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Folio. Original publisher's full gray cloth. [i] (title), [ii] (blank), [iii] ("Dramatis Personae"), [iv] (blank), [5]-250 pp. Text in German. With illustration by Lovis Corinth to page [5]. Binding worn, rubbed and shaken. STRAUSS, Richard 1864-1949
[Op. 58]. Elektra Tragödie in einem Aufzuge von Hugo von Hofmannsthal... Klavier-Auszug mit Text von Otto Singer. [Piano-vocal score]
Berlin Adolph Fürstner [PN] A.5654F. [ca. 1908] Folio. Original publisher's full gray cloth. [i] (title), [ii] (blank), [iii] ("Dramatis Personae"), [iv] (blank), [5]-250 pp. Text in German... more
Price: $200.00
2 pp. Octavo. Addressed "Mio caro Peppino" and dated Moltrasio, July 15, no year but ca. 1830. Bellini has just received a letter from Rubini (most probably the Italian tenor Giovanni Battista Rubini 1794-1854) with sad news regarding the health of Bellini's mistress, Giuditta Turina's sister Rosina: "I hasten to write to you to avoid any shock to Signora Giuditta Turina because it is doubtful whether or not her sister Rosina is or is not among the living... Her mother is coming and perhaps bringing some news with her. Please ask everyone to appear unaware of this tragedy... I don't know... how dear Giuditta will receive this news..."Slightly worn; lightly creased at folds; one small stain to outer margin just touching several letters; one edge slightly ragged with no loss of text; small decorative rectangular stamp of previous owner ("H. Prior") to blank margin of verso. BELLINI, Vincenzo 1801-1835
Autograph letter signed to Giuseppe Pasta, husband of the renowned soprano Giuditta Pasta (1797-1865)
2 pp. Octavo. Addressed "Mio caro Peppino" and dated Moltrasio, July 15, no year but ca. 1830. Bellini has just.. more
Price: $5,800.00
A fine manuscript copy of the first edition published in Bonn by Simrock in 1796 with attractive calligraphic title Large oblong folio. Early calf-backed marbled boards. [i] (title), [ii] (blank), [iii] (cast list and contents), [iv] (blank), [1] (explanatory note regarding the German translation), [2] -228 pp. Binding worn, rubbed and bumped; spine frayed and partially lacking, crudely reinforced with leather and old cloth tape; approximately 1/3 of free front endpaper torn away. Early 20th century ex-libris to front pastedown. Title slightly soiled and foxed. In very good internal condition overall. MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus 1756-1791
[K 492]. Die Hochzeit des Figaro. eine komische Oper in vier Aufzügen... Ins Deutsche übersetzt von Baron v. Knigge. Und fürs Clavier eingerichtet von C.G. Neefe. [Piano-vocal score]
[ca. 1796-1800] A fine manuscript copy of the first edition published in Bonn by Simrock in 1796 with attractive calligraphic title Large.. more
Price: $1,000.00
Quarto. Original publisher's pictorial cloth-backed boards printed in colour, decorative titling to spine gilt. [1] (title), [2] (copyright notice), 3-10 text in German, [i] (publisher's notice), [i] (blank) pp. followed by 42 plates (30 of which are in pochoir).With a fine photographic frontispiece depicting Schnackenberg in his Munich studio with the dancer Lo Hesse. Pochoir plates include:Plakat. Schnackenberg-Ausstellung 1914Plakat. Ritter BlaubartPlakat. Anne EhmansFigurine. Maria Hagen: Altfranzöisches BallettPlakat. Hagen-Pathé Plakat. Cabaret BonbonnièrePlakat. Laederlappen, StockholmFigurine. Pathé: GroteskeFigurine. Die blaue FlammeFigurine. Maria HagenInnenplakat. Odeon-Casino Figurine. Maria Hagen. Chinesenbaby Weinkarte. Preysing-Palais, MünchenPanneaux. Orientalisches Fest 1914Figurine. Der SalamanderFilm-Plakat (Hedemaria Scholz in "Die Rodelhexe")Figurine. Fleur du malFigurine. Joachim von Seewitz in: Liebe der TschaikiunPlakat. Hagen-PathéPlakat. Odeon-CasinoFigurineTänzerin in einem orientalischen FestzugTheater-Dekoration. Indischer Tempel Plakat. Deutsches Theater, MünchenFigurine. SchlangePlakat. Odeon-Casino 1911Plakat. Erry u. MerryFigurine. Maria Hagen: WalzerFigurine. Lo HessePlakat. Lena AmselPlakat. Consée, MünchenBlack and white plates include:Figurine. Der böse ZaubererFigurine. Der gute ZaubererFigurine. MaskeradeFigurine. Orientalische TänzerinTortola Valentia. StudiePhotographic studies include:Joachim v. Seewitz. Puderquaste (Setzer Wien)Peter Pathé. Groteske (Greiner Munchen) Maria Hagen u. Peter Pathé. Licht u. Schatten (Greiner München)Lo Hesse u. Joachim v. Seewitz. Maskerade (Setzer Wien)Anita Berber. Bingha (A. Binder Berlin)Lo Hesse. Tschaikiun (Setzer Wien)Maria Hagen. Walzer (Schenker Berlin) Binding slightly worn, soiled and shaken, endpapers somewhat foxed. Some signatures slightly split at spine. Plates in very good condition, with tissue guards. SCHNACKENBERG, Walter 1880-1961
Kostüme / Plakate und Dekorationen dreiundvierzig Tafels mit begleitendem text von Oskar Bie zweite Auflage
München Musarion Verlag 1922 Quarto. Original publisher's pictorial cloth-backed boards printed in colour, decorative titling to spine gilt. [1] (title), [2] (copyright notice), 3-10.. more
Price: $5,000.00
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