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Wien-Leipzig: Universal-Edition [PN U.E. 6060], 1917. Oblong folio (259 x 337 mm). Original publisher's printed wrappers. 16 pp. Schoenberg's preface, "Die vereinfachte Studier- und Dir… Más…

Wien-Leipzig: Universal-Edition [PN U.E. 6060], 1917. Oblong folio (259 x 337 mm). Original publisher's printed wrappers. 16 pp. Schoenberg's preface, "Die vereinfachte Studier- und Dirigier-Partitur," explains the experimental layout of the score. Browned; slightly worn; dampstained at upper margin and center of upper edge. First Edition, first issue of the complete cycle. Rufer (E), pp. 40-41. GA B/3, pp. 189-90. The second issue (1920) was printed on better quality paper and in a slightly larger format. The Four Songs of op. 22 were Schoenberg's last composition before his seven-year hiatus as a composer, which ended only with his development of dodecaphony. They are set to texts by Ernest Dowson (1867-1900), in German translation by Stefan George (1868-1933) and Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926). The title does not specify a register for the vocal part, but a soprano is implied. "Schoenberg's 'simplified score for study and conducting' is supposed to resemble, in its appearance, a piano reduction for two or four-if necessary, also for six or eight-hands... The simplified notation of an orchestral score, however, is not the result of a [similar] simplification of the orchestra... The fact that similar sonorities are written in completely different ways makes reading more difficult, and Schoenberg never reverted to this manner of notation." Agnes Grond © Arnold Schönberg Center., Universal-Edition [PN U.E. 6060], 1917, 0, New York: Park Lane, 1988. First printing of this edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 238, [2] p. Illustrations (many in color). Index of operas and ballets. Title page has 16 signatures associated with the Bolshoi, including Yagudin, A. Petrov, Chupralova, and Nud'ga. Author's name also rendered as Pokrovskii. This work was conceived in the Soviet Union to mark the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the founding of Russia's greatest lyric theater. This also includes a summary of twenty-oneof the operas produced at the Bolshoi. There are also illustrations and brief discussions of eighteen ballets. From Wikipedia: "Boris Alexandrovich Pokrovsky (23 January 1912 5 June 2009) was a Russian opera director, best known as the stage director of the Bolshoi Theatre between 1943 and 1982. Pokrovsky was born in Moscow, Russian Empire in 1912. His first production was a staging of Georges Bizet's Carmen in Novosibirsk. He was then appointed director of the State Opera in Minsk (now in Belarus). He served as the artistic director of the Bolshoi in 1952-1963 and 1973-1982 and was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1961. His production of Vano Muradeli's opera The Great Friendship was the target of the second Zhdanov Ukase (1948), and it was he who first staged Sergei Prokofiev's War and Peace, in 1946. He took this opera to Italy for its first full staging there, in 1964. In 1965 in Moscow he directed the first Russian-language production of Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream. In 1972 Pokrovsky founded the Moscow Chamber Opera Theater with Gennady Rozhdestvensky, and he produced operas such as Igor Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress, Alfred Schnittke's Life with an Idiot, and in 1974 the first Soviet production of Dmitri Shostakovich's The Nose since 1929. In 1975 he took the Bolshoi Theatre on its first American tour. Pokrovsky's many awards include four Stalin Prizes (1947, 1948, 1949, 1950), a Lenin Prize (1980), two Orders of Lenin (1967, 1976), Order For Merit to the Fatherland of 3rd (1997), 2nd (2002) and 1st (2007) degree, as well as two State Prizes (1995, 2004). He was the father of actress Alla Pokrovskaya, father-in-law of Oleg Yefremov, and the grandfather of actor Mikhail Yefremov. His second wife was the soprano Irina Maslennikova. Boris Pokrovsky died in Moscow in 2009." Also from WIkipedia: "Yury Nikolayevich Grigorovich (born January 2, 1927 in Leningrad) is a Soviet and Russian dancer and choreographer who dominated the Russian ballet for 30 years. Grigorovich was born into a family connected with the Imperial Russian Ballet. He graduated from the Leningrad Choreographic School in 1946 and danced as a soloist of the Kirov Ballet until 1962. His staging of Sergey Prokofiev's The Stone Flower (1957) and of The Legend of Love (1961) brought him acclaim as a choreographer. In 1964 he moved to the Bolshoi Theatre, where he would work as an artistic director until 1995. His most famous productions at the Bolshoi were The Nutcracker (1966), Spartacus (1967), and Ivan the Terrible (1975). He controversially reworked Swan Lake to produce a happy end for the story in 1984. In 1995, he was accused of having allowed the theatre to plunge into stagnation and after many a squabble was ousted from office. Thereupon he choreographed for various Russian companies before settling in Krasnodar, where he set up his own company. Grigorovich has been heading the juries of numerous international competitions in classical ballet. After the death of his wife, the great ballerina Natalia Bessmertnova, on February 19, 2008, he has been offered the opportunity to return to the Bolshoi again in the capacity of ballet master and choreographer.", Park Lane, 1988, 3, Wien-Leipzig: Universal-Edition [PN U.E. 7144], 1923. Quarto. Original publisher's printed wrappers. 1f. (title), 67 pp. Texts and Foreword by Schoenberg in German. Printed dedication to head of title: "Der ersten Interpretin Frau Albertine Zehme in herzlicher Freundschaft" Copyright 1923 to upper wrapper and title; copyright 1922 to first page of music. Plate numbers 5334.5336 to pages of text, corresponding to the full and study score editions. Upper wrapper browned, detached, stained at inner margin and frayed with slight loss; lower lacking. Light dampstaining to lower inner corners of first and last leaves. First Edition of the piano-vocal score, either first or second issue. Rufer (E), pp. 38-40. GA B/24/1, p. 39. "Parody assumes a very important role in Pierrot lunaire. This work, composed in 1912, before the framing choral scenes of Die glückliche Hand, consists of 21 poems set for speaker and chamber ensemble. Schoenberg had employed melodrama before in the summer wind narrative of the Gurre-Lieder. His highly stylized use of the speaking voice, for which he notated relative pitches as well as exact rhythms, proved an ideal vehicle for the Pierrot settings, which were conceived in what he described as a light, ironic-satirical tone. The rather modish verses, by turns grotesque, macabre or consciously sentimental, provide the occasion for presenting, with the detachment that the protagonist in Die glückliche Hand failed to achieve, human activity as a shadow play in which menace and absurdity are on a level. The focus shifts at random, as in a dream, between the lunatic activities of the clown, impersonal scenes, the poet in the first person and the self-absorbed artist, who is not spared. Within his new style Schoenberg parodies the characteristics of a great range of genre pieces, very often retaining the ghost of their formal layout as well. In music the lines dividing ironic from direct reference are often hard to detect. The peculiar fascination of Pierrot lunaire lies in this ambiguity. The nightmare imagery of some of the poems might scarcely be admissible without ironic distancing, yet the music often strikes with authentic horror. Mockery constantly shades into good humour, exaggerated pathos into the genuinely touching." O.W. Neighbour in Grove Music Online. Albertine Zehme (1857-1946), an actress born in Vienna and later active in Berlin, is now exclusively remembered as the person who commissioned and first performed Pierrot Lunaire. "Read the preface, looked at the poems. I am enthusiastic. A brilliant idea, entirely in my spirit. I would do it even without a fee." Schoenberg in his diary., Universal-Edition [PN U.E. 7144], 1923, 0, London: Jonathan Cape, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. An exceptional first impression ("First published 1977), first issue (map endpapers.), without even a degree of fading to the dust jacket spine panel's fugitive colors, of Chatwin's first book. 8vo: [4],204pp, with map frontispiece, and 14 full- and half-page photographs; pictorial dust jacket, priced £4.95. Publisher's navy blue cloth-effect paper-covered boards; jacket with wrap-around photogaph of the Moreno glacier. Fine, tight, and virtually pristine (white speck to rear cover, hint of lightening to spine). The author's "autobiografictional" travelogue, which "both records and imagines the fulfilment of one of Bruce Chatwin's childhood fascinations, namely to retrace the travel adventures of his grandmother's uncle, Charley Milward, seadog, entrepreneur, and globetrotting family legend, who had died in Punta Arenas, Chile. . . . While the narrative, in a staccato series of short sections (numbered from 1 to 97), meanders about in time and space, mixing fiction and fact, the reader encounters the Patagonian present of Chatwin's own visit: Welsh villages complete with gardens and tea-rooms, gauchos, a French soprano, a young pianist who asks complicated questions about Liszt, an elderly German yearning back to the times of Mad King Ludwig, a would-be miner from Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco . . . . The fabulously self-absorbed travelogue launched Chatwin's successful writing career and won him the Hawthornden prize as well as the E. M. Forster award." (The Literary Encyclopedia) N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable polypropylene sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed., Jonathan Cape, 1977, 5, 430 x 315 mm. + wide margins. Signed by the artist ("C Baugniet") in the stone. On chine-appliqué, with "Dessins d'Après Nature par Baugniet," "Imprimé par Degobert" and "Lithie. de la Société des Beaux-Arts" printed to mount just beneath image. Margins slightly soiled and foxed; edges slightly worn. A highly talented Belgian virtuoso, Artôt was a student of both Rodolphe and Auguste Kreutzer. "In 1843 Artôt [he] on a concert tour of America and Cuba with the soprano Cinti-Damoreau. He was one of the first violin virtuosos to visit America, the others being Vieuxtemps and Ole Bull; they vied with each other for the admiration of the American public, the French elements preferring Artôt's Parisian elegance to the awkward but modest stage presence of Ole Bull. While in America Artôt showed the first symptoms of the lung disease from which he died. His compositions include a Concerto in A minor (1845), fantasies and airs with variations and, in manuscript, string quartets and a Quintet for strings and piano." Alexis Chitty and Manoug Parikian in Grove Music Online., 0, Frankfurt, London, New York: Henry Litolff's Verlag, C. F. Peters, 1965. VN 30285. Edition Peter's Nr. 4841. First edition. Study score. In original paper. In fine condition.. VN 30285. Edition Peter's Nr. 4841. First edition. Study score. In original paper. (2), 49, [1] p., (4) p. supplement. Ligeti was already interested in the text of the Requiem especially in Dies Irae when he got the commission from the Swedish Radio's Contemporary Music concert series to compose Requiem in 1963. He finished the four parts (Introitus, Kyrie, Dies Irae, Lacrimosa) in 1965. In the same year it was premiered in Stockholm. Won the first prize of the International Society of Contemporary Music and the Berlin Prize for this composition.Parts of the composition appeared in Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey and in Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. György Ligeti (1923-2006) was a Hungarian (Transylvanian) born composer. Studied at the Music Academy of Cluj and Budapest. After his graduation he started to collect folk music in Romania and taught composing and counterpointing at the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. He left Hungary after the revolution in 1956, and started to work at the radio station in Cologne where he made acquaintance with Karlheinz Stockhausen who had a major influence on his art. In 1959 settled down in Vienna and became citizen in 1967. Taught at the Universities of Darmstadt, Stockholm, Stanford and Hamburg. Under the influence of Stockhausen he started to compose music for electronic instruments like Artikulation and Atmosphères. This gave him reputation in the Western European music scene. After these works he gave up composing electronic music but his experiences with such instruments made and effect on his later compositions. His music could be characterised as a mixture of Western avant-garde music and Hungarian folk music combined with sense of humour and absurd. Ligeti's pieces (Lontano, Lux Aeterna, Requiem) were used as film music - among others - in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining and Eyes Wide Shut also in Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island. ., Henry Litolff's Verlag, C. F. Peters, 1965, 5, Pittsburgh: W. L. Mayer, 1927. Good. Large collection of musical scores, band music and orchestral arrangements by W. L. Mayer (1868-1931). In his time Mayer was one of the most important and prominent musical figures in Pittsburgh. He was President of the American Federation of Musicians Local no. 60 and national Vice President of A. F. of M. from 1919 to 1927. Born in 1868 in Richmond, where his father was organist in a Catholic church there, the family relocated to PIttsburgh early on. Mayer became an organ architect and builder and caught the attention of Andrew Carnegie, who selected him to install organs in his various libraries, which led Charles Schwab to likewise employ him to build and install organs in his various buildings. He organized several bands and singing societies, including the Braddock Library Band, the Car-Lib Hussars (named after the Carnegie Library), the Knoxville Amateur Band, and was organist at St. Peter's church on the South Side of Pittsburgh. His bands played at the Pittsburgh Expositions for a number of years and he was elected president of Local 60 in 1907. During his tenure, he increased membership in the organization to nearly 2,000 musicians and reorganized the offices and management to the point where it was one of the most successful and powerful musicians' unions in the country. On Rememberance Day at Forbes Field in 1918, Mayer gathered over 600 musicians to participate in the concert and festivities, the largest such performance in Pittsburgh achieved to that time. He died of tuberculosis in Pittsburgh in 1931. We have approximately 20 large manilla folders of scored music by Mayer comprising hundreds of pages in total. These came from an old warehouse in the South Hills of Pittsburgh owned by an old real estate firm that would often put into storage material cleaned out of buildings they purchased, and so the provenance of this material is unclear, and we are offering in this archive everything we were able to find; there is no more. Dates on the music range from 1889 to 1927. Condition of the music ranges from fair (soiled, dusty, torn, taped) to very good, tending toward good-to-very-good. We have: "Celeste," a Tone-Poem (1911); Scherzo - Fanfare (1927); Marche Triomphale No. 2 for Pipe Organ, dedicated to Andrew Carnegie; "Arminius" Suite (1912); March Grandioso or March of the Red Jackets; "Commers-Humoresken;" folder of various marches for a military band including "Our Navy" and "The Declaration;" an arrangement of "Because I Love You, Dear," ca. 1890s; another folder entitled "Celeste" with full orchestral parts; "My Gay Hussar" 2 step march with the original sheet music published by Volkwein's in Pittsburgh in 1910 (quite worn and tanned); "Marche Triomphale" (1893); orchestral arrangements for "Annie" and "The Dawn of May;" "March Triomphale" dedicated to Andrew Carnegie, scored for military band; "Turner Fest March" in parts; ochestral parts for "Macbeth" composed and arranged by Mayer; "Ave Maria" for soprano & flute obligato; March 2-Step "The Declaration" and "Meereskonig;" "Germanenzug" by John Lund, arranged by Mayer (1899); The March of the Red Jackets; "The Old Oaken Bucket;" "Rip Van Winkel" (1898); "Braumeister Commers;" "Quis est Homo?" from Stabat Mater, recitative and solo for tenor by Mayer, and a few other loose sheets. Also accompanying this is a copy of The Musicians' Journal, July 1927, from the AF of M Local 60 Pittsburgh Musical Society, with a photo of Mayer on the cover and news of his accepting a new position as assistant to the national president of the AF of M in New York., W. L. Mayer, 1927, 2.5, PORTLAND MAINE ME. Good+. 1909. On offer is an original, manuscript 1909 through 1913 diary handwritten by Grace Waldron Calvert, the daughter of Colonel William H. Waldron, a pioneer journalist and one of five original publishers of the Boston Herald. He was instrumental in developing several other publications but in 1872 he established the Lewiston Weekly Gazette and in 1876 his son-in-law, Thomas E. Calvert, Grace's husband, entered into partnership with him and became editor of the Gazette. Colonel Waldron died in 1881. Grace and Thomas of Portland Maine belonged to a County Club, took numerous trips to New York, attend balls, plays, recitals, and even a reception at the white house in 1912 and much more. She also belongs to a "Current Events" club. Grace's daughter was a soprano singer who studied under Alfred Brinkler. [Ephemera such as newspaper clippings inside the diary mention her events.] There is also a newspaper article which talked about an illness her other daughter Dorothy experienced and the diary also talks of this. Dorothy spends over a month in the hospital. Here are some snippets: 1909 "In all day. Tom and I went to see The Witching Hour. John Mason leading man. Great play. John Mason nearly spoiled the play by being under the influence of something…..Telegram from O. W. L. that Dr. gives no hope, asking me to go on. I telephoned in reply to know if I was needed immediately. Home all day. Sewed all day…..Shampoo at 9. Had a woman to cook for us all day. Country Club P.M. with Grace. Home in Mr. Woodman's car. Mrs. Wilson and Elizabeth here to dinner. John Alden and wife here evening…..Twenty three years ago today since our little Tommy died. Miss Mayer here sewing. Sewed with her…..Downtown A.M. on business. Country Club P.M. Grace went to Bath in Government boat with some people from Mt. Williams….Grace and I had delightful day. Went down the bay with Mr. Brownell and a party in his motor boat. Dolly could not go, not well. Had picnic on shore. Home at six P.M…..Shampooed. Downtown A.M. on business. Took Lizzie to Country Club P.M. Went to Cushing's Island with a crowd at 10:30. Helen Phillips went away…..In all day. Aunt Anna walked to Eastman's. We all went in to Mr. Brinkler's in evening. Grace sang and sang well. Jefferson theatre opened….Went to station with Gertrude's who went to New Harbor. Dr. Hull, Meta and I went to Long Island for sail at 4 P.M. We three with Cleeland went to Keith's theatre in evening…..Downtown A.M. Miss Reynolds fixing my lace gown. Charity Ball. Ross dined here. Dolly went to the Venus. Had fine time at the ball. In all went well……" 1910 "Lovely day. Dolly and I walked part way to County Club, P.M. Had "Tea" with Mr. Harvey Smith. T. E. C. and I played bridge evening. Mistake. In all day Sunday, worked on business matters….I went driving with Aunt Anna. Pleasant. Went to see Dr. Thompson with Dolly. Went to La Fayette to see Mrs. Rice who has an opening. She was here in P.M. Mrs. R. in evening to show corset….." 1911 "Graces wedding day. Weather perfect. Beautiful wedding. Reception very satisfactory. Grace and Percy went to Boston on 3:35 train. Masquerade party to which we all went in evening. Mr. Bishop went to New York….Dr. Ruffin came in to see Grace. She is in fairy good condition…..In town A.M. Tried on my suit first time. Back to W. Medford. Dressed and we all came into Kittredge-Hamlin wedding. Very warm day…..In all day. Mrs. Newman here finishing my gown. Went to Charity Ball evening. Fine Party. Downtown A.M. Nammie here all night. Mrs. Holland here. Shampoo and facial….." 1912 Lovely day. Grace taken sick about 2 A.M. Baby came at 1:30 P.M. A beautiful little girl. Dorothy. Eleven and ½ hours she was sick. Did not expect her for 3 weeks. 8 ½ pounds….I went to the President's reception to the _____at the White House. Great crowd…..Pleasant and spring like. G. went to dentist A.M. I took C. Denison to see Baby Mine and the Russian Dancers at the Bellosco (?). Then to Tea Cup Inn for cup of tea……Cloudy. Percy and Capt. Brigham went to S____in the machine. Grace and Mrs. Bingham went to see Officer 660 in evening. Girls went to tea at Elizabeth…." 1913 "In the house all day. Molly asked to see me and asked me to read to her which I did. She does not want to see anyone….Gen. Tilden's father, Col of the 16th Maine Regt. Called with Charles Gordon Sr. and Jr. They are on their way to Gettysburg. Auto ride with C. A. G. Jr. P.M…..In all day. These days from the second day of July to the fourth are anniversary days of the Battle of Gettysburg…..Dolly taken terribly ill about 10 A.M. upon coming in from downtown. Hurried to hospital by Dr. Operated upon at 2:45. Dr's Thompson and Brock. Ulcer had perforated stomach. I staid at hospital all night. D. wanted me about 1 A.M. Went in to see her…." The 1909 has full handwritten entries for every day. The other years are about ½ to ¾ full. The diary measures 5" x 7 ¾" and is Overall G+.; Manuscript; 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF, GRACE WALDRON CALVERT, THOMAS E. CALVERT, COLONEL WILLIAM H. WALDRON, BOSTON HERALD, ALFRED BRINKLER, BOSTON, PORTLAND MAINE, JOURNALISM, JOURNALISTS, NEWSPAPERS, NEWSPAPERMEN, GENDER STUDIES, WOMEN'S STUDIES, AMERICANA, HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, KEEPSAKE, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, BIOGRAPHY, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, HISTORICAL, HOLOGRAPH, WRITERS, AUTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL, MEMOIR, MEMORIAL, PERSONAL HISTORY, ARCHIVE, DIARY, DIARIES, ANTIQUITÉ, CONTRAT, VÉLIN, MANUSCRIT, PAPIER ANTIKE, BRIEF, PERGAMENT, DOKUMENT, antiquité, contrat, vélin, document, manuscrit, papier Antike, Brief, Pergament, Dokument, Manuskript, Papier oggetto d'antiquariato, atto, velina, documento, manoscritto, carta antigüedad, hecho, vitela, documento, manuscrito, Papel, ., 1909, 2.5, London: Ward and Downey, 1886. First edition, with half-titles. [i-vi], [1]-288; [i-iv], [1]-271[-272]; [i-iv], [1]-288 pp. 3 vols. 8vo. Bound in full blue morocco, covers with ruled border in blind, the author and title lettered in gilt at the center of each upper cover, spines tooled in gilt and blind, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. by Blunson & Co. Spines lightly toned, near fine. First edition, with half-titles. [i-vi], [1]-288; [i-iv], [1]-271[-272]; [i-iv], [1]-288 pp. 3 vols. 8vo. Blanche Roosevelt (1853-1898), née Blanche Roosevelt Tucker, descended from the Roosevelt clan (and thus a cousin of both presidents) and the Tuckers of Virginia, was the daughter of a Wisconsin state senator. An acclaimed soprano, she sang with the D'Oyly Carte Opera in London and New York performances of H.M.S. Pinafore and The Pirates of Penzance. She retired from the stage and wrote an acclaimed biography of Gustave Doré and several novels "of To-day" - dealing with Americans in Europe and the musical stage - including Marked "In Haste" (1883), Stage-Struck; or, She would be an Opera Singer (1884), Hazel Fane (1891), and The Copper Queen. Beginning in 1884, she was one of Maupassant's mistresses, when he was at the height of his literary powers. She died in London in 1898 following a carriage accident in Monte Carlo. The Copper Queen begins with a high stakes poker game in a thunderstorm on a westbound Union Pacific train from Chicago, introducing Ythan Florestan (who donates his winnings to a hospital at San Francisco), before returning to Chicago, where Wyoming heiress Enilda Rozen is being educated at the Well-born Seminary, a finishing school. The action ranges from Laramie to London by way of the Chicago trading floor, a charming old house on West Tenth Street in New York City, Ascot, and Covent Garden, with a loyal and spunky servant girl, English and European aristocrats, an air of money and ease against the backdrop of newly-created western mineral fortunes - and a scandalous murder trial. Uncommon and finely bound. Wolff 5954; Not in Sadleir or Wright, Ward and Downey, 1886, 0, UK. First Edition . Paper. Good. 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall. A Wonderful Original Handwritten Letter Discussing The Yelverton Marriage Case Signed by Writer and Reformer Caroline Norton to her Cousin Joseph Le Fanu who was an Irish writer of Gothic tales, mystery novels, and Horror Fiction. Also includes a book with the letter. Dated 1861. Dear Joseph Le Fanu, Will you get me a copy of the Yelverton Case in full - The judge who tried Madeline Smith gave me a copy of that trial- since then I have seen nothing so wonderfully cruel! It has a very odd interest too for me - for I can assure you it's curiously like the novel 'Lost and Saved' which I was trying out at the time of my Fletcher died. To be over a mock marriage is not a very nice smell of treachery but has been attempted in many a case of purifying evil men. I would like to know if W Yelverton, and child is alive. That child of that dreadful father is better lost to live then Poor soul! I thank those who had to conduct Captain Yelverton's defence, of trying to fling mud on our already are unfortunate, must have some heartache now all is over! Let us hear how she is. Your Affectionate Cousin, Caroline Norton 3 Chesterfield Street, Mayfair March 6th 1861 I am so poorly with my chest and confined to bed. Caroline Norton was a cousin to Sheridan Le Fanu as her father was Thomas Sheridan who was the only son of the Irish playwright and poet Richard Brinsley Sheridan and the soprano Elizabeth Ann Linley, Caroline Norton 1807-1877 was an active English social reformer and author. Norton's campaigning led to the passage of the Custody of Infants Act 1839, the Matrimonial Causes Act 1857 and the Married Women's Property Act 1870. Size is 185mm x 115mm. Condition is good. Light folding creases. Foxed. Rear of blank back page with paper residue and a part letter. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17941, 2.5, compiled by Edith Wooster Carlisle (1886/7-1953, daughter of shipbuilder Alexander Montgomery Carlisle), with signatures as above, several with Autograph Musical Quotations, notably the opening of the famous middle tune of Sousa's The Stars and Stripes Forever. and also of other musicians, young or in their 20s (Side 1), Edith has then mounted snapshots of a trip to Killarney, with a verse "By Killarney's lakes and fells...." and its opening melody, signed by her, her mother and several friends (Side 2), and snapshots of a holiday in Portugal and Algiers (Side 3), 18 in all, the leaves conclude with a large musical 'trophy' finely executed in watercolour, and, appropriately, Shelley's 'Music when soft voices die / Vibrates in the memory' artistically lettered and surrounded by further names, in all 32 signatures and 8 musical quotations, 4 sides 12" x 16", 1902-1904, 1918, 1927 and Edith Wooster Carlisle was the elder daughter of Alexander Montgomery Carlisle, (1854-1926, Privy Councillor. Ireland), Chairman of the Managing Directors of Harland & Wolff, and of American-born Edith Wooster. They had homes at Elmwood (Belfast) and at 12 Hyde Park Place (London). Her father was responsible for many features of the Olympic class liners. For the Titanic he had designed special davits for 32 life-boats, reduced by the owners to the Board of Trade minimum of 16 after he had resigned in 1910. He was a great admirer of German shipbuilding, and Edith married Baron Friedrich von Versen, aide-de-camp to Wilhelm II. When WWI broke out she was in England and was re-naturalized British, followed by her children after the war, but she retained her Baroness title. On Side 1 see also: Alberto Santos-Dumont, (1873-1932, Brazilian Aviation Pioneer), 1st June 1902. The year before he had built an airship and flown it round the Eiffel Tower, and in 1903 he built the world's first airship station at Neuilly. Jaroslav Kocian, (1883-1950, Czech Violinist & Composer) 8th March 1902. The opening 5 bars of a 'Dumka', one of his earliest compositions (1901), Andante sentimentale in D flat, 3/4 time. Helena Paderewska, (1856-1934, 2nd wife of the pianist). Emilia Conti, (Italian mezzo-soprano), who sang in the 'Proms', 1905-1919, and later broadcast. David Bispham, (1857-1921, American Baritone), signing as Edith's "mother's friend". Paula Hegner, (b. 1889/90, Viennese Pianist), who made her debut at St James's Hall in May 1904, aged 14. Paula became Elena Gerhardt's devoted accompanist. Felix Weingartner, (1863-1942, Austrian Conductor, Composer & Pianist), and (Side 4) his 4th wife (1922), the actress Roxo Betty [Kalisch]. George Grossmith adds the musical quotation "You should see me dance the Polka! (with Edith)". Rosa Spier, (1891-1967, Dutch Harpist). 19th June 1927. Fritz Kreisler,. 2 bars in one sharp, 2/2. 1903. Harriet Kreisler, his wife. 1903. Louise Ormsby, (b. 1875, American Soprano). Nadia Benoit, (1896-1974, the Painter and Ballet Set-Designer, mother of Peter Ustinov). 1936. Mark Hambourg, 2-bar quotation. Kelley Cole (the young American Tenor, who had been studying in Berlin and was about to make his first American tour). 10th May 1903. On Side 2 see also: Maurice A. Coates, (1873-1935, Engineer in his father's firm of steam engineers and shipbuilders at Lagan, near Belfast). 1904. On Side 4 see also: A. de Trabadel, musical quotation 'Dans le jardin bat[t]u de pluie'. London. 5th June 1904. Louis Arens, (1867-1950). Sang in the 'Proms' on three occasions in October 1903. "Accept my innocent regards" in Russian. 10th May 1903. Sir Landon Ronald.. 'An April Birthday', 1 bar in A flat, 'April! April!'. June 1904. Raimund von Zur Mühlen, (Baron, 1854-1931, Livonian-born Tenor and Lieder Singer). 'My God!'. 17th May 1918. Joseph Hollman, (1852-1927, Dutch Cellist). Andante, 5 bars in D minor, tenor clef. 12th June 1904. Suzanne Adams-Stern, (1872-1953, American Coloratura Soprano)., 0, Collection of 20 autograph items from a variety of 20th century notables all answering the same question posed by a 7th/8th grade English teacher in Illinois: "We will be very grateful if you will tell us what you feel was the most important lesson you learned when you were a teenager." By profession, the correspondents consist of (most to least) entertainers, politicians, authors, athletes, military and religious. Replies consist of 9 Typed Letters Signed, 7 Autograph Notes Signed, two Typed Notes Signed and one Autograph Note Signed. Several of the ANsS and one TNS are penned on the educator's handwritten letter and another is penned on the verso of an inscribed photograph. Dates range from August 1990 to December 1999, with the majority dating from the early 1990s, sizes ranges from 8½" X 11" to 3" X 5", and condition ranges from near fine to very good. A small but fascinating collection, with answers ranging from thoughtful and inspirational to pithy and comical -- as itemized alphabetically below with brief quote from each:. 1) ASIMOV, Isaac (1920-92) prolific sci-fi author. Amusing ANS: "I don't remember if I ever learned anything at all as a teen-ager. I.A." 2) BERNARDIN, Joseph (1928-96), Archbishop of Chicago (1982-96). Outstanding, intimate, heartfelt 2-page TLS: "The lesson I learned was to be open to surprises in life, to be willing to change my mind. While I left high school with a clear course of action in mind, the road God called me to take went in a rather different direction.... Please ask your students to... walk through their teenage years with courage and hope for the future!" 3) BOUDREAU, Lou (1917-2001), baseball player and manager and Hall of Famer. ALS: "The constant reminder of -- 'keeping my body and mind healthy by eliminating smoking & drugs' I would be able to compete and do my best at all times." 4) BRADBURY, Ray (1920-2012), celebrated sci-fi author. ANS: "Fall in love with something and love and do it for a lifetime! For me, it was writing, starting at age 12!" 5) BUSH, Barbara (1925-208), First Lady. White House letterhead TLS: "There were many important lessons that came my way as a youth, but the one that has held me in good stead... was to study and become well educated.... The demands of our complex world make it practically impossible to live up to one's full potential without knowing how to read, write, comprehend, and think." 6) COUSINS, Norman (1915-90), political journalist, world peace activist, author. TNS: "The most important thing I learned as a teen-ager was not to accept the advice of anyone who flatly said something couldn't be done."7) DOOLITTLE, Jimmy (1896-1993), pioneering aviator and "Doolittle's Raid" leader. TNS: "Study hard, enjoy life and make a contribution to your fellow man." 8) GOLDWATER, Barry (1909-98), long-time Republican senator from Arizona and 1964 presidential candidate. TNS: "my mother always told us to tell the truth, this is something I've tried to do even when it would be painful for me." 9) GREELEY, Andrew (1928-2013), Roman Catholic priest and bestselling novelist. TLS: "I believe the greatest lesson I learned as a teenager was to have big dreams because even though they don't all come true, those that do are wonderful...." 10) HAIG, Alexander (1924-2010), U.S. Army general, 5th White House Chief of Staff and 59th Secretary of State. TLS: "Soon after my father died (I was ten years old), I recognized that my own hard work and motivation would be required to get me through life... I learned that education was the best way to advance my ambitions and to accomplish whatever goals I sought." 11) HOLTZ, Lou (born 1937), college football coach elected to College Football Hall of Fame. TLS: "one cannot attain success without first experiencing some adversity." 12) INOUYE, Daniel K. (1924-2012), decorated WW2 soldier and long-time Hawaii representative and senator. Lengthy and touching 2-page TLS: "Although, my parents have since passed away, they have served as my role models and guiding lights. Their advice and words of wisdom have shaped and molded me into the individual I am today." 13) KENNEDY, Edward M. (1932-2009), long-time Massachusetts senator. TLS: "I remember when my brother, President John F. Kennedy, first guided me around the historic sites on Capitol Hill. He said to me that now that I have seen the buildings, I should take care to know what goes on inside of them." 14) MICHENER, James A. (1907-97), author of many multi-generational family sagas. TLS: "Do you realize how long ago it was since I've been a teenager? I am over 80 years old! From my earliest years I have had a great curiosity about the interesting world we live in and a desire to know all about and enjoy it." 15) PECK, Gregory (1916-2003), Academy Award-winning actor. ANS: "the Tried and True: Never, never quit. Do not allow rejection to dishearten you. Do not blame others for your troubles. Keep going. The world is in you." 16) PRICE, Vincent (1911-93), versatile actor of film, television, stage and radio. ANS: "Be ambitious and have worthwhile ambitions." 17) RIZZUTO, Phil (1917-2007), famed New York Yankees shortstop and Hall of Famer. ANS (on inscribed color photograph verso): "stay in school and don't get mixed up with the wrong crowd -- don't be pressured by anyone trying to get you in trouble -- knowledge and fun, a great combination." 18) ROGERS, Fred (1928-2003), beloved children's television host of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" fame. TLS: "I learned a lot about friendships as a teenager, and I've continued to learn about relationships throughout my life." 19) SILLS, Beverly (1929-2007), American operatic soprano. ANS: "I learned that I could get more accomplished with a sense of humor and kindness than with anger and bad temper." 20) SNEAD, Sam (1912-2002), one of the greatest golfers of all time. ANS: "I caddied when I was 7. By age 9 I could club my (man) I caddied for. I learned the hard way 'Pay attention'." Intriguing, eclectic -- and educational! This appeal from a teacher of middle school kids struck a chord with his subjects and most truly gave it thought and wrote from the heart: Bernardin and Inouye are especially moving, while Haig and Kennedy are particularly evocative and Asimov and Bradbury worth a chuckle. An exceptional archive., 0, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, CHICAGO ILLINOIS. Good+. 1910. On offer is a very interesting archive of two [2] handwritten diaries and 14 early photos handwritten by Dr. Harry H. Baker of Brooklyn New York and at one time Chicago Illinois. The diaries relate specifically to his life and practice but of particular note are entries detailing his own illness from diagnosis to death. [In fact he writes right up until the last week of his life.] Historians, researchers and collectors of medical writings of a personal and intimate nature will find this a unique perspective within the two small leather bound diaries that the doctor kept in 1910 and 1911. He lived at 480 East 19th Street, Brooklyn, New York. He kept careful daily recordings of his activities. Beginning in June 1910 through December he begins detailed records of his visits to the doctor and he gets a diagnosis of Mitral Stenosis. He reports frequently afterwards on symptoms and medication. He keeps up a lively social schedule through the rest of the year. The 1911 diary continues with the details of his medical condition as well as social visits. He records driving his auto and taking a doctor who was afraid to drive on his calls. In fact he seems to love taking people for a ride in his auto, no matter the weather, no matter how bad he feels. His condition worsens in April of 1911 and he requires a nurse at home. [Perhaps the same nurse who is represented in group of photos that came with these diaries?] He is bedridden and the diary ends May 7th. Research suggests he died only a few days later on May 12th. He sensed his oncoming death because at the end of April he makes out and signs a new will. Here are some snippets: 1910 "June 20th, Began Digalon (?) again. 5 qts. B's d. First since 4/9. 10 weeks. Legs swollen, worst since came from Ohio. Did not go down at night as formerly." "July 7th, Dig. 5 qts. Demonstration of Overland with Dr. F. When talking with Mr. Silver on curb felt faint. Sat on window ledge a moment. Worse. He took me in to Cowperthwaite's where I lay down on settee. Better. Walked to 62 Ave. Worse again. Sat and cold sweat on forehead. Pulse almost imperceptible. Lay down for almost 40-45 minutes. Better." "July 13th, Mr. Silver agreed to make me a special agent for Overland on 10 percent commission and sell me a car at special reduced price and give me prospect to follow up. Watch 52 seconds slow." "July 30th, Called on Mrs. Krause, Bismarck Hotel, Chicago. "Ed" Moved. "Isn't she a luscious piece of flesh" Fannie to Mrs. Clarke, music teacher, about Helen. Left 1934 Sedg. About 1 mo ago. H. W. at work for Field's on wagon. Mrs. Yorke and Mr. and Mrs. Opert's came." "August 6th, At Dr. Cady's 11:30-12:30. Walked over Brooklyn Bridge. Called on Clara Girrach and with her inspected Nurse's Home and several wards of Bellevue Hosp. No dig. Today. Watch 45 seconds slow…." "August 27th, Downtown then to Br. Beach. Walked to Marsh Beach and Ocean Ave. car. Then to Sheepshead Race Track where I saw Ely fly and one other. First flight I have seen. Entrancing. Wonderful. Watch 42 seconds slow…." "September 26th, Went to Bellevue Hosp. Poor report for Miss Brink, Supt. Of training nurses. Also poor report of Mr. Wilson of Roosevelt Hosp. Exam of Cadillac, Stearns and Jackson Autos." "October 2nd, Slept late and well. Went in auto with Dr. and Mrs. F. to call on Dr. Barnes at Williamsburg Hosp. Still in bed, over 4 weeks after operation for Apps. Chess. Pinochle in eve with Dr. and Will Raymond. No Dig." "October 4th, At home all day. In eve heard Elbert Hubbard lecture on "The New Religion" at Cooper Union with Theo. Met him and Madam Adrla Maria Rique'; also Kauffman." "November 14th, In bed till after 2 P.M. Headache, splitting now for about 4 weeks on account of hard cough. Cough not so hard, pain in and side of chest at old pneumonia spot. Heavy. Played chess with Will, he 6, I 4." 1911 "January 2nd, Went to E. NY and took Dr. F. on his calls. Returned to 480 E. 19th St. with Mrs. F. Took Elsie Randall through Prospect Part to Coney Island, Manhattan Beach and back via Ocean Ave. First time she had seen Atlantic Ocean. She enjoyed ride immensely. After dinner, music. Mr. and Mrs. Operts. Took Mrs. F. home in auto and stayed over night." "January 23rd, Went with will on his calls in his auto in A.M. After 2 took him in mine on a call then down town. Played 1 game of billiards at Knick's. He 25, I 24. Then home. Went to Dinsmon's and had stop cock of radiator lowered. After dinner took Mrs. F. to hear Surette and Charles G. Soprano's on Brooklyn's 1st Symphony. Met Auntie, Ida, Elsie Randall and Abbie Ingram there. 3 handed pinochle after getting home with Will and Raymond." "February 2nd, Drove auto downtown. Took Mr. Davis on a call. Called on Dr. Campbell. Had a talk with his wife. They bought a Cadillac. Dinner at McCann's. Took Mr. Lindon to St. Johns Hospital then went on to Archer's Hill, Jamaica where heard Mrs. Gregory on "Folk Lore and Songs of the South." Drove her home. Cold N.W. wind. She had had bad news from her sister." "March 1st, Went to NY with Will to Frank's office. Heard him explain why no one paid up notes. Told him I wanted everything turned back into my name. All my property. He first said he couldn't do it. I told him he had promised to do so and I now demanded that he should. Then he said he would see if he could figure out some way to protect both of us. Went to garage and got Jan. and Feb. bill receipts. Drove car to Dr. F's in garage on Penna Ave. Dig 5 qts." "March 21st, About 12:30 P.M. had an attack of weak heart and poor circulation causing awful tingling and numbness in leg then foot and toes became immovable. Will gave me Puls. Cc1. In 2-3 hrs it got some better tho tingling when touched on inside of leg and foot. 2 days. Pain with this was excruciating. Auntie came over and helped Dr. and Mrs. F. Had a nurse, Mrs. Evelyn at night." "April 5th, Slept fairly well. Felt better during day than since taken sick this time, tho very weak. Sharp pain about heart 4-5 times, very severe. Up most all day, 11-7…." "April 21st, Slept about 5 hrs. Very well, no retarded respiration. Abd. full and feels heavy but no pain. Bad attack of shortness of breath 12-3. Auntie over all day. 35 ozs. urine 4 P.M. New will made out and books received by McD. Corrected new will. L. Thigh 23 ½". Urine 37 ozs. Dig 12 qts A.M. Dig 12 qts. P.M. Ars. 30 2h, 3 only." "May 5th, Slept 5 ¼ hrs. at night. None during day. Sat up most all day. Very difficult to lie down. Miss Smith sick and did not come Thursday night. Miss Arnold stayed till 11 A.M. 5". Auntie over and helped. Swells quite bad on account sitting up so much. About 5 Mr. Charles L. Thatcher over and Will and I each signed request for exam by a Reform of Ct. F. over to see Will 9-11 P.M. Miss Cunningham at night……" Enhancing the narrative are related photographs showing Dr. Baker from childhood as a baby only 4 months and on into his adult years. There are 9 photos of him, all have his name on the back and some even his address at the time and the date. Two are duplicates, but the rest were taken during the various stages of his life. On the back of one it says "6239 Monroe Ave. Hyde Park, Chicago Ill. 1st Practicing medicine." One photo states: "Nurse. Mrs. Annis. 1908 or 1909." The other photos show his father and mother: The Rev. and Mrs. Ephraim Baker. Two of the CVDs are of Rev. Ephraim Baker at different ages. Then the younger man's photo was made by J.W. Clark, Mendota, Illinois, the older man was made by Soderberg, Sutton, Nebraska. His wife was Janet or Jeanette Whitney. There is a photo of her as an attractive young woman with her hair dressed with long curl on her shoulder. The photographer was J.W. Clark. The Cabinet photo shows her as an older woman and there is no photographer named. According to family research both people graduated from Oberlin College. They were the parents of Dr. H.H. Baker. The 1910 diary measures about 2 ½" x 4" and the 1911 diary measures about 2 ¾" x 5 ¼". Both the diaries and photos are in good shape. ; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF, HARRY H. BAKER, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, CHICAGO ILLINOIS, MITRAL STENOSIS, HEART FAILURE, HEART CONDITIONS, MEDICAL, MEDICINE, DOCTORS GETTING ILL, SICK DOCTORS, HEAR FAILURE, HEART CONDITIONS, HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, KEEPSAKE, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, HISTORICAL, HOLOGRAPH, WRITERS, AUTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL, MEMOIR, MEMORIAL, PERSONAL HISTORY, ARCHIVE, DIARY, DIARIES, antiquité, contrat, vélin, document, manuscrit, papier Antike, Brief, Pergament, Dokument, Manuskript, Papier oggetto d'antiquariato, atto, velina, documento, manoscritto, carta antigüedad, hecho, vitela, documento, manuscrito, Papel, ., 1910, 2.5, Leipzig: Im Verlage des Autors [Printed by J.G.I. Breitkopf], 1785. Oblong folio. Modern green speckled paper boards with contemporary marbled wrappers bound in, title to spine gilt. (recto title, verso blank), 38 pp., 1f. (list of subscribers and errata). Contains sonatas, in order of appearance, Helm 281, 268, 282, 283, 279, and 284. Provenance From the collection of noted conductor, harpsicordist, and musicologist Christopher Hogwood (1941-2014), with "ex. Coll[ection] Ch.[ristopher] Hogwood" in pencil to front pastedown. Slightly browned and foxed. First Edition. Wotquenne 59, p. 15. Helm p. 263. Hirsch III, 20. BUC p. 73. RISM B91/BB91 (six copies in the U.S.). C.P.E. Bach was a "composer and church musician, the second surviving son of Johann Sebastian Bach and his first wife, Maria Barbara. He was the most important composer in Protestant Germany during the second half of the 18th century, and enjoyed unqualified admiration and recognition particularly as a teacher and keyboard composer." Christoph Wolff and Ulrich Leisinger in Grove Music Online. He exercised considerable influence over his peers and younger generations of composers including Mozart and Beethoven. Of special note are the two free fantasies at the conclusion of the set. In his Versuch über die wahre Art das Clavier zu spielen (Essay on the True Art of Keyboard Playing, 1753/1762), Bach defined a free fantasy as an unmeasured piece that moves through more keys than usual. In addition to their freedom with regard to key, free fantasies often included an uncommon variety of textures and affects, changing often and sometimes without warning, imitating the mutability of human emotion. The freedom and improvisation spirit of the free fantasy suffuses the sonatas and rondos of this set. The Presto of the first sonata in E minor (p. 1) opens with a forthright romanesca progession (like the Pachelbel canon's bass, but in minor). The musio, however, quickly breaks into dazzlingly varied figurations: triplets, fast arpeggios, pointed staccato chords, musical sighs, and overture-like dotted rhythms. In the second ending of the B section, instead of concluding in the home key (as was customary), Bach modulates to C major (p. 4) by means of an unmeasured free-fantasy like cadenza, making way for a rhapsodic Adagio in 2/4, which melts into unmeasured music, modulating in turn to E major, in order to conclude the sonata with an Andantino. The Andantino is sonata-like, but has only one section (instead of the usual sonata's binary form), which contributes to the stylish asymmetry of the three movement form. The first free fantasy (p. 27) opens with unmeasured recitative-like passages, musical lines broken up with a rapid exchange of hands, and pulsating harmonies that modulate quickly from distant keys by means of diminished chords and bold enharmonic moves. The piece's midsection (p. 28), though cast in a stable 4/4, is uncommonly speech-like and varied with regard to range. As the music melts back into quixotic recitative the piece builds itself up to a fury with an extended passage of rapid arpeggios in 32nd notes (p. 30), which briefly fragment, well up in furious 16th note octaves (p. 31), and finally end with twelve ad libitum arpeggios (a figured bass plus a soprano line, meant to be filled out by the player). Included in the subscriber list is Sarah Levy (née Itzig), German-Jewish keyboardist, collector, salonnière, and music patron. She studied with W. F. Bach (1710-84), commissioned new music from C.P.E., and contributed to the revival of J.S. Bach's music (along with her nephew Felix Mendelssohn). See Levy: World Gender, Judaism, and the Bach Tradition in Enlightenment Berlin, edited by Cypess and Sinkoff. These keyboard pieces (sonatas, free fantasies, and rondos) for "Kenner Und Liebhaber" (connoisseurs and amateurs represent the apex of C.P.E. Bach's mature style, developed over decades through the practices of both composition and improvisation., Im Verlage des Autors [Printed by J.G.I. Breitkopf], 1785, 0, 1780. Folio. Manuscript score in pen and ink by copyist N.G. Vigittil. [4 (title, libretto), 101 (score), 1 (blank)] pp. Contemporary paste-paper wrappers, printed label on front cover; some wear to covers with loss at lower spine end, first few leaves lightly soiled and worn, occasional foxing and toning, some unobtrusive pencil annotations, book-plate A fine contemporary copyist manuscript of Homilius's Christmas oratorio, first published in 1777 in Frankfurt. Complete score in an accomplished hand comprising decorative calligraphic title, libretto, and the complete parts for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, organ, strings, woodwinds, brass and timpani, notated in brown ink on up to twenty single-stave systems per page. RISM records 10 partial or complete manuscript copies of the Christmas oratorio dating from the late 18th to early 19th century. The present example is unrecorded and the copyist, N.G. Vigittil, does not appear in any RISM records.Homilius (1714-1785) was a German organist and composer, allegedly a pupil of J.S. Bach, and organist of the Frauenkirche in Dresden. He was well regarded in his time for his skill at the organ and was considered the leading late Baroque composer of Protestant church music. His reputation lasted through the late 19th-century then declined precipitously. There have been various attempts to revive his reputation, often hampered by the complexities of sorting the various manuscript copies of his work most of his work circulated in manuscript, with his Christmas oratorio one of his few works to see contemporary publication. The 21st century has finally seen a genuine rediscovery of Homilius, with more of his works, his motets in particular, seeing publication and increased performance, and in 2014 the publication of Uwe Wolf's thematic catalogue (Homilius Werkverzeichnis or HoWV). REFERENCE: RISM A/I/4 H 6434, A/I/12 HH 6434, 1780, 0, London: Thornton Butterworth Ltd., 1925. First edition, first printing. Published by Thornton Butterworth Ltd. in London, 1925. Handsomely rebound in green morocco with raised spine bands and gilt detailing. The front panel features a handsome gilt monogram of the authors second initial, M. The pastedowns are bordered with some stunning gilt patterning. Ingres d'Arches watermarked fly leaves. The authors signature is present on in black ink, inscribed to H.R.H. The Princess Victoria 'from her devoted and humble Nellie Melba, July 1926'. This is a rare association. H.R.H. Princess Victoria was the granddaughter of the British monarch, she had the title Her Royal Highness Princess Victoria of Wales and was the sister of King George V. She died nine years after acquiring this title. The text blocks are bright and clean and there is slight wear to the morocco and gilt throughout. Overall, this is near fine condition wise, but a fine book overall with a stellar association. Dame Nellie Melba (1861–1931) was one of the most famous sopranos of her time. Born in Australia, Melba began her training in Melbourne but moved to Europe in 1882 to start her career. She found success in Brussels as Gilda in Verdi's Rigoletto and was soon well known throughout the continent's opera houses. She debuted at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in 1893. Her repertoire extended over twenty-five roles, and she was regarded as unmatched in ten of these, continuing to perform throughout her life, in concert recitals as well as in opera, to great acclaim, and becoming one of the earliest modern 'celebrities'. In this autobiography, published in 1925, Melba describes her childhood and her journey from the 'great Australian Bush' to the bright lights of the European and American stage, while also giving a colourful, first-hand account of the world of opera. A memoir., Thornton Butterworth Ltd., 1925, 0<

1936, ISBN: f91028e8a26f1e4e221ea03984003cc7

Changsha, China. Good. 1925. On offer is a very interesting pair [2] of manuscript diaries handwritten by Mildred Ruth Mills [wife of Edmund]. Our writer appears to be a wealthy America… Más…

Changsha, China. Good. 1925. On offer is a very interesting pair [2] of manuscript diaries handwritten by Mildred Ruth Mills [wife of Edmund]. Our writer appears to be a wealthy American woman in Changsha, China in 1925 and then a decade later is 1936. Historians and collectors of Chinese political and historical ephemera will recognize that Mrs. Mills was well suited to observe the birth pangs of the Nationalist movement. In fact she is in China at a tinder box time with Sun-Yat-Sen dying in Peking in March of 1925 and the ascendance of Chiang Kai-shek as his successor. She travels to other locations in eastern China throughout the year and there is an entry later in the year stating that they re-locate to Wuhu, China. While half of January is used for recording which letters were "received" and "sent" there are over 325 entries for the rest of the year. Here are some snippets: "had chinese lesson today as usual". 3/6-"met the chinese interpreter and agent, they were very nice." 5/3 "we put up a lunch and went to yola sou. Took boy with us, had chair coolies. Went way up to top where we could see all of Changsha and vicinity. Was a wonderful view. Went in several temples". At some point her husband, an employee of Standard Oil Co. of NY has to travel "up country" for a couple of weeks and she is making local/social trips by boat: "went to Island at four, Mrs. Corbett has birthday party for Mollie...5/17 "Raining very hard today. Came over in boat with B.A. Men. Looks like a bad day for my tea." "weather was terrible and river bad". A few days later on 5/26 "River was bad last night. Could not cross so stayed all night with Peggy". Also references to "Mei Foo" which may be a bus in China. 6/1 "We are planning to go to Hankou on Mei Foo, not sure yet." Many entries regarding political unrest: 6/1 "Today chinese have big parade against Japan and foreigners", on 6/5 "came back and had our dinner on the British gun boat 'Crickett'…..city under strict law". On 6/7 "Things worse in the city" and on 6/12 she writes; "Foreigners killed in Hankou. Mr. Hobart was here, expects things will be worse". On the lighter side, back on 2/18 is a popular movie reference-"Sorry E. (her husband Ed) missed the picture last night 'Hunchback of Notre Dame'. I've seen it but wanted him to see it also". A subject that shows up in many entries is relations with the "help"..2/9-...."cook has asked for a raise to $18.00, we gave him $16.00 for now." 5/8 "had an argument with boy today so he left. Am without a boy now and Awah (?)is still sick". 5/19 "Came home and found servants all gone, have to fine them dollar each". 8/19 "one of the servants evidently stole Miss Norelico's money. Had exciting time, the sisters had police in but could not find who took it". Again more boat traveling; "went to SOCONY place to wait for boat". 8/21 "Arrived Hankow about two o'clock . Capt Hoey met Mrs. Dressel. Came to Mr. Nichols house. Mrs. N is still away". 10/30 she writes "received telegram today saying we are transferred to Wuhu as soon as we are able to travel". 11/25 "Reached Hankow this morning, went to office first with Ed waited in Mr. Porterfield's office. Went to Mrs. Bakes with her porter". New Year's Eve: "Finally decided not to go as chinese to costume party. Dressed up as small girl..." There is also a receipt from a confectioners store with a Tientsin printed but "Changsha" written in the blank, 4//11/25, I checked the date and author must have picked up some sweets to take on the way to "Mrs. Hobart's 'skiaki' party"($3.40 worth). The cover of the 1925 5&1/2" x 7&1/4" diary is quite worn, there is splitting at front/back endpapers, exposing weave but both boards holding well and overall G. The 1936 book is a 5 x 4 inches 'Lest We Forget' diary with her name embossed in gilt and it is VG.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF, CHINA, REPUBLICAN CHINA, OIL COMPANIES, OIL EXPLORATION, NATIONALISM, WARLORDS, CHINESE, RACE RELATIONS, AMERICANA, SUN YAT-SEN, CHIANG KAI-SHEK, HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, DIARY, JOURNAL, LOG, KEEPSAKE, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, HISTORICAL, HOLOGRAPH, WRITERS, DIARIES, JOURNALS, LOGS, AUTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL, MEMOIR, MEMORIAL, PERSONAL HISTORY, ., 1925, 2.5, London: Thornton Butterworth Ltd., 1925. First edition, first printing. Published by Thornton Butterworth Ltd. in London, 1925. Handsomely rebound in green morocco with raised spine bands and gilt detailing. The front panel features a handsome gilt monogram of the authors second initial, M. The pastedowns are bordered with some stunning gilt patterning. Ingres d'Arches watermarked fly leaves. The authors signature is present on in black ink, inscribed to H.R.H. The Princess Victoria 'from her devoted and humble Nellie Melba, July 1926'. This is a rare association. H.R.H. Princess Victoria was the granddaughter of the British monarch, she had the title Her Royal Highness Princess Victoria of Wales and was the sister of King George V. She died nine years after acquiring this title. The text blocks are bright and clean and there is slight wear to the morocco and gilt throughout. Overall, this is near fine condition wise, but a fine book overall with a stellar association. Dame Nellie Melba (1861–1931) was one of the most famous sopranos of her time. Born in Australia, Melba began her training in Melbourne but moved to Europe in 1882 to start her career. She found success in Brussels as Gilda in Verdi's Rigoletto and was soon well known throughout the continent's opera houses. She debuted at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in 1893. Her repertoire extended over twenty-five roles, and she was regarded as unmatched in ten of these, continuing to perform throughout her life, in concert recitals as well as in opera, to great acclaim, and becoming one of the earliest modern 'celebrities'. In this autobiography, published in 1925, Melba describes her childhood and her journey from the 'great Australian Bush' to the bright lights of the European and American stage, while also giving a colourful, first-hand account of the world of opera. A memoir., Thornton Butterworth Ltd., 1925, 0<

1958, ISBN: f91028e8a26f1e4e221ea03984003cc7

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Hardback. Very Good., 3, Sydney: The Educational Press. 1958. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in Good Dustjacket - now protected in our purpose-made plastic slee… Más…

Hardback. Very Good., 3, Sydney: The Educational Press. 1958. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in Good Dustjacket - now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Light wear to dustjacket edges and corners. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and two-toned Drawings. Colour frontispiece. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 192pages. Australian Broadcasting Commission Annual. Includes stories by Ruth Park, Rowena Farre, Denys Burrows amongst others. Little articles by ABC personalities such as Mac, Phidias and the Melody Man, contributions from the Argonauts and general interest items. . 1st Edition. Hardback., The Educational Press, 1958, 0, London: Thornton Butterworth, Ltd., 1925. (UK) First Printing Owner's inscription, pages clean, the head of the spine is chipped, wear to the cover corner tips, sine slightly cocked, Good (-) only copy; no dust jacket. Dark cloth, 335pp, index. Frontis and B&W plates. This is an autobiography of the great Australian soprano. (2.2 JM FO 8/3. 1st. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"., Thornton Butterworth, Ltd., 1925, 2<