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In-4°, leg. in scamosciato e sop.c. edit. ill. a col., pp. 97(3). Testi di Orio Vergani, Emilio Radius e Waldemar George. Con molte ill. in nero e a col. applicate a collage. Edizione limitata e numerata; il nostro esemplare (n° 17) è uno dei 250 fuori commercio con copertina scamosciata 'Storey'. Fioriture ai contropiatti, ai fogli di sguardia, e ad altre carte; ma buon esemplare.
103897Memories. Audio CD. Very Good. Memories unknown
In-8°, pp. VII, 260, (2), legatura coeva m. pelle con dorso adorno di titolo e filetti in oro e di decori a freddo. Piatti marmorizzati, tagli azzurri a spruzzo. Bell'ex-libris di Walter Toscanini (1893-1971), figlio di Arturo Toscanini, raffigurante una donna intenta a suonare il pianoforte. Etichetta ottocentesca di libreria milanese. Bell'esemplare marginoso con fioriture usuali. Edizione originale; il nome dell'autore è in calce all'avviso agli editori. Per ogni opera descritta si dà conto dei prezzi di vendita al tempo, della collazione bibliografica, ecc. Alle pp. 199 e sgg., prospetto della collana editoriale e indice alfabetico-cronologico degli autori inseriti nella stessa. Il Fusi, libraio milanese, aveva assunto nel 1807 la rappresentanza sociale della Società Tipografica de'Classici Italiani. Da ciò l'idea di un'organica bibliografia da offrire come donoagli associati sottoscrittori della "Collezione de' Classici Italiani", edita tra il 1802 e il 1814. Il programma editoriale, avviato nel luglio del 1802 sotto gli auspici del Ministro della Cultura e favorito dal Melzi, prevedeva la realizzazione della prima grande biblioteca letteraria italiana, composta da 250 opere che abbracciassero cinque secoli di tradizione letteraria. Il presente volume si poneva programmaticamente come strumento da affiancare alla "Collezione" per rendere "ragione del metodo seguito" e per dar conto delle varie edizioni precedenti di ogni singola opera. Nell'"Avviso degli Editori", che compare ad inizio volume, il Fusi sintetizza le ragioni dell'opera: fornire una bibliografia di supporto alla collezione basata sui "migliori Cataloghi" e sullo spoglio delle "migliori librerie di questa Città [Milano]", arricchita da una selezione delle varie "Raccolte" di poeti e prosatori e da puntuali biografie direttamente mutuate dalla "Serie delle edizioni di testi di Lingua Italiana" di Bartolomeo Gamba. Petzholdt, p. 356. Vallée, n. 624.
19440305691944. Softcover. Good Condition. Wartime program for Toscanini concert. Some splitting and chipping to spine. Some toning to edges. No AMA Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 Pounds. Category: Music::General; Inventory No: 030569. BZDB373 paperback
88, 3 S. Fol. Ldr. Mit eingeklebten farb. Abb. Illustrationen von S. Caselli. Lim. Luxus-Edition von 75 Expl. Gebunden in Kablsleder von G. & W. Rese. Mit or. signierter Lithographie von Caselli, numeriert und datiert "N. 27 1955".
14604Autograph. VG. No Binding. Signed by Authors. No date sized 5.25 x 7 inches matte photograph with signature in red ink below portrait dry mounted on blue cardstock over black cardstock sized 8 x 10 inches very clean and bright. Please note the photograph itself is held with the customary corner pieces which are attached to the matting and hold the photo it in place; photo can easily be removed and replaced. unknown
195097103Sun Valley California 1950. 1950. Fine. - A superb 10 inch high by 8 inch wide candid photograph by Emmerich Gara depicting Arturo Toscanini attired in striped dark pants held up by suspenders over a striped white shirt & tie a beret upon his head. His jacket over his arm the conductor holds an "RCA Victor" program in his hand as he stands in front of 4 others including members of the orchestra. A small mountain one of the peaks still bearing snow is in the background. A beautifully composed and rare candid image of the great conductor photographed by cellist Emmerich Gara during the orchestra's Western tour. Gara's name & address are stamped on the verso of the photograph. Gara's signature has also been stamped on the verso by the estate. Fine. <p>Emmerich Gara b.1901 d.1963. Born in Vienna Austria in 1901 Gara established lifelong careers as a portrait photographer and professional cellist. Before the outbreak of the Second World War he and his wife emigrated to the United States where he was hired as cellist for the NBC Orchestra led by Arturo Toscanini. He performed with the orchestra later called The Symphony of the Air until his death.<p>From his seat in the front row of the orchestra Gara was in the unique position to photograph all the great conductors and soloists who appeared with the orchestra during this extraordinary period of musical activity. His subjects were captured in performance rehearsal and in candid moments during recordings and while socializing.<p>Gara's action portraits were used for record covers for the Book of the Month Club and in articles in Time Life and other major magazines around the world. Sun Valley, California, 1950. unknown
Pages 77- 116. Features: One-page ad for 'Ski Paradise' Austria; Photo of Egypt popular young Monarch King Farouk; Photos of a royal wedding in the Dutch Indies; Photo of the Bavarian Frey brothers being rescued from the Watzmann; Photo of first airmail plane leaving Ratmalana, Ceylon; Photo of Toscanini receiving Orange Grove from grateful Jews after he conducted pioneer concerts in Palestine; Photo of Hitler receiving traditional gift of salt from representatives of the Halle salt mines; One-page photo of Hitler greeting diplomats in Berlin, an occasion at which he assured the French ambassador that Germany had no designs on Spanish Morocco; Book review of "The Conquest Of Morocco", by vice Adm. C. V. Usborne, with photos; One-page pictorial map of the Straits of Gibraltar, looking east - showing Spanish Morocco, the object of alleged German penetration, and possibly to be protected by a Franco-German agreement; Nice one-page photo of Royal wedding at the Hague, showing Princess Juliana and the Prince of the Netherlands in their gold coach driving through the city; Two page photo of crowd in church to witness the royal wedding; Two pages of text and photos describe ingenious tests for German drivers aimed at preventing death on the roads; Two pages of photos of Hellenistic panels in the Al-Aqsa mosque; Centrefold illustration of Britain's two largest battleships, HMS "Nelson" and "Rodney" firing their 16 inch guns at towed targets with deadly precision; Two fascinating pages of text and photos of skull groves on the Burmese border - headhunting trophies for harvest luck; Peking man's food - the first diet records of Pleistocene date - text with photos; Photos of personalities of the week include Gilbert Holliday, Frank Hodges, Lt. Col. R. S. Stafford, Arthur G. Pite, Prof. Henry Tonks, Lord Wakehurst, Basil S. Long, Sir Edward Ellington, the Duke of Kent, the grand Duchess of Mecklenburg, the Earl of Athlone; One-page illustrated Egyptian travel ad; and more. Several interior pages loose but present. Name atop front cover, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 993-1036. Features: cover photo of Dr. Wilhelm Furtwangler, conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, forced into retirement by Nazi influences; Photo of the League of Nations meeting in Geneva to discuss an international military force to police the Saar; Page of illustrations of the "Emperor" of conductors, Toscanini; Page of photos describe the plight of Hungarian refugees expelled from Yugoslavia; One page photo shows the "Orion" being launched at Barrow electronically by the Duke of Gloucester in Brisbane, 12,000 miles away; Fascinating photo-illustrated article by disillusioned young Oxford Socialist John Brown, author of "I Was a Tramp", describes his trip to Soviet Russia; Two large photos commemorate the first regular airmail from England to Australia via Imperial Airways; Photo illustrated article on blind fish in the Caverns of Brazil - first photos of live specimens; Two pages of illustrations of the Mayo composite aircraft, under construction for Imperial Airways, which launches heavily loaded mail planes upon its back; Page of photos and text present prehistoric pottery found in Persia - "entirely unexpected" types from Syalck; Two pages of fabulous photos illustrate how a Japanese hotel combines domestic tradition with incongruous borrowings from the West; Majestic colour one-page ad for Dunlop boasts of their 90th anniversary; Amazing photo of Canadian "Monster" - sea cow, basking shark, or "cadborosaurus" - recently discovered on the shores of Henry Island, British Columbia; Centrefold photos of the Duke of Gloucester at functions in Australia; Photo of Sir Wilfred Grenfell giving medical attention in Newfoundland and Labrador; Photos of the Prince of Wales in distressed Durham; Photos of attempts to save Charles O'Leary who died after three days trapped in an Irish well; Photos of the Soviet funeral for murdered Sergei Kiroff; Photo of new airplane for the Viceroy of India, the "Star of India"; Photo of famous archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans sitting for his portrait bust by David Evans; Photo of the Salvation Army welcoming its new general, Miss Evangeline Booth; Photos of personalities of the week include General Temperley, G. G. Knox, M. Titulescu; Anthony Eden, M. Laval; Baron Aloisi, Ruchdi Bey, Julian Wylie, Sir Horace Lamb, King Prajadhipok, Sir James O'Grady, Sir Edwin Lutyens, C. H. Bressey, Col. Lindbergh's second son, little John, being taken to school by his mother, the late Lord Riddell, C. T. P. Ulm, George Littlejohn, J. L. Skilling, and the late Viscount Buckmaster; Nice colour one page Dewar's ad features Santa hefting cases of whisky; Colour photos of Christmas eve celebrations in Hungary; Article and photos of 6 million year old insect fossils; Page of photos of the filming of "Lorna Doone";One-page South Africa tourism ad One-page Schweppes ad; and more. Outer advertising pages not included. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Features: Surprising island of the Northern Sea - Iceland; The Flowers Known as Birds - the Bird of Paradise from South Africa; What Maestros Look like to me - Sol Nemkov tells his adventures in the concert world while playing for such temperamental geniuses as Toscanini and Stokowski; You can't live in New York - untold miseries plague those who set up housekeeping in Manhattan, says long-time resident Horace Sutton; My Next 60 Movies - James Stewart (conclusion); Maybe I'll Pitch Forever - Satchel Paige, the American League's first Negro pitcher; The Coyote - World's Champion People Taunter - some claim he is one of man's best friends. Above-average wear. Covers almost detached. Small clipping from ad on page 55 - text unaffected. 1/6 page photo of coyote clipped from page 42. Top 2/3 of page 81 clipped out - this seems to have removed part of a novel. Nice color Coke ad on back cover. Book
194465700New York: Davis Delany 1944. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Good- in wrappers. Tears at fold. Minor staining at front panel. Toning. A few minor smudges. Special program produced for the May 25 1944 Red Cross benefit concert given by the NBC and Philharmonic Symphony Orchestras. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Davis Delany unknown
132 pages. Features: Many gorgeous color fashion ads; Three generations of the Mitchell family are featured in Sohmer piano ad; Chinese Nuclear Research - article with photos; The World of the Unborn - the new medical specialty of Fetology; Holy Men of India - In Search of Seekers of the Truth; Don't Tell it to the Computer - the threat it represents to privacy; Toscanini - the Greatest Single Influence on Today's Conductors; George Plimpton - story with photos of his varied activities; El San Juan Hotel (Puerto Rico) ad features Lou Puro, Chairman of the Board; Sweater fashion photos; "Because I Say So" - raising children; Sensuous Cone Towel ad; 1966 Was a Happening for Home Furnishings; Save the Children Federation ad features the family of Nancy and John Seletti - and young Chang Sook of Korea; and more. Above-average wear to front cover which is almost loose. Back cover missing. A worthy vintage copy. Book
19352733401935. unbound. 6 x 4 inches black and white circa 1935 credited to famed Czech-Austrian photographer Otto Skall 1884 - 1942 depicting the maestro in motion pointing his finger and waving his baton while conducting. Boldly signed in black fountain pen directly below his image and across his printed name. Note: Skall is credited with taking two photographs of Toscanini conducting in The Golden Hall of the Viennese Musikverein on January 1 1935. The image we offer shot in a low speed is still fairly well focused with no doubt that Toscanini is waving his baton with a high velocity. Rounded corners with a light scratch across the image. Very good- condition.<br/><br/> Italian conductor best remembered for his work as director of the New York Philharmonic and NBC orchestras.<br/><br/> unknown books
19352733401935. unbound. 6 x 4 inches black and white circa 1935 credited to famed Czech-Austrian photographer Otto Skall 1884 - 1942 depicting the maestro in motion pointing his finger and waving his baton while conducting. Boldly signed in black fountain pen directly below his image and across his printed name. Note: Skall is credited with taking two photographs of Toscanini conducting in The Golden Hall of the Viennese Musikverein on January 1 1935. The image we offer shot in a low speed is still fairly well focused with no doubt that Toscanini is waving his baton with a high velocity. Rounded corners with a light scratch across the image. Very good- condition.<br/> <br/> Italian conductor best remembered for his work as director of the New York Philharmonic and NBC orchestras.<br/> <br/> unknown
427621879-1954 Italian Publisher Philosopher and Paiter 6" x 4" no place no date unknown
72 pages. Features: Nice cover illustration of boy celebrating summer vacation; Sisman's Scampers shoe ad inside front cover; Editorials deal with these topics - Partial Relief, A Doctor, Not a Nurse, Maintaining the Tradition, The Cooperatives, Farewell Toscanini, and Not Conquest but Murder; Trollop (short story); This Peace (short story); A Modern Odyssey - photo-illustrated article by Edgar N. Brown describes sea travel; Rough 'Un (short story); The Black Ace (short story); The Smooth Silence (short story); The Dilemma of Debt; Scotland Yard Versus Crime - photo-illustrated article on the system employed by this world famous organization to track down criminals, law breakers and lesser offenders; Golf Duds & Meteors - photo-illustrated golf article with photos of Charles A. Whitcome, Albert "Scotty" Campbell, Lex Robson, Tony Manero, Willie Lamb, and Tommy Armour; It's In the Bag - interesting article on the history of purses; Half-page Canadian Pacific ad features Banff; Palmolive ad features photo of Montreal stylist and designer Doris Preston; Nostalgic half-page ad for McClary Stoves; Vintage half-page photo ad for Eddy's Sterilized White Swan toilet paper shows fellow in bathing suit at the beach; Movie news with photos of Clark Gable, Francis Lederer, Ida Lupino, William Powell, Jean Chadburn, Alison Skipworth, Warren William, Conrad Veidt, Renee Ray, and more; Lux soap ad features photo of Joan Bennett; Photo of Dick Powell in Quaker Puffed Wheat ad; Pond's ad features photos of Miss Barbara Hebbard and Lady Daphne Straight; Unusual half-page ad for Blue-Jay Corn Plaster, by Bauer & Black Scientific; Nice half-page Canadian Pacific photo-ad features the Empress of Britain; Business News includes mention of the recent Alberta default; Cooking article; Lovely one-page colour Kraft ad features their cheese products; Nice one-page Heinz ad features their vinegar and Olive Oil; Vintage half-page Rice Krispies ad; Beauty article; Why Baby Cries; One-page Carnation Milk ad features five large photos of each of the individual Dionne Quints; World Sayings; Colour ads inside back cover for Lifebuoy and Rinso; Rare colour back cover ad for Red Indian oil and Marathon Blue gasoline features illustration of native elders in feathered headgear, painted by Winold Reiss; and more. Covers loose but present. Average wear and soiling. A worthy copy of this nice vintage issue. Book
411974" x 1½" no place no date unknown
194729337Carnegie Hall November 1947. 1947. Fine. - A powerful 14 inch high by 11 inch wide photograph by Emmerich Gara depicting the legendary maestro Arturo Toscanini. Standing at the keyboard Toscanini is depicted in profile with columns at the right. Attired in black against a black background the conductor's head and hands stand out ethereally from the background. Photographed by Cellist Emmerich Gara with his name & address stamped on the verso. Signed by Gara in pencil on the verso. Fine. <p>Emmerich Gara b.1901 d.1963. Born in Vienna Austria in 1901 Gara established lifelong careers as a portrait photographer and professional cellist. Before the outbreak of the Second World War he and his wife emigrated to the United States where he was hired as cellist for the NBC Orchestra led by Arturo Toscanini. He performed with the orchestra later called The Symphony of the Air until his death.<p>From his seat in the front row of the orchestra Gara was in the unique position to photograph all the great conductors and soloists who appeared with the orchestra during this extraordinary period of musical activity. His subjects were captured in performance rehearsal and in candid moments during recordings and while socializing.<p>Gara's action portraits were used for record covers for the Book of the Month Club and in articles in Time Life and other major magazines around the world. Carnegie Hall, November, [1947]. unknown
39914reading roughly "Dear Broglio Please find 100 lira for. logistic my best regards ." 1 side 8vo. on brown paper with original autograph envelope and two original photographs of him playing the piano with a description on the back that he is working on a film score 6½" x 4½" no place no date Transcription Carissimo Broglio Ecco le 100 lire per il. loggistica. i migliori saluti del Toscanini Translation Dear Broglio Please find 100 lira for. logistic. my best regards . Toscanini unknown
458NY Viking Press. 1936. Foreword by Stefan Zweig. 2nd ed. 126pp. 24pp. of illustrations. 8vo. A presentation copy signed under his portrait by Toscanini. Bound in black cloth with a silver music emblem on the cover. A very good copy without the DJ. Some wear on the corners. unknown
458NY Viking Press. 1936. Foreword by Stefan Zweig. 2nd ed. 126pp. 24pp. of illustrations. 8vo. A presentation copy signed under his portrait by Toscanini. Bound in black cloth with a silver music emblem on the cover. A very good copy without the DJ. Some wear on the corners. unknown books
161999891<p>1916-1922. 1916-1922. Very good. - A fascinating archive consisting of autograph letters signed by Carolyn Perera Nana Genovese Gazzale and others typed letters signed autograph notes flyers and other ephemera including a letter about securing Arturo Toscanini to conduct a benefit concert which was to be Toscanini's Carnegie Hall debut.</p><p>Following is a detailed description of the material covering the period during and following the First World War:</p><p>1. A receipt for a donation given by Miss Genovese to the "Italian Bazaar for the Benefit of War Sufferers". The receipt is dated October 30 1916 and is signed by Arturo Di Pietro as secretary of the Italian Bazaar Committee. Di Pietro later was a contributor to "Il Nuovo Mondo" the anti-Fascist newspaper.</p><p>2. Undated circa 1916-17 Italian Red Cross flyer signed in print by its President Gian Giacomo Cavazzi Della Somaglia. Cavazzi 1869-1918 was a Senator of the Kingdom of Italy and from 1913 until the end of the war he was President of the Italian Red Cross. He actively collaborated with Tito Ricordi for the creation of the Hospital of the French Cities housed from January 1916 in a part of the Officine Ricordi. On the verso of the flyer are 2 handwritten columns of names and addresses of Italian Americans possibly members or potential donors.</p><p>3. Three items related to the Italian Red Cross: a A fund raising flyer in Italian translated: Those wounded in battle await proof of our sacred brotherhood. b A flyer in English from the American Red Cross - Italian Auxiliary requesting aid in "making surgical dressings hospital garments and knitted articles for our fighting men". c A receipt dated 1916 for a donation from Mme Genovese Gazzale signed with a stamp by Lionello Perera the Italian Delegate for the American Red Cross. Perera 1873-1942 was a prominent New York banker who had a prominent role in the creation of the Italian Welfare League.</p><p>4. A form letter addressed to "Mrs. Gazzale" asking her to become a member of the Italian Welfare League "And give it your support". "The Italian must be helped to understand America and America to understand the Italian so that he may become a self-respecting citizen and an integral part of the civic life of New York the second largest Italian city in the world." The letter is signed in ink "Luigina Littlefield / Chairman mem Com".</p><p>5. An autograph letter signed "Carolyn A. Perera" thanking Mme. Genovese for 2 tickets to a concert she was unable to use: "I should have loved to have heard you. May we make you a Director of the Italian League. I know your heart is with us." The wife of Lionello Perera Carolina Allen Perera 1883-1966 served from 1920 to 1942 as the League's first president.</p><p>6. Undated autograph letter signed "Carolyn A. Perera" thanking Mrs. Genovese for becoming "one of the Directors of the League for we need you and want you". She mentions a meeting Friday and asks her to "Bring in a list of possible members.". On the verso of the letter Genovese has written the names and addresses of 11 possible members.</p><p>7. An undated autograph letter on Italian Welfare League letterhead to Mme. Genovese signed "Carolyn A. Perera" soliciting money "to be sent thru the Italian Consulate to Italy for the earthquake sufferers." She mentions that Mrs. Wm. Guggenheim donated $500.00. The Garfagnana and Lunigiana regions were struck by a powerful earthquake on 7 September 1920.</p><p>8. A letter to Madame Genovese on Italian Welfare League letterhead dated September 22 1920. The letter signed by Margherita De Vecchi one of the founding members of the I.W.L. thanks Mme. Genovese for her contribution to the special fund for the earthquake victims.</p><p>9. A typed letter signed by Marie Di Giorgio a Vice-President of the Italian Welfare League. In the letter dated November 22 1920 she informs Mrs. Genovese that the I.W.L. "has secured Maestro Toscanini and the La Scala Orchestra for a Benefit Concert to be held at Carnegie Hall on the evening of January third." She asks for her "able assistance on the Committee of Arrangements". The January 3 1921 concert would be Toscanini's Carnegie Hall debut.</p><p>10. An undated receipt for $30.00 for three tickets from Nana Genovese. Signed probably with a stamp by Mrs. Stefano Paola Berizzi a founder and Treasurer of the I.W.L.</p><p>11. A pair of typed letters signed by the Italian baritone Ferruccio Corradetti are dated January 12 and February 4 1921. The letters in Italian concern business matters and are addressed to Signora Genovese. They are on "Lega Musicale Italiana Inc. New York" letterhead.</p><p>12. A third item signed in ink by Corradetti is a form letter inviting Nana Genovese to serve "as a member of the Honorary Dinner Committee" for Arturo Toscanini. The letter on "Lega Musicale Italiana" letterhead is subtitled "Banquet In Honor of Arturo Toscanini and La Scala Orchestra". The banquet is being planned for March 17 1921 the evening before Toscanini's second concert in Carnegie Hall.</p><p>13. A typed letter dated February 18th 1921 and signed "Vera L. Albore R.N." informs Mme. Genovese that "I have taken up the case of the Cuzzi family with Dr. and Mrs. Previtali and they do not know the exact physical condition of Mr. Cuzzi.Mrs. Previtali wishes me to thank you for the interest you have taken in this family.".</p><p>14. In a typed letter dated Oct-21 Albore asks Mme Genovese to speak to a Mr. Ely at the Rutherford Post Office on behalf of Mr. Cuzzi. She signs "Vera L. Albore R.N. / Headworker".</p><p>15. In an autograph letter signed "Vera L. Albore" she writes Mme. Genovese that Mr. Ely "will try to get Mr. Cuzzi work." She thanks Genovese for all she has done and implores "Please dont forget me and my dear people as I am anxious to help and with help from our ladies I can do more- I will do all I can for Mrs. Cuzzi". Although Albore signs with the terminal vowel "e" her name on the league's letterhead reads "Miss V. Albori R.N. Head Worker".</p><p>16. An autograph letter signed "Luigina Littlefield / Chairman mem Com" asks Mme Genovese to join the membership committee and "appeal to all the Italians you come across and to all lovers of our beautiful Italy to help us in this great work which is so much needed." On April 25 1921 Littlefield sends Genovese a thank you note "for the check and the new members".</p><p>17. In an autograph letter on her 38 West 83rd Street letterhead Carolyn Perera asks Mme. Genovese to help in the current membership campaign "by asking a few of your frinds to join. I note neither M. Scaramelli or the Antolinis are members."</p><p>18. In a response to Perera Genovese sends a draft of a letter she has written to Mrs. Antolini. "Mrs. L. Perera has kindly asked me to write you about our membership campaign.We cared for or investigated for relief over 250 Italian families last month as a part of our work". She signs "Nana Gazzale". On the verso of the letter is a draft of a note she has written to Mrs. Perera dated April 18 1921 letting her know she has written to Mrs. Antolini and to Mrs. Scaramelli. She signs the note "Nana Genovese".</p><p>19. The printed membership application for the Italian Welfare League. Annual membership dues were $5.00 and Life membership was $100.00.</p><p>20. A densely written autograph letter realized on both sides of Italian Welfare League letterhead and signed "Carolyn A. Perera". In her letter addressed to Mrs. Genovese Perera asks if she can help "a Miss Le Conte an Italian 21 years who is ambitious to become a singer." "Perhaps you could persuade someone to teach her or if you are sufficiently interested maybe you will give her some instruction.I forgot to say Miss Le Conte is one of 10 children & absolutely without means." Nana Genovese has scrawled a draft of her reply in the empty spaces on the verso of the letter. "I had promised Miss Labori ie Albori to secure her a place in the Metropolitan Opera Chorus."</p><p>21. A form letter dated April 8 1925 on Italian Welfare League letterhead. Signed in ink by Nan Ceribelli the letter is soliciting contributions to an "Emergency Fund" by having a "Renewal Membership Drive".</p><p>22. There are 3 lists of names and addresses one identified as "Life Members" with 14 names a second with 19 names identified on the verso as "For Benefit of Red Cross' and a third with 13 names and no further identification.</p><p>23 "The Christmas Work of the Italian Welfare League" an undated 4-page brochure describing the donations given "twenty families so poor that they would have had no Christmas except what we gave them" and the "Christmas party on Ellis Island" undertaken because of an appeal made by Concert Soprano Alma Simpson. The various donors and the categories of their gifts are listed.</p><p>24. An April 19 1920 receipt for a donation made by Mrs. Gazzale to the Sunshine Settlement. Sunshine Settlement was a society formed in 1900 to provide education health services and seaside visits for poor children and their mothers. The receipt is signed by the treasurer S.E. Furry with his note turning down the idea of a concert benefit proposed by the singer.</p><p>25. Three autograph letters circa February 1920 in Italian soliciting funds for discharged Italian solders. Two of the letters are on cards with black borders and the third is on "Italian Committee for Discharged Italian Soldiers" letterhead. The three letters are signed by Paola Berizzi a founding member if the Italian Welfare League. Also included is a receipt for a ten dollar donation signed by Berizzi.</p><p>26. Three letters related to a benefit concert given by Nana Genovese for the "Paterson NJ Committee Near East Relief Formerly American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief / Operating in Armenia the Caucasus Persia Syria and Greece". All three of the letters are signed "D. A. Kurk" ie Diran A. Kurkjian. A May 5 1922 autograph letter thanking Genovese for sending the program for her concert and identifying her accompanist as Alberto Bimboni. "If personal efforts mean anything this mass meeting should be a real big thing." The "Mass Meeting" with the concert took place on Mother's Day May 14 1922. A typed letter dated May 15 thanks Genovese for helping make the event a complete success. "Results secured in pledges and cash totaled nearly $1000. You had an important part in the success of this meeting and in the name of the starving children in the Near East." An autograph note on a following Tuesday sends clippings not here presentand states that the correspondent will telephone her about an upcoming meeting in Morristown.</p><p>Unique.</p> [1916-1922].
192714811NY BEETHOVEN ASSOC 1927 1927. SIGNED BY TOSCANINI FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD. Signed by Authors. F. NY, BEETHOVEN ASSOC, 1927 unknown books
21264<p><b>TOSCANINI ARTURO.</b> 1867-1957. Italian symphonic and operatic conductor. ALS. <i>"Arturo Toscanini"</i>. 2pp. 8vo. N.p. N.d. December 1897. In Italian with translation.</p><i>"Illustrious Prof. Antonio Orfi </i><p><i>In my letter from the other day I asked you if you could provide me with the parts of the Scandinavian symphony by Cowen of which I would like to execute two parts in Sunday's concert in Turin. I would need a note from you for the archivist who has this music – Would you be so kind to do this for me Tomorrow morning I am leaving for Turin and I would like to bring with me the parts. I beg you to forgive me for this inconvenience and to accept my deepest thanks and my warmest regards… I thank you for the invitation that you kindly sent to me with your courteous letter but unfortunately I could not take advantage of it – this Saturday I will remain in Turin to start the rehearsal of the concerts."</i> </p><p>Trained as a cellist Toscanini first took up the conductor's baton in 1886 at the age of nineteen during a performance of <i>Aida</i> in Rio de Janeiro when a conflict between the conductor and the orchestra had reached an impasse. Lacking any previous conducting experience Toscanini astounded the musicians and audience by conducting the entire work from memory. Upon his return to Italy Toscanini began his conducting career in earnest soon becoming Italy's and one of the world's most famous conductors. </p><p>Our letter refers to Toscanini's preparations for a concert in Turin that included the two middle movements of British composer <b>Frederick Hymen Cowen's</b> 1852-1935<i>Scandinavian Symphony</i>. Premiered in England in 1880 it soared in popularity over the next decade earning the composer international recognition. Toscanini is known to have conducted the work twice once on Sunday December 12 1897 and again on Thursday September 8 1898. According to Toscanini biographer Harvey Sachs "there is no further evidence that he gave further performances of" works by Cowan "Leone Sinigaglia 1868-1944" <i>Mahler Foundation website</i> https://mahlerfoundation.org/mahler/personen-2/sinigalia-leone-1868-1944.</p><p>Toscanini's reputation grew rapidly after he joined the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1908 where "for seven years Toscanini ruled over one of the most dazzling constellations of singers in the history of opera among them Caruso Scotti Farrar Destinn and Martinelli and to a remarkable extent succeeded in imposing his unique discipline on them" <i>The New Grove Dictionary</i>. In 1928 Toscanini became the New York Philharmonic's principle conductor and two years later CBS won the rights to broadcast the orchestra's performances making Toscanini "arguably the best-known symphonic conductor in the world… the relationship lasted until 1936 when Toscanini retired… the withdrawal of the colorful and temperamental Toscanini meant a loss both to the music world in general and to radio CBS in particular" <i>Music of the Great Depression </i>Young and Young. In 1937 NBC created a symphony orchestra especially for Toscanini and under his 17-year direction the weekly broadcasts numerous recordings and world-wide concert appearances only increased his already outsized reputation. </p><p>An extremely early letter from the twenty-year-old conductor. The only other example of an early letter written by Toscanini was one penned in 1918 more than twenty years after ours.</p><p>Folded and in very fine condition.</p><br /> books
