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1916WRCLIT67956Np 1916. Original silver print of formal photographic portrait. 175 x 125mm. Mounted an evidently extracted from an album amicorum or scrapbook with another party's photo and inscription on verso. Mount a bit chipped and edge-torn faint crease on photo otherwise good. Enclosed in oversize half-morocco slipcase. Inscribed twice by Clemens 1874-1962 the sole surviving child of Samuel Clemens. On the photograph itself she has written: "To Miss Howland with the cordial wishes of Clara Clemens." The recipient is further identified by the inscription on the verso from Alma Gluck the Romanian-born American soprano accompanied by a clipped portrait photo from a magazine to "Enid Howland." Additionally Clemens has inscribed the mount: "Most cordially Yours Clara Clemens Sept. 16th 1916." Clara was after her father's death the controversial custodian of his estate and literary rights. She published her biography of him in 1931 along with books on other subjects and worked at a career in singing with which this artifact is likely connected. unknown books
1968172852New York: The New American Library 1968. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 53 pages. Gluck's first book a very well received collection of poems. Gluck went on to win virtually ever literary award for her work which culminated in her winning the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature. A clean near fine copy in an about very good price clipped dust jacket is lightly toned at the edges a tear and associated crease at the base of the rear panel and some other small tears and wear. Still a solid copy of this important debut. The New American Library unknown books
19851401177New York New York U.S.A.: Doubleday 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. SIGNED by Mickey Mantle on the half-title page. First edition 1985 stated on title and copyright page. A couple of small closed tears on dust jacket. Flap price $15.95. We will provide a certificate of authenticity for this item. New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday hardcover books
19851407056New York New York U.S.A.: Doubleday 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. INSCRIBED "Best Wishes Mickey Mantle" on the half-title page. Signature verified by PSA with two stickers affixed to the verso of the half-title page. 1985 stated on both the title and the copyright pages. New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday hardcover books
196811359N. Y.: New American Library 1968. First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning poet's scarce first book. The white dust jacket is faintly discolored as usual with a shallow chip at the head of the spine otherwise a fine copy. 8vo original cloth dust jacket. The white dust jacket is faintly discolored as usual with a shallow chip at the head of the spine otherwise a fine copy. New American Library unknown books
1770291401Bologna: Sassi 1770. hardcover. very good. 5 librettos 12mo & small 8vo bound together in 1 volume. 72 pages. 60pp. 32pp. and 7pp. Vellum backed marbles boards. Bologna: Sassi 1770 - 1771. Very good .<br/><br/> A scarce group of opera librettos.<br/><br/> Sassi unknown books
179224757Paris: Des Lauriers without PN 1792. Folio. Full contemporary green vellum with mid-tan leather label with decorative border gilt lettered "Romagnat" to upper edges colored in red. 1f. title 211 i blank pp. Engraved.<br/><br/>With blank overpaste to title with later manuscript note in pencil: "On a caché par cette . un nom . d'une personne qui a été guillotinée: Marie-Antoinette" by this overpaste a name of a guillotined person has been obscured: Marie-Antoinette. <br/><br/>Labels to verso of upper board: printed advertisement of "Husson Marchand Papier" to upper left corner; "Ex libris Georges van Parys" in the shape of a G clef to center. Bass figures entered throughout: pp. 1-31 164-70 and 174-end in pencil otherwise in ink.<br/><br/>Some moderate browning; occasional creasing and staining. Second edition first issue. Hopkinson 46A a. Wotquenne 46 pp. 215-16. Lesure p. 239. RISM G2816. <br/><br/>"Iphigénie en Tauride was given on May 18 1778 with excellent singers; Rosalie Lavasseur sang Iphigénie Larrivée Oreste Legros Pylade and Moreau Thoas . The opera had a great success immediately and even Grimm wrote of it - I do not know whether this is melody but perhaps it is something better. When I hear Iphigénie I forget I am at the opera; I seem to be listening to a Greek tragedy with music by Lekain and Mlle Clarion. It was the crowning point of Gluck's career. Guillard had provided an excellent libretto more classical than Goethe's poem less Christian and more ruthless; and Gluck had seized on the contrast between Scythians and Greeks upon the perfectly dramatic figures of Iphigenia and Orestes and had produced a work which both re-created a part of Greek tragedy and at the same time foretold a new world." Cooper: Gluck p. 258. <br/><br/>While Marie-Antoinette is not actually mentioned on the title she was the queen to whom the work is dedicated. Hopkinson describes a later issue with a new title without the dedication 46 A c.<br/><br/>Georges van Parys 1902-1971 was a French composer of operetta and film music. Des Lauriers [without PN] unknown books
180518110A Paris: A L'Imprimerie du Conservatoire Faubourg Poissonniere No. 152 1805. Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Messe De Requiem Par Mozart. Exécutée pour la première fois à Paris par le Conservatoire de Musique le 30 Frimaire An 13 21 décembre 1804. Cet ouvrage est précédé d un extrait de la vie de l'Auteur par Charles-Louis de Sevelinges. Early French edition of Mozart's final opus which was performed for the first time in Paris in 1804 bound together with: De Profundis. Musique de Gluck. Ouvrage Posthume Gravé sur le Manuscrit Original de l'Auteur Paris: Faubourg 1805. 138; 15 pp. Full score with SüÃmayr's completion. Engraved throughout. Stamped on both title pages by music dealer Ãtienne Ozi. Hardcover later brown boards with gold lettering to spine. Some light corner wear and small loss to head of spine with this fragment present. Overall fine. 13.5 x 10 inches 34.3 x 25.3 cm. Hirsch IV 877. WorldCat records only three copies.<br>Mozart's Requiem remains one of his best-loved works not little because of the mythology surrounding it. Mozart left it unfinished when he died in December 1791. The completion by Franz Xaver SüÃmayr made in order to fulfill the Count von Walsegg's commission of the piece is still generally the completion performed today although several modern musicologists have offered alternative completions. The first French performance took place in Paris in 1804 with the present title page giving the date of 30 Frimaire An 13 in the French Revolutionary calendar.<br>Gluck's De Profundis is a short setting of Psalm 130 for SATB choir and small orchestra with an unusual and low instrumentation oboe viola horn three trombones cello and continuo. The work was first performed at Gluck's own funeral in November 1787 conducted by none other than Antonio Salieri. The use of trombones with the associations of death and the afterlife make it a fitting pairing with Mozart's Requiem. A L'Imprimerie du Conservatoire Faubourg Poissonniere No. 152 hardcover books
1990124951New York: The Ecco Press 1990. First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's collection of poetry prompted by the death of her father. Octavo original half cloth. Association copy inscribed by the poet opposite the half-title page "For Stuart I look forward to your new work I wish you all good fortune - Louise." The recipient Stuart Dischell is a fellow poet and friend of Gluck. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Michaela Sullivan. Jacket illustration by Christa Naher. In 1984 Gluck joined the faculty of Williams College in Massachusetts as a senior lecturer in the English Department. The following year her father died. The loss prompted her to begin a new collection of poems Ararat 1990 the title of which references the mountain of the Genesis flood narrative. Writing in The New York Times in 2012 the critic Dwight Garner called it "the most brutal and sorrow-filled book of American poetry published in the last 25 years" The Ecco Press hardcover books
19686861New York: New American Library 1968. Paperwraps. Fine. Paperwraps. 1st edition long galley uncorrected proof original wire staple bound with custom archival box. The celebrated author's first book of poetry presented here in the first issue uncorrected proof format. Laid in is a signed letter from Stanley Moss on New American Review letterhead requesting a review from fellow poet William Meredith. Gluck won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2020. The long galley uncorrected proof is housed in a bespoke archival box. Minimal wear to edges else fine. Very scarce. Additional postage required. New American Library unknown books
19851401169Doubleday & Company Inc 1985. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Fine special limited edition. INSCRIBED by Mickey Mantle to his friend and former NY anchorman and broadcaster. This book has been hand-numbered in a limited edition of 536 copies. Full leather binding with gilt signature on the front cover and gilt lettering on the spine. We will provide a certificate of authenticity for this item. Doubleday & Company, Inc hardcover books
177429643Paris: Lemarchand 1774. Folio. 19th century quarter dark brown leather-backed marbled boards spine in decorative compartments gilt titling gilt. 1f. recto title verso publisher's catalogue 1f. recto dedication verso argument 217 pp. <br/><br/>With an inscription signed by the Canadian conductor Wilfrid Pelletier 1896-1982 to Italian conductor Tullio Serafin 1878-1968 dated New York 1928 to front flyleaf.<br/><br/>Bass figurings added in manuscript to pp. 10-12 Act I scene 1; final page of music signed by the publisher Lemarchand. <br/><br/>Binding worn; edges rubbed; spine split at joints and hinges; chipped at head and tail. Slightly worn and browned; title soiled with outer edge reinforced with paper tape; some minor staining; several repairs to inner margins; occasional small holes. First Edition variant issue. Hopkinson 41Af. Wotquenne 41. Lesure p. 240. RISM G2852 not distinguishing among issues. <br/><br/>"The classical orientation of Calzabigi evident in Orfeo ed Euridice from the moment the curtain rose on the almost archaeologically recreated ancient funerary ritual e.g. the threefold calling of the name of the deceased coloured the entirety of his collaboration with Gluck. Despite the ambiguous attributions of the prefaces signed by the composer it is clear that Gluck largely shared his librettist's classical enthusiasms. It is revealing that Gluck sought out subject matter from Greek tragedy independently of Calzabigi after the latter's departure from Vienna - most probably with his inner conviction mixing with a desire to exploit the goût grec then prevailing in France. Calzabigi's poetry was almost completely devoid of metaphors and similes and placed a mere three characters in a fluid context of dances and choruses or both simultaneously. The action was reduced to essentials: a demonstration of the persuasive powers of music and a cautionary tale on the dangers of curiosity with Orpheus bewailing the loss of his wife already as the curtain rose. Gluck's approach as composer was no less radical particularly in his near-complete elimination of coloratura and of opening ritornellos in the solo numbers. Above all the opera was remarkable in its emphasis on continuity which was achieved chiefly through the enchaining of harmonically open-ended sections of music and through the complete avoidance of recitativo semplice in favour of orchestrally accompanied recitatives so as to avoid sharp contrasts of texture with the set pieces. This continuity and the nearly syllabic vocal writing were calculated to prevent applause and thus also to promote the audience's absorption in the spectacle." Bruce Alan Brown and Julian Rushton in Grove Music Online. Lemarchand unknown books
