Search Results: Titles starting with C from Veery Books

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1920. 335 pp. Rubbing and bumping to edges and corners. Contents: Dio, Natura, Italia, Vita, Pensiero, Index of authors, Publishers. Works by Acanoor, Aleardi, Amicis, d'Annunzio, Giusti, Tommaseo, Fogazzaro, Villari, Prezzolini, Roccatagliata-Ceccardi, Leopardi, Marradi, Bertacchi, Deledda, Graf, Ferrari, Salvadori, Giacosa, Pastonchi, Papini, Palazzeschi, Govoni, Pascoli, Nievo, Gioberti, Giusti, d'Azeglio, Berchet, Mazzini, Speri, Carducci, Pasolini, Orvieto, Negri, Porta, Selvatico, Fucini, Pascarella, Contrucci, Foscolo, Serao, Siciliani, Spaventa, Gentile, Croce, Rosadi, Oriani, Chiesa, and others. 'E primavera candida e vermiglia: / Ridon i prati, e 'l ciel si rasserena.'--Petrarca, Sonetto XLII. . Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

236 pp. Vocal score. Wraps, blue covers with red ink, also printed on spine. Quarto, 9 x 12 in. Near fine, with a little sunning to spine. Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner. Camelot. New York 17, N.Y. 609 Fifth Avenue: Chappell & Co., Inc. with Alfred Productions, Inc., c1962. Plate 5384-232. First performed on December 3, 1960 at the Majestic Theatre, New York City with Julie Andrews, Richard Burton, Robert Goulet, and Roddy McDowell. "Story of Camelot, "from a May, 1968, publication laid in. Also laid in, a program, 8.5 x 11 in., starring Kathryn Grayson, William Squire, and Arthur Treacher (ca. 1962-63), with decorative credits page, bios, b&w and some color photos.

Toronto: Exile Editions, 1989. xxi, 261 pp. A bump to the top fore edge, else fine. Articles, art photos by Alexandre Amprimoz, Margaret Atwood, Roloff Beny, Robert Bringhurst, Barry Callaghan, Morley Callaghan, Leonard Cohen, Charles Comfort, Mazo de la Roche, James de Mille, Jack Diamond, Stillman Drake, Sarah Jeannette Duncan, Sorel Etrog, George Faludy, Fastwurms, Timothy Findley, Northop Frye, G., Mavis Gallant, Greg Gattenby, Ralph Gustafson, Matthew Halton, Peter Harcourt, Geoffrey James, Anna Jameson, Alice Jones, D. G. Jones, Edward Jones, Diane Keating, Shelagh Keeley, Irving Layton, Douglas Le Pan, Gwendolyn MacEwen, David McFadden, Jay MacPherson, Antonino Mazza, Thomas D'Arcy McGee, Farley Mowat, b. p. nichol, F. G. Paci, Aldo and Francesco Piccaluga, Al Purdy, Stephanie, Rayner, Charles G. D. Roberts, William Ronald, Joe Rosenblatt, Gary Ross, Moshie Safdie, Francesco Scolozzi, Duncan Campbell Scott, Michael Snow, Harry Somers, Francis Sparshott, Donald Sutherland, Harold Town, John… Read More

Washington, D.C.: Union Panamericana, 1950. 127 pp. 75 songs are presented in simple piano arrangements with lyrics between staves. Adios, florecita blanca, Mi carino, Adelita, Mi dicha lejana, E1Aguinaldo, Mi pollera , Amenca, The Beautiful, Naci en la cumbre, Bainyin, Old Folks at Home, Angelique, o!, Pajarillo barranqueno, El arroyo que murmura, EI palito, Ay ay ay!, La paloma, Ay! Mama Ines!, La pampa y la puna, Ay tituy, Pobre corazon, Caminito, La pastora, Caminito de tu casa, La perica, Cancion del marinero hondureno, Po ru beso de tu boca, Cantemos, cantemos, Punto guanacasteco, Cana dulce, Quiereme mucho, El carbonero, Quisieria, A casinha pequenina, La pupusera, Cielito lindo, Rio-Rio, La cumparsita, Romance de mi destino, Las cuatro milpas, La rosa y el clavel, Chacarera, Roseas flores d'alvorada, Cholita, Al rumor de las selvas hondurenas, Dixie, El San Pedro, Esta nocha serena, Santa Marta, Estilo, Serenata, El dia que yo noce, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, Guarare, La… Read More

Boosey and Hawkes 12 pp. A few stains to wraps, P.O. has made a few pencil notations in piano part, mostly circling dynamics, else fine. Piano/Flute score, Flute part not included. . Wraps. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: G. Schirmer, 1945. 35 pp. Full score. Spine reinforced with library tape, wear at extremities. ''In the concerto--the string section represents the house proper, while the solo flute oboe and trumpet represents the two wings and the guest room, or, in that order, Barber, Menotti, and Horan.''--Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, 1947. Lou Harrison--''The charming combinations he achieves with the wind concertino are very telling indeed and produce a bubbling opalescence. . . . Barber has tremendous technical grasp and an essential urge to expression.''. Wraps. Good. Folio - 13'' X 10.5''.

[xii], 159 pp. Corrigenda laid in. 1 of 500 copies. Fine, with no markings. Theodorakis sketched this out while in exile on the island of Icaria, in the late 1940s, Rallou Manou created and danced the principal role, with scenery by Spiros Vasiliou. It became quite popular and was performed many times in the 1950s. In 1988 the composer used this work in part for a ballet, Zorbas. After an introduction, Carnaval spins out a ten dance musical suite.

New York: Dover, 1977 214 pp. Small folio, mostly illustrations. Some wear to wraps and at extremities, pages clean. ''A new selection of pictures from three editions (1922, 1939, 1965) of Caricatures by Enrico Caruso, published by La Follia di New York, New York.'' . Wraps. Very Good. 9'' X 12''.

London: J. Pearson & Co.: Chiswick Press: Printed by Charles Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, Chancery Lane 164 pp. Items 390-722. Circa 1900-1910. Pieces missing from edges of wraps, two pieces of petrified rubber band on rear wrap, with accompanying small holes in wraps. Inside fine, with but a one-inch light crease near spine extending through text block. Fine laid paper watermarked Chiswick Press, with the Lion, Dolphin, and anchor device. A fine impression. Not located in OCLC. Scarce. Foldout plate (10.5 X 7.5 inches): Tasso, an orignal Sonnet in the autograph of Tasso; Foldout plate (10.5 X 12.75 inches): Manuscript page of Trollope's America; Seven pages of description of Tackeray's ms. used for his Lectures on George the First and Lectures on George the Second; descriptions of four ALSs of Wordsworth; Newton, William Pitt, William Penn, Alexander Pope, and more.. Wraps. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Ursus Books, Ltd., 74 pp. Some creasing to wraps. Corners bumped. Four color plates: Sanquirico--Raccota di Varie decorazioni Sceniche; L'Admiral--Naauwkeurige Waarneeminger Omtrent, Amsterdam, 1774; The Genuine Works of James Gillray; Montenari--DelTeatro Olimpico Di Andrea Palladio in Vicenza. Many black and white illustrations. Subjects include Americana: Bordone, Coleti, Giovio, Mississippi Bubble, Poletika, Vasoncelos, Verstega; Architecture: Barbault, Le Roy, Landiani, Montenari, Selio, Sanquirico, Suckow; Aart & Archaeology: Lanzi, Marini, Requeno, Teniers; Atrology: Cavalieri, Youssat, Sibylline Oracles; Colour-Plates: Cookson, Gillray, Fossati, Jansen, L'Admiral, Morner, Russian Cries, Sacco, Soltykoff, Sanquirico, Wirsing; Continental Literature: Berquin, Botello, Carvalho, Cervantes, Gessner, La Fontaine, La Salle, Montaigne, Tasso, Tansillo, Valenziano, Vega Carpio, Valtair; Early Illustrated: Bordone, Huttich, Sibylline Oracle, Spanish Forger, Verstegan; Festivities,… Read More

New York: Ursus Books, Ltd., Rare & Scholarly, 1990. 65 pp. 678 items. A faint sticker shadow and a little bump to one corner. Alphabetical by artist. Price list laid in as well as a tear sheet advertisting Bib. des Arts's Rodin Cat. Raisonné and Maeght's Leger Cat. Raisonné, v. 1, both 1990. Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Pickering & Chatto, 1934. rontis, 60 pp. 621 items. 8vo sewn pamphlet with green wraps, a split at bottom of spine and general wear. Good. The frontis reproduces the frontis of R. Johnson, The Most Pleasant History of Tom a Lincoln printed by J.W. for B. Deacon at the Angel in Gilt-Spur Street. A fascinating resource: Adventures of a Blackcoat, Adventures of a Watch, Adventures of an Ostrich Feather of Quality, Adventures of Dick Hazard, Adventures of Jack Smart, Alexis, Tyrant of the East: A Persian Tale, up to Writer's Clerk or The Humours of the Scottish Metropolis. Pithy descriptions.. Wraps. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Scribner Book Store unpag., 388 items. Circa 1938 or 1939. Wrappers are bright, but much chipping where they extend beyond the text block, else the text is bright and unmarked. Overall a dramatic effect, faults not yet overwhelming the startling design. Interesting, relatively long descriptions of classic books from a legendary book store.. Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Wilsey Rare Books unpag., 205 items, 13 items laid in as ''afterthoughts.'' Five pages of illustrations, front and back of wrap illustrated. ca. 1990. Bumped at corners, wraps general wear.. Wraps. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Exeter, England: Lisa Cox Music, 1997. unpag. 877 items. Light bumps to corners, bit of tanning to spine otherwise fine. ''Descriptions of all but the important items have been kept to a minimum.'' Many unusual items, including arrangements.. Illustrated Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: Librairie Le Tour Du Monde, 1995. 28 pp. 16 full-page illustrations in black and white. Illustrated are Benois, Alexandre, Azbukz V Kartinakh (Alphabet en images), Saint-Petersbourg, 1904; Bouttevill et Hauchecorne, Le cidre, Rouen, 1875; Title page Memoires de J. Casanova de seingalt, Paris, 1832; Chauvet, Vues de Paris, 1876 a 1893; Diogenes Laertius De Vitis . . ., Basilea, Froeben, 1533; Paul Eluard, Poems, Bibliophiles du Palais; 1970; Title Page, Gregoire, De la litterature des negres, Maradan, 1808; Gritchenko, Deux ans a Constantinople; Gualterotti, Firenze, Giunti, 1579; Livre d'heures a l'usage de Paris, vers 1410-1420; Washington, Man of Action, Illustrated by Job, Appleton, 1914; Maupassant, Toine, 1885; Restif de la Bretonne, La paysanne perverte, La Haye, 1784; Vielh de Varenne, Collection des drapeaux, 1790; Wells, La Guerre des mondes, Jett-Bruxelles, Vandamme, 1906; Gleizes et Metzinger, Du cubisme, 1947. . Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Maggs Bros. Ltd., 1957. 130 pp. 952 items. Some rubbing and soiling, pencil markings on wraps. Contents: Bibliographies and Books about Books: items 1-374; Auction Catalogues: items 375-421; Catalogues of Prohibited Books: items 422-452; Typography: items 433-538; Book Illustration and Single Prints: items 529-610; Bookbindings: items 611-651; Manuscripts and Illuminations: items 652-809; Paintings and Drawings: items 810-865; Ornaments and Applied Art: items 866-911a; Original Documents and Specimens: 912-923; Supplement: 924-952. Index of Names.. Wraps. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Wittnesham by Ipswich, Suffok : A. Sokol Books, 1987. 48 pp. 101 lots. Some rubbing and creasing to wraps, acq. date stamp, else fine. Detailed and elegant descriptions. Page illustrations in black and white of Richard Arnold, Chronicle; Achile Bocchi, Symbolicarum quaestionum de universo genere; Emperor Charles IV, Le institutioni dell'imperio . . .; Pierre Coustau, Le Pegme; Philippe Danfrie, Declaration de l'usage du graphometre; Henri De Feynes, Voyages fait par terre depuis Paris jusqu'a la Chine (binding); Oronce Fine, De Solaribus horologiis & quadrantibus libri quator; Hubert Goltz, Caesar Augustus sive Historiae Imperatorum Caesarumque ex antiquis numismatibus restitutae; Louis de Montjosieu, Gallus Romae hospes; Claus Nissen, Krauterbucher aus funf Jahrhunderten; Antonius Rampigollis, Reportatorium Bibliae; Ioannes de Scarobosco, Sphaera mundi; Carolus Scribanius S.J. Antverpia; Georgius Valla, Commentationes.. Wraps. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Baltimore, Maryland: 19th Century Shop 4 volumes: 56 pp., 50 pp., unpag. 378 items, 72 pp. Light wear at some corners, date rec'd on cover of Shakespeare et al. Else fine. Cat IV: American and English literature, science and medicine, Americana, miscellaneous books, and autographs. Cat. Five: English literature, American literature, art, illustrations, and illustrated books, natural History and physics, miscellaneous: including law and travel. List 13: A selection of English and American literary criticism, bibliography, biography, interesting printings, and library sets. Catalogue 14: Arts and trades; architecture, carpentry, and construction, pottery, porcelain, and furniture, photography, agriculture and animal husbandry, domestic economy and cookery, Darwin, Einstein, Franklin, science and technology, mathematics, medicine, ''a few literary classics hidden in unexpected places (to keep the attention of our literary friends).'' Racy die-cut show-throughs on front covers of cat.… Read More

Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK: Peter Barnitt, 2003. 32 pp. 176 items. Ashendene Press, etc. . Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.