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London: Joseph Williams Limited [PN W. 490], 1943. Quarto. Wrappers. 64 pp. With publisher's catalog of Jacob's works to verso of lower wrapper dated "7/43." With a signed autograph inscription by the composer to title to "B. Hnicki" in pencil dated May 1944. Wrappers slightly worn and soiled. Occasional minor signs of wear and light foxing. First Edition, likely first issue. Gordon Jacob studied with Vaughan Williams, Stanford, and Howells at the Royal College of Music. He became one of the leading composers in Britain, and provided music for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. His music was firmly rooted in the English style of the early 20th century. Jacob was also a noted educator, writing several important textbooks and teaching the next generation of composers, including Malcolm Arnold and Imogen Holst. Jacob's Suite in F was first heard in a broadcast performance by the BBC Empire Orchestra on 29 August 1939, conducted by Eric Fogg.

Budapest - Leipzig: Rózsavölgyi & Co. [PN R. &. Co. 3540], 1912. Folio. Original publishers dark ivory wrappers with stylized titling within patterned border printed in dark red to upper. 1f. (title), 3-121 pp. Text in German. Wrappers somewhat worn, soiled, stained, and partially detached; minor paper loss to spine; previous owner's handstamp ("Franz Manhalter") to upper and title. Slighty worn; occasional dampstaining. First Edition. Leányvásár, to a libretto by Ferenc Martos and Miksa Bródy, was first performed in Budapest at the Király Theater on November 14, 1911. The German version (Mädchenmarkt) was staged in Vienna at the Carl Theater on May 7, 1913. Jacobi studied composition with the noted teacher Hans Koessler alongside Kálmán and Szirmai. Several of his operettas achieved international success, particularly after moving to New York, where his works were staged on Broadway until his untimely death at age 37.

Brooklyn: Institute of Mediaeval Music, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Boards. 121 pp. With numerous musical examples.

Zurich: Atlantis, 1985. Hardcover. Fine. Quarto. 415 pp. + addendum. In slipcase. With photographic illustrations. In dustjacket.

New York: Judith Finell, 1980. Hardcover. Fine. Large octavo. Full gray cloth. 62 pp. Outer edges slightly spotted.

Wien: Universal Edition [U.E. 7564], 1969. Paperback. Very Good. Large octavo. Wrappers. 183 pp. Slightly worn; small stain to spine. Reprint.

Praha: Editio Supraphon [H 4261], 1988. Paperback. Very Good. Small octavo. Wrappers. vi, 49 pp. Reprint.

Praha: Hudební matice Umělecké besedy [PNs H.M. 412-413], 1928. Folio. Original printed wrappers. With an introduction by Janáček in Czech. Contains 4 of the 6 Lachian Dances: Vol. I: Starodávný I. - Požehnaný. 43 pp. Vol. II: Dymák - Starodávný II. 39 pp. Wrappers worn, torn, and chipped; those to Vol. I detached. Light uniform browning. Volumes I and II (of III). First Editions. Simeone, pp. 242-243.

Wien; Praha: Universal Edition [U.E. 8680; W.Ph.V. 224]; Editio Supraphon, 1967. Paperback. Very Good. Small octavo. Wrappers. 115 pp. Spine worn. Reprint.

Praha; Wien: Editio Supraphon [H 7506]; Universal Edition [UE 19531], 1990. Paperback. Very Good. JÍLEK,František, arr.. Large octavo. 140 pp. Slightly worn. First Edition.

Praha: Academia, 1997. Hardcover. Very Good. Large octavo. Original publisher's white boards with facsimile signature in black to upper and titling in black to spine. 439 pp. With several illustrative plates and musical examples in text. In dustjacket. Binding slightly bumped.

Prag: Artia, 1958. Octavo. Original publisher's full mid-blue cloth. 1f. (recto title printed in red and black, verso copyright), [5]-531, [i] (blank) pp. With bust-length portrait frontispiece, occasional illustrative plates and musical examples. Presentation inscription to front free endpaper. Binding slightly worn and faded.

Grenoble: B. Arthaud, 1948. Softcover. Very Good. Octavo. Wrappers. 123 pp.

Stuttgart: Julius Feuchtinger [PN J.F. 2082], 1910. Folio. Modern half mid-brown cloth boards with original publisher's dark ivory upper wrapper printed in black laid down. 1f. (title), 3-141 pp. Text in German. Corners slightly worn, rubbed, and bumped; wrapper trimmed and slightly soiled; bookseller's handstamp to upper "Musik-Antiquariat Musikmüller ..." Slightly browned; minor tears repaired with clear tape. First Edition. Das Musikantenmädel was set to a libretto by Bernhard Buchbinder and premiered in Vienna at Theater in der Josefstadt on February 18, 1910. Georg Jarno's two most successful operettas were Die Försterchristl (1907) and Das Musikantenmädel (1910). Both gained significant popularity across Europe and the United States. Die Försterchristl had a long run on Broadway and was adapted for film on four separate occasions. Jarno achieved success in musical theatre toward the end of his life and was at the peak of his compositional career when he died in 1920 at age 52.

Berlin: Harmonie [PN Ch.198], 1908. Folio. Contemporary cloth boards with publisher's illustrated printed wrapper laid down to upper. 1f. (title), 193 pp. Text in German. With art nouveau-style illustration in colour to upper wrapper. Binding somewhat worn; hinges splitting; contemporary manuscript and bookseller's handstamps to free front endpaper. Slightly browned and soiled; title reinforced at inner margin. First Edition. Die Försterchristl, to a libretto by Bernhard Buchbinder, premiered in Vienna at the Theater in der Josefstadt on December 17, 1907. Georg Jarno's most successful operetta, Die Försterchristl was adapted for performances across Europe and the United States, enjoying a run of sixty-four performances at Herald Square Theatre on Broadway in 1910-11. The operetta was also adapted for film on four separate occasions: The Bohemian Dancer (1926), and The Forester's Daughter (1931, 1952 and 1963). Jarno achieved success in musical theatre toward the end of his life and was at the… Read More

Chicago: American Library Association, 1971. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. Full gray cloth with titling silver to upper and spine. Ex-Kansas City Public Library, with their bookplate, handstamps, and label to front endpapers and handstamps to dedication leaf. xiv, 142 pp.

New York: Beech Tree Books / William Morrow, 1985. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. Gray cloth-backed yellow boards with titling to spine. 197 pp. With illustrative plates and occasional illustrations in text. Endpapers slightly soiled. Ex-library, with bookpocket, handstamps, and labels to verso of free rear endpaper.

Leipzig: in Johann Friedrich Gleditschens Buchhandlung, 1751. 4 volumes. Quarto. Dark brown marbled boards; titling and inventory number in ink to paper labels on spine. Titles printed in red and black. Frontispiece portrait of Jöcher to v.1, engraved by J.C.G. Fritsch after the painting by E.G. Haussmann. Erster Theil, A-C. 1750. 10ff., 2284 cols., [6] pp. Zweyter Theil, D-L. 1750. 2ff., 2636 cols, [4] pp. Dritter Theil, M-R. 1751. 1f., 2338 cols, [5] pp. Vierter Theil, S-Z. 1751. 2ff., 2250 cols., [4] pp. Bindings rather worn, rubbed, and bumped; spine of v.2 splitting; some defects to edges. Former owner's handstamp and marking (blacked out) to each title. Slightly browned throughout; scattered foxing; a few small dampstains to blank margins of v.4. First Edition. Duveen, Alchemica et chemica, 1, p. 309. NUC pre-1956, 281, p. 208. Besterman 819. VD18 90302443 (v.1); 90302451 (v.2); 90302478 (v.3); 90302486 (v.4) Jöcher was a professor and librarian at the University of Leipzig. He spent… Read More

Dedham, MA: H. Mann for the Author, 1805. Oblong octavo. Contemporary leather-backed blue/gray paper-covered wooden boards. 1f. (recto title printed within decorative border, verso copyright), [iii] (Preface dated "New-Canaan, (Con.), October, 1805")), [iv] ("To the Teachers of Music and Choristers in the United States:), v-xi ("Concise Rules of Psalmody"), [xii] ("Musical Dictionary"), [xiii]-[xv] ("List of Subscribers"), xvi, [17]-95 printed music, [i] (index) pp.). The list of subscribers includes persons resident in New Canaan, Norwalk, Wilton, Winchester, Weathersfield, Ridgbury and Colebrook, Connecticut; Dedham, Massachusetts; and New York. Signature of "J.I. Miller, Ghent, N.Y., Jan. 24, 1883" and "Property of Emma M. Sherman Ghent, N.Y." in pencil to front pastedown. Contains 67 compositions (65 American), including one anthem, four set-pieces and one canon, by Austin, Capt. S. Belknap, S. Capen, A. Ellis, S. Hanford, G. Holbrook, O. Holden, S. Holyoke, Ingalls, W. Janes, S. Jenks, O.… Read More

Copenhagen: Wilhelm Hansen, 1962. Paperback. Very Good. 3 volumes. Folio. xxiv, 179; xix, 187; xix, 191 pp. In the series Unknown Italian Cathedral Music of the Early 16th Century.