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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
189528895Praha: Fr. A. Urbánek PN U.874 1895. Small folio. Half dark blue leather with textured paper boards. 1f. recto title verso blank 3 cast list. 4-217 pp. Text in Czech and German. <br/><br/>Binding slightly worn and rubbed; labels to front pastedown. Minor thumbing to lower right corners of first approximately 30 pp.; some markings to title in black and purple ink; minor repair to final leaf; small oval ownership stamp of V. Plzni to a number of pages including title. First Edition. <br/><br/>"After Smetana and Dvořák Fibich was the most prominent Czech composer of the second half of the 19th century notably of operas and orchestral and piano music. His concert and stage melodramas were some of the most ambitious and effective ever written and prompted other Czech composers to write in the same genre thus creating a sizable and unique repertory for Czech music." John Tyrrell and Judith A. Mabary in Grove Music Online. Fr. A. Urbánek [PN U.874] unknown books
189728897Praze Prague: Fr. A. Urbáneck PN U.998. 1897. Small folio. Black-cloth backed black textured paper boards. 1f. recto fine decorative polychrome lithographic title verso blank 3 cast list 4-179 pp.<br/><br/>Binding quite worn; tears to spine. Lower outer corners soiled; signatures split; previous owner's signature to upper outer margin of title. First Edition. <br/><br/>"After Smetana and Dvořák Fibich was the most prominent Czech composer of the second half of the 19th century notably of operas and orchestral and piano music. His concert and stage melodramas were some of the most ambitious and effective ever written and prompted other Czech composers to write in the same genre thus creating a sizable and unique repertory for Czech music." John Tyrrell and Judith A. Mabary in Grove Music Online. Fr. A. Urbáneck [PN U.998.] unknown books
190053064Paris: Publisher not identified 1900. First edition. 4to. 28 cm. x 19 cm 102 pp. portrait frontispiece with tissue guard illustrations in text 10 plates with tissue guards 1 of these in color. Original printed wrappers. Neat ownership signature of a member of the jury of classe 5 on the blank reverse of the half-title page. Fine as new. A history of photography and processes which includes two chapters by Léon Vidal - one is a history of photogravure and the other on color photography. Details several other photomechanical processes and their inventors. Illustrations include those by Robert Demachy and by Puyo. <br/><br/>There are several issues of this report three of which vary only in size; a fourth a later issue has a slightly different wording to the title and is dated 1903. Étienne-Jules Marey was the president of the committee.<br/><br/>Roosens and Salu No. 3704. <br/><br/> Publisher not identified unknown books
1932S6207Berlin:: Julius Springer 1932. 1932. 8vo. Pages 348-365. Entire volume: vii 846 pp. 17 figs. Navy cloth gilt spine. Blind-stamp of the Carnegie Institution of Washington Mount Wilson Observatory. Fine. FIRST EDITION. "The period 1923-1933 marks the peak of Stern's contributions to physics. Shortly after assuming his post at Hamburg on 1 January 1923 he set out to organize a laboratory specially equipped for molecular-beam research and to devise a program for conducting this research which was executed to a large degree with remarkable success. . . . The program was concerned with demonstrating the wave nature of particles - a revolutionary assumption introduced in 1924 by Louis de Broglie that became the foundation of modern quantum mechanics. . . . The significance of the work on the wave nature of particles is similar to that of the Stern-Gerlach experiment: each provided unambiguous direct and thoroughly convincing proof of revolutionary concepts introduced into the foundations of physics. These experiments were essential for the acceptance of new ideas that had previously been regarded with considerable skepticism." DSB. DSB XIII pp. 40-43. Julius Springer, 1932. hardcover books
1947S7486No place:: Journal of Bacteriology 1947. 1947. 8vo. 195-207 pp. Figs. Self-wraps. Ownership signature of Norman Horowitz. Fine. FIRST EDITION. Emerson was the son of R. A. Emerson the pioneer of corn genetics and after studying plant cytology worked with O. Winge on yeast genetics. He went on to study with Thomas Hunt Morgan at Caltech and then with G. W. Beadle on Neurospora Crassa. He worked for some time at the Kerckhoff Laboratories of the Biological Sciences California Institute of Technology. WITH: EMERSON. "A Physiological Basis for Some Supressor Mutations and Possibly for One Gene Heterosis." Offprint from: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences vol. 34 no. 2 1948. 8vo. 72-74 pp. Fig. Self-wraps; extremities a bit rubbed. Ownership rubber stamp of Norman Horowitz California Institute of Technology. Very good. WITH: EMERSON. "Genetics as a Tool for Studying Gene Structure." Offprint from: Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden vol. 32 1945. 8vo. 243-249 pp. Figs. Self-wraps. Ownership signature of Norman Horowitz. Fine. WITH: EMERSON. Conversion Numerology. 4to. 10 pp. typed sheets mimeograph copy. Tables. Self-wraps. Fine. WITH: EMERSON. "Competetive Reactions and Antagonisms in the Biosynthesis of Amino Acids by Neurospora." Offprint from: Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology vol. XIV 1950. 4to. 40-48 pp. 1 plate. Self-wraps. Ownership rubber stamp of Norman Horowitz California Institute of Technology. Fine. Journal of Bacteriology, 1947. paperback books
31117Ca. 8" x 6" 202 x 151 mm. With Mishkin New York copyright in the plate. <br/><br/>Left edge trimmed slightly unevenly; remnants of adhesive to verso. "After an operatic training Ellis appeared in New York at the Metropolitan Opera House during the last days of World War I where she created the role of the Novice in Suor Angelica and later also sang Lauretta Gianni Schicchi during the first run of performances of Il trittico. She sang Giannetta to Caruso's Nemorino and Fyodor to Chaliapin's Boris before turning to lighter music in 1924 when she created the title role in Hammerstein and Friml's Rose Marie and then began acting in plays and films. Admired by Ivor Novello she came to London to take the leading female role that of opera singer Militza Hajos in the first of his Drury Lane musicals Glamorous Night 1935 whose success was partly due to Ellis's varied talents." Paul Webb in Grove Music Online <br/><br/>Herman Mishkin 1870-1948 served as the Metropolitan Opera's official portraitist from 1908-1932 producing an important body of work documenting "The Golden Age of Opera. unknown books
1948M14003New York:: W. W. Norton 1948. 1948. First edition. 8vo. 212 pp. Index; occasional ink underlining by Abramson. Beige cloth black spine lettering. Bookplate of Ruth & Milton Abramson. Good due to underlining. First edition of the author's first book. / Jan Ehrenwald was a Czech-American psychiatrist and psychotherapist most known for his work in the field of parapsychology. His work largely focused on extrasensory perception and its supposed implications for psychoanalysis. Ehrenwald's belief that telepathy had been successfully demonstrated was not accepted by the scientific community. Critics state that Ehrenwald's statements were based on conjecture not solid facts. Wikip. PROVENANCE: Ruth & Milton Abramson M.D. Clinical Instructor in Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Minnesota Minneapolis. Milton Abramson with Dr. William T. Heron Professor of Psychology U. Minn. developed theories involving "morning sickness. They were joint authors in a paper entitled "An objective evaluation of hypnosis in obstetrics. Also written is a paper "Response to or perception of auditory stimuli under deep surgical anesthesia written by Milton Abramson M.D. Ph.D. Irving Greenfield M.D. and William T. Heron Ph.D. American J. of Ob. & Gyn. volume 96 issue 4 p.584-585 October 15 1966. W. W. Norton, 1948. hardcover books
195031758Budapest: Magyar-Szovjet Társaság 1950. Small quarto. Stapled. Original publisher's wrappers with illustration in color by Bánó. 55 1 blank pp. Text in Hungarian.<br/><br/>Wrappers slightly worn and chipped with minor loss. Somewhat worn and browned; small stain to upper inner corner. First Hungarian edition.<br/><br/>Russian composer Isaak Dunayevsky's operetta Vol'nïy veter Free Wind premiered in Moscow on August 22 1947. The Hungarian translation by György Hámos Szabad szél was performed at the Budapest Operetta Theater in 1950. <br/><br/>Dunayevsky achieved numerous successes in the Soviet Union with his musical comedies and popular songs. Vol'nïy veter won the Stalin Prize and was the first Soviet work to be performed at the Hungarian theater. It is set in a fictional country easily identified as Yugoslavia and the comic scenarios and folk songs are entwined with less-than-subtle political statements against western imperialism. Magyar-Szovjet Társaság unknown books
23822Full-length portrait in formal attire. Ray Lee Jackson NBC Studio. Ca. 254 x 205 mm. Handstamps with photographer's name and job and negative numbers to verso.<br/><br/>Creased and bumped at corners; minor soiling and wear; pencil annotation to verso. Jessica Dragonette was a popular American singer and radio personality. During her 22-year radio career "The Princess of Song" as the media nicknamed her helped popularize operetta and semi-classical music. She is especially remembered as the star of the Cities Service Concerts program which she joined in 1930 and her many charitable performances for the U.S. armed forces during World War II. 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
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
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
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
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
1951M2950Philadelphia:: Lea & Febiger 1951. 1951. 8vo. 240 pp. 156 figs. bibliog. index. Blue cloth. Fine. See: Courville Collection 546. Lea & Febiger, 1951. 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
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
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
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
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
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
