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190136336Boston Mass: Privately Printed by the Stanhope Press 1901. 1st printing. Original green cloth binding with elaborate gilt stamping to front board. TEG. Original onionskin wrapper. Original white box. An As New copy in a Very Good box and uncommon thus. xii 2 blank 131 3 blank pp. Unopened. Illustrated with special drawings on inserted plates by William F. Kingman and Sears Gallager 1865 - 1955. 8vo. <br/><br/> Privately Printed [by the Stanhope Press] hardcover books
19901341462San Francisco: Chronicle Books 1990. Hardcover. Quarto; G/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine back with white print; DJ has mild edgewear small hole torn in rear small vendor label on rear else clean and bright; Boards in white cloth with silver print bumps to spine caps corners and bottom edge else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; 128 pages frontispiece illustrated b&w plates. Shelf: Spanish & Latin American Art <br /> <br /> <br /> Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. 1341462. FP New Rockville Stock. Chronicle Books hardcover books
23791Three-quarter-length portrait in black dress. From the studios of Ray Lee Jackson New York. 255 x 203 mm. <br/><br/>Slightly worn; several pinholes to corners; small tear to lower edge; minor staining to verso; signature partially obscured by its placement on the dark background of the soprano's dress. Italian soprano Gina Cigna made her debut at La Scala in 1926. In 1929 she "returned there and sang every season until 1943 establishing herself as a leading Italian dramatic soprano. She was particularly admired as Norma La Gioconda Turandot and in Verdi; she also took part in important revivals of Alceste 1935 and L'incoronazione di Poppea 1937 at Florence and was the KostelniÄka in the first performance in Italy of Jenůfa 1941 Venice. Cigna made her Covent Garden début as Marguerite in La damnation de Faust in 1933 and returned there in 1936 1937 and 1939. She sang at the Metropolitan 1937-8 and also in San Francisco and Chicago. In 1947 following a car accident she retired devoting much of the rest of her life to teaching." She was a highly dramatic and musical singer with a dark voice and an attractive rapid vibrato. "Her pre-war recordings of Norma and Turandot show the physical excitement of her singing and her dramatic involvement." Harold Rosenthal and Alan Blyth in Grove Music Online. unknown books
19641340485Cheshire: Cherry Hill Books 1964. Limited edition. Hardcover. Octavo; First printing; Limited edition 1000 copies; VG-/G-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine white with purple print; DJ has small tears at spine ends and flap corners edgewear stray ink mark on front light smudging; Boards in purple cloth with silver print slight wear to spine caps else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Signed in ink by both authors on title page; ix 111 pages illustrated b&w plates. 1340485. FP New Rockville Stock. Cherry Hill Books hardcover books
188524423New York 1885. Octavo. Original publisher's wrappers illustrated by C. de Grimoy. 24 pp. <br/><br/>Slightly worn browned and stained; minor paper loss to upper outer corners. Heinrich Conried became general manager of the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1903 and remained until Gatti-Casazza took over in 1908. He is particularly distinguished as having been responsible for bringing Enrico Caruso to the Met in 1903 and later Fremstad and Farrar. The American premieres of both Parsifal and Salome were both presented under his stewardship. unknown 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
1969265682Peekskill NY 1969. unbound. 1 page 8 x 6 inches Peekskill NY July 29 1969. In this letter Copland declines an offer to write an article and suggests someone else instead in full: "I have given the matter of an article on Takemitsu some thought and am sorry to say that I don't think I can undertake to do it. I thought you ought to know this without delay so that you can make other plans. Perhaps Mr. Yuji Takahashi the pianist with the Buffalo Creative Associates knows Takemitsu's work intimately enough and might possibly be willing to undertake the article." Pinholes in the upper left corner but still in very good condition. Set beside a 4.5 x 5.5-inch photo of Copland seated at a piano and marking some sheet music; triple-matted in gray red and beige and set in a black frame measuring 17 x 21.25 inches.<br/><br/> American composer conductor and writer.<br/><br/> unknown books
340871 page. Octavo. Dated November 27 1980. On personal letterhead with "Aaron Copland 1538 L. Washington Street Peekskill N.Y. 10566" embossed in red capitals at head. <br/><br/>Copland thanks Hinrichsen for his letter in which his correspondent apparently intended to enclose a copy of an edited version of Copland's article entitled "A Modernist Defends Modern Music" but did not. Copland will be leaving for Europe the next day and will not be back until late December. "I trust this will not cause any inconvenience for you. I am returning a slightly edited version of the biographical note you mailed me." <br/><br/>Together with:<br/>A photocopy of the 9-page edited article. <br/><br/>Slightly browned; upper left corner of letter slightly creased and with small staple holes not affecting text. Copland is regarded as a quintessentially American composer particularly noted for his compositions for ballet Appalachian Spring Billy the Kid and Rodeo and his Fanfare for the Common Man evocative of the vastness of the American landscape and pioneer spirit of the country. His prolific textual writings include include works of musical criticism observations on trends in modern music commentary on his own works and a 2-volume autobiography in collaboration with Vivian Perlis. unknown books
195535385New York: Boosey & Hawkes PN B. & H. 9054 1955. Paperback. Very Good. Large octavo. Wrappers. 2ff. title notes 82 pp. Hawkes Pocket Scores 82.<br/><br/>From the collection of noted musicologist Stanley Boorman with his signature to upper right corner.<br/><br/>Wrappers somewhat worn; lightly browned at edges. First Edition of the orchestral version later issue. Boosey & Hawkes [PN B. & H. 9054] paperback books
196132656London: Andre Deutsch 1961. Andre Deutsch unknown books
194134941New York: Whittlesey House 1941. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. Full white cloth. 305 pp. Manuscript annotations to front and rear free endpapers. Endpapers browned. Outer edges browned. In worn dustjacket. Whittlesey House hardcover books
195535384New York: Boosey & Hawkes PN B. & H. 15966 1955. Paperback. Very Good. Large octavo. Wrappers. 1f. title 155 pp. Hawkes Pocket Scores 629.<br/><br/>From the collection of noted musicologist Stanley Boorman with his signature to upper right corner.<br/><br/>Wrappers somewhat worn; lightly browned at edges. First Edition later issue. Boosey & Hawkes [PN B. & H. 15966] paperback books
19211324104New York: Boni and Liveright 1921. Hardcover. 16mo; G; Paperback; Spine brown with gold print; Cover is flexible leatherette light wear to corners and spine caps; Text block has brown-tinted top edge pastedowns separating from cover and with slight tears to top and fore edges else clean and tight; 245 pages.<br /> <br /> <p>NOTE: Shelved in 15's ephemera box 7 in Netdesk office. 1324104. FP New Rockville Stock. Boni and Liveright hardcover books
189634516.1East Aurora N. Y.: The Roycroft Printing Shop 1896. 1st edition BAL 4074; cf. McKenna p. 57 for a history of this early Roycroft publication which ceased after only 3 issues. Printed brown paper wrappers yapp edges. Housed in a custom maroon quarter morocco clamshell case with gilt stamped title lettering to front cover. Some chipping to the yapp edges. Very faint prior owner marginalia & commentary erased pencil. A VG or slightly better copy in a VG case. 48 pp. 8vo. <br/><br/>Contains 8 poems by Crane of which "Fast rode the Knight" makes its first appearance. The prose sketch "A Prologue" also here first published. The Roycroft Printing Shop unknown books
193141140New York: Random House Inc. printed at the Grabhorn Press San Francisco 1931. 1st edition thus. LIMITED to 980 copies of which this is copy #131. Quarter-bound navy cloth spine gilt stamped leather title label to spine over blue patterned paper boards. Significant wear to binding sunning to edges rubbing to corners and edges spine label worn. Paper age-toned. An about VG example. 142 2 pp. Illustrations by Valenti Angelo. Folio. 13-1/8" x 8-7/8" <br/><br/> Random House, Inc. [printed at the Grabhorn Press, San Francisco] hardcover books
1896L0074vi15812 ad pages. Small octavo 7 1/2" x 5 1/4" bound in original publisher's cloth with black lettering to spine red decorative florets to cover and Maggie in gilt with black back ground deckle edges. Housed in red slipcase. BAL 4075 Two states noted 1 Title page printed in upper and lower case letters and 2 Title page printed in capital letters only. First edition first printing under Crane's name.<br /><br /><i>Maggie: A Girl of the Streets</i> is an 1893 novella by American author Stephen Crane 1871-1900. The story centers on Maggie a young girl from the Bowery who is driven to unfortunate circumstances by poverty and solitude. The work was considered risque by publishers because of its literary realism and strong themes. Crane who was 22 years old at the time financed the book's publication himself although the original 1893 edition was printed under the pseudonym Johnston Smith. After the success of 1895's <i>The Red Badge of Courage</i> <i>Maggie</i> was reissued in 1896 with considerable changes and re-writing. The story is followed by George's Mother.<br /><br /><b>Condition:</b><br /><br />Publisher's printed cloth binding heavily soiled else a very good copy in a very good slipcase. D Appleton and Company hardcover books
1897L0084a203 pages. Small octavo 7 1/2" x 5 1/4" bound in original publisher's tan buckram with red and black lettering to spine and cover with red ornaments to both. Stallman: 13 First edition.<br /><br />Stephen Crane was an American author. Prolific throughout his short life he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism and Impressionism. He is recognized by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation. At the time of his death Crane was considered an important figure in American literature. After he was nearly forgotten for two decades critics revived interest in his life and work. Crane's writing is characterized by vivid intensity distinctive dialects and irony. Common themes involve fear spiritual crises and social isolation. Although recognized primarily for <i>The Red Badge of Courage</i> which has become an American classic Crane is also known for his poetry journalism and short stories such as "The Open Boat" "The Blue Hotel" "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" and <i>The Monster</i>. His writing made a deep impression on 20th-century writers most prominent among them Ernest Hemingway and is thought to have inspired the Modernists and the Imagists.<br /><br /><b>Condition:</b><br /><br />Corners gently bumped lightly soiled spine age toned else a very good copy.<br /> D Appleton and Company hardcover books
189541534East Aurura N.Y.: Elbert Hubbard The Roycroft Printing Shop 1895. 1st printing BAL 4072; Williams & Starrett pp. 153 - 154. Not recorded by McKenna. Printed self wrappers with burgundy cord tie. Housed in a custom blue cloth case. General wear & soiling with some spot staining. Faint horizontal fold-line. An About VG copy. Unpaginated though 8 pp. Dinner menu p. 7. Untitled 11-line poem by Crane "I have heard the sunset song of the birches" first line p. 8. Front wrapper with wood engraving signed Collin identical to that on the cover of "A Souvenir and a Medley". 9" x 6" <br/><br/>Post-dinner printed momento for this evening given in Crane's honor which publishes pp 3 - 6 diver quips by those invited but unable to attend which included Charles Dudley Warner Maurice Thomposon Irving Bacheller Charles F. Lummis Richard Harding Davis Bliss Carman Hamlin Garland William Dean Howells Daniel Appleton & Ambrose Bierce. Publisher info from BAL. Very scarce in the trade. [Elbert Hubbard, The Roycroft Printing Shop] hardcover books
1951M2950Philadelphia:: Lea & Febiger 1951. 1951. 8vo. 240 pp. 156 figs. bibliog. index. Blue cloth. Fine. See: Courville Collection 546. Lea & Febiger, 1951. hardcover books
19501529.1London: Andrew Dakers Ltd 1950. 1st edition NCBEL III 830. Orange cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine. Dust jacket. Printed dark yellow belly band with blurb by "Dr. Edith Sitwell". VG square & tight/spine slightly sun-darkened/VG spine panel a bit sun-tanned. 459 1 blank pp including Index. Publisher info card laid-in. 8vo. <br/><br/>Somewhat uncommon biography of the Inimitable especially so in jacket & with the belly band on which Dame Sitwell states "Mr. Lindsay's study seems to me infinitely the most important long book on Dickens that has appeared." Andrew Dakers Ltd hardcover books
19136729Newark: The Carteret Book Club 1913. 1st edition BAL 21226. #41/100cc. Off-white paper-wrapped boards. Paper label on cover. Abt VG sp darkened/some soiling to boards/bpt of James Valentine. Sm 8vo. <br/><br/> The Carteret Book Club hardcover books
19136729.1Newark: The Carteret Book Club 1913. 1st edition BAL 21226. #97/100cc. Off-white paper-wrapped boards. Paper label on cover. Slipcase. Nr Fine minor soiling/bpt on front pastedown. Slipcase - VG avg wear & soiling. Sm 8vo. <br/><br/> The Carteret Book Club hardcover books
23819Bust-length. Bruno of Hollywood New York. Ca. 253 x 203 mm. <br/><br/>Slightly worn and creased; file holes to left margin; minor tears and loss to lower right margin; light ink spattering within and below signature not affecting legibility. Belgian soprano Lily Djanel garnered acclaim for her portrayals of Salome Sieglinde Santuzza Tosca and especially Carmen. She made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Bizet's heroine on January 24 1942. During the next five seasons there she would sing Carmen at least 35 times. unknown books
186432230Pesten: Rózsavölgyi és Társá PN N.G. 917 1864. Folio. Disbound. 1f. recto decorative title by Wilhelm Tatzelt of a romantic scene with a man in a boat serenading a woman in a castle tower 3-5 1 blank pp. Engraved. For voice and piano.<br/><br/>Slightly soiled. First Edition. Mona 1800. Scarce no copies located in the US or UK.<br/><br/>Karl Doppler was the brother of Franz with whom he made several concert tours before settling in Pest. While he composed a number of works including the famous "Honfi dal" 1857 Karl was better known as a conductor first at the National Theatre and then in Stuttgart. Rózsavölgyi és Társá [PN N.G. 917] unknown books
194058501940. unbound. Vintage 10 x 8-inch black-and-white photograph of the singer and radio star inscribed to John Corigliano. This photo shows Dragonette seated at an open grand piano wearing a white blouse and pearls looking through a book of sheet music. Includes a CBS Photo seal on the bottom right corner. No place no date circa 1940. Tiny creases at the corners; very good- condition.<br/><br/> Inscription: "For John Corigliano Souvenir of our music-making together. Cordially yours Jessica Dragonette."<br/><br/> unknown books
