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71752Album. Very good. An elaborately annotated photo album created by Harold Roberts "Bobs" Quinney 1900-72 chronicling his life between 1919 and 1923 including his move to the United States from Ottawa Ontario Canada travel aboard a merchant ship life in New York and his home in Los Angeles. The album is filled with 192 black and white images measuring 2 x 2 1/2". Each of the images is held in place with black paper inset matting and accompanied by handwritten captions written in white pencil. The photo album opens in 1919 with Quinney's trip to New York. There are four photos showing a large gathering of military on the street labeled "the homecoming 1919" referring to soldiers returning from World War I pictures of the Bronx Zoological Park Grant's Tomb Coney Island and other New York sights. In 1920 it would appear he joined the crew of a Standard Oil tanker and visited Mexico the Brazilian Coast and Argentina. A series of 12 photos show travel through the Panama Canal. The album also contains photographs of family and friends then transitions in 1922 to images of Southern California where he took a job as a drug clerk and officially emigrated to the U.S. According to ancestry records Quinney was one of 11 children. He married in 1926 moved to San Francisco and graduated from dental college. The oblong black buckram album and photographs are in very good condition and provide a pictorial story of one young man's new life in America. unknown books
184647675Oxford: Printed for J. H. Parker J. Vincent and H. Slater / T. MacPherson 1846. 1st Edition / Second Edition. Period maroon half-calf binding with marbled boards & eps "Vol I" stamped to 4th compartment. Red edgestain. Modest wear to binding. Spine a bit sunned. Bookplate of Robert Holdsworth Carew Hunt. Table of Contents with some contributions credited by a prior owner. Very Good. 371 1 blank; 62 pp. Frontispiece to Petra. 12mo. <br/><br/> Printed for J. H. Parker, J. Vincent, and H. Slater / T. MacPherson hardcover books
189884579Philadelphia: Lippincott 1898. 1st Amer. ed. Hardcover. Good. frontis photos 4 folding maps in cover pocket index xiv 440p. Original cloth. 23cm. Ends of backstrip chipped. Cover soiled also some spotting. Maps browned. No Jacket. <br/><br/> Lippincott hardcover books
193826095Wien: Franz Salmhofer 1938. Folio. Publisher's original light green printed wrappers. 1f. title i facsimile autograph dedication to the composer's wife i cast list and copyright notice 213 i blank pp.<br/><br/>Boldly inscribed to the distinguished Moravian soprano Maria Jeritza 1887-1982: "Der unübertroffenen großen einzigartigen Künsterlin: Maria Jeritza für ihre großen Verdienste um die Wiener Staatsoper. Franz Salmhofer Zum 29 Mai 1950" at lower portion of title.<br/><br/>Wrappers slightly worn faded and soiled. Occasional light wear to outer corners and blank margins not affecting music. A clean very attractive copy overall. First Edition. Scarce. OCLC no. 27239830 2 copies only in the U.S. at Harvard and the Free Library of Philadelphia.<br/><br/>Iwan Tarassenko to Salmhofer's own libretto was first performed in Vienna at the Staatsoper on March 9 1938.<br/><br/>"A pupil of Franz Schreker and Franz Schmidt Salmhofer was musical director and composer at Vienna's Burgtheater for many years and subsequently director of the Staatsoper and the Volksoper 1945-63. With a conception of music that took Romanticism as its starting point he was regarded by many at the end of the 1920s as progressive but not to an extent that would have endangered performances of his works in the 1930s and 40s or that would have forced him to emigrate. Among the most widely performed of contemporary composers he became known primarily through his operas; Iwan Tarassenko 1938 demonstrates the humanistic ideals of the 'good man' and both the ballet Österreichische Bauernhochzeit 1933 and the opera Das Werbekleid 1943 feature folk elements. His honours include the Austrian State Prize 1937 and the prize of the City of Vienna 1960." Sigrid Wiesmann in Grove Music Online. [Franz Salmhofer] unknown books
19004801900. Softcover. Good covers soiled and chipped. Green wraps. 200 pp. No illus. 103 artists represented by 270 listed paintings. 17 works by Inness and F.S. Church 14 by Homer Dodge Martin. A famous collection based on the strength of the representation and a valuable reference because of the individual artist biographies provided. Extremely scarce. Each works is described in detail. Prices and buyer names realized are inked in. This copy from the library of Samuel T. Shaw the famous American Art collector with his signature. paperback books
190023220Paris & Pise: Antonin L. Neurdein and Étienne Neurdein 1900. A good large-sized image of some of the buildings of this expo along the river with tour boats in the foreground and crowds of visitors along the opposite avenue; albumen process photograph mounted on pale ivory gilt-edged cardstock; with the studio stamp of N.D. Phot. at lower right margin Antonin L. Neurdein and Étienne Neurdein; photo is approx. 10 1/2" x 17" size the mount makes it 12 1/2" x 18 3/4" overall; light edge tips wear to the cardstock one corners' surface scraped away; image a bit faded still good; an interesting original Paris Exposition and photographic history photograph. Photograph. Not Bound. Very Good. Antonin L. Neurdein and Étienne Neurdein Paperback books
003518West Germany. NA. Very Good. N.d. late 1940s to early 1950s. The largest block measures 22 cm or 8.5 inches square and the smallest 6 cm or 2.5 inches with each successive block about 1.5 cm or .5 inches larger than the preceding one. The illustrations applied to a particular block tend to have some element in common -- fruits on one or farm animals teddy bears or some other cohesive element with the largest and most prominent block being the one that is always exposed showing scenes from fairy tales. Ilse Lungershausen was a prolific illustrator of children's books and toys. The fairy tale scenes in particular will bring to mind Disney style and some of the other illustrations have a kinship to other mid-20th century juvenile illustration such as the Sally Dick and Jane primers used in the English-speaking world. The Snow White litho on the largest block has loss on the bottom running between one and two inches tall and representing perhaps 15 percent of the image and the wood behind this paper loss is also a little chewed up. Otherwise some wear along the edges both of the paper and the wood but all the other images barring a few trivial losses are virtually entirely intact. <br/><br/> unknown books
19632832401963. unbound. fine. Signed photograph "Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit" 4 ½ X 6 ½ black & white matte-finish. An original J. Allen Cash photograph with back stamp depicting the Stateswoman wearing traditional garb while seated. This photograph was most likely taken while she was serving as Nehru%u2019s "special" envoy to Great Britain. Fine.<br/><br/> Indian diplomat and politician. She was the sister of Jawaharlal Nehru the Aunt of Indira Gandhi and the grand-aunt of Rajiv Gandhi each of whom served as Prime Minister of India.<br/><br/> unknown books
1940220481Frankfurt 1940. unbound. 1 page on official letterhead with a blind-stamped Nazi logo 11.5 x 8.25 inches Frankfurt June 1 1940. Written just four months before his untimely death mentioning the landmark Frankfurter Theatre. Signed: "Heil Hitler A. Raskin." Natural folds; small tears and slight chipping along the top edge. Very good- condition.<br/><br/> National Socialist German radio and television pioneer who served as head of propaganda under Josef Goebbels. He contributed heavily to programs concerning psychological warfare and developed the first Nazi Television Network. On November 8 1940 Raskin was killed in a plane crash at the age of 40.<br/><br/> unknown books
1872248184Hyde Park 1872. unbound. Father of FDR. 4 pages front and back each two-page spread measuring 8.25 x 10.5 inches Hyde Park New York February 10 1872. Written in mock indignation to a friend acting as a broker in a small business arrangement in part: ".I am sorry to say I didn't think too much of your business capacity as I did before I received your note of yesterday.I cannot make erasures in my check book and you must either consent to accept the check or I shall spend it for you and perhaps get something that you would not like at all." Slight tears along the natural folds; chip in the right margin of the third page. Very good- condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
193016377London: Chatto & Windus 1930. 1st edition. Association copy. Light brown cloth binding with printed paper spine label. Printed buff dust jacket. VG slt lean/VG some wear & soiling/spine panel a bit darkened. 96 pp. Sm 8vo. <br/><br/>Inscribed on the ffep by both Edna Best and Herbert Marshall the actress & actor and at some point also husband & wife who played Milne's characters Mary & Michael at the production's first London performance St. James Theatre 1 February 1930. Chatto & Windus hardcover books
195434809London: Macmillan 1954. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Full mid-blue cloth. In very good condition overall. The important fifth edition the last purely English edition of this monumental reference work first published in 1879. Macmillan hardcover books
197334357New York: St Martin's Press 1973. Octavo. Hardcover. Ex-library with original dustjackets and glassine wrappers. In very good condition overall. The important fifth edition the last purely English edition of this monumental reference work first published in 1879. St Martin's Press unknown books
203636 measures from the "Sonatas de El Escorial" for piano. 189 x 213 mm. On partial letterhead of the Junta de Cultura Española. <br/><br/>Creased at folds; minor paper loss to foot; two file holes to left margin. "Notable amongst his early works are the modernist Naturaleza muerta Dos sonatas de El Escorial inspired by Soler and Marinero en tierra settings of poems by Alberti which contain some of his most accessible music. Halffter's music follows in the tradition of Falla: the basis is tonal sometimes enriched with bold and witty polytonal inflections; the rhythm is asymmetrical and varied; the style is above all clear and spare. In 1953 in the Tres hojas de album for piano he began to use 12-note serialism the first Mexican composer to do so. This however did not alter the essentially melodic nature of his work." Antonio Iglesias and Juan Orrego-Salas in Grove Music Online. <br/><br/>An attractive example from one of this Mexican composer's most notable works. unknown books
187040809New York: Printed by Lange & Hillman Steam Book and Job Printers 1870. 1st edition Neviins I p. 91. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to spine & gilt stamped camp scene to front board. Bevelled board edges. Brown coated eps. Square & tight. Light shelfwear. Edge ding to 3 leaves pp. 49 - 54 no text affected. A VG copy. vii 3 9 - 274 2 blank pp. Frontispiece. Inserted plate p. 58. 12mo. 7-1/4" x 4-7/8" <br/><br/>Per Nevins "One of the better straightforward accounts of life in Federal hospitals; Miss Wheelock was stationed through the last three years of the war at Alexandria Va." Printed by Lange & Hillman, Steam Book and Job Printers hardcover books
1927S0464In:: Zeitschrift fur physik 41 1927. 1927. pp. 81-103. 8vo. Navy cloth gilt stamped spine. Ex library Carnegie Institution of Washington Mount Wilson Observatory with call number gilt stamped on spine and library blind-stamp on front free end paper. Clean copy handsomely bound; covers lightly freckled else fine. RARE. FIRST EDITION. PROBABILITY OF A MANY-PARTICLE SYSTEM INTRODUCED. This paper deals with gas degeneracy and paramagnetism. In a footnote note 1 p. 83 Pauli introduced for the first time the probability for a many-particle system with coordinates q1. . .qf: "q1. . .qf .dq1. . .dqf is the probability that in the relevant quantum state of the system the coordinates simultaneously lie in the relevant volume element of configuration space." Thus Pauli's paper is a contribution to the ongoing problem of the appropriate application of Bose-Einstein statistics or Fermi-Dirac statistics. In this paper Pauli wrote "We shall take the point of view also advocated by Dirac that the Fermi and not the Einstein-Bose statistics applies to the material gas" thus clearing up the matter. See Pais Inward bound p. 258; Pais Subtle is the Lord p. 432 and 285. The following articles by important contributors are included in volume 41: with: LAUE Max von 1879-1960 & Lise MEITNER 1878-1968. "Die berechnung der reichweitestreuung aus Wilson-Aufnahmen." In: Zeitschrift fur physik 41 1927 pp. 397-406. In this paper Meitner and von Laue report their inconclusive efforts to test a theoretical formula of Bohr's that related statistical variations in range to the mechanism by which alpha particles lost energy to the atoms they encountered. Sime Meitner p. 113-114. Zeitschrift fur physik, 41 (1927). hardcover books
1933S6819In: Annalen der Physik 5th Series Vol. 18 1933. Leipzig:: Johann Ambrosius Barth 1933. 1933. 8vo. 305-336; 337-372 pp. Minor ink scribbling in margin at page 335. Quarter black cloth paste-paper over boards gilt spine. Blind-stamp of the Carnegie Institution of Washington Mount Wilson Observatory. Fine. FIRST EDITION. "In the first part of his paper Pauli gave a beautiful account of this projective geometry and its tensor analysis which were developed from first principles and he formulated the Einstein-Maxwell equations in projective coordinates. The second part dealt with the incorporation of spinors and of Dirac's equation into this geometrical structure. In my opinion this is by far the most satisfactory exposition of spinors in general relativity – quite independent of the problems of a unified field theory." Bargmann. Wolfgang Pauli's work on relativity which began with his article on the theory of relativity for the Encyklopadie der mathematischen Wissenschaften in 1921 ed. Felix Klein when Pauli was twenty years old established Pauli as a scientist of rare depth and of an unsurpassed power of both synthesis and critical analysis. Bargmann "Relativity" in Fierz & Weisskopf eds. Theoretical physics in the twentieth century pp. 196-197; DSB X pp. 422-425; Enz No time to be brief pp. 263-270; Pais The genius of science pp. 141-142. Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1933. hardcover books
1885255552Mobile AL 1885. unbound. 1 page 9.5 x 6 inches Mobile Alabama April 12 1885. Signed "Richard H. Wilmer" in his difficult-to-read handwriting responding to an inquiry concerning church policy in part: ".I report that it is out of my power to join the information sought in your letter of the 6th instant. Right Reverend Dr. Perry Bishop is his holiness of the American Church." Natural folds; near fine condition.<br/><br/> The second bishop of Alabama in the Episcopal Church. He was the only bishop to be consecrated by the Episcopal Church in the Confederate States of America which was done on March 6 1862 in Richmond Virginia. As a staunch secessionist and slaveholder he was a favorite among the hierarchy of the CSA including the General staff.<br/><br/> unknown books
193026824Wien: Universal-Edition A.G. PN U.E. 8206 1930. Folio. Original publisher's wrappers with a catalog of Weill's works to lower. i title i cast list instrumentation and copyright notice 3-51 i blank pp. Facsimile of copyist's manuscript.<br/><br/>Lower wrapper with printed note to foot: "No. 131/XII 1930."<br/><br/>Wrappers somewhat soiled; spine slightly frayed. Somewhat browned. First Edition. OCLC no. 165418677.<br/><br/>"Weill was one of the outstanding composers in the generation that came to maturity after World War I and a key figure in the development of modern forms of musical theatre. His successful and innovatory work for Broadway during the 1940s was a development in more popular terms of the exploratory stage works that had made him the foremost avant-garde theatre composer of the Weimar Republic." David Drew and J. Bradford Robinson in Grove Music Online.<br/><br/>Der Jasager to a libretto by Bertolt Brecht after the Japanese noh play Taniko was first performed at the Zentralinstitut für Erziehung und Unterricht in Berlin on June 23 1930. "In its original form Der Jasager was one of Weill's most successful compositions in Germany receiving more than 300 performances before 1933." Stephen Hinton in Grove Music Online. Universal-Edition A.G. [PN U.E. 8206] unknown books
33493London: G.H. Davidson. Full-length standing right hand on piano with facsimile signature at lower outer corner. 298 x 197 mm.<br/><br/>Slightly worn soiled and creased; margins very slightly frayed with some small tears; narrow fold to left margin. Russell was an English composer pianist and singer. <br/><br/>"He claimed to have written the music for over 800 songs. A more realistic figure is perhaps 300 including 80 or so written in the United States many of his melodies being reissued with new lyrics and titles . Among the most popular were the sentimental "The Old Arm Chair" and the melodramatic "Woodman! Spare That Tree!" He also composed rousing songs about traveling on land or sea and several descriptive multi-sectional pieces similar in style and emotional content to Italian operatic scenes. Some of Russell's songs were written as statements for social reform; these include "The Maniac" concerning the "barbarous" conditions of private mental institutions "The Gambler's Wife" on the plight of a deserted mother and child and "The Indian Hunter" on racial intolerance." John A. Stephens William McClellan and Andrew Lamb in Grove Music Online. G.H. Davidson unknown books
189126099London: Chappell & Co. PN 19001 1891. Quarto. Original decorative wrappers with title label to spine. In custom-made black cloth box. 1f. title i printed dedication to Queen Victoria i contents 261 iii publisher's catalogue and advertisements pp. Typeset. Additional advertisements to verso of upper wrapper and both sides of lower. Some leaves in act 3 unopened. <br/><br/>Early owner's signature "Spencer W. Brien 1891" in black ink to head of title.<br/><br/>Wrappers worn and soiled. Occasional foxing especially to title; several leaves creased at upper outer corner. First Edition. Sullivan and Flower p. 280. WorldCat OCLC 4794897. The present copy lacks the composer's handstamped facsimile autograph to title found in some other copies of this edition.<br/><br/>"On 31 January 1891 Sullivan's sole 'grand opera' Ivanhoe with a libretto by Julian Sturgis after Sir Walter Scott's novel was launched by Richard D'Oyly Carte on the extraordinary principle of a continuous nightly run as for operetta with constantly changing casts. Its total of 160 performances though remarkable enough was insufficient to cover Carte's costs and he had to sell the theatre." Arthur Jacobs in Grove Music Online. Chappell & Co. [PN 19,001] unknown books
192936346Wien-Leipzig: Universal Edition A.G. PN U.E. 8851 1929. Quarto. Full dark blue cloth with titling gilt to spine original publisher's decorative upper wrapper printed in black white and red bound in. 1f. recto title verso copyright 1f. recto cast list verso contents 5-73 i blank pp. Text in German.<br/><br/>With handstamp of "Carl Kulm Musikalien Wien ." and "Musik Antiquariat Doblinger Wien" to lower portion of title and later signature of Frans Lasson to upper inner corner of free front endpaper. First Edition later issue including numbers 11a and 19a and with the Zuhälterballade Macheath Jenny printed as number 12 with two verses the first issue did not include the Ballade von der sexuellen Hörigkeit. Fuld pp. 343-344. KWE I/5 pp. 53-54. Drew p. 197. <br/><br/>The most successful of Weill's collaborations with playwright Bertolt Brecht Die Dreigroschenoper adapted from Peter Gay's The Beggar's Opera London 1728 was first performed in Berlin on August 31 1928. It was quite successful on Broadway in the 1950s its signature tune being the immensely popular Mack the Knife. Universal Edition A.G. [PN U.E. 8851] unknown books
189442936Habana Havana: Imprenta y Papeleria "La Universal" de Ruiz y Hermano 1894. 1st Edition. Period quarter bound red sheep spine over red marbled paper boards. Blue marbled paper eps. Binding worn & rubbed with joints starting. Paper yellowed & quite fragile. A Good copy. 6 9 - 377 7 pp. 3 page "Indice" at rear. RNBC "Autorización de Exportación" slip laid-in at rear. 8vo. 7-1/2" x 5-1/8" <br/><br/> Imprenta y Papeleria "La Universal" de Ruiz y Hermano hardcover books
19772835771977. unbound. very good. 10" X 8" black & white image of the composer with baton in hand most likely conducting a studio orchestra. Boldly signed "Cordially Aaron Copland 1977" along the top white border margin. A lovely photograph with exceptional contrast. Very good .<br/><br/> Important American composer whose works include Appalachian Song Billy the Kid and Rodeo.<br/><br/> unknown books
1863026070Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott 1863. xvi 13-604 pages. While known as the first American physician to devote himself entirely to neurology and the author of the first treatise on the subject it was his role in the Civil War and this major work for which he is best remembered. When Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton fired Clement Finley the Surgeon General Abraham Lincoln against Stanton's advice named the 34-year-old Hammond to succeed him with the rank of brigadier general. On April 1962 he became Surgeon General of the Army. He launched many reforms ranging from qualifications of medical personnel importance of ventilation record-keeping and the creation of the Satterlee Hospital. He promoted Jonathan Letterman which brought an efficient ambulance system to the service. He banned mercury from army supplies. Since hygienic standards were still very poor in the United States Army and soldiers often died because of inadequate medical care poor sanitary conditions and lack of attention to proper shelter and nutrition since there was no up-to-date work on the subject he wrote this book to be distributed to all officers and medical personnel. A thorough and detailed book it contains many of the ideas and principles that Hammond instituted in his reform of the army medical service. In writing on morbid habits he warns of the mischief caused by masturbation which causes he notes that "the masturbator shuns society.and evinces an apathy for all kinds of amusements." He discusses all aspects of diet providing charts and comparisons of the requirements in the British and Russian armies. How to keep the alimentary canal in good order is a major concern for the soldier. Bound in publisher's brown embossed cloth wear to spine ends light chipping to head with a bit of wear to upper joint near head not cracked and some cloth missing from footabout 2" x 1" x 1.5" dark brown coated endpapers inner hinges fine early owner's names one in brown ink one in pencil to upper right corner of title page internally free from foxing. A very good copy of this scarce work. J.B. Lippincott unknown books
