preached on Thanksgiving day. Discernible fold at center covers stained interior foxed. Closed tear to head and tail of spine holding well with string binding intact. 4 to 5 corners folded 1 to 2 cm. not affecting text. <br/><br/> H.H. Brown paperback books
190925743Hong Kong: M. Sternberg 1909. Color printed postcard. Not dated; circa 1909. An unused postcard; light wear; in very good condition. . Postcard. Not Bound. Very Good. M. Sternberg paperback books
192326692Philadephia Pennsylvania: Presbyterian Board of Publications and Sabbath School Work 1923. 4 pages; with black and white illustrations. Includes the cover story by Grace E. Osborne "The Best Fishing Day" and an anti-Hindu beliefs pro-Christian missionary promotional "The Goddess of Smallpox" by Elizabeth Donovan. Approx. 6 3/4" x 9 3/4" size; old fold lines; light wear and in very good condition. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Presbyterian Board of Publications and Sabbath School Work paperback books
196926690Port Washington Long Island New York: Kennikat Press 1969. Illustrated throughout in black and white; limited edition # 37 of 500 of the Kennikat Press re-issue of the 1833 Munroe & Francis edition. Approx. 5" x 6 1/4" size; bound in bright yellow & green patterned-paper covered boards green cloth spine gilt spine titles; with the original matching slipcase with goose-illustrated pictorial paste-down. Light wear to the case; title page a little darkened from old laid-in article regarding Mother Goose books; in very good condition. . Limited Edition. Hard Cover with Slipcase. Very Good. Kennikat Press hardcover books
1934562031934. CENTURY OF PROGRESS. OFFICIAL GUIDE BOOK OF THE WORLD'S FAIR OF 1934. Photographs by Kaufmann & Farry Co. offical photographers. Chicago: A century of Progress International Exhibition 1934. 8vo. colored illustrated wrappers 192 pp. Upper wrapper disbound dogeared. As is with bright text. unknown books
190351872NY:: Century Co. Good. 1903. Hardcover. Seven color plates by Maxfield Parrish four color plates by Howard Pyle four color plates by Charles R. Knight and four color plates by Frank Wilbert Stokes among many other illustrations. All plates are well preserved. First edition thus. Large thick octavo half bound in black leather with marbled boards. The spine portion of the leather binding is almost completely worn away edge worn as well else good. Binding is solid. ; 964 pages . Century Co., hardcover books
189191873NY:: Century Co. Very Good. 1891. Hardcover. First edition thus. Large thick octavo half bound in dark burgundy leather raised bands and gilt lettering on the spine marbled boards speckled edges floral pattern endpapers. Moderate shelf wear and aging else very good. ; 960 pages . Century Co., hardcover books
23216TWAIN MARK Clemens S. L. Century Magazine. THE CENTURY ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE. New York: The Century Co. October 1893. First edition. Leaflet 12pp. Original brown printed wrappers. Fine crisp copy. This illustrated advertising leaflet for the October issue of the magazine contains a portrait of Twain along with a blurb about Twain's forthcoming PUDD'NHEAD WILSON. Unrecorded. unknown books
