june 1952 (13 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Small 4to; black and white pictorial stiff covers; softcover; 87 pages; text by LLoyd Goodrich; black and white illustrations; sunned and edgeworn covers with slightly sunned pages else a very good clean tight copy.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original cyan cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains (xvii), 455 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. In Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. BATTLE OF BRITAIN.

Fourth revised edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 6''. Contains [vi] 533 printed pages of text with frontispiece and 16 full-page monochrome illustrations throughout. Pages 211-212 with pen line to margins, dusty page edges, spine slightly darkened and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. STAGE & THEATRE.

Unpaginiert Über A5 formatiger, 16seitiger Broschur -inkl. Cover-, mit durchgehend Fotos der Kunstwerke. Kartonartiger weisser Umschlag/Cover. Zart nachgebräunt, gut.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original maroon cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 215 printed pages of text with 15 illustrations from photographs and one fold-out Profile of The Bernese Oberland showing principal mountain peaks and other features to the rear of the book. Light foxing to the top and fore edges. Very Good Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with minor rubbing, not price clipped, 18s 6d. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. MOUNTAINEERING.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original imitation terracotta leather covers, gilt title lettering to the spine and to the front cover, orange and cream decorated end sheets. 4to. 10½'' x 8¼''. [xxii], 225 pp. Full-page colour plates, decorative borders and calligraphy. Fine condition book, in near Fine condition dust wrapper with one short closed tear to the top of the front gutter. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 087612225X Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original quarter cream cloth covers, maroon title and author lettering to the spine, red cloth covered boards, fore and lower page edges untrimmed. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [vi] 397 printed pages of text. Foxing to the uncut page edges, spine age darkened and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 2 other titles from this series. From the private library of William Leigh, General Manager of The Old Vic, London, and SIGNED by him to the front free end paper 'William Leigh'. Member of the P.B.F.A. STAGE & THEATRE.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original quarter cream cloth covers, blue title and author lettering to the spine, blue cloth covered boards, fore and lower page edges untrimmed. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [xii] 431 printed pages of text. Foxing to the uncut page edges, spine age darkened and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 2 other titles from this series. From the private library of William Leigh, General Manager of The Old Vic, London, and SIGNED by him to the front free end paper 'William Leigh'. Member of the P.B.F.A. STAGE & THEATRE.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original quarter cream cloth covers, brown title and author lettering to the spine, brown cloth covered boards, fore and lower page edges untrimmed. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [x] 387 printed pages of text. Foxing to the uncut page edges, spine age darkened, surface marks to the front board and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 2 other titles from this series. From the private library of William Leigh, General Manager of The Old Vic, London, and SIGNED by him to the front free end paper 'William Leigh'. Member of the P.B.F.A. STAGE & THEATRE.

Original wraps. Zustand: Very good. Columbia University commencement program from June 5, 1952, signed by the honorary doctorate degree recipient, Wallace Stevens. (illustrator). First Edition. Octavo, 40pp. Original paper wraps, bound at the center with two staples. Faint dampstain along fore edge of the front few leaves, no impact to text block. Faint soiling to rear cover. Signed by author Wallace Stevens on the title page. Wallace Stevens (1879?1955) was an American modernist poet known for his complex and philosophical verse. He was recognized at the 1952 Columbia University Commencement with an Honorary Doctor of Letters alongside historian Daniel Mornet. Stevens later received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1955.

Frederick Nicholls music teacher, composer and poet was active especially between the two wars, was noted for his songs to quality lyrics, like Tears, Idle Tears, Elaine's Song, As Through the Land, Thy Voice is Heard, Blow, Bugle Blow, Eldorado and especially popular, the five songs from A Child's Garden of Verses; but he published instrumental miniatures as well like the Two Short Pieces (Meadow Dance and Dancing Midges) of 1938 for piano solo. This extensive collection of hand written music manuscripts and books, including a one volume preparation for a book about WW1. Also, signed, amicable copyright fee correspondence from various poets. In one set of two SIGNED letters from Harold E. Goad dated May 1922, the poet goes into detail about how he wants to change certain lines of his 'Spring's Sacrifice' poem as it had been published in 'The Oxford Book of English Mystical Verse' in its 'not quite finished form'. He then goes on to write which alterations he wishes to be made and asks Frederick Nicholls to make these changes as used in his musical version. His request didn't quite make it to Oxford -the poem still being displayed in its 'initial' form. SIGNED letter from poet Elsa Barker and Duffield & Company [her publishers] giving permission to Fred to set music to her sonnet 'The Mystic Rose'. Schumann: The Mayfair Biographies Series Signed by Frederick Nicholls plus hand written notes and observations. SIGNED card from Eva Gore-Booth giving permission to Fred to set to music her work 'The Waves of Breffny'. Other cards and publisher's correspondence from John Lane, Chapman and Hall, Walter Scott Publishing. Ten 9'' x 7'' exercise books: Orange Blossom 110 pp; A Voice in the Night 36 pp; The Human Revolt and Kindred Essays 120 pp [damp stain along the bottom edge]; Harmony approximately 60 pp; The Art of Counter Melody 93 pp; Imaginative Technique in Musical Composition 182 pp; A Book of Favourite Quotations (1917 - 1945) 80 pp; A Guide to Harmonisation (Part 2) pp 73 141Thistledown 100 pp; A Record of the Lessons (Pianoforte and Musical Appreciation) 200 pp. Member of the P.B.F.A. MUSIC [Classical].