Search Results: Titles starting with S from bookarrest

New York: Metropolitan Opera/Lincoln Center, 1985. Stapled Brochure. Very Good. 5.5" x 9. Suitable for research purposes rather than as souvenirs, these items have been excised from the complete Playbill booklets, consisting now only of the pages relevant to the specific productions. [1] Lulu CONTENTS: Production Personnel; detailed Scene-by-Scene Synopsis; Notes on "Lulu" (Perle); New [personnel] This Season; Metropolitan Opera Association/Administration; Orchestra/Chorus/Ballet personnel; 1984-85 Roster of Singers, Conductors, etc.; [several pages of] Patrons and Contributors. 24 pages. Bluebeard's castle and Erwartung CONTENTS: Productions Personnel; New [personnel] This Season; Synopses; Notes on the operas (Elliott Antokoletz and geroge Perle; Essay: Hearts of Darkness (Simon). 18 pages. CONDITION: Bright, clean, unmarked, uncreased Fine-condition pages - now in a clear protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

France: EMI Classics - BMG, 1992. CDs in Double Jewel Case. Fine/Fine. 5.5" x 5" x 1. EMI D 207050. Saint-Saens' powerful grand opera, premiered in 1877, has a libretto by Ferdinand Lemaire, drawn from the Bible's Book of Judges. This recording stars Placido Domingo and Waltraud Meier, with Choeurs et Orchestre de l'Opera-Bastille, conducted by Myung-Whun Chung. Total Time: 2:03:31. CONDITION: Fine CDs with Fine jewelcase, booklet, and inserts. CDs were played twice and play beautifully.

Germany: Philips Classics, 1987. CD in Jewel Case. Fine/Fine. 5.5" x 5. Philips 420 184-2. A masterful performance by the gifted American operatic basso. CONTENTS: Please see my accompanying scan image of the Track List. CONDITION: A Fine unscratched CD with Fine jewelcase, booklet, and tray insert. CD was played twice and plays beautifully. Complimentary upgrade to securely-packed First Class shipping on domestic (USA) orders.

New York: Harper Collins, 1992. ARC . Large Softcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC - a publishing state fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. "You're a rich, successful Hollywood producer who awakens the morning before Thanksgiving in your Santa Fe home with no memory of the previous night. Ignoring your dog's attempts to get you to visit the guest wing of the house, you leave and fly your private plane to Los Angeles. But you never get there: a breakdown forces you to spend the holiday isolated in a small airport town. When you finally see the newspaper the next day, you read that the bodies of your wife, your business partner and a third man - assumed to be you - have been found in the guest room of the Santa Fe residence. Further, you learn that your wife is not who you thought she was and has a most sleazy past. You don't know what's going on--or… Read More

New York: Harper Collins, 1992. ARC . Large Softcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC - a publishing state fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. "You're a rich, successful Hollywood producer who awakens the morning before Thanksgiving in your Santa Fe home with no memory of the previous night. Ignoring your dog's attempts to get you to visit the guest wing of the house, you leave and fly your private plane to Los Angeles. But you never get there: a breakdown forces you to spend the holiday isolated in a small airport town. When you finally see the newspaper the next day, you read that the bodies of your wife, your business partner and a third man - assumed to be you - have been found in the guest room of the Santa Fe residence. Further, you learn that your wife is not who you thought she was and has a most sleazy past. You don't know what's going on--or even… Read More

Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA: The Santa Fe Opera Association, 2006. Large Softcover. Fine (As New). 8.5" x 11. The celebratory 50th-anniversary season program book of Santa Fe, New Mexico's spectacular open-air opera house. This book contains generous Program Notes, profiles of the featured artists, tributes to the distinguished history of the Santa Fe Opera House, and local advertising. REPERTOIRE: Carmen (Bizet) , The Magic Flute (Mozart) , Cinderella (Massenet), Salome (R. Strauss), and The Tempest (Thomas Ades), plus Anniversary Arias Gala Concert and Apprentice Scenes. 216 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased copy with negligible shelf-wear - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag

North Hollywood, California: Brandon House, 1967. First Thus . Paperback. Fine Minus. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. A Fine minus copy of Brandon # 3011. A manic carnival of sex, as the novel's anti-hero intensely journeys down the road to his undoing - with a pretentious Introduction by Steven George, evidently included to befuddle the Feds. 207 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked (but for a small red star stamp on the inside of the back cover), uncreased, evidently unread copy with pristine white pages and negligible shelf-wear (a bit of rubbing to the covers - a printing anomaly frequently found with Brandon House publications, rather than a storage issue). This handsome, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag. NOTE: A higher resolution scan of the covers will gladly be supplied on request. This small item will be shipped with a complimentary upgrade to trackable First Class on domestic (US) orders.

Miami, Florida: Belwin Mills & Edwin F. Kalmus, 1978. Reprint . Soft cover. Near Fine. 6.75" x 10.5. K 06800. This Kalmus reprint begins with a Preface by Ebenezer Prout. The oratorio Saul is considered to be one of Handel's richest and fullest works. 158 pages. CONDITION: a solid, square, unmarked, uncreased copy with light shelf-wear and a touch of sunning on the spine. Another seller might grade this copy as "Fine" with a clear conscience, but I prefer to be conservative. This handsome copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: Carl Fischer, Inc.. Stapled Wraps. Fine. 9" x 12. Fischer No. 177. An important set of exercises in different modes of bowing. CONTENTS: Bowing on 1 string; on 2 strings; from the wrist only; on 3 strings; on 4 strings; 2nd position; 1st/2nd positions; 3rd position; 1st/2nd/3rd; 4th position, etc. - through all positions. 23 pages. CONDITION: A bright, solid, unmarked, uncreased copy with minimal shelf-wear (just some scuffing at the spine ends). This handsome copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

New York: G. Schirmer, 1927. Stapled Wraps. Fine. 9" x 12. Schirmer Vol. 517. An excellent set of exerises for developing violin bowing technique. CONTENTS: Preface; 17 Exercises. 27 pages. CONDITION: A bright unmarked, uncreased Fine score with minimal shelf-wear - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

New York: G. Schirmer, 1951. Stapled Wraps. Very Good. 9" x 12. Schirmer Vol. 1750. An excellent set of 20 exercises for promoting dexterity in the various positions, transcribed for viola by Samuel Lifschey. 48 pages. CONDITION: A bright, unmarked, uncreased Very Good copy with negligible shelf-wear. The formerly loose binding has been unobtrusively repaired by (1) replacing the spine staples and (2) reinforcing the binding with near-invisible library archival tape. This remains a sturdy and attractive copy - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

Frogmore, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, UK: Panther Books - Granada Publishing, 1975. First Thus - First Printing . Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Dennis Rolfe (cover). The rape and murder of a young teen leads Inspector Saltfleet into "a dark labyrinth of sexual magic, perversion and devil worship." 205+ pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased copy with light edge- and corner-wear, its interior pristine. This handsome copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag. NOTE: A higher resolution scan of the covers will gladly be supplied on request. This small item will be shipped, securely packed, with a complimentary upgrade to trackable First Class on domestic (US) orders.

Brooklyn, New York: Science Fiction Chronicle, 1998. Stapled Wraps. Fine. 8.5" x 11. Ron Walotsky (cover art). A fascinating issue of this outstanding science fiction magazine. CONTENTS: (see accompanying scan image of the Table of Contents). 68 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased copy with minimal shelf-wear - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

New Orleans, Louisiana: Piety Street, 2009. First Thus . CDs in Gatefold Card-Case. Fine/Fine. 5.5" x 5. Shawn Hall. PFAM1007. A definitive and generous selection of early-1970s tracks from the archives of the legendary New Orleans recording studio Piety Street, documenting the Bloomington, Indiana band known as the Screaming Gypsy Bandits. CONTENTS: See accompanying scan of the Track List. Total time: 72'49". CONDITION: The CD and card-case are in Fine, As New condition - played twice and plays perfectly. Why pay more just for shrink-wrap? Complimentary upgrade to securely-packed First Class shipping on domestic (USA) orders.

Moscow: Moscow City Council Cultural Department, 1987. Staple-Bound. Very Good. 8.75" wide x 5.75. From the Museum of the History and Reconstruction of Moscow (1987 edition), here is a fascinating photo album (black & white) with images of Scriabin, his music, and the museum - with informative commentary, in Russian only. (20 pages) CONDITION: A bright, solid, uncreased copy with negligible shelf-wear, unmarked but for the signature of the museum's 1989 curator and annotations of the previous owner's visit (on the fropnt cover (see accompanying scan image). This rare, attractive copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

New York: RCA Red Seal, 1986. CD in Jewel Case. Fine/Fine. 5.5" x 5. RCA # 6237-2-RC. The composer's epic Symphony #1, scored for soprano, baritone, chorus, and orchestra, setting four poems of Walt Whitman. This recording features Heather Harper, John Sjirley-Quirk, the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Andre Previn. MOVEMENTS: Please see my accompanying scan image of the Track List. Total time: 65:45. CONDITION: A Fine CD with Fine jewel-case and inserts - played twice; plays beautifully. Complimentary upgrade to securely-packed First Class shipping on domestic (USA) orders.

London, UK: BBC Music, 2004. Later Hardcover Reissue . CD in Jewel Case. Fine/Fine. 5.5" x 5. BBC Vol. 12 No. 12. The composer's epic Symphony #1, scored for soprano, baritone, chorus, and orchestra, setting four poems of Walt Whitman. This magnificent "live" recording features soprano Joan Rodgers, baritone Simon Keenlside, the BBC Symphony Chorus, the Philharmonia Chorus, the Trinity College Chamber Choir, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, heroically conducted by Leonard Slatkin. CONTENTS: Please see my accompanying scan image of the Track List. Total Time: 64:07. CONDITION: A Fine unscratched CD with Fine jewelcase, booklet, and tray insert. Played twice; plays beautifully. Complimentary upgrade to securely-packed First Class shipping on domestic (USA) orders.

New York: Fawcett Ballantine, 1993. Uncorrected Proof . Large Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an "Uncorrected Proof" copy - often referred to, but not the same as, an "Advance Reading Copy" [or ARC] - fast becoming an attractive collectible, as it precedes the First Edition. A man who conquered his fear of flying describes how, by learning to fly, he gained a new kind of resilience in his life and learned more about himself, his father, other men, his family, and his fears. 287 pages. CONDITION: a bright, solid, square, unmarked, uncreased copy with moderate shelf-wear (touches of rubbing at edges and corners. This attractive, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

Dusseldorf, Germany: Schwann Musica Mundi, 1982. Assumed First Edition . LP Record in Gatefold Jacket. Very Good Plus/Near Fine. 12.25" x 12.25. VMS 1603 F. Glorious, highly original music by Viennese composer Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871-1942), featuring alto Glenys Linos with the Berlin Radio-Symphonie-Orchester, conducted by Bernhard Klee. CONTENTS: The "Six Songs" are settings of the poetry of Maurice Maeterlinck (composed between 1910 and 1914); the "Sinfonietta" was composed in 1934. The generous Program Notes are in German, French, and English. CONDITION: An excellent Very Good Plus LP record [not a CD!] in a Near Fine gatefold jacket (unmarked, with light shelf-wear). The LP - tested and cleaned before listing - plays beautifully, with occasional light surface noise. ***A fresh anti-static inner sleeve replaces the plain/blank original - and the jacket is nestled in a clear outer sleeve. Securely packed and promptly mailed for ultra-safe shipping globally! [This… Read More

New York: Europa Books, 1968. First American Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. EN-102. A quite scarce title in this series of European erotic novels. Its Introduction suggests that the author, an American residing in Paris, was a victim of both French and English censorship, due to the explicit nature of his references to houses of prostitution, incest (in all its variants), and other sexual "taboos". 189 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased, likely unread copy with light shelf-wear - mainly cover rubbing (see accompanying scan image). This attractive, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag. NOTE: A higher resolution scan of the cover will gladly be supplied on request. This small item will be shipped with a complimentary upgrade to trackable First Class on domestic (US) orders.