Search Results: Titles starting with S from Comellas Rare Books

2 works in 1 volume 16mo. 1). 204 pages. 2). 95 pages. Full long-grained havana morocco, ornate ribbed spine (binding circa 1800, signs of rubbing to hinges and corners). 1). Attractive edition of this prayer book by the Italian preacher Alexis Segala (1558-1628). It is illustrated with thirteen charming copper-engraved mid-page vignettes and six unsigned full-page engravings. A precious copy that once belonged to the famous Italian singer Angelica Catalani (1779-1849), who made a lasting impression on the opera scene throughout Europe from her first appearances at the age of 16. "Her dazzling beauty and queenly bearing, combined with the extraordinary range of her voice, aroused extreme enthusiasm (...). Madame Catalani's voice, clear as a diamond of the finest water, had neither the cry of passion nor the comic bite. It was a miraculous soprano, with a range of more than three octaves, from A below the staff to high G, of perfect equality and unheard-of flexibility. Gifted with a natural facility of… Read More

A Paris, chez Dauthereau, libraire, 1826. 2 tomes in 1 volume 32mo. XXIV. 190 pages. + 2f leaves. 184 pages. Contemporary half green calfskin, smooth back decorated with gilded fillets. One of the main works of the English actress and novelist Elizabeth Inchbald (1753-1821). This woman married to an actor whom she accompanied on provincial stages, despite her lack of pronunciation (stuttering), was known for her great beauty and for her love novels. "(Her) successful prose romances, A Simple Story (1791) and Nature and Art (1796), are early examples of the novel of passion" (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Very good copy. Missing from the N.U.C. which does not list editions prior to 1833, and no French translation.