Search Results: Titles starting with T from Schubertiade

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Original 1927 broadside produced by Imp. H. Chacoin, Paris, advertising a Dadaesque "Utter Poverty" costume ball at the Theatre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The event attracted a considerable amount of curiosity, though criticism on the provocation towards underprivileged populations eventually resulted in the show's cancellation.  15.5 x 23.15 inches (39.4 x 58.7 cm). Not examined out of frame but in apparently fine condition.  Archivally matted, framed and glazed. Ref: Spectacle, 192; Color Plate, p. 288; PAI-XLIII (2014), 524.Guy and Jean Selz were active in the Montparnasse art world as collectors, critics and writers. Together with Vladimir Pollisadiv (a Ukranian artist who was dating Marie Vassilief at the time), they organized a ball based on the concept of "Utter Poverty."  The program of events called for "lice and bugs," along with other elements of squalor and filth, fox-trotting (that's what the lice-ridden do) to four jazz bands until 5 a.m., a… Read More

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Ta Bouche from Les Vieilles Histoires. Signed on the stone with the artist's monogram device lower left. First edition of the sheet music edition published in 1893. Lithograph in black on China paper with stencil coloring, published by G. Ondet, Paris, printed by Joly, Paris. Delteil 21; Adhémar 25; Adriani 30.One of 10 song sheets published by Gustave Ondet in the album "Les Vieilles Histoires" (5 of the illustrations were provided by Lautrec, the balance were done by Henri-Gabriel Ibels, Henri Rachout and others) printed by Joly, Crevel Seccuss, Paris. With a professional paper restoration report, overall toning, fold along left edge, a couple of small stains and chipped losses along the right edge, tape remnant to verso along the upper left and right. Not inspected out of frame but presents well and is nicely matted and framed. Sight: 10 1/2 in x 6 3/4 in. Framed:19 1/4 in x 15 1/4 in.A fine impression printed after the addition of the text to the stone, the first… Read More

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Amusing poster printed by Empathy Graphics in New York City, 1970, with white text reading "Talk to me. I'm your Mother" over the photograph "Mother, No. P128" by New York City-based photograph Bard Martin.  Some creasing, push-pin holes to corners, small puncture to middle-left side of the poster, else fine.  21 x 26 inches (53.3 x 66 cm.).

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Three small original notebooks of typed and handwritten song lyrics, created and used in recital by the great Italian tenor. The small ring-bound notebooks contain lyrics in Italian, French, English and German to arias, lieder and art songs performed by Gigli, typewritten and arranged in order of performance. The lyrics to the English and German songs are rendered phonetically with Italian spellings, leading to such amusing spellings as "Sooftli gos mai songs entriti thru dhe nait tu dhi / In dhe sailent wuuds ai weit dhi / Com mai loof tu mi." ("Softly goes my song's entreaty through the night to thee / In the silent woods I wait thee / Come my love to me." A few handwritten corrections are made to the typed lyrics throughout; one song (Serenata Triste) written by hand in pencil. Two of the notebooks contain set lists at the beginning of the notebook, with the songs in the relevant order afterwards. Black leather and faux leather covers. Toning, some pages with tape… Read More

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Three signed pencil drawings by the American Modernist painter, depicting a dancing figure, likely Isadora Duncan, who was his favorite subject. Each drawing signed at the foot by Walkowitz. Toned edges, a few short creases and tears. Each 10.5 x 7.75 inches (27 x 17.5 cm).Walkowitz first met Duncan, who had captured the attention of the avant-garde with her innovative dance, at the studio of Auguste Rodin in 1906. Walkowitz was captivated by Duncan's spontaneous and free language of movement, and over time made thousands of drawings of her dancing form, even after her death in 1927. Walkowitz said later of Duncan: "...she was a Muse. She had no laws. She didn't dance according to the rules. She created. Her body was music..."

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Three typed letters signed from the medical researcher to Professor Irma Antonetto of the Associazione Culturale Italiana, finalizing arrangements for a series of lectures he was to give in April and May of 1965.  In the first letter (February 26, 1965;  1 pp. on A4 The Children's Hospital Research Foundation stationary), Sabin writes in part "It will, unfortunately, not be possible for me to go to Turin immediately after my arrival in Milan...Radiotelevisione Italiana is planning to spend several hours with me to tape an interview, and also I have made arrangements for a conference during the evening."  By the time of the next letter a month later (March 20, 1965;  1 pp. on CHRF stationary), his schedule appears to have cleared, as he writes "I shall regard the arrangements that you have made as final and will go to Turin directly from the airport on my arrival in Milan."  The remainder of the letter addresses the question of whether his talk should be in English… Read More

New York: Kathryn Markel, 1982. First. Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Rare early publications from the American artist and longtime New Yorker cartoonist described as "the poet laureate of urban neurosis."  Three paperback publications, Mondo Boxo, Somebody Goes to the White House by Vera Lee Marlone in diary form, and The Small Pamphlet of Things, in cardboard slipcase.  Very fine.  2.5 x 3.5 inches (6.4 x 8.9 cm.).

Paris: Bezzosi [sic; recte "Besozzi"]. Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Disbound upright folio. Engraved. 12.75 x 9.75 inches (32.3 x 24.6 cm). 32 pp. PN 20. Hand stamp "Besozzi" to title (confirming that the publisher's name is misprinted). Some foxing, gutter damp stained, ink stain to title; else in very good condition.A collection of virtuosic studies, dedicated to Giovanni Battista Viotti, for solo violin with increasing degree of difficulty; the final "caprice" is a fugue. The composer was born in Spain (as Felipe Libon), studied with Viotti in London and held positions in Portugal and Spain before he settled in Paris in 1800. The publisher styles himself "1ere Flûte de la Chapelle du Roi et du Théâtre Royal de l'Opéra Comique," which allows to identify him as Henri Besozzi (1775-after 1814), son of the much better known Gaetano Besozzi (1725/27-1798). The Besozzis were a large family of musicians of Italian origin. Little is known about Henri Besozzi and even less about his publishing business.

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Signed single sheet removed from Panorama: Boston's Official Guide Magazine (unpaginated; no date) with a photograph depicting a stage scene and the printed caption, "Charlton Heston and Rosemary Harris in The Tumbler, at the Shubert, February 4." Signed by Heston only. 6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm). In good condition.The Tumbler was a play by British author and politician Benn W. Levy (1900-1973) that opened at the theater on February 4, 1960 under the direction of Sir Laurence Olivier. The production would move to Broadway a few weeks later. Rosemary Harris (b. 1927) is a British actress. From the collection of Paul McMahon, a critic, photographer and artist who worked for more than 13 years touring with Marlene Dietrich as the icon's stage manager, announcer, dresser, secretary and escort, and later spent 25 years as an arts and entertainment reviewer and photographer with Gay Community News, Esplanade, Tommy's Connection, The Mirror, Bay Windows and other publications.

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. A pair of woodcut engravings, "Blake: a fragment" and "Blake," inscribed respectively "for Sylvia & Ted" and "for S. & T." each signed "Baskin."  Fully backed to paper support with small tears and losses to periphery of fragile tissue just outside of the plate, mounted together and archivally matted.  Leonard Baskin had befriended Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes when they were living in Northampton, MA, in 1957-1958. Baskin taught printmaking and sculpture at Smith College from 1953-1973. The friendship flourished after their return to England and Baskin continued to collaborate with Hughes for decades, indeed right up to Hughes' death in 1998. These prints were engraved as part of Blake and the Youthful Ancients (1956), fifty copies of which were printed, the book consisting of 18 wood engravings of William Blake and his followers. 

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Pair of books published in Soviet Russia regarding the art of cinema.  The first, Кино на западе и у нас ("Cinema in the West and Our Country"), was written by Anatoly Lunacharsky, a Marxist revolutionary and the first People's Commissar of Education.  8vo.  Softcover in protective mylar.  80 pp.  Teakinopechat, Moscow, 1928.  Plates throughout from films including Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ and Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush.  Unnumbered edition of 4,000.  Cover by Soviet artist Boris Titov (1897–1951).  Light wear to edges of cover, overall in fine condition.  Together with a booklet related to the 1935 Soviet film Три товарища ("Three Comrades"), directed by Semyon Timoshenko.  16mo.  Softcover.  8 pp.  No publication information.  Half-inch tear to lower spine, else in fine condition.Appointed the first People's Commissar of Education in 1917, Lunacharsky played an important role in the early history of Soviet… Read More

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Two original photographs of the great conductor, one shown at the keyboard and stamped March 17, 1959 on verso; the other, a dramatic photograph with baton, undated but ca. early 1960s. The second with creases along lower area, otherwise fine. 7 x 9 inches (18 x 23 cm)

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Set of two matching pink toy pianos used in the 1956 film The Eddie Duchin Story, a fictionalized account of the life of the popular American pianist and bandleader known for his engaging performances, elegant musical style, and battle with leukemia. The vintage original prop "miniature" pianos are constructed of wood and paper paste-up facade components including interior and keyboard measuring 20 x 30.25 x 13 in. Expertly studio painted and finished. exhibiting some age and production wear, but in vintage very good condition. Would make a most striking statement in any music room! NB: Please note the measurements of these large items which will be packed and shipped by freight and invoiced to the customer directly (ie subject to substantially higher than automatically added shipping costs at checkout). From the collection of Debbie Reynolds. (1932 – 2016), American actress, singer, and businesswoman whose career spanned almost 70 years and is perhaps best… Read More

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Two signed programs with signatures of father and son Oistrakh, from the collection of English orchestra manager John Charles.1. Duo recital of the Russian/Soviet violinist David Oistrakh and his regular piano accompanist Frida Bauer at the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society, September 20, 1962.  Inscriptions in Russian by both musicians to p. 1., "In memory of the concert in Liverpool to Mr. John Charles, with thanks, from David Oistrakh," and "With best wishes, Frida Bauer / Liverpool, September 20, 1962."   8.5 x 5.5 inches (21.6 x 14 cm).  In very good condition.2. Joint orchestral concert of the Midland Sinfonia Orchestra (Nottingham) and the Northern Sinfonia Orchestra (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) with the violinist Igor Oistrakh as featured soloist at Albert Hall, Nottingham, on November 18, 1967.  Signed by Oistrakh (in Cyrillic) and Austrian-born conductor Robert Schwarz.  Oistrakh performed two concertos: J.S. Bach's in A minor (BWV 1041), accompanied by the… Read More

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Two signed photographs of the legendary film star, an American actress and producer who first achieved fame acting in dozens of silent films in the 1920s and was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, most famously for her 1950 return in Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard, which also earned her a Golden Globe Award.1. From her early years, possibly in character. Halftone on cardstock, "A Message from Gloria Swanson" printed to verso. 4.75 x 3.75 inches (12 x 9.3 cm). Top right and bottom left corners slightly bumped.2. From her later years (about 1970?), exiting a limousine, an original candid. Oblong format, 3.5 x 5 inches (8.8 x 12.8 cm). In fine condition.From the collection of Paul McMahon, a critic, photographer and artist who worked for more than 13 years touring with Marlene Dietrich as the icon's stage manager, announcer, dresser, secretary and escort, and later spent 25 years as an arts and entertainment reviewer and photographer… Read More

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Pair of address books owned and used by the great jazz saxophonist, each fully written in his own hand.  The smaller volume, bound in a supple brown leather, is filled with contact details for a multitude of Mulligan's fellow musicians, including: Dave Brubeck, Ornette Coleman, Dizzy and Lorraine Gillespie; trumpeter and composer Mercer Ellington (son of Duke Ellington), Quincy Jones, historian and music critic Nat Hentoff, Tony Bennett, Miles Davis, Dinah Shore, Susan Strasberg, Village Vanguard, Zook Sims, Chet Baker, Chico Hamilton, Clark Terry and the Village Vanguard, and others.  Binding worn, edges a little rough but overall in fine condition.  3.5 x 5 inches (8.9 x 12.7 cm.).The larger address book contains alphabetical entries from "B" to "X." Contact details listed for fellow musicians such as Chet Baker, Peggy Lee, Bill Cosby, Fannie Flagg, Cuba (Paquito D'Rivera), Mort Sahl, Cal Tjader, Mingus, Chico Hamilton, Neal Hefti, Michel Legrand, Sérgio Mendes,… Read More

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Two press photographs of the American composer, conductor and pianist from his first two concerts with the New York Philharmonic in (West) Berlin, September 22 and 23, 1960.  Copyrighted by Deutsche Presse Agentur (dpa), with additional hand stamp of Agence France-Presse.  Extended captions in German typed to versos regarding the guest performances.  One picture is from a rehearsal, the other from the first concerts (which was part of the Berliner Festwochen festival).  Both photos 8.25 x 6.25 inches (21 x 16 cm).  In fine condition.

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Pipsqueak toy of plaster, fabric and string, decorated with two faces, American, late-19th century.  2.25 x 2 inches (5.7 x 5 cm.). Fabric torn, else fine.

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. TLS of the legendary Italian filmmaker to Manuel Rosenthal, one of the most influential and respected French conductors of the 20th century. Rome, August 6, 1973. 1 p. Fellini responds to a "proposition" by Rosenthal to stage Ravel's opera L'enfant et les sortilèges. Excerpt, translated from French: "As I told you, I am interested both in Colette's libretto and in the score. However, the restricted space of a theatrical stage frightens me. I am used to the unlimited spaces that the technology of cinema provides, and I am afraid I would not succeed in responding to the demands of an Italian stage and to those of a predetermined deadline."11 x 7.75 inches (28.4 x 19.5 cm). Punch holes to left margin. Otherwise in fine condition.Fellini won the Academy Award for the Best Foreign Film four times, more than anyone else, and an honorary Academy Award in addition. But throughout his life he showed little interest in the stage and remained devoted to the screen. He never… Read More