1993Best.-Nr. 59250Cambridge Massachusetts: Maurizio Martino-Publisher 1993. Hardcover. Near Fine. With a Descriptive Introduction by I.D. Colvin F.R.C.I. Two volumes. Tith twenty-six full-page illustrations reproducing valuable and rare engravings &c. Cambridge Massachusetts: Maurizio Martino-Publisher 1993. Facsimile reprint of the 1910 first edition limited to 175 copies. Octavo. Original burgundy cloth bindings with black and gilt titles. Issued without dust jackets. A near fine set. Maurizio Martino-Publisher hardcover
1957Best.-Nr. 10043London: The Holland Press 1957. Second edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good plus. Second edition. Hardcover. Thick Quarto. 2 volumes. 1008pp.; 1139 pp. "A new complete facsimile edition strictly limited to 500 copies of the exceptionally rare first edition of 1910." "The Bibliography contains about 7000 items and is arranged alphabetically by author or by title when the author is not known. The entries are very full with full author's name title imprint and descriptive annotations which are in themselves unique. It is a work. of far greater scope than its title indicates including as it does South African and foreign periodical articles Imperial Blue Books a list of autograph letters in his collection a list of maps and a chronological and topographical subject index to the titles listed in the bibliography."-Musiker Beige linen cloth stamped in gold. Dustjacket of volume one has some edge tears and creases. Heavy set may require extra shipping. The Holland Press hardcover
1910Best.-Nr. wj51Kegan Paul Trench Trubner & Co. Ltd 1910. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Boards are worn and marked.Ex-library book.Tightly bound.Good copy with twenty-six full page illustrations and rare engravings.Vol.1 only.Limited edition.R.K. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd hardcover
Best.-Nr. 65-1098Boston: Goodwin's Opera House 1886. Performance program 3 pp. separated. Inc. 3 black & white lithographs 31 x 23 cm. Mounted on heavy stock paper. Slightly yellowing and brittle adhesive bleed spotting; else Good. Feat. the players: Edith Edwards Nahan Franklin William Schade Thomas Ryan Louis Blumenberg. Stamped in ink on cover "Goodwin's Opera House. Feb. 15 1886." Boston: Goodwin's Opera House, 1886. unknown
1857Best.-Nr. OB201London Ewer & Co. 185 Overstamped in red: Jordens & Martens. New-York 785 Broadway. Hard Cover. 1 p.l. 108 pages; 26.5 cm. Composed in 1843-1845 on commission from the King of Prussia and first performed in December of 1845 Athalie was the last production of Mendelssohn's Berlin period. The first edition was Leipzig 1849. Jean Racine's 1639-1699 Biblical tragedy was first performed in 1691. This version with English libretto by William Bartholomew 1793-1867 seems to be the first English edition and with its publisher's overstamp the first American as well. It appears to be earlier than the editions in the NUC cf. 375: 552-553 or in the Boston or New York Public Libraries catalogs. It certainly dates before 1867 when Ewer merged with Novello. Vg/ bound in 3/4 leather with name label on front cover of Charles F. Leonard a bass if the pencil markings are his. Stock#OB201. Ewer & Co. [185???] Overstamped in red: Jordens & Martens. New-York 785 Broadway hardcover
1950Best.-Nr. axolGeological Society of South Africa 1950. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket. 495 pages plates and folded diagrams and carts 165 pages of Proceedings minutes of meetings held during 1949 Complete. In general fair to good condition. The functional card cover is worn scuffed creased and marked from handling and storage. Nonetheless it is secure and sure and sturdy. Inside the contents are in excellent condition. The folded diagrams and charts are almost new in their condition. The pages are clean clear tight diligent earnest assured. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Geological Society of South Africa paperback
1861Best.-Nr. Alibris.0034586Vienna Austria: M. Löwy's Sohn. 1861. 1/4 leather. Fair. No dust jacket. 611 p. ex-library cover is well-worn stamp on outside edge binding is completely split along hinges book block is taped to cover label inside front cover foxing age spots on pages label & stamp inside back cover M. Löwy's Sohn hardcover
1863Best.-Nr. Alibris.0034587Vienna Austria: M. Löwy's Sohn. 1863. 1/4 leather. Fair. No dust jacket. ex-library no dust jacket cover is well-worn stamp on outside edge label inside front cover front hinge is completely separated with tape holding book block to front cover back hinge is partly separated label & stamps. 360 p. M. Löwy's Sohn hardcover
1988Best.-Nr. 2090502126905022Hosei University Press 1988. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1.00 Hosei University Press paperback
1976Best.-Nr. 2090502128600553Nippon Cultural Broadcasting Development Center Publishing Department 1976. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 248p Size: 20cm Nippon Cultural Broadcasting Development Center Publishing Department paperback
2005Best.-Nr. Q-1854720686ABRSM 2005-05-06. Sheet music. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! ABRSM unknown
2010Best.-Nr. DADAX0415587980Routledge 2010-09-09. 1. hardcover. New. 6.14x0.50x9.21. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Routledge hardcover
1961Best.-Nr. CHURCHIL002134Thames and Hudson London. 1961. First edition. Royal octavo. pp x 627. Plates. The projected second and third volumes never appeared.Fine in fine dustwrapper. Thames and Hudson, London. unknown
1890Best.-Nr. 981T21London: Longmans Green & Co. 1890-1891. Leather. Good Only. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A smartly bound collection of letters from German composer and writer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Two volumes. The collected letters of Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy widely known as Felix Mendelssohn a German composer pianist organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include symphonies concertos piano music organ music and chamber music. These personal correspondences offer readers an intimate glimpse into the life thoughts and experiences of the renowned composer during a significant period of his career reflecting both his professional challenges and personal reflections related to music art and relationships. Translated by Lady Wallace Julie Amelie Charlotte Castelnau an English philanthropist best known today for her "bequest to the Nation" of about 5500 artworks that resulted in the Wallace Collection. This set contains: Letters from Italy and Switzerland 1891. Tenth edition. With a frontispiece. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from 1833 to 1847 1890. New edition. Bound in full tree calf. Externally sound with light rubbing to the extremities and the light fading to the spine. Cracks to the joints with hinges tender. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light spotting predominantly to the first and last few pages. Contemporary ink inscriptions to the front free endpapers. Good Only Longmans, Green & Co. hardcover
1957Best.-Nr. 52933London UK: The Holland Press 1957. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Includes 26b/w illustrations from engravings. I-1008pp; II-1139pp. Original tan cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Some spotting to spines. Tone shadow to free endpapers. Books weigh 5kg please contact us in advance to discuss delivery options and costs. The Holland Press hardcover
2005Best.-Nr. 105077Thoemmes 2005. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. 10x7x15. Complete 3 volume set uniformly bound in the publisher's tan coloured hardback bindings; firm and square strong joints no defects; contents tight and crisp no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Thus a better than very good set of books. Thoemmes hardcover
Best.-Nr. EBzz0140Karlsruhe Schmieder 1791. 8°. Titelbl. 4 nn. Bll. Vorrede 224 S. mit e. Titelblattvignette u. Kopfleisten. Halblederband d. Zeit mit e. goldgeprägten Rückenschild u. goldgeprägter Rückenverzierung mit floralen Motiven Einbanddeckel u. Vorsatz marmoriert Schnitt rotgefärbt Einband schadhaft mäßig berieben u. bestoßen hinterer Einbanddeckel lose Papierüberzug an den Kanten teilw. aufgespalten Rücken mit kleinen Schadstellen abgelöstes Rückenschildchen u. Marmorpapier v. hinteren Einbanddeckel liegen bei. Titelblatt u. Anfangsseiten etw. tintenfleckig. Mit je e. Besitzerstempel am Titelblatt u. am vorderen Schmutzumschlag sow. e. mit Tinte unkenntlich gemachter Schriftzug am vorderen Schmutzumschlag. Goed. IV/I4888. Meyer: Mendelssohn Bibliographie 40152. Vgl. GV 94423. ADB 21320. Kindler 177426f. - vermutlich unerlaubter Nachdruck der 4. Aufl. des 1767 erstmals erschienenen "Phädon" des M. 1729-1786. Das damals überaus erfolgreiche Werk nach eigenen Worten des Autors ein "Mittelding zwischen Übersetzung und Ausarbeitung" von Platons "Phaidon" wurde zwar heftig kritisiert dennoch gehört es zu den bedeutendsten Texten zur philosophischen Populärliteratur der Aufklärung. Karlsruhe, Schmieder 1791. unknown
1965Best.-Nr. 630994Berlin, de Gruyter, 1965. M. 4 Taf. XXIII, 343 S. OLwd. m. Rsign. (Veröff. d. hist. Komm. 26. Bibliogr. 2).
2008Best.-Nr. Q-3795765226Eulenburg 2008-03-15. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Eulenburg paperback
1839Best.-Nr. 20885London: G. Berger 1839. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good. Folio. 416pp. Mus.exs. Spine and covers rubbed and bumped covers staind spine cocked title page creased sonme page edges frayed and corners bent. Consisting f Songs Duets and Glees with Accompaniments for the Pianoforte and Arrangements for the Pianoforte Harp Guitar Etc. by Bishop Barnet Bochsa Grantham Kalkbrenner Lee Lanza Loder Neukomm Phillips and Sola with Adaptations and~Arrangements from Bartholdy BNeethoven Haydn Hummel T. Kuhlan Lindpainter H. Marschner Mendelssohn Spohr Weber and All the old Masters. Embracing: Original Tales and Esays. - Posthumous Papers of Celebrated Authors. - Original Poetry. - Translations from the Spanish German Italian and French. - Sketches of Scenery. - Manners and Customs. - Biography of Celebrated Characters. - Choice Brief and Pointed Passages fromthe Best New Works. - Comments on Passing Events. - Original Correspondence. - The Fine Arts Poetry Paintng Music and Sculpture. - Criticisms on Meritorious Productions. - Reminiscences of Olden Times. - Strictures on the Drama and Other Amusements and a Variety of Miscellaneous Matter Pathetic Moral Humorous etc. G. Berger hardcover
Best.-Nr. 458742Leipzig C.F. Peters. Hardcover. Good. Mendelssohn Chopin Schumann published by Leipzig C.F. Peters circa 1800 to 1900. An very unusual half leather bound volume with gilt lettering to the front and gilt bands on the spine. The leather is worn. Three volumes are bound into one. The first is Mendelssohn's Songs without Words the second is Chopin Edudes and Polonaises and the third is Schumann's Kreisleriana and Davidsbundlertanze. The binding hinges and joints remain relatively tight. The print block three exposed edges are speckled red. Foxing is minimal. All pages are clean apart from an ink inscription on the first front loose endpaper and a pencil note of the contents on a third loose endpaper. Copyright © Leipzig Leipzig, C.F. Peters hardcover
2006Best.-Nr. Q-1846093392Omnibus Press 2006-06-10. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Omnibus Press paperback
Best.-Nr. 6561936Cambridge University Press CUP . Papeback. New. pp. 364 Cambridge University Press CUP unknown
Best.-Nr. 9355459like new. unknown
2012Best.-Nr. DADAX0486421376Dover Publications 2012-09-19. paperback. New. 8.75x0.50x11.50. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Dover Publications paperback