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1927réf. 2205361927. unbound. 7 x 9.25 inches no place November 1927. This photo shows the four founding members of the Flonzaley Quartet. The top half of the page bears the inscription: "A Monsieur Howell Davis souvenir de profonde reconnaissance et de vive sympathie 'Le Quatun du Flonzaley' Nov. 1927." Signing directly below their images are Adolfo Betti Alfred Pochon Ivan de Archambeau and Nicolos Moldaro. Evenly toned and in very good condition. Considered one of the most important experiments in all of classical music which according to the experts and critics resulted in the perfect classical ensemble. unknown books
2001réf. 1325739London: Risk Waters Group 2001. Softcover. Oblong Octavo; pp 77; G/paperback; gray spine with black and white text; covers clean; text block clean; profusely illustrated; signed by the quartet;. 1325739. FP New Rockville Stock. Risk Waters Group unknown books
1938réf. 13867Paris: Stern 1938. Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Original concert program of the important string quartet from a French performance on May 18 1938. At this time the members of the quartet were Josef Roisman Alexander Schneider Boris Kroyt and Mischa Schneider. They performed Bartok's Quartet no. 2 and Beethoven's Quartet no. 7. 1 p. beautifully printed on heavy card stock with deckled edges in very fine condition. 5.5 x 7.5 inches 14.2 x 19.5 cm. Stern unknown books
réf. 270033 8-1/2 x 11 in. pages printed on rectos only. Signed by all four perfomers: Don Weilerstein Peter Salaff Martha Strongin Katz Paul Katz. unknown books
1962réf. WRCLIT50892Lafayette IN 1962. Whole number one of at least 60 numbers through 1977. Small quarto. Decorated wrappers. Illustrations. About fine. Edited by Donald Winkelman et al. A projected quarterly of poetry and prose. unknown books
réf. 13656Used; Like New/Used; Like New. A rare photograph of the the great Hungarian quartet with printed signatures from members Feri Roth Jeno Antal Ferenc Molnar and Janos Scholz and signed and inscribed by Roth at the head in ink. He has penned an inscription to a Miss Mary Jane Clinite dated San Francisco July 17 1937 and signed "the Roth's." One slight crease at the lower right; overall in fine condition. 9.75 x 7.75 inches 24.7 x 20 cm. The Roth Quartet founded in Budapest in 1922 made its debut in Paris in 1924 and toured the US in the late 1920's before permanently settling there due to the rise of fascism in Europe. They premiered many important modern works including quartets by Prokofiev and Korngold. unknown books
réf. 13654Used; Like New/Used; Like New. A rare original photograph signed by the complete members of the great Hungarian quartet the first to record the complete Beethoven Quartets. Jenö Léner first violin Joszef Smilovits second violin Sándor Roth viola and Imre Hartmann cello have signed next to each of their images; the photograph has been slightly trimmed with some loss to Hartmann's and Smilovits' signatures. Slightly wrinkled but otherwise in fine condition. 3 x 5 inches 7.4 x 12.5 cm. unknown books
8vo., First Edition, with 53 plates on 16 and 4 maps in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper. First-hand account marred by irritating printing errors. The four 'C'-class AA cruisers fought hard from the outset (Norway, Dunkirk, Malta, Greece); all were sunk through enemy action by October 1942. They were manned partly by reservists from London Division RNR whose story shines through. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.61; Law, 1016
8vo., First Edition, with 3 maps (2 double-page) and 3pp of pedigrees in the text; black cloth, gilt back, terracotta endpapers, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A beautiful copy
8vo., black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Collects The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers of Silence, A Division of the Spoils. Bright copy of the omnibus edition of a cornerstone of twentieth century literature. First published in 1976.
4 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispieces and numerous sepia-toned photographs as plates; pictorial boards, terracotta cloth backs lettered in gilt, brown endpapers, a fine set in publisher's board slip-cases. With uniform personal bookplate on front paste-downs. COMPLETE SETS IN THIS CONDITION ARE VERY SCARCE.
4 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with 4 coloured frontispieces and 24 coloured plates; cloth (blue/red/green/grey respectively) blocked in gilt and colours, gilt backs, coloured endpapers, a near fine set set in publisher's slip-case blocked in gilt. Bright, clean set of the FS edition of a cornerstone of twentieth century literature.
4 vols., 8vo., First Edition, smal neat signature on front free endpaper of first two volumes; cloth (brown/brown/black/blue respectively), gilt backs, a very good, bright, clean set in dustwrapper (one wrapper price-clipped), wrapper of first volume rubbed at extemities with small loss at upper edge of front panel, wrapper of second volume chipped at headband with tear on rear panel. Bright, clean set of first editions of a cornerstone of twentieth century literature. The sequence comprises The Jewel in the Crown (1966), The Day of the Scorpion (1968), The Towers of Silence (1971), A Division of the Spoils (1975). COMPLETE SETS ARE SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with photographs and double-page pedigrees in the text; black cloth, gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. The Elizabethan Quartet complete, with each omnibus volume including two of the original four titles. COMPLETE SETS ARE SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
4 vols., 8vo., First Edition,with photographs and double-page pedigrees in the text; cloth, gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. Plowden's acclaimed biography comprises: The Young Elizabeth (1971); Danger to Elizabeth (1973); Marriage with my Kingdom (1977); Elizabeth Regina (1980). COMPLETE SETS ARE SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
4 vols., 8vo., First Edition, third volume with blue endpapers, fourth volume with coloured pictorial endpapers; cloth (red/black/blue/black respectively), wrapper of first volume lightly browned at edges else a very good, bright, clean set in unclipped dustwrapper, the wrapper of first volume lightly browned at edges. Written over two decades, Byatt's extraordinary and ambitious romain-fleuve aims at nothing less than a portrayal of the social development of Britiain in the 1950s and 1960s. The sequence comprises 'The Virgin in the Garden' (1978); 'Still Life' (1985); 'Babel Tower' (1996); 'A Whistling Woman' (2002). COMPLETE SETS ARE VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
12mo, 495 pages, not illustrated. Page edges browned. The 2nd novel in the Raj Quartet series. TV tie-in. eng
50p.10 Paperback Very good condition, comb bound
248p. Illustrated with musical scores. 8vo. Evergreen paperback. JAZZ 1 **
Features: A Perilous Border - Living on the Rio Bravo was a challenge! - Pancho Villa, Pascual Orosco, etc.; Preacher in the Gold Rush - Oscar Penn Fitzgerald - Sonora and San Quentin; A Stripped-Down Trail Drive - The Jones boys make a stab at reaching Montana grass and saving their herdsThe Victor, Colorado Water Heist - gunmen divert water!; A Range Rider on the Navajo Reserve - Lyo Lee; Grabill - Early-Day Photographer; Outlaw Rock - where Billy the Kid holed up from May-December 1880; Jack Dalton - Klondike Trailblazer; Palo Pinto's Lonely Mausoleum; William Pollock - Indian Artist and Rough Rider; Hay Gatherers on the High Plains - great photos of early hay technology; Quartet of Texas Ranger Tintypes. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
72 pages. Features: Mercedies 450 SLC On the Road; SS 100 Coupe - a unique preview of Jaguar's postwar sports cars; Half-Litre Club - the cheapest Grand Prix breeding ground of the early post war period; Peter Collins - one of Britain's top quartet of the fifites; Chris Maye and Doug Shoebridge work on their Maybridge; Weld it Yourself; Land's End Pilgrimage - 50 years ago Cecil Kimber gained a Gold Medal on the Land's End Trial in his MG Speckal - Michael Bowler takes the same care back to the same hills - wonderful colour photo and centerfold; 1937 Lincoln Zephyr V-12 - artice and nice colour photo; How the AA Was Born - Looking back at the birth of the Automobile Association; Mini Manual - Triumph TR2 1952/55; History of the Post War Touring Car - Part 4; Racing in the Classic Car Championship; Classic of the Month - Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint; and more. Minor moisture exposure to top edge. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
68 pages. A.J. Casson cover illustration of grass-cutting man mowing flowers while girl-watching. Contents: Great colour ad for Veedol motor oil inside front cover; Nice ad for International Trucks 2-ton trucks; Investors Syndicate ad features William H. Lotts, President of Overland Construction Company; Czar's Gold, by Robert Welles Ritchie; Roosevelt Acts - M. Grattan O'Leary reports on the "Prophet of Recovery" - including photo of President Roosevelt with Premier Bennett; A Sporting Gesture, by E. Phillips Oppenheim; Article on Sir Arthur Currie; Forgotten Money in Bank Accounts, by Grant Dexter; Ins and Outs of Sport - how different sports go in and out of favour; Arctic Air Trail - Flight Lieut. J.D.M. Gray and his plan to fly the "Sourdough", a Fairchild monoplane, across the Atlantic; False Colors, by Captain Dingle; Sleepy, by Beverley Owen; My Hat!, by Dora Sanders; The (Great) Depression, by Honorable E.C. Drury - Part 2 - Causes; Match Point, by John Holden; We Shouldn't Own Ships - O.F. MacKenzie argues that now that WWI is over the Canadian government need not own ships; A very lovely full-page colour ad for Campbell's Tomato Soup featuring a waving girl in a tomato-coloured dress and blue hat and jacket; Salesman of Music - Milton Blackstone and the Hart House Quartet which also includes Adaskin, de Kresz and Hambourg; Full-page Canada Dry ad shows boy and girl running; Europe Fears Treaty Revision; Nice Dominions Tire ad; New Guinea is Rich Gold Field; There are now 230 weekly comic strips; Great Wall is Useless Now; Modern Alarms Catch Burglars - electrical devices installed in banks make robbery practically impossible; Baseball has been changed by the Curve Ball and other Developments; Jerusalem now has Y.M.C.A.; Super-Markets Cause Concern - Large-scale grocery selling in cheap warehouses worries regular trade; Nice two-colour full-page ad for the new Chevrolet Standard Six and Master Six; The Future of Medicine; Vintage Dentyne chewing gum ad includes photo of Eskimo lady with healthy teeth; Lovely colour Shredded Wheat ad; Nice Champion Spark Plug ad features Eddie Miller in an Auburn 12 Speedster; Trans-Canada Long-Distance ad with contemporary prices per minute; Outdoor Weddings, by Helen G. Campbell; Lending Companies have Good Depression Record, by W.A. Higgins; Nice 2-colour ad for Northern Electric Electric range inside back cover; Nice ad for Kodak Verichrome Film on back cover. Address label upon front cover. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: Architect's Angle - Wood Siding and Trim; Collectables - Time for School; Rosemarie Torre's Painting; Becky Holliday; Noah's Ark photo feature; Jeff Steele - special effects master; Hal Watson's Workshop; Winter weekend in Winnipeg; A Beacon Hill garden wedding; Country Cradles; A Quartet of Christmas Trees; Gentleman's Gear - Send him packing!; Wicker Bassinet; A Complete Laundry Room; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
16"x12.5" when folded in half. Features: The Alert and Progressive Civic Government of Arthur, Ontario - photos and nostalgic article; Glamorous Blonde - Lizabeth Scott - photos and article; Winnipeg Auditorium indispensable to City's Life - photos and story; Mary Matheson and her plans to bring books to Australian children; Anschluss - In Reverse - many Germans are seeking new citizenship; Major Article by Jacqueline Sirois - Gambling in Canada; Ottawa's aspirations as a city - with the rest of the country paying; Wonder pill offers hope for thousands of victims of anemia; Tuttle - story by Nicholas Scarlett; U.N. Trouble Shooters - Canadians use their service training to keep smooth the machinery of world piece - article with group photo of Lloyd Herman, Byron Wood and W. Murray Anderson; A Bird in the Hand - story by Gregory Clark; Cyrus Stephen Eaton and Charles Aubrey Eaton - They Represent Finance and Politics in US; Who is Sylvia? - story by Peter Carter-Page; Ontario's Gale Sherwood is Hollywood's newest star - photo and write-up; Pipe Down, You Guys - story by Doris Hedges; Large dramatic photo of tapping of the burning first oil gusher in Alberta's Leduc oil field; Oil Boom in (Leduc) Alberta - article with photos; Montreal police confused by Chinese men - who can't tell them apart!; Photo of man standing before a 108" saw blade in British Columbia; New Nickel find at Lynn Lake, Manitoba - story and photos; 20 page colour comic section; Red Morning - story by Ruby Frazier Frey; Natalie Bury of Vancouver; Leslie Bell - Conductor Extraordinaire - article and photos; SPEBSQSA - Society for the preservation and encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America; Tom Connors of Halifax - he's been collecting sports pictures for 50 years - photo and article; Snooker King - George Chenier - article; Peter Mews - mannequin creator explains how they are made for Clatworthy & Sons of Toronto - great photos and article; Whooping Cough tests in England show promise - photos and story; and more. Unmarked. Average wear and some moisture stains. A great vintage copy of this feature-oriented weekly which in later years became the Weekend Magazine. Newspaper
80 pages. Features: Editorial - We Can't Afford not to listen to Stalin; Did Stalin Make Hitler's Blunder? - a question from London; The Man Who's Going to Make Our TV - When TV arrives in Canada, probably this summer, much of what comes out on the screen will come out of the head of a 33-year-old prodigy named Mavor Moore - article with photos; What it's Like to by Forty - humour by Robert Thomas Allen - illustrated by Duncan MacPherson; The Nightmare Convoy of the Atlantic - A Maclean's Flashback - the blow-by-blow story of ONS 154, the hardest-hit convoy ever escorted by the Canadian Navy at the close of 1942, by Jack McNaught; Our Four Lads on a Little White Cloud - the quartet of Toronto choirboys - Jimmy Arnold, Connie Codarini, Frankie Busseri, and Bernie Toorish - nice colour photo, article, and black and white photos; The Ordeal of Seretse and his White Queen Ruth - Seretse Khama guessed that his 100,000 African subjects would not object to his marriage to a white English girl, Ruth Williams - article with photos; Lady in the Celeste - story by Pat E. O'Neill - illustrated by James Hill; The Acid-Minded Professor - the University of Alberta's Dr. William Rowan - article with photos; How to Save Your Child's Life - the modern home is almost as dangerous as a battlefield; The All Want to See the Folies - The Folies Bergere of Paris - article with photos; Why Won't Canadians Eat Fish?; Full-page Canadian Army recruiting ad; Excellent full-page colour-photo ad for Allis-Chalmers Crawler Tractors - Steel Production/Slag Moving Theme; Very attractive colour full-page ad for the 1952 Pontiac; Centerfold ad for the 1952 Meteor; Uncommon colour ad for Tooke brand clothing; 1952 Monarch car ad; O'Keefe's Brewing Company ad honours the 48th Highlanders of Canada; Nice Coke ad on back cover shows 'Gone for a Coke' painted on wall by painter on break. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book
