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Regensburg: Gustav Bosse, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 volumes. Small quarto. Full black cloth with decorative design gilt to uppers, titling to spines gilt. 645; 525 + publisher's advertisements. Slightly browned; minor foxing to endpapers. In slightly worn dustjacket.

2 pp. Quarto. Dated Lyon, March 19, 1926. In black ink on lavender paper. In French (with translation). Vallin needs the orchestral score for a Pergolesi aria, and believes that the "Association" may procure it without inconvenience. She notes that she cannot do a rehearsal in full voice on April 1, the date when she will sing Louise at the Opéra-Comique. "I have the orchestral score for the aria from Messiah (And You Zion) by Handel, but not that for Pergolesi. I do not know whether one can find it at Ricordi or at Costallat. I remember having sung it at Ste. Mozart and at auditions with orchestra at the homes of fashionable people. Therefore it cannot be too difficult to obtain it. But since I will not return to Paris from Brussels until Sunday the 28th, I cannot possibly take the time for this research... " Slightly worn; creased at folds; remnants of former mount to left edge of recto and lower blank portion of verso. French soprano Ninon Vallin "studied in Lyons and made her début in 1912… Read More

1850. Small octavo. Dark orange wrappers, with "1850" printed within decorative device to lower. Sewn. 1f. (recto title with cast list, verso prop list), 1f. (recto dedication to Giuseppe Maria Dr. Calvi, verso blank), [5]-59, [i] (blank) pp. Censored by the Church, with small decorative oval handstamp "Revisigne Ecclesiastica Roma" to recto of each leaf. Numerous contemporary manuscript corrections and deletions. With additional censorship stamp to recto of final leaf signed and dated in manuscript 15 May 1859, with additional manuscript notes to verso. Lower wrapper quite worn and chipped; upper lacking. Some internal wear, browning, and foxing; signatures loose. An interesting censored copy of a work by the noted 19th century French writer and playwright Vanderburch based on Dumas's The Three Musketeers (Les Trois Mousquetaires).

Paris: Choudens Fils [PN A.C. 8659], 1891. Large octavo. Quarter mid-blue leather with marbled boards, decorative spine gilt, marbled endpapers, original publisher's dark ivory wrappers illustrated by E. Buval bound in. 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 1f. (recto dedication, verso blank), 1f. (recto notes on first performance, named cast list, and contents, verso blank), 243, [i] (blank) pp. Binding slightly worn, rubbed, and bumped. First Edition, later issue.

Paris: Choudens [PN A. C. 10091], 1895. Large octavo. Quarter mid-tan leather with marbled boards, titling gilt to spine. 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 1f. (recto notes on first performance, named cast list, and contents, verso blank), 188 pp. Named cast includes Huguenet, Lamy, Barral, Bellucci, Schey, Barré, simon-Girard, Rosine Maurel, Dziri, and Ryter, with M. Baggers, conductor, and Belval, general manager. Binding slightly worn; spine lacking and reinforced with brown tape; hinges split; endpapers browned and brittle, with manuscript notation in blue crayon to front pastedown and handstamp "0072" to front free endpaper. Browned, especially at edges; some minor soiling; publisher's handstamp to title. First Edition, later issue. First performed in Paris at the Opéra-Comique on 16 November 1895.

Paris: Choudens Fils [PN A.C. 9165], 1893. Large octavo. Original publisher's dark ivory wrappers illustrated by E. Buval. 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 1f. (recto dedication, verso blank), [i] (recto otes on first performance, named cast list, and contents, verso blank), ii-viii, 113, [i] (blank) pp. Some leaves unopened. Named cast includes Gauthier, Riga, M. Lamy, Dacheux, Vavasseur, Mesmaecker, Rocher, Frank-Mel, Tusini, Bade, Gorins, Bignon, Delorme, and Carel. Wrappers somewhat worn and soiled with minor chipping and tears to edges; lower stained. Some internal wear; occasional staining; some signatures split. First Edition. First performed in Paris at the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques on 11 July 1893.

Paris: Choudens [PN A. C. 4865], 1947. Large octavo. Original publisher's gray illustrated wrappers. 1f. (recto title illustrated by E. Buval, verso blank), 1f. (recto notes on first performance, named cast list, and contents, verso blank), 191, [i] (blank) pp. Named cast includes Achard, Marcelin, Hittemans, Dequercy, P. Jorge, Desmonts, Chambéry, Bennati, Rouvroy, Clary, Chevallier, and Becker. Wrappers slightly worn and faded. Re-issue. First performed in Paris at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens on 16 March 1880.

Paris: Choudens Fils [PN A.C. 8845], 1892. Large octavo. Quarter dark brown calf with marbled boards, titling gilt to spine and upper, marbled endpapers. 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 1f. (recto dedication, verso blank), [i] (notes on first performance, named cast list, and contents), 2-161, [i] (blank) pp. Named cast includes Simon-Girard, Diony, V. Rolland, Berthelot, and M. Musset, and Huguenet, Simon-Max, Barral, and Regnard. Binding slightly worn, rubbed, and bumped. Some signatures split; manuscript notation in blue crayon to front endpapers. First Edition, later issue. First performed in Paris at the Théâtre de la Renaissance on 14 April 1892.

Paris: Choudens Fils [PN A.C. 9460], 1894. Large octavo. Original publisher's rose wrappers illustrated by Dupré. 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 1f. (recto dedication, verso blank), 1f. (notes on first performance, named cast list, and contents, verso blank), 163, [i] (blank) pp. Named cast includes F. Huguenet, Charles Lamy, Bartel, Dupré, Leriche Fils, Simon-Girard, Rosine Maurel, Mariette Sully, Clara Darcey, and Barrot. Wrappers worn and detached; spine split with sections lacking; handstamp ("August Warberg Vasateatern Stockholm" to upper wrapper and title. First Edition. First performed in Paris at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens on 9 February 1894.

Paris: Choudens Père & Fils [PN A.C. 6523], 1885. Large octavo. 1f. (recto title within decorative lithographic title by L. Denis, verso notes), 1f. (recto dedication, verso notes on first performance, named cast list, and contents), 179, [i] (blank) pp. Named cast includes Marguerite Ugalde, Jeanne Andrée, Gobin, Simon-Max, Tony-Riom, Montaubry, Riga, Desclauzan, Savary, Delausnay, Péricaud, Paul Ginet, Duhamel, and Gildès. Wrappers lacking; spine reinforced with maroon cloth tape. Browned; minor foxing; Barcelona musicseller's handstamp to lower outer corner of first page of music; title and verso of final leaf slightly worn and soiled. First Edition. First performed in Paris at the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques on 5 March 1885.

Paris: Société Anonyme des Édition Mutuelle de Musique [PN E.M. 127], 1889. Large octavo. Quarter dark brown leather with textured maroon cloth boards, raised bands on spine in decorative compartments gilt, titling gilt. 1f. (recto decorative title printed in sepia within decorative border by L. Denis, verso blank),1f. (recto named cast list, verso blank), 1f. (recto contents, verso blank), 216 pp. Named cast includes Lantelme, Mary Aga, Toudouze, Blanche Miroir, N. Laurent, Pauline, Hélène, Léonie Leroux, Hortense, Devillers, Guéret, Léona, Francès, Lérand, Peutat, Fraizier, Chameroy, Clairmont, Ossart, Darcey, Boéjat, Pontalès, Jacquier, Doubleau, and Legrenay, with Maître de Ballet Balbiana and dancers Zanfretta and Aenea. Binding slightly worn, rubbed, and bumped. Uniformly browned; occasional minor foxing; small Barcelona bookseller's stamp to lower outer corner of title. Some rubbing to spine. Occasional minor foxing; small bookseller's handstamp to title. First Edition.

Paris: E. Gérard & Cie. (Ance. Mon. Meissonnier) [PN C.M. 11741], 1882. Large octavo. Quarter dark brown leather with blue paper boards with decorative cut-paper manuscript title label to upper. 1f. (recto title illustrated by Maurel, verso blank), 1f. (recto dedication, verso blank), 1f. (recto notes on first performance and named cast list, verso contents), x, 174, 1f. (manuscript music), 177-182, 1f. (manuscript music), 183-260 pp. Named cast includes Maugé, Simon Max, Luco, Bartel, Speck, Jeault, Sujol, Ambroise, Barielle, Simon Girard, Burton, Rose Méryss, Sohlia, Roger, Falsonn, Buisson, Boutellier, Thiéry, Bonnier, Langlois, Mariana, Villiers, Berthe, and Alberty. With extensive contemporary performance markings in an unidentified hand in red ink, blue crayon, and pencil, including notes on instrumentation and significant alterations, cancels, etc. Binding somewhat worn, rubbed, and bumped, with small rectangular inventory label titled in manuscript to upper. Remnants of early wrapper… Read More

Paris: Éditions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good. Quarto. Boards. 801 pp.

London: Cassell, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Full light gray boards. 330 pp. Endpapers browned; outer edges spotted.

Leipzig: Frédéric Hofmeister [PN 2145], 1836. Folio. Disbound. Violino 1o: [1] (title), 2-11, [i] (blank) pp.; Violino 2o: 8 pp.; Alto: 8 pp.; Violoncello: 8 pp. Engraved. Comprehensive markup to Violino 1o part in pencil: fingering, articulations, bowings, etc. Occasional annotations to Violino 2o. part. Stylized drawing of a [?]deer lightly sketched pencil at upper right corner of title. Measure numbers added in pencil in a modern hand throughout. Slightly worn; browned; outer bifolium of Violino 1o part reinforced and partially detached; some moderate dampstaining; occasional small ink stains. First Edition, possibly first issue. WorldCat (4 copies in the U.S., at Stanford, Oberlin, Case Western Reserve, and the Free Library of Philadelphia. "At ten years old [Czech composer Veit][ was already an accomplished player on the piano, organ and violin, and had begun to write church music... In 1831 he rejected music as a profession, entering the service of the state legislature. However, after the… Read More

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [PN 4675], 1841. Folio. Disbound. Violino 1o: [1] (title), [i] (blank), 3-13, [i] (blank) pp.; Violino 2o: 8 pp.; Alto: 7, [i] (blank) pp.; Violoncello: 7, [i] (blank) pp. Engraved. "Deux Violons," "Alto," and "Violoncelle" to title underlined in blue pencil. Occasional fingering and bowing in pencil to Violino 1o.; measure numbers added in pencil in a modern hand throughout. Somewhat browned; slightly foxed; outer bifolium of Violino 1o part detached and frayed at spine, with slight loss, not affecting music. First Edition, later issue (price in Neugroschen). WorldCat (no copies in the U.S.). First published in 1839. "[Veit was a] Czech composer. At ten years old he was already an accomplished player on the piano, organ and violin, and had begun to write church music... In 1831 he rejected music as a profession, entering the service of the state legislature. However, after the public première of his First String Quintet (1835), he was also recognized as a leading… Read More

Farnham: Ashgate, 2011. Hardcover. Fine. Octavo. Boards. 574 pp. As-new. In the series "A Library of Essays on Renaissance Music" edited by Stanley Boorman.

[Paris]: [Lambert e Baudoin], 1798. Quarto. Modern wrappers. The first and second chapters of De i principi dell'armonie musicale e poetica, Paris, 1798. Excerpted from an 18th century periodical, Bassi: Scelta di poesie italiane de piu celebri autori d'ogni secolo, pp. 132-159, Paris, 1798. RISM BVI pp. 859-60. Venini was a mathematician and musician active in Milan.

San Antonio, Texas: Alamo, 1939. Hardcover. Good. Small quarto. Original publisher's dark purple cloth with decorative device and titling gilt to upper, titling to spine. 130 pp. + 1f. Binding worn, rubbed, bumped, and faded; rear hinge split. Ex-Free Library of Philadelphia, with call number to foot of spine, bookplate to front pastedown ("Withdrawn"); perforated stamp to title and last two leaves; markings to foot of preliminary leaf; library pocket to verso of rear free endpaper. Venth was "a German-American composer, violinist, conductor, music educator, and scholar. He was a leading classical music figure in Texas in the first half of the twentieth century and was one of the early music directors of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra." Wikipedia.

Milan: Istituto di Studi Verdiani, 1982. Softcover. Very Good. 9 volumes. Octavo. Original wrappers. Vol. I, Nos. 1-3 (April, August, December 1960). cxliv, 1804 pp + photographic plates + 96 pp. index; Vol. II, Nos. 1-3, 5-6 (January-December 1961; January-December 1962; 1966). cxxviii, 2617, [i] (errata) pp. + photographic plates; Vol. III, Nos. 7-9 (1969; 1982). lxxxvii, 2113 pp. Over 6900 pp. in total. In dustjacket. Together with Quaderni dell' Istituto di Studi Verdiani Nos I-III.1963, 1968. 75; 109; 157 pp. + photographic plates. Wrappers slightly worn.