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(Cape Town: Cape Performing Arts Board Ballet Company, 1984). 305 x 216 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. 80; photographs. Wrappers a little rubbed and creased; bump to tail of spine. Good condition. Text in English and Afrikaans. .

(Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1988). 8vo; original blue boards; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 336; photographs. Near fine condition. Afrikaans text. "Soos in Die Afrikaanse Operagids, word die verhale van die mees geliefde operettes vertel, en die woorde van al die bekende arias, liedere en ensembles in die oorspronklike taal weergegee, met 'n letterlike vertaling, reël vir reël, in Afrikaans. Die Afrikaanse vertaling is nie 'n sangvertaling nie - die bedoeling is om die luisteraar die oorspronklike teks reël vier reël te laat volg. Die Afrikaanse Operettegids bevat die verhale van 66 operettes deur 32 komponiste met 290 liedere en arias in die oorspronklike tale met letterlike vertalings daarnaas." .

(Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1989) 0798124938. Third, revised edition. 8vo; original orange boards, lettered in white on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. (xii) + 290, incl. index; plates. Trace of foxing to reverse of dustwrapper and to endpapers. Very good condition. Afrikaans text. "Met hierdie derde, hersiene uitgawe is 'n groot getal nuwe foto's, onder andere van Suid-Afrikaanse sangers in bekende rolle, in die werk opgeneem. Die werk bevat alles wat die Afrikaanse operaliefhebber sal wil hê: die verhale van 124 operas en die woorde van 179 bekende arias (in die oorspronklike taal, met 'n Afrikaanse vertaling daarnaas). Dit maak dit nie alleen die eerste en die enigste boek in sy soort in Afrikaans nie; met sy ryke verskeidenheid van inligting staan die boek sy plek vol op die boekrakke van die wêreld. Dit is 'n boek vir die hele gesin - 'n boek vir vandag en vir die nageslag." .

(Durban, Jan Swart (?), no date, circa 193-). Quarto, pp. (3), cyclostyled. .

(Johannesburg, Pretoria, Amsterdam, J.H. de Bussy, no date, circa 1910?). Folio, pp. (7) Very light soiling and foxing. 'Printed as Manuscript. Old Transvaal volkslied as a funeral march. Old Transvaal volkslied as a waltz, with introduction.' .

(London, Hutchinson, 1959). Pictorial dustwrapper, very lightly marked, original green cloth, pp. 228, frontispiece portrait, plates. 'The names of Delius and Sir Thomas Beecham are linked in a maner unique in the history of music. It is not merely that much of the work of Delius would not have secured recognition had not Sir Thomas devoted so much of his time and talent to making it known, nor is it even that there is no other conductor who can bring out to the full its exquisite quality in performance. The key to this collaboration lies neither in temperament nor character, for the two men are essentially unlike; and if we are looking for intimate revelations, it is to Jelka, the wife of Delius, to whom we must turn. Her account of the passage of her love for Delius, to whom we must turn. Her account of the passage of her love for Delius, written down at the request of Sir Thomas, is a moving narrative on its own.' .

(Johannesburg, Pretoria, Amsterdam, J.H. de Bussy and Cape Town, Van de Sandt de Villiers Drukpers Maatschappij Beperkt, no date, circa 1910?). Woorden van Anonymous. Muziek van Joh.s Leyds. 2 of meer stemmen. en klavier. Folio, pp. (7). Very slightly soiled and sunned, very slight and feint stain in extreme top margin of first leaf. 'Di zwaarste nood is nou voorbij, al is ons dan niet heel maal vrij. Di land hêt toch ons land geblij!' .

(Johannesburg, Pretoria, Amsterdam, J.H. de Bussy; Cape Town, Van de Sandt de Villiers Printing Company Limited, no date, circa 1910?). ("Bonnie Lassie" etc.) Words by Rob. Burns. Music by Johannes Leyds. 2 or more voices. and pianoforte. Folio, pp. (7). Light soiling and foxing, corners a little curled or chipped. .

(Johannesburg, The Argus Company, no date, 1914). Words by John Mc.Cormick; Music by W. Deane F.R.C.O. The whole of the proceeds of the sale of this production will be devoted to the Governor-General's Fund. Owner's inscription dated 28th September 1914. .

(London: Secker & Warburg, 1958). 4to; original red cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xi + (i) + 84, incl. index; plates. Dustwrapper somewhat rubbed and edgeworn, with some tape stains to reverse; endpapers a little foxed, with old tape stains; trace of foxing to edges. Good condition. "Beryl Grey is the first Western ballerina to have danced at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and is the only British dancer to have done so. This magnificently illustrated book is her own vivid account of a tour which included performances in Kiev, Tiflis and Leningrad as well as at the Bolshoi, and in telling of her own experiences in rehearsals and performances, and of the many leading dancers and teachers she met and worked with, Beryl Grey gives a unique behind-the-scenes picture of the ballet in Russia. Both in her personal day-by-day story of the tour and her own immediate impressions, and in the more detailed comment which forms the second part of the book, Miss Grey has much of… Read More

(Cape Town, 2nd edition, 1903). Dedicated to all past, present, and future students of the South African College. A little torn, but without loss. .

(Fort Beaufort: Martello Media, 2005) 0620344857. 200 x 144 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. (vi) + ii + 181, incl. index; illustrations in colour and monochrome. A little rubbed, with scuffs to upper cover and tail of spine; thermoplastic binding parting from lower cover. Good condition. "Michael Renier, gebore Suid-Afrikaner, het die kruin van die operawêreld in Europa bereik. Hy beskryf met humor sy kinderjare in die Oos-Kaap en sy opleiding as tenoor in Suid-Afrika en Engeland. Sy loopbaan is 'n inspirasie vir elke jong aspirant sanger en hy gee wenke aan almal, van skoolkoor tot die internasionale verhoog. Sy repertoire sluit meer as 70 tenoor-hoofrolle in. In 1982 wen hy die Nederburg prys vir opera." .

(Johannesburg, University of Witwatersrand Press, 1939). Quarto, pp. 7. Very slight soiling. .

(Cape Town, Die Burger Boekhandel, no date, circa 1930?). Verkrygbaar by: / Sold by: Die Burger Boekhandel; Keeromstraat; Kaapstad. Quarto, pp. (5), printed in sepia ink. 'Opgedra aan / dedicated to Mevr. / Mrs. S.P.E. Boshoff.' Lyrics in Afrikaans and English. Horrible lines such as: 'Black lie the kaffirrs, their pride is brought low, Massed heap on heap the flow'r of the foe! God is our help, He heard in our woe!' .

(Pretoria: Unie-Boekhandel, 1949). 4to; original green cloth, lettered in black on spine and upper cover; line drawings of musical instruments; portraits of composers, opera singers and instrumentalists. Trace of fishmothing to cloth; spine a little cocked; front free endpaper removed. Good condition. Afrikaans text. A useful, inspirational introduction to classical music. .

(London, Macmillan & Co., 1896, 1894, 1894, 1895). With illustrations and woodcuts ... with appendix, edited by J.A. Fuller Maitland, M.A.; and index by Mrs. Edmond Wodehouse. In four volumes. Four volumes, original brown cloth, gilt-lettered on spines, light wear to the cloth, pp. viii + 768; pp. vii + 769; pp. vii + 768; pp. xi + 820; text in double columns, few illustrations in the text. Top edges gilt. With: Index to the four volumes; also: Catalogue of articles contributed by each writer: by Mrs. Edmond R. Wodehouse (London, Macmillan & Co., 1890) Original matching cloth, pp. iv + 188. With: H.C. Colles (editor), Grove's Dictionary of music and musicians; fourth edition ... Supplementary Volume (London, Macmillan, 1945) Original blue cloth, gilt-lettered on the spine, pp. xvi + 688. A total of six volumes. Moderate foxing on preliminary pages and edges, small light tape-marks on some pastedowns, some hinges beginning to crack internally. Generally, very good set. .