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19471327534New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1947. Hardcover. Octavo; 2 volumes; Fourth printing; VG/G; Hardcover with DJ in slipcase; DJ spine tan with brown print; Slipcase in green paper with white and black print torn at all corners shelfwear; DJs are yellow have light edgewear small stain to rear and blemish to front v. 2 tanning to spines; Boards in black cloth with gold print clean and strong; Text blocks have red-tinted top edge name in ink on front pastedown light tanning to endpapers else clean and tight; 2 vols. xv 742 xiv pages illustrated b&w. 1327534. FP New Rockville Stock. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
193948493Pasadena: Upton Sinclair 1939. 1st Edition Sinclair issue Ahouse A66b. Green cloth binding with "Vanguard" stamped at base of spine. Green paper dust jacket printed in black. Spine panel quite sunned a bit cocked general wear an About VG book in a worn & stained dust jacket Good. 200 pp. Crown 8vo. <br/><br/> Upton Sinclair hardcover books
19961337090Notre Dame: Ave Maria Press 1996. Softcover. Octavo; G; Paperback; Spine white with black print; Cover has toning to spine else clean and bright; Text block has pencil notation throughout; 214 pages. 1337090. FP New Rockville Stock. Ave Maria Press unknown books
1959RB1085Springfield:: Charles C. Thomas 1959. 1959. 8vo. xiv 214 pp. Charts tables index. Mauve cloth; spine faded. Very good. Charles C. Thomas, (1959). hardcover books
1970BL4084New York:: Viking Press 1970. 1970. 8vo. xii 178 pp. Illus. index. Black cloth dust-jacket. Very good. ISBN: 0670503762 / 0-670-50376-2 Viking Press, (1970). hardcover books
196872681968. Softcover. VG Exlib w/minimal markings small orange label on cover. Wraps. 27 pp. 11 bw plates. Catalogue ists 105 works. Introductory letter by Christopher Cornford. Detailed chronology. The emphasis of the work seems to be mathematical and geometrical sculpture. unknown books
192633685Torpelund pr. Eskebjerg: Chr. Olsen PN MN. 26-52 1926. Folio. 3 pp. 1f. violin part.<br/><br/>Light uniform browning; slightly creased. First Edition. Rare 1 copy located outside of Denmark at NYPL.<br/><br/>Christian Olsen was a folklore collector from a well-known and successful Danish family who had their large farm and estate "Torpelund" near Eskebjerg in Zealand. The polka was apparently taught to Olsen's father by a travelling violinist who had learned it from Bull himself. Famed Norwegian violin virtuoso Ole Bull 1810-1880 was so popular in his day that many dubious publications appeared under his name but he wrote down little of his own music and published even less. Whether the tune that Olsen recorded has a true connection to Bull is unknown but highly unlikely. Chr. Olsen [PN MN. 26-52] unknown books
1919262598New Haven: the magazine 1919. Magazine. Pp.238-240 of entire magazine which runs approx 50p including ads softbound in 9x6 inch terracotta wraps. Complete issue; cover a little dust-soiled a very good copy: sound otherwise clean and free of any markings. The text is sufficiently sophomoric we cannot precis it but we suspect that remnants of youthful candor show through as well. . the magazine unknown books
192634161Firenze: A. Forlivesi & C. PN 11260 1926. Folio 340 x 255 mm. Original publisher's heavy ivory wrappers with titling and illustration within heavy line border in dark red and olive green to upper. 1f. recto title verso notes 31 pp.<br/><br/>Wrappers slightly worn and soiled. Light uniform browning. First Edition. Op. 37 was composed in 1925.<br/><br/>"By the early 1930s Castelnuovo-Tedesco became increasingly concerned for Italian Jewry and when Heifetz approached him for a concerto I profeti 1931 he saw an opportunity to take a stand later commenting in 1940 . 'I felt proud of belonging to a race so unjustly persecuted; I wanted to express this pride in some large work glorifying the splendour of the past days and the burning inspiration which inflamed the envoys of God the prophets'. About the purge which began in Italy in January 1938 he wrote 'I happened to be the "pioneer". My music was suddenly banished from the Italian radio and some performances of my works were cancelled. A public performance of I profeti scheduled by Italian radio in Turin in January 1938 was suddenly cancelled by a mysterious telephone order from Rome and that happened six months before the anti-Semitic laws were issued.'<br/><br/>In the summer of 1939 shortly before the outbreak of war he left with his family for New York staying in Larchmont for a year and a half before moving to California. There in autumn 1940 he signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer beginning a relationship from 1940 to 1956 with several Hollywood studios including Columbia Universal Warner Brothers 20th-Century Fox and CBS." James Westby in Grove Music Online. A. Forlivesi & C. [PN 11260] unknown books
192934128Wien: Universal-Edition PN 8863 1929. Small folio 300 x 230 mm. Original publisher's ivory wrappers with titling printed in green to upper publisher's advertisement to verso of lower. 1f. 104 pp. <br/><br/>Lower outer wrapper dated "IV 1929" <br/><br/>Wrappers slightly worn and soiled; spine slightly warped and browned. First Edition first issue.<br/><br/>The present concerto was composed in 1927.<br/><br/>"By the early 1930s Castelnuovo-Tedesco became increasingly concerned for Italian Jewry and when Heifetz approached him for a concerto I profeti 1931 he saw an opportunity to take a stand later commenting in 1940 '. I felt proud of belonging to a race so unjustly persecuted; I wanted to express this pride in some large work glorifying the splendour of the past days and the burning inspiration which inflamed the envoys of God the prophets'. About the purge which began in Italy in January 1938 he wrote 'I happened to be the "pioneer". My music was suddenly banished from the Italian radio and some performances of my works were cancelled. A public performance of I profeti scheduled by Italian radio in Turin in January 1938 was suddenly cancelled by a mysterious telephone order from Rome and that happened six months before the anti-Semitic laws were issued.'<br/><br/>In the summer of 1939 shortly before the outbreak of war he left with his family for New York staying in Larchmont for a year and a half before moving to California. There in autumn 1940 he signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer beginning a relationship from 1940 to 1956 with several Hollywood studios including Columbia Universal Warner Brothers 20th-Century Fox and CBS." James Westby in Grove Music Online. Universal-Edition [PN 8863] unknown books
1968107191968. Softcover. Good. Wraps. 128 pp. 10 color 140 bw plates. Catalogue lists 152 works. Biographical information on each of the included artists is included. paperback books
196889511968. Softcover. VG slight soiling to covers. White wraps. 4 pp. 1 color 3 bw plates. Includes a biography and exhibition checklist of 28 paintings and 6 drawings. Cunningham depicts the American scene from the tradition of realism. unknown books
1968131171968. Softcover. VG- some faint pencil/fading on cover. White wraps. 75 pp. 6 color 54 bw plates. Seven-page introduction by John Russell biographic chronology catalogue of 45 works many striking plates. unknown books
196828693New York: The American Federation of Arts 1968. Softcover. VG- foxing and soiling to covers interior nice tight and bright. White illustrated wraps. 61 pp. 74 bw plates. Catalog of an educational exhibition organized and circulated by the Decorative Arts Program of the American Federation of Arts in collaboration with the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Design Smithsonian Institution. Includes bibliographical references page 57. The American Federation of Arts unknown books
196881301968. Softcover. VG exlib w/minimal markings small label and writing on cover. Wraps. 61 pp. 46 bw plates. The stated purpose of this exhibition is to place current concerns about certain types of abstract art in focus. 92 artists are represented by 228 works few checkmarks in the margins of the checklist. Includes special emphasis on the lifework of the artist Gabo. This exhibition was organized by Douglas MacAgy. Includes American and European artists. unknown books
191332207Chicago 1913. 1st appearance. Original printed drab-grey wrappers yapp edges. Front wrapper printed in red & blank. Light wear only. Nr Fine. Pp. 4 blank 137 - 172 8. Adverts last 8 pages. 7-1/2" x 5-1/8" <br/><br/>The scarce 5th issue of this ground breaking little magazine by Monroe with 7 early poetical efforts by Bynner as well as 7 by Ficke together both of whom later perpetrated the somewhat infamous "Spectrist Theory" literary hoax of 1916. unknown books
196840516Paris: np 1968. 55 x 43cm. Image of a silhouetted grinning male figure with an enlarged nose reading "Pom Pom La Chielit" which loosely translates to "Pom Pom the Shitty Mess". The nickname "Pom Pom" refers to Georges Pompidou the then Prime Minister and top aid to President Charles de Gaulle. The term "chienlit" was brought to notoriety by de Gaulle in an angry speech during the student protests when he used the vernacular term as a scatological pun "La reforme oui la che-en-lit non" meaning "Reform yes but chaos no." Subsequently the students reused the expression on leaflets and posters where silhouettes of political leaders were accompanied by confrontational slogans. <br/><br/> np unknown books
196832023Paris 1968. Original poster 57.5x37.75cm. printed offset in red on white stock; previous mail folds else a Near Fine exceedingly fresh copy. One of the most popular images of the May 1968 Paris student protests depicting the head of a presumed student bandaged and silenced with a safety pin only his eyes remaining unobscured. The text and image were appropriated in at least half a dozen iterations artists unknown. See Johan Kugelberg and Philippe Vermès Beauty Is in the Street: A Visual Record of the May '68 Paris Uprising 2011 pp. 71 & 251. unknown books
14228Used; Like New/Used; Like New. A printed greeting from the important German pianist reproduced in her handwriting on a small card with a small halftone photograph. Two sayings about music are printed on the left one attributed to Beethoven and Ney's signature is printed on the right below her picture. Translated from the German: "The purpose of music is that God should not be forgotten. Beethoven: I recognize only one sign of man's superiority: goodness." A similar quotation is often attributed to Tolstoy. In very fine condition. 8.25 x 6 inches 21 x 15.5 cm.<br>Elly Ney was one of the 20th century's outstanding pianists. Of her great performing Willhelm Kempff wrote: "My ears still hear her melodious voice with its unmistakable hint of her Rhineland origins which had the gift of establishing immediate contact with everyone she spoke to. This happened even more intensely when she stepped onto the concert platform. Just one mysterious chord Beethoven's D minor sonata for instance and the listener was drawn into her magnetic field. What then ensued cannot and should not be described in words nor should it be scientifically dissected. Those who had ears heard for themselves. But that was by no means the end of the matter. A realisation continued to resonate in her listeners' hearts as it had begun to resonate from the moment this greatest of performers stepped onto the platform - the realisation that artistry of this quality draws its strength from roots that have their being in the unfathomable depths of the human soul." unknown books
1966M13698Bern; Stuttgart:: Hans Huber 1966. 1966. Series: Hubers Klassiker der Medizin und der Naturwissenschaften Band 7. 8vo. 164 pp. Figs. index. Blue gilt-stamped cloth dust-jacket; light wear to extremities of jacket. Ownership signature. Very good. Sources on the history of paediatrics. Albrecht Peiper was a son of the dermatologist pioneer pediatrician and director of the University Children's Hospital Greifswald Erich Peiper 1856-1938. Albrecht Peiper studied at Greifswald Freiburg i. Br. and Munich Medicine. After graduation in 1914 and serving in the World War I Peiper received his pediatric training at the Children's Hospital of the University of Berlin. From 1924 he was working at this clinic as a senior physician. In 1937 he joined the NSDAP. In 1943 he became the chair of paediatrics at the University of Greifswald and Deputy Director of the University Children's Hospital. After the end of World War II he was first scientific assistant at the University Children's Hospital Greifswald and practicing pediatrician in Greifswald. From 1948 to 1958 he was professor of paediatrics at the University of Leipzig and director of the University Children's Hospital. Hans Huber, 1966. hardcover books
1967225878Hustisford Wiscosin 1967. unbound. 1 page on "Dick Ruedebusch and his Underprivileged Five" letterhead 11 x 8.5 inches Hustisford Wisconsin July 10 1967. Written just six months before his untimely death in full: "Many thanks for the pictures. The one I enclose for you was taken in England at some college. Hope its O.K. I would like to get together with you. If you can get to Tumble brook some nite call me and we'll have dinner. Please consider this an invitation. Sincerely Dick Ruedebusch." Accompanied by the original inscribed signed photo -- a 10 x 8-inch black-and-white image of Ruedebusch performing on stage inscribed and signed in full: "Dennis: If Jazz had more friends like you it would be a wonderful musical world Dick Ruedebusch." The letter is creased and has several small faint stains; very good- condition. The photo has some uneven gloss as well as small staple holes at the corners; good condition.<br/><br/> Wisconsin born musician who self taught himself Dixieland Jazz by playing trumpet to recordings of Bob Crosby's Dixie Combo. Just as his career was skyrocketing with his ensemble The Underprivileged Five he died suddenly at the age of 42.<br/><br/> unknown books
19401341113Mexico 1940. Softcover. Octavo; G-; Paperback; Spine cream with brown print; Cover has short tears at top and bottom of spine curling to fore corners edgewear wear to hinges small stain on front some creasing shelfwear; Text block has spotting to edges upper portion becoming partly unglued from cover curling to fore corners crease to top fore corner throughout else clean and tight; Text in Spanish; 246 pages illustrated color plates else b&w drawings. 1341113. FP New Rockville Stock. unknown books
199514731San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco 1995. 1st edition. Brown cloth spine with green paper-wrapped boards. Dust jacket. F/F. xvii 478 pp including index. 8vo. <br/><br/> HarperSanFrancisco hardcover books
192032189San Francisco: Printed for John Howell by John Henry Nash 1920. Folio. 2 volumes. Original publisher's olive green linen-backed marbled boards with printed title label to spines. <br/><br/>Signed by both Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn below limitation statement of each volume.<br/><br/>Volume I: 1f. recto signed limitation statement verso blank 1f. recto blank verso tipped-in reproduction colour portrait of St. Denis by Max Wieczorek within decorative border 1f. recto title in red and black within decorative border verso copyright 1f. recto contents verso blank v-vii "Some Reasons for the Making of this Book" i blank 1 half-title 2 blank 3-107 i blank. With fine decorative headpieces to head of each chapter by W.F. Rauschnabel. <br/><br/>Volume II: 1f. recto signed limitation statement verso blank 1f. recto blank verso tipped-in reproduction colour portrait of St. Denis in The Peacock Dance from a painting by Robert Henri 1f. recto title in red and black within decorative border verso copyright i-v "A Complete List of Plates with Notes" i blank i half-title followed by 64 black-and-white illustrative plates tipped-in to rectos with identification to facing page.<br/><br/>Outer and lower edges untrimmed.<br/><br/>From the library of noted dance collector Leslie Getz 1945-2019 wife of important dance critic Don McDonagh 1932-2019.<br/><br/>Bindings very slightly worn and soiled; spine bumped at head. Very occasional minor signs of wear; annotations in pencil to pastedown of Volume I. A very nice copy overall. First Edition. Limited to 350 copies on handmade Italian Etruruia paper this copy unnumbered. Derra de Moroda 2321. Magriel p. 37. Not in Niles & Leslie.<br/><br/>St. Denis a pioneer of modern dance in America was along with Isadora Duncan one of the most important figures in early 20th century American dance. <br/><br/>"In 1915 St Denis and her dance partner Ted Shawn 1891-1972 - a successful propagandist against the misconception that dancing was an effeminate career for men - formed a school known from 1917 as Denishawn which produced most of the next generation of American modern dancers. Prominent among them were Doris Humphrey who devised means of teaching the art of choreography Charles Weidman who pioneered specifically American themes and Martha Graham 1894-1991." Rebecca Harris-Warrick Noël Goodwin and John Percival in Ballet in Grove Music Online.<br/><br/>A handsome example of early 20th century American book design. Printed for John Howell by John Henry Nash unknown books
196889261968. Softcover. VG- some soiling and ink writing on cover. Cream wraps. 19 pp. 16 bw plates. Includes a foreword exhibition checklist of 15 sculptures by 15 artists and the large plates. Sculptors include Bertoia Calder Chamberlain Nathan Hale Jorgensen Kipp Koenig Leon Noguchi Pepper Ross Satkovski Schmidt Vollmer and Weiss. unknown books
