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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
1928290143New York 1928. unbound. very good. A.L.S. 8vo. 3 pages New York City September 20th 1928 planning a dinner outing with a friend in part: ".I promised to tell you when I was well again and when Tom was through traveling . But though Tom finished his travels. I didn't finish my illness reasonably at all but had stupid recurrences of it up to and including vacation at Big Moose Lake. But now all that is over --- and by this time it's our turn to have you. So won't you consult with Jerry and then tell me when you could come down and have some dinner and good talk" This letter is accompanied by its original holograph mailing envelope postmarked September 20th 1928.<br/><br/> American writer best remembered for her novels 'Gentleman's Agreement' and 'Consenting Adults'.<br/><br/> unknown books
1888253042Farmington Ct. 1888. 3pp. Folded 4to sheet. Old fold lines. Near fine. 3pp. Folded 4to sheet. Letter written by Sarah Porter founder of Miss Porter's School for Girls to a friend and possibly former student regretfully declining an invitation to her wedding. Miss Porter studied privately with Yale Professors. and her brother Noah later became President of Yale. She was an opponent of women's suffrage. <br/>She notes in this letter that affairs at the school will keep her far too busy to make the journey. Sarah Porter 1813-1900 founded her school in Farmington in 1843 setting it up as an institution at which girls could receive a well-rounded academic education. She writes in part:<br/> <br/>"My dear Mary I thank you heartily that you have desired me as one of your wedding guests and I should be very happy in being with you at this so happy moment of your life. I could not easily under any circumstances easily leave school for so long a time as a journey to Newton would require - but now Mr. Brandt's wretched health renders him unable to teach and his classes fall daily into my care so that my place is daily here. Your own and your brother's wedding at once will not only doubly crown the day but give promise to multiplied successive anniversaries. 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
27034Ca. 29 x 76 mm.<br/><br/>Laid down to paper mount.<br/><br/>Slightly worn and soiled. "Reeves was particularly admired in Handel oratorios and for his performance of the Evangelist in Bach's St Matthew Passion which he sang under Sterndale Bennett in 1862. In the late 1860s he pressed for the adoption of a lower musical pitch in England." Harold Rosenthal and George Biddlecombe in Grove Music Online. unknown books
1964285139New York 1964. unbound. very good. A.L.S. 4to. 2 full pages personal letterhead New York City July 16 1964 sending the recipient Ex-Libris plate designs in part: ".Dr. Paul de Zarn was the physician to President Kennedy and is our doctor and is one of the best specialists for allergies. All I have at this point is this print made by hand on Chinese paper. I hope you do not mind. William G. Donovan was a General. He died a few years ago. The center of his design was supposed to be used without lettering. as a kind of Coat of Arms." Boldly signed and in very good condition.<br/><br/> German-born American artist and graphic designer who studied under Rudolph Kock. Donovan was the founder of the OSS- the precursor of the CIA.<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
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
1961265633New York 1961. unbound. 1 page 8.5 x 5.5 inches Columbia University New York Department of Greek and Latin September 30 1961. Written to Professor Aaron Noland The City College New York possibly planning a curriculum in large part: "In regard to topics for future meetings my personal preference would be No. 10 - Humanism. I have no comments on other matters." Horizontal folds; near fine condition.<br/><br/> American educator and classical scholar best known for his long-time affiliation with Columbia University.<br/><br/> unknown 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
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
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
33524London: Novello. Thick octavo. Original publisher's full dark brown cloth with titling gilt to spine. 407 i blank pp. Binding slightly worn; front hinge cracked. Browned. Novello unknown books
190333523's-Gravenhage: G.H. van Eck 1903. Octavo. Original publisher's full dark brown cloth with titling gilt to upper and spine. 404 pp. With musical examples. Binding slightly worn. Uniformly browned. G.H. van Eck unknown books
193735118Washington: United States Government Printing Office 1937. Green paper wrappers with black title lettering printed to front wrapper and spine. Lean sunning to extremities ex-library markings with previous inventory number written to title page bookplate to inner front wrapper and card pocket to rear fore-edge of rear wrapper is yapped. Withal a VG copy. xii 506 pp including index. Untrimmed. Profusley illustrated with b/w photographic images and a few maps. Frontis is a color illustration. 9-1/2" x 6" <br/><br/> United States Government Printing Office unknown books
25478Ca. 140 x 90 mm. <br/><br/>Verso with minor annotations in pencil and printed biographical notes laid down. Bochmann composed music for over 120 German and international films as well as dance stage and popular music. Among his best-known works are Heimat deine Sterne from the film Quax Der Bruchpilot 1941 and Gute Nacht Mutter. German Wikipedia. unknown 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
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
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
188413856.2New York: John B. Alden Publisher 1884. 1st US edition thus i.e. by this publisher. Original publisher's terra cotta cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering/cover device. Square & tight with bright gilt to front cover. Spine ever so slightly darkened. Institutional bookplate on front paste-down & prior owner signature to ffep. Withal a pleasing VG copy. 215 1 blank pp. Frontis. 12mo. 7-1/4" x 4-3/4" <br/><br/>"Major General Charles George Gordon CB 28 January 1833 – 26 January 1885 also known as Chinese Gordon Gordon Pasha and Gordon of Khartoum was a British Army officer and administrator. He saw action in the Crimean War as an officer in the British Army. But he made his military reputation in China where he was placed in command of the "Ever Victorious Army" a force of Chinese soldiers led by European officers. In the early 1860s Gordon and his men were instrumental in putting down the Taiping Rebellion regularly defeating much larger forces. For these accomplishments he was given the nickname "Chinese Gordon" and honours from both the Emperor of China and the British." Wiki. John B. Alden, Publisher hardcover books
295743 ff. two quarto and one folio on page blank. Folio and quarto. With 19-line typed addendum stapled to page 1 acknowledging Luening's membership in the American Composers Alliance and regarding performing rights payments etc. 88 x 216 mm.<br/><br/>Slightly worn; creased at folds; two file holes to upper margin. Best known as a pioneer of electronic music Otto Luening was an American composer conductor flutist and teacher as well as an ardent supporter of contemporary music. During his lengthy and prolific career Luening produced more than 350 compositions in a variety of styles mostly chamber music. Yet his experimental and electronic arrangements - comprising only a small fraction of his life's work - marked him as an innovator in the field. Although he never attained the fame of such composers as Aaron Copland George Antheil or Henry Cowell music historians acknowledge Luening's substantial contribution to an American style of music unbound by European traditions. With the Russian-born composer Vladimir Ussachevsky Luening presented the first American electronics concert at the Museum of Modern Art in New York on October 28 1952. Also with Ussachevsky Luening established the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center - the first workshop of its kind in the United States - in Manhattan in 1960." Pytheas Center for Contemporary Music<br/><br/>The present work scored for soprano chorus and piano or organ was composed in "about 1933" according to a manuscript note made by Luening on the contract although the Pytheas Center dates it at 1931. unknown books
18971318649London: Longmans Green And Co 1897. Hardcover. Octavo; 2 volumes; G- condition hardcovers; Spine brown leather with gold print raised bands; Boards half bound with brown leather to spine and corners marbled paper to boards worn exposed corners hinges and spine caps narrow tear to top edge of vol. 1 paper worn off some edges some separation at top joint of volume 1 front board of volume 2 detached but present; Text blocks have gilt edges cracked hinges bookplate on front pastedown of vol. 1 top corners clipped on pages 599-612 vol. 2 mild age-toning to paper; 2 volumes xxxvi 864 pages. See all three photos for details.<br /> <br /> <p> Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. Contact seller if you have any questions.<br /> <br /> <p> This book is part of the overstocked 15's kept in Room X atop one of the bookcases. 1318649. FP New Rockville Stock. Longmans, Green, And Co hardcover books
196132656London: Andre Deutsch 1961. Andre Deutsch unknown books
