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7, 7, 7, 7 pp. Plate S. 4647 Z.Milano: Edizioni Suvini Zerboni, 1951. Parti staccate [parts], wraps. Overall very good, tanning at edges of parts. Quarto (12 x 9.5 inches, 310 x 240 mm; 5 oz.); Durata: minuti 15. Fifth String Quartet Dedicated to Elizabeth S. Coolidge. Printed in Italy.

Boston: Ione Press, 1966. Wraps. Very Good. Quarto. 7 pp. First edition. Previous owner's signature, bumps to corners, else fine. "Parisonatina is like a cadenza; it must be played with great rhythmic freedom." Composed for Aldo Parisot in 1964. Edition bowed and fingered by Parisot. Plate E.C.S No. 2059. Suggested program note: Agitato [Motto sul nome Aldo Parisot: Con larghezza.]; Scherzevole; [Motto: agitato] Teneramente, Agitato, Teneramente; [Cadenza sul nome Aldo Parisot: Barbaro, Dolce, Feroce, Regale.]

Boston, Mass.: Ione Press, 1970. Wraps. Near Fine. Quarto. Score, 46 pp. One part (Clarinet in A), 16 pp. Previous owner's signature on wraps of score and part, some light bumps and creases to edges, else fine. For flute, clarinet in A, horn in F, oboe, and bassoon. Plate numbers E.C.S. 2072 and E.C.S. 2072 b.

New York: Associated Music Publishers, 1951. Quarto. 1 score (34 p.) + part (11 p.) Until he was 12, Martinu (1890-1959) lived in the bell tower of a church. The flute sonata was composed for George Laurent, principal flautist of the BSO. Mvts: Allegro, Adagio, Allegro poco moderato.. Wraps. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

xxviii, 470 pp. Large 8°, [9¼ x 6½], Quarter leather with gilt stamped spine and alligator skin–like paper-covered boards. Nice indigo speckling on textblock edges. Light wear with some sunning at top of boards and a bit of wear on corners. Interior clean, little if any foxing, and a few marginalia in pencil. Plates are present ("Avec 5 planches dont 4 en Chromo et 80 Figures dans le Texte."), but plates don't appear to be bound in the correct places. Also, margins on plates appear tight. Still very good with a nice look. The author claims that the league of enemies of grape production herein is not exhaustive, "la liste des parasites, animaux ou végétaux, qui s'attaquent ànos récoltes augmente d'année en année, but the orders of Hémiptères, Lépidoptères, Névroptères, Orthoptères, Coléoptères, Hyménoptères inclusive of 90 species are described here. It is a wonder that there are any grapes left for wine.

356 pp. Octavo, 6 x 8.5 in. This is an near perfect facsimile of the original June 4, 1940, publication of which, it is estimated, only 3000 were printed. The book, dust jacket, and slip case are in fine condition. The F.E.L. 3.5 x 7.5 in. info card is laid in. An archival cover has been added to the dust jacket.

Narbeth, Pennsylvania: Bruce McKittrick 48 pp. 64 items. 25 illustrations in color, . A well-produced rare book catalog. Including an 18-century book box; Hans Kreutzberger, a 16th-century tack catalog; Latomus, a needlework pattern book from 1606 and many more fascinating items.. Illustrated Wraps. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

N.P.: N.I., N.D. [1979?]. Offset lithograph poster. [27¾ x 21 inches]. Wear to edges, pinholes on corners, Very Good. The photograph is the work of Susan Meiselas, credited on the poster. "Ocultando su identidad detras de su mascaras tradicionales, nativos del rebelde barrio Monimbo de en Masaya, preparan bombas de contacto para combatir el ejercito de la Dictadura, durante la Guerra de Liberacion." (Foto de Susan Meiselas) Rough translation: Nicaragua a country that discovers itself: Inturismo. Hiding their identity behind their traditional masks, natives of the rebel Monimbo neighborhood in Masaya, prepare contact bombs to combat the army of the Dictatorship, during the War of Liberation." Appears at first glance to be a tourism poster, but is seemingly an ironic parody of such. One of a series wryly praising colonial architecture and other similarly inappropriate national artifacts. Meiselas's image appeared on the cover of The New York Times Magazine on June 30, 1978 as seen here, and is… Read More

New York, N.Y.: McGinnis & Marx Music Publishers, POB 229 Planetarium Station. No Binding. Good. Quarto. Piano score and parts (Clarinetto in B, Cornetto di Bassetto in F). Previous owner's stamp. Folded leaves, unbound. Black line copy of a Brietkopf & Härtel edition.

New York: G. Schirmer 91 pp. Cover is worn with some soiling. PO sig on cover. There are some notes written in pencil on blanks, but songs are clean and unmarked. Songs for two voices (high and low, sometimes like voices) with piano accompaniment. Schirmer Vol. No. 377. Plate 12638.. Wraps. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Dover, 1995 x, 337 pp. Light wear to extremities, interior clean. Oratorio for solo voices, double quartet (SSAATTBB), chorus (SATB), and orchestra. Originally published: Leipzig: Breitkopf & Hartel; London: Novello. (Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's Werke. Kritisch durchgesehene Ausgabe ; Ser. 13, Nr. 86).. Wraps. Very Good. 9'' X 12''.

New York: C. F. Peters 27,20,19,2x18 pp. Outside single-page wrap soiled with tear at top of spine. Parts fine but for some penciled fingerings in the 1st viola part. Previous owner's stamp on all materials. 2 Vln, 2 Vla & Vcl. Edition Peters No. 1743. Plate numbers 6004a-e.. Wraps. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

175 pp. First edition, first printing. A clean, near fine volume price-clipped at the top although the price ($75) is found at the bottom of the front flap. Previous owner signed and dated (1968) on the half title. The dust jacket was torn completely from top to bottom of the spine, then stored folded within the book. The tear has since been repaired with japan paper to be practically unnoticeable from the outside. The crease on the front is visible, and is now protected in an archival wrap, but doesn't really detract from the stunning effect of the presentation. The interior is about fine. The reproduction of the art was done at Triton Press in New York, typography by Rudolf Ruzicka. Union Camp Corporation printed the engraved plates in Englewood, New Jersey, Robert Clive is responsible for the layout. The paper is University Text, cover fabric Bolton Buckram, and the book was bound by A, Horowitz & Son in Clifton, New Jersey. Fine crafting still making a good impression.

Totowa, NJ: Rowman and Littlefield, 1974. 242 pp. Corners lightly bumped. PO has written the names of three poems and page numbers on half-title. P.O. has marked various pages with check marks. A handsome bookmark with an original drawing is included. Contents: Introduction; William Barnes; R. S. Hawker; Elizabeth Barrett Browning; Charles Tennyson-Turner; Arthur Hugh Clough; Coventry Fatmore; George Meredeth; Dante Gabriel Rossetti; Christina Rossetti; Alexander Smith; James Thomson; William Morris; Algernon Charles Swinburne; W. E. Henley; Notes and select bibliographies; Index of First Lines. . Trade Paperback. Very Good.

Paris: Editions Durande & Cie. . Wraps. Very Good. Quarto. Very good, quarto. Piano score (52 pp. Preface: 1. Sujet de l'oeuvre et commentaire de chaque mouvement, 2. Petite theorie de mon langage rhythmique, 3. Conseils aux execuatants) and 3 parts (Violin, Clarinet). Plate D.F. 13,091. I. Liturgie de cristal; II. Vocalise, pour l'ange qui annonce la fin du temps; III. Abîme des oiseaux; IV. Intermède; V. Louange à l'éternité de Jésus; VI. Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes; VII. Fouillis d'arcs-en-ciel, pour l'ange qui annonce la fin du temps; VIII. Louange à l'immortalité de Jésus. "Je vis un ange plein de force, descendant le ciel, revêtu d'une nuée, ayant un arc-en-ciel sur la tête. Son visage était comme le soleil, ses pieds comme des colonnes de feu. Il posa son pied droit sur la mer, son pied gauche sur la terre, et, se tenant debout sur la mer et la terre, il leva la main vers le Ciel et jura par celui qui vit dans les siècles des siècles, disant: 'il n'y aura plus… Read More

No Place: NP, 1979. unpag. Chipping at top and bottom of spine, White wraps show dirt and bumps. Contents: ''In the Fields of the Dead,'' ''Looking into the Fire,'' ''On the Burning Coast,'' ''Being a Giant,'' ''One of You,'' ''Small Song,'' ''Poem ''Good Fortune by Black Mountain,'' ''Song,' ''Twilight under Pine Ridge,'' ''Last Days in Salt Lake City,'' ''Holy Days,'' ''Unsent Letter to Louis Salinas,'' ''The Silence,'' ''The Celebration,'' ''The Love Story,'' ''A Way of Saying Goodbye,'' ''Lines Written in Jubilation,'' ''Words,'' ''The Power of Thought.'' ''Someone lies down alone / In the arms of the new moon, / Someone I think I must know / If I had eyes to see.''--from… Read More

Montevideo: Comision Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1959. unpag. circa 50 pp. Wraps are soiled and rubbed. Catalog of exhibition, more than 30 b&w reproductions. . Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Montevideo: Comision Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1965. unpag. circa 50 pp. Catalog of exhibition, more than 30 b&w reproductions, A list of artists appearing in previous salons nacional and their media. . Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Montevideo: Comision Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1954. unpag. circa 50 pp. Wraps are soiled and rubbed. Catalog of exhibition, more than 30 b&w reproductions. . Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Montevideo, Uruguay: Planta Alta Derecha del Teatro Solis, 1946. 20 pp. unpag. 25 plates unpag. Wraps rubbed, chipped and discolored. Some foxing to prelims. Last plate tanning from contact with wraps. Some pages with tiny folds at bottom of foreedge. Prints and drawings of Guilliermo C. Rodriguez, Humberto Frangella, Pedro Miguel Astapenco, Jose Lanzaro, Amalia Nieto, Luis Alberto Solari, Domingo de Santiago, Roberto Orlando, Jose Cuneo, Luis Mazzei, Petrona Viera, Federico Moller de Berg, Nicolas Cuparo, Oscar Garcia Reino, Cesar A. Pesce Castro, Homero Bais, Adolfo Pastor, Raul Veroni, Maria Carmen Portela, S. Calabrese, Victor Rebuffo, Hemile M. Saforcada, Lino Spilimbergo, Juan Carlos Castagnino, Demetrio Urruchua, Eduardo Vernazza, Manuel Dominguez Nieto, Angelia Togores de Bordabehere, Jose G. Padilla, and Hilda E. S. O'Donoghue. Altogether, very nice repros of some unusual drawings and prints.. Wraps. Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.