Search Results: Authors starting with W from Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.

Washington, DC: January 12th, 1973.. 1973.. Fine. - 100 words typed on a cream-colored, 10-1/2 inch high by 9 inch wide sheet of "Department of the Air Force, Office of the Chief of Staff" letterhead with the address and the Department of Defense seal printed in blue at the top. Signed "H. M. Wade". The bottom right corner is lightly bumped. Folded twice for mailing. Near fine. <p>Wade replies to a letter from Congressman Seymour Halpern soliciting his personal thoughts on achieving a lasting world peace. Wade assures Halpern of his desire for a just and lasting world peace, "however, although your request was for my personal 'views or formulas,' any comments by me on this critically important subject through other than official channels would be highly inappropriate...."<p>Horace Milton Wade [1916-2001] saw active service in World War II and the Vietnam War. In 1968 he was designated commander in chief, United States Air Forces in Europe and was… Read More

New York: (Sotheby's), 1996.. 1996.. Very good. - Quarto [approximately 10-5/8 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide] softcover bound in pictorial wrappers. The binding is slightly bumped & the rear wrap is rubbed. Unpaginated. Numerous full-page color illustrations. The top & bottom edges of the pages are slightly darkened. Very good. <p>The introduction to this Sotheby's auction catalog is by Gerson Waechter, son of Alfred Waechter who, with Gerson's mother, founded the Georg Waechter Memorial Foundation, named in memory of Alfred's father. The collection of Vienna-born Georg Waechter focused on Viennese and French post- Impressionist and modern art.<p>Estimated prices are included in the catalog and a list of prices realized is laid in.

Leipzig und Wolgast [Germany]: "Der Kentaur" Verlag, 1919.. 1919.. Good. - Square octavo, color pictorial cream wraps. Spine & extremities darkened; wraps soiled & darkened with the edges & corners creased. 129 pp. plus colophon. The top third of the text block is detached; the pages are darkened & some page corners are lightly creased; there is a small chip out of the bottom edge of each of the last 11 leaves. Full-page & textual B&W illustrations & tipped-in B&W plates. Good working copy. <p>Limited edition of 850 copies.

Bremen: (Bremer Bibliophile Gesellschaft), 1928.. 1928.. Very good. - Small quarto, 10 inches high by 7-1/2 inches wide. Tan boards titled on printed paper labels mounted on the front cover & the spine. The covers are soiled and there is some chipping to the front & rear joints. 85 pages. The faint outline of a bookplate remains on the front pastedown, and an old crayon price is penned at the top corner of the pastedown. The contents are in otherwise very nice condition. <p>Limited edition of 350 copies.

London: Methuen, (1962).. (1962).. Very good. - Square octavo [9 inches high by 7 inches wide], cloth. The book is housed in a gray cloth covered slipcase with a color pictorial label mounted around the panels & spine. The rear cover is bumped. The bottom inner corner of the slipcase is bumped & the pictorial label is rubbed. 262 & [1] pages. Tipped-in black & white plate on the title page, numerous tipped-in color plates & black-and-white textual illustrations. Very good. <p>Second printing.<p>"Art of the World: A Series of Regional Histories of the Visual Arts."

Columbus, OH: Long's College Book Company, 1953., 1953.. Good. - Octavo, gray cloth titled in gilt. Bumped, rubbed & soiled. 601 pp. & 32 full-page B&W facsimiles. A good, tight copy.

(The Millennium Guild, 1954).. 1954).. Good. - Octavo, light gray cloth titled in purple with a music stave in purple on the front cover. The covers are soiled & lightly bumped and the spine slightly stained. 144 pages, illustrated with a black & white portrait of M. R. L. Freshel. The stamp of the "Anti-Vivisection Society of N.Y." is stamped on the front endpaper. There is some craking to the hinges. Good. <p>Third edition.<p>Writings by Wagner on the subject of animal rights with numerous quotations from other authors.

Leipzig: Verlag von Edwin Schloemp, 1884.. 1884.. Fair. - Octavo, gray wraps printed in maroon. The wraps are darkened with pieces out & there are small red stains to the front wrap. The backstrip is perished with pieces out & the front wrap, which is detached, has been reattached with scotch tape. 103 pages plus publisher's 1-page catalog. The bottom corner of the last leaf is chipped & there are a few red pencil underlinings & markings. Fair working copy. <p>Distributed by the publisher Louis Vertel of Hannover. The text is in German.

New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1908.. 1908.. Very good. - Octavo, navy blue cloth titled in gilt on the spine. The top edge is gilt. The binding is lightly rubbed & bumped. viii, [1] leaf & 504 pages plus 4-page publisher's catalog. Illustrated with a black-and-white portrait frontispiece with a tissue guard & with music staves. 1 bottom page corner is creased. There is offsetting to the tissue guard with very light offsetting to the title page & there is occasional light foxing. Very good. <p>Later printing.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1933.. 1933.. Very good. - Octavo, brown cloth titled in gilt on the front cover & spine. There is a light stain to the spine & the head & tail are rubbed. Half-title, title, [4] leaves & 376 pages. Illustrated with 4 black-and-white portrait plates. Very good. <p>First edition.

New York and London: Harper Brothers, 1925.. 1925.. Very good. - Octavo, dark blue cloth with a printed paper label on the spine. The binding is lightly bumped & rubbed & the head & tail of the spine are faded. x, [1] leaf & 313 pages. Illustrated with a black-and-white portrait frontispiece. There is an owner's ink inscription on the front endpaper & the verso of the title page is slightly soiled. Very good.

Berlin: G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1905., 1905.. Very good. - Octavo, limp brown cloth titled in gilt with decorations in gilt on the spine & in gilt within a decorative gilt frame on the front cover; the top edge is gilt. The covers are lightly bumped & there is a tiny tear to the cloth on the front edge of the rear cover. xiv, [i], 185 & [1] pages. A very attractive copy. <p>First edition.<p>From the library of Alfons Baumgarten with his attractive bookplate. Alfons Baumgarten together with his brother Otto established the Crillon and Voisin restaurants in New York City. The text is in German.

Leipzig: Verlag Deutsche Buchwerkstatten, 1931.. 1931.. Good. - Octavo, cream cloth titled in black. The binding is bumped, soiled & foxed with pencil scribbling & some tiny brown marks on the covers & with a small brown stain to the rear cover. The spine is darkened. 221 & [1] pages. Illustrated with black-and-white facsimiles. There is a small stain to the fore-edge. Good. <p>First edition. The text is in German.

Los Angeles, CA: New Age Press, (1948).. (1948).. Very good. - Octavo, blue cloth titled in gilt on the front cover & spine. There is some light spotting to the rear cover & the spine is faded. 274 pages plus 1-page publisher's catalog. Illustrated wih 3 black-and-white plates. Very good. <p>First edition.

Jena, Germany: Eugen Diederichs, 1916., 1916.. Very good. - 8vo, cream cloth backed decorative blue paper covered boards (bumped; edges of boards slightly rubbed; cloth slightly soiled) titled in gilt within blue medallion on spine & in gilt within decorative gilt frame on front cover. XLII, [ii] & 278 pp. plus colophon (page edges slightly darkened). Very good. <p>First edition.<p>Text in German.

NY: Dodd Mead and Company, (1914).. (1914).. Good. - Octavo, pinkish brown cloth titled in gilt with decorations in black on spine & in gilt within decorative gilt frame with decorations in black on front cover. The covers are bumped & lightly soiled; the spine is somewhat faded. There is a bookseller's blind stamp on the front endpaper; there is a tear to & a small piece out of the rear endpaper. Illustrated in B&W with portrait frontispiece, folding charts, photographic illustrations, diagrams & music staves. Good. <p>A later printing.<p>The charts provide such information as casting in different productions of the operas and the recurrence of characters in the four operas in "The Ring".

New York: G. Schirmer, Inc., circa [1970].. [1970].. Good. - Large octavo [approximately 11 inches high by 7-5/8 inches wide], green cloth titled in gilt. The binding is bumped & lightly rubbed with the extremities faded. Title & 340-page vocal score. The contents are very good. Good. <p>"Music by Richard Wagner. English translation by Frederick Jameson. Complete Vocal Score in a Facilitated Arrangement by Karl Klindworth". The text is printed in German and English.

New York: circa [1920s/1930s].. [1920s/1930s].. Very good. - sc Broadside, 3-1/4 inches high by 5-1/2 inches wide, advertising a series of recitals given by Walter Damrosch. Illustrated with a black-and- white photographic portrait of Damrosch. Very good. <p>Flier promoting a series of five recitals [i.e. lectures] given by Walter Damrosch at the McMillin Academic Theater in New York City.

London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1913.. 1913.. Fair. - 8vo, green cloth (bumped; tiny white marks to bottom corner of front cover; spine somewhat faded & lightly stained with head & tail chipped) titled in gilt on spine with double frame stamped in gilt on front cover. xv, [i] & 427 pp. (hinges cracked; owner's bookplate tipped in on front pastedown; 2 leaves roughly cut with piece out of front edge of 1 leaf & short tear to the other; occasional soiling & staining; page edges darkened). B&W portrait frontispiece & 7 B&W plates. Good reading copy. <p>A life of Wagner with chapters on each of his operas.

(Munich, Germany: Munchener Festspiele), 1938., 1938.. Very good. - Small quarto [9-1/2 inches high by 6-3/4 inches wide], softcover bound in printed cream wrappers. The wraps are very lightly foxed with their edges darkened & their corners lightly creased. Pages [29]-64 plus 8 pages of ads. Numerous black-and-white photographic illustrations & pictorial ads. The 4-page program insert is darkened & there is occasional light foxing. Together with a 1-page program for a festival concert conducted by Gino Marinuzzi. Very good. The Lohengrin program is included in the overall program for the Munchener Festspiele 1938 with the Bayerische Staatsoper. The festival ran from July 24 to September 7,1938 and Clemens Strauss was artistic director of both the Bavarian State Opera and the Festival. The program includes information on "Lohengrin" and other operas in the festival with photos of singers, sets, costumes and artistic staff. There is a 1933 statement by Adolf Hitler and a prominent place is given to an… Read More