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19651328741New York: Augustus M. Kelley 1965. Hardcover. Octavo; Original edition 1937 Reprinted 1965; VG-/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine tanned print not readable; DJ has mild edgewear toning to spine peripheral tanning small hole on front; Boards in brown cloth with gold print on a green banner slight wear to spine caps else clean and strong; Text block has slight tanning to endpapers but is clean and tight; xii 426 pages. 1328741. FP New Rockville Stock. Augustus M. Kelley hardcover books
18691322308London: Strahan & Co 1869. 2nd edition. Hardcover. 12mo; 2nd edition; G-/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine tanned with gold print; Boards in purple debossed cloth peripheral tanning and tanning to spine wear to corners and spine caps mild shelfwear; Text block has owner label and name in pencil on front pastedown spotting to endpapers cracked hinges front and rear intermittent spine breaks light amount of pencil annotation final pages advertisement are uncut and torn horizontally in center; ix 200 pages frontispiece folded illustrated b&w drawings. 1322308. FP New Rockville Stock. Strahan & Co hardcover 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
1956M6935New Haven:: Yale University Press; London: Geoffrey Cumberlege Oxford University Press 1956. 1956. Series: Yale University Mrs. Hepsa Ely Silliman Memorial Lectures. Second printing. 240 x 164 mm. 8vo. xi 369 pp. 145 figs. bibliog. index. Blue cloth gilt spine dust-jacket; jacket spine faded else very good. SCARCE IN JACKET. Ragnar Granit's researches have done much to elucidate the mechanism of visual processes. In 1967 he shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Haldon Keffer Hartline 1903-1983 and George Wald b. 1906 "for their discoveries concerning the primary physiological and chemical visual processes in the eye." Wasson Nobel Prize winners p. 396. See: Garrison and Morton 1534. Yale University Press; London: Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press, (1956). hardcover books
5937410 July 1970 from his estate in Hampshire to Craig Schermer in Cleveland Ohio. Romsey Hampshire 1970. 8vo. Two pages approximately 125 words in part: "To our surprise and disappointment the only letter we can trace from the Empress Alexandra to my mother is one written in 1884 as a schoolgirl and one or two written to me when I was a young child. These contain nothing of any interest . Some of our papers are still in the Hessian Grand Ducal Archives"; accompanied by the original envelope stamp scavenged. Mountbatten served as the Supreme Allied Commander in Southeast Asia during the last years of World War II and oversaw the independence and partitioning of India and Pakistan. Very good. Folded. #6400. <br/><br/> unknown books
29544Folio. Quarter black morocco with maroon pebbled cloth boards titling and composer's name gilt to upper. 1f. recto title verso blank 1f. recto cast list verso blank 312 i blank pp. including occasional blank leaves. With "Rhodope" at head of cast list and prelude.<br/><br/>The work consists of a prelude; Act 1 in 10 scenes; Act II in 8 scenes; a ballet; and Act III in 9 scenes.<br/><br/>Characters in the opera include Amasis King of Egypt Béréel his servant Hemblond a steward at the palace Ali guardian of the Temple of Venus Rhodope a courtesan Nofré her servant the Pharoah and various additional servants courtesans etc.<br/><br/>Characters in the ballet include Reine Beauté Le Prince charmant Le Reine des Joies La Reine des Douleurs Les Caprices Les Illusions Les Rêves les Joies Les Désenchantements and Les Wresses. <br/><br/>The action takes place in Memphis Egypt ancient capital of Aneb-Hetch the original name of Lower Egypt in 500 B.C.<br/><br/>With notation in black; part identifications performance notes and occasional notation in red; and text in green ink. With descriptions of each act and the ballet preceding music.<br/><br/>Binding worn rubbed and bumped; cloth to lower stained and abraided at upper portion. Some leaves very slightly trimmed at upper and outer edges often affecting pagination but just occasionally very slightly touching text; name preceding Durey's name on title erased. An unpublished and unrecorded opera.<br/><br/>Lovreglio was a composer conductor and musicologist. Born in Naples grandson of the flautist and composer Donato Lovreglio 1841-1907 he died in Nice. Lovreglio played the violin at La Scala under Toscanini from 1917-1919 at which time he emigrated to France teaching at the Collège Parc Impérial in Nice from 1940-1945; among his students was the Armenian composer Levon Arami Astvatsatrian born 1922. He wrote two operas three ballets stage music two masses and symphonic and chamber music. <br/><br/>The present work is not included in Lovreglio's works list in Wikipedia. <br/><br/>There is a center named for him in Celano the Centro Europeo di Studi Musicali "Eleuterio Lovreglio. 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
190027949London: Published by Arrangement with Chappell & Co. by The Alston Rivers Company PN 18311 1900. Quarto. Original publisher's red cloth with titling gilt to upper and spine. 1f. recto title verso copyright 1f. recto cast list verso contents v-xii overture 3-129 v publisher's advertisements pp.<br/><br/>Binding somewhat worn rubbed bumped soiled and shaken; hinges splitting. Published by Arrangement with Chappell & Co... by The Alston Rivers Company [PN 18311] unknown books
195327904New York: G. Schirmer PN 42202 1953. Octavo. Original publisher's illustrated wrappers. i title i blank i dramatis personae i story 1 musical numbers 2 blank 3-220 pp.<br/><br/>Titling in ink to spine. G. Schirmer [PN 42202] unknown books
191127903London: Chappell PN 18311 1911. Quarto. Original publisher's light gray decorative wrappers printed in dark blue. i title i blank i dramatis personae i contents 141 i publisher's advertisement pp.<br/><br/>Wrappers somewhat worn; small tears to head and tail of spine. Chappell [PN 18311] unknown books
186233542New York: Putnam 532 Broadway 1862. 1st edition Harris Collection p. 116. Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stampd title lettering to spine. Dull pale yellow eps. General extremity wear with rear joint cloth starting at bottom 2". Period poi to ffep. A VG copy. 251 1 blank pp. 12mo. 7-1/4" x 4-3/4" <br/><br/> Putnam, 532 Broadway hardcover 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
186248233London: Smith Elder & Co. 65 Cornhill 1862. Cf. NCBEL III 1342. Original publisher's green pebbled cloth with gilt spine lettering & boards stamped in blind. Pale yellow eps. Square & tight. Modest extremity wear. Period poi to front paste-down. Front hinge starting. Foxing. A pulled gathering. Withal a VG copy. viii 440 16 pp. 16 page publisher catalogue dated November 1862 concludes volume. Frontispiece portrait of Ruskin. Tissue guard. Crown 8vo. 8" x 5" <br/><br/> Smith, Elder & Co., 65, Cornhill hardcover books
188921194Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co 1889. 1st thus. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering. TEG. VG slt wear at spine ends/poi to prelims. 237 pp. Small 8vo. <br/><br/> A. C. McClurg & Co hardcover books
291458Jonesville VA. unbound. very good. Exceptional signature: "A. L. Pridemore - Jonesville - VA" executed on a 5.5" x 1.5" slip of paper. Fine condition.<br/><br/> American politician from Virginia who also served as an officer fighting for the Confederate States of America. During the Civil War Pridemore raised a company of Volunteer Infantry for the Pound Gap Battalion of the Confederate Army and was commissioned as its Captain on October 17th 1861. In June 1862 he received a promotion of Major. Following reorganization after the Battle of Cumberland Gap his unit was reconstituted as Company S of the 64th Virginia Mounted Infantry under Colonel Campbell Slemp and Pridemore became a Lieutenant Colonel on December 14th 1862. He was promoted to full Colonel in 1864 and commanded the 64th Virginia Cavalry until the end of the war.<br/><br/> 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
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
12742Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Boldly signed portrait postcard of the English comedian writer composer actor and singer and creator of nine of the G&S roles including Sir Joseph Porter in H.M.S. Pinafore. Â The actor is shown with his characteristic pince-nez and with his hands on his hips. Â He has signed "Yours faithfully Geo. Grossmith." Â Some scratches and wear to the image and signature creases; mounting remnants on the verso; otherwise in good condition. Â 8.8 x 13.6 cm. unknown books
186148102Hartford 1861. 1st separate edition Sabin 2726. Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamped green morocco leather title label to front board. General wear & soiling to binding. Age toning. Presentation stamp to front paste-down. Very Good. 43 5 pp. One page publisher advert found 3 pages after text. Frontispiece of Bailey. Tissue guard. 8vo. <br/><br/> hardcover books
189549068New York: Dodd Mead and Company 1895. 1st US edition Wolff 542b. The UK edition issued with an 1896 date of publication. Decorative brown cloth binding with green & gilt stamping. TEG. Average binding wear. Age-toning to paper. POI to front paste-down with offset to ffep. Overall Very Good. iii 3 244 pp. Printed by the Caxton Press New York. 12mo. 7-1/4" x 4-3/4" <br/><br/> Dodd Mead and Company hardcover books
198215823São Paulo: Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand 1982. 131p. plus viii pp. b/w plates wrps. Pietro Maria Bardi born in Italy moved to Brazil in 1947 from the invitation of Assis Chateaubriand to direct the museum idealized by the entrepreneur MASP. This book expresses the relationship of Bardi and Chateaubriand Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand unknown 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
1974S13142Berkeley:: University of California Press 1974. 1974. Third printing. 8vo. xix 390 pp. Index. Blue cloth dust-jacket; jacket edge torn. Embossed stamp on ffep. Very good. ISBN: 0520026497 University of California Press, 1974. 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
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