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1985001960Baton Rouge LA: Louisiana State University Press 1985. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. 147 pages of text. Hardcover cloth binding. Unclipped dustjacket shows moderate shelfwear minimal sunning to spine and a wrinkle to the rear panel; protected in archival mylar. Louisiana State University Press Hardcover books
19488007baJNew York NY: Harper & Brothers 1948. Book. Very good condition. Paperback. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. American drama; 183 pages; 22.3cm; black hardcover cloth very good; frontis. photo portrait of author; #338 of 500; 12 page facsimile holograph letter specially bound in; Dustjacket price clipped spine darkened; slip-case very rubbed broken; script. Harper & Brothers Paperback books
193527586New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1935. 1st edition FPAA I p. 417; Johnston A4.I.a1. Brown cloth binding stamped with gilt. Orange & black dust jacket. NF/NF. A nice copy. 12 304 pp. Crown 8vo. <br/><br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
189447327London: Privately Printed 1894. 1st Edition NCBEL III 1354; Pariser 156; Todd 213d. "The impression of this book is limited to a few copies for private circulation only."-- Page v; according to Pariser & Todd this 33 cc on Whatmann paper. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine. Bevelled boards. Minor wear. Bookseller ticket to front paste-down. A VG - Nr Fine copy. xiii 1 Errata 57 3 pp including Index. Facsimile letter as frontispiece. 8vo. <br/><br/>"Ernest Chesneau was the author of La Peintre Anglaise which was published in England in 1885 as The English School of Painting with a preface by John Ruskin. Ruskin’s twenty letters to Chesneau were written between 1867 and 1883 and contain many interesting passages devoted to Ruskin’s philosophy of art and his opinions of various painters." as quoted on RBH. Privately Printed 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
195131366London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1951. 1st edition. Hardback. Dust jacket. NF/VG chip from top of spine panel/pc. 336 pp adverts at rear. 8vo. <br/><br/> George Allen & Unwin Ltd hardcover books
196631424Princeton: Princeton University Library 1966. 1st printing. Marbled paper wrappers with printed paper title label to front wrapper. A VG copy. 65 1 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/> Princeton University Library unknown books
190530061East Aurora NY: The Roycrofters 1905. 1st edition thus McKenna 109. Limp deep wine-red suede binding with yapp edges & title gilt stamped to leather square to front board. Red silk moire paste-downs. VG avg wear. 59 3 pp. Text printed in red & black. 8-3/8" x 5-7/8" <br/><br/> The Roycrofters hardcover 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
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
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
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
028026London: Gilbert and Rivington. Octavo and Folio. Volume I 373 pages; Volume II 478 pages index no dateca.1900 Volume III folio oversize was prepared by West Point's Department of Military Art and Engineering in 1942 by Colonel T.D. Stamps. with 125 full page maps each measuring approximately 13" x 8" or 13" x 16" for the larger maps. David Chandler considered this one of his major sources in his study of the Napoleonic Wars. The maps have been used by military history experts as well as those devoted to war games since they were issued forty years after the original volumes by Wartenburg. Bound in full modern leather trimmed in gilt and blind spine lettered and rule in gilt top edges gilt endpapers renewed. Gilbert and Rivington unknown books
18972797941897. unbound. very good. Exceedingly rare signature "R.B. Wallace -- 1st Lt. U.S. Cav." 1.25 x 3.25 inches written on a portion of a cover of the Journal of the United States Army dated March 1897. Accompanied by impeccable provenance -- an attached note three weeks after his death that reads: "My brother died at Fort Huachoca March 13 1900 and never saw your letter. I enclose an autograph signature of his -- Co. W.W. -- 4/4/1900." Bruce is rare in any format; very good condition.<br/><br/> United States Army officer who died of wounds received at Calicoon Philippine Islands while leading a charge on February 10 1899 of which he died March 13 1900. He participated in every engagement while assigned as 1st Lieutenant of the 37th Volunteer Montana -- 2nd Cavalry.<br/><br/> unknown books
1870138661870. Watercolor on board. 1 vols. Image approx. 13 x 17-1/2 inches; matted and framed to 20 x 24 inches overall. Fine condition. Vient Gustave. Watercolor on board. 1 vols. Image approx. 13 x 17-1/2 inches; matted and framed to 20 x 24 inches overall. Fine Original Franco-Prussian War Battle Scene by Vient. On the nearly barren landscape row after row of foot-soldiers march along the horizon at left. The focal point of the drawing is the artillery a few soldiers on horseback and several horses pulling and three soldiers pushing a cannon. Another group of soldiers on horseback appear at right. They all appear to be rushing towards the battlefield which is visible in the distance with clouds of smoke from fired weapons.<br/><br/><br/><br/>A dashing depiction by the French painter who specialized in landscapes and fans. Vient exhibited at the Salon of 1878-1881. unknown books
19632742741963. unbound. 2 pages front and back 11.25 x 7 inches November 24 1963 concurring that a promotion was justified. Also signed by Alexei A. Epishev Chief of the Main Political Directorate who had previously taken into consideration one year earlier that the perspective candidate be considered for promotion. Very good condition.<br/><br/> Commander in Chief of the Soviet Air Forces and founder of the Cosmonaut Space Program. As a close friend of Yuri Gagarin he contributed extensively to the training program which culminated in the first successful walk in space.<br/><br/> unknown books
19882492661988. unbound. 1 page 4.25 x 6 inches July 4 1988. Signed "Frere Venzo" by the Jesuit painter on verso of a postcard of his painting "Giugno cui colli Berichi." In part: ".Je vous envoie avec mes exuses pour le retour la foto e la cart que vous m'avez." Includes a copied photo of Venzo and a fragment of the original airmail envelope in which it was sent. Very good condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
17521This highly-regarded versatile and prolific leading man -- considered by many one of the greatest actors ever -- won an Oscar for "Captains Courageous" 1937 and "Boy's Town" 1938. IPS 8" X 10" n.p. n.d. Very good. Slightest of edgewear with faint tape stain at each corner. Handsome studio portrait taken for "The Mountain" costarring Robert Wagner and Claire Trevor showing a benevolent older Tracy in sportscoat and ascot boldly inscribed in black ballpoint in a light portion at the upper left "To Donald / best wishes / Spencer Tracy / 7/14/61." A lovely example. unknown books
19502607621950. unbound. 7 x 5-inch black-and-white close-up photo of the American actor looking to the side -- no place no date circa 1950. Signed in the lower right corner: "Sincerely Spencer Tracy." Float-mounted matted in off-white and set in a black and gold frame measuring 12.75 x 11 inches. Near fine condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
19781328949Mattituck: Aeonian Press 1978. Hardcover. Octavo; ©1932 republished 1978; Limited edition 300 copies; VG-; Hardcover; Spine blue with gold print; Boards in blue cloth slight blemish on front stray mark to rear bottom corner else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; xi 390 pages frontispiece illustrated b&w. 1328949. FP New Rockville Stock. Aeonian Press hardcover books
19242477Prague. Aventina. 1924. 8vo. Rose colored decorative wrappers. In good condition. A study of the writer journalist Frantisek Kupka Prague1894-1969 on soviet poetry . Type and cover design by Teige and Otakar Mrkvicka 1899-1957. Small repairs at the top and bottom of the spine slight fading on spine. Some annotations on separate inserted pages. Aventina books
23956Signed by the photographer Herbert Mitchell in white ink at lower left. Ca. 251 x 202 mm.<br/><br/>Slightly worn and soiled. American contralto Gladys Swarthout "studied singing in Chicago making her operatic début there in 1924 as the Shepherd-boy in Tosca; the following year she sang Carmen at Ravinia. Her début role at the Metropolitan was La Cieca La Gioconda 1929; she performed there regularly until 1945 as Siébel Preziosilla Adalgisa and - her most famous roles - Mignon and Carmen. She also sang in the première of Hanson's Merry Mount 1934. After 1954 she retired to Florence." Swarthout had a "fine well-placed voice" and a beautiful but placid stage presence. She starred in five films for Paramount Pictures. Max de Schauensee in Grove Music Online.<br/><br/>Mitchell 1898-1980 was a noted photographer of theatrical celebrities in the 1930s with a studio on Broadway in New York City. unknown books
23955Ca. 251 x 203 mm. <br/><br/>Slightly worn and soiled; several small holes to margins. American contralto Gladys Swarthout "studied singing in Chicago making her operatic début there in 1924 as the Shepherd-boy in Tosca; the following year she sang Carmen at Ravinia. Her début role at the Metropolitan was La Cieca La Gioconda 1929; she performed there regularly until 1945 as Siébel Preziosilla Adalgisa and - her most famous roles - Mignon and Carmen. She also sang in the première of Hanson's Merry Mount 1934. After 1954 she retired to Florence." Swarthout had a "fine well-placed voice" and a beautiful but placid stage presence.She starred in five films for Paramount pictures. Max de Schauensee in Grove Music Online. unknown books
198028073New York: Edwin F. Kalmus 1980. Large octavo. Original publisher's green printed wrappers. 1f. recto title verso blank 1f. recto cast list verso synopsis 1f. recto musical numbers verso blank 1f. recto secondary title verso blank 167 i blank pp.<br/><br/>Wrappers slightly worn and creased; small price label to lower. Edwin F. Kalmus unknown books
190528069London: Metzler & Co. PN 5057 1905. Quarto. Full red cloth with titling gilt to upper and spine. i title i named cast list i contents v 4-105 ii publisher's advertisements pp.<br/><br/>Boards somewhat worn rubbed and slightly discoloured; endpapers dampstained. Metzler & Co. [PN 5057] unknown books
