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1777rif. 40432Paris Lyon: Au Bureau d'Abonnement Musical Rue du Hazard Richelieu et Aux Adresses Ordinaires. A Lion Chez Castaud Place de la Commedie 1777. Folio. Early dark brown morocco. 1f. recto title verso publisher's catalogue 293 pp. With "Lagny" in contemporary black ink to blank inner margin of p. 1. Binding worn rubbed and bumped. Slightly worn; title slightly browned and foxed; occasional minor foxing soiling browning and small stains; several leaves slightly trimmed at outer margin not affecting text or notation; small loss to blank lower outer corner of p. 87; light impression to lowermost system of p. 43. Lacking pp. 35/36. Second edition. Wotquenne 44. Hopkinson p. 54 44Acc. Lesure p. 236. BUC p. 385. RISM G2639. Alceste an opera in three acts with text by R. de Calzabigi and a ballet by Noverre was first performed on 26 December 1767 at the Burgtheater in Vienna. It was revised by Gluck for a performance in Paris on 23 April 1776. "Gluck himself stressed the nature of Alceste as a `reform opera' by providing in the preface dedicating the printed score to the Grand Duke Leopold a discussion that goes far beyond the conventional. .That key document at once a manifesto and a defense . is a sharp repudiation of the theory practice and conventions of the old "opera seria" represented in its final phase by Metastasio and his favourite composer Hasse." TNG Vol. 7 pp. 463 and 467. Au Bureau d'Abonnement Musical, Rue du Hazard Richelieu et Aux Adresses Ordinaires. A Lion Chez Castaud Place de la Commedie unknown books
1999rif. 613565New York: The Ecco Press 1999. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Octavo. 51pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by the author. Winner of the Bollingen prize and The New Yorker Reader's Award. The Ecco Press hardcover books
1985rif. 020351Garden City: Doubleday & Company Inc. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Front endpaper neatly removed to allow easier display of the signature otherwise Very Good in a Good dustwrapper with chips and tears. Illustrated with photographs of the Hall of Famer. INSCRIBED "To Nick/Best wishes" and SIGNED by the star centerfielder on the half-title page. Doubleday & Company, Inc. hardcover books
rif. 41429Image size 183 x 125 mm; sheet size 233 x 152 mm. Very slightly browned foxed and soiled at margins; very minor paper loss to left margin. In very good condition overall. "More successfully than any of his contemporaries Gluck translated the widespread agitation for reform of opera and theatrical dance on the part of European intellectuals into actual works for the stage first in pantomime ballets and Italian serious operas for Vienna and then in operas of various sorts for Paris. His long experience in setting Metastasian drammi per musica and his work in Vienna as music director of the Burgtheater court theatre were not without utility in these more innovative efforts." Bruce Alan Brown and Julian Rushton in Grove Music Online. unknown books
1809rif. 40434Bonn: Chez N. Simrock PN 609 1809. Oblong folio. Quarter black leather with gilt rules mid-brown cloth boards spine in compartments gilt with titling gilt marbled edges. 1f. recto title verso cast list 3-149 pp. Text in French and German. Engraved throughout. With contemporary signature of former owner "Mappes" to upper outer corner of free front endpaper with handstamp of August Kuby in Munich below; "Amalie Mappes" to upper outer corner of title. Binding worn rubbed bumped and slightly stained. Occasional soiling; small ink stains browning and foxing to blank margins; small loss to lower outer corner of p. 27. First Edition. Hopkinson p. 41 40F. Wotquenne 40. RISM G2753 and GG2753 no copies in the U.S. Iphigenie en Aulide was first performed in Paris at the Opéra on 19 April 1774. "Judging from contemporary accounts such as the memoirs of Mannlich the several months of rehearsals for Iphigénie en Aulide must have been quite a spectacle with the irascible 60-year-old composer struggling to reform the bad habits of the singers and players of the Académie Royale to teach them his new opera. However the première of Iphigénie en Aulide in April 1774 was a triumph but the run of performances was interrupted by the death of Louis XV a month later. All the theatres closed and during the period of mourning Gluck quickly revised Orfeo ed Euridice and made a French version of the opera with a translation of the text by Pierre Louis Moline." Jeremy Hayes in Grove Music Online. Chez N. Simrock [PN 609] unknown books
1916rif. 64676N.p. ca. 1916. Inscribed twice by Clemens 1874-1962 the sole surviving child of Samuel Clemens. On the photograph itself she has written: "To Miss Howland with the cordial wishes of Clara Clemens." The recipient is further identified by the inscription on the verso from Alma Gluck the Romanian-born American soprano accompanied by a clipped portrait photo from a magazine to "Enid Howland." Additionally Clemens has inscribed the mount: "Most cordially Yours Clara Clemens Sept. 16th 1916." Clara was after her father's death the controversial custodian of his estate and literary rights. She published her biography of him in 1931 along with books on other subjects and worked at a career in singing with which this artifact is likely connected. Mounted and evidently extracted from an album amicorum or scrapbook with another party's photo and inscription on verso. Mount a bit chipped and edge-torn faint crease on photo otherwise good. Enclosed in oversize half-morocco slipcase. unknown books
1990rif. 1389618New York NY: The Ecco Press 1990. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 68 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Black and dark grey spine with dark green lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering price is uncut "$17.95 - $24.95 Canada" and has mild shelving wear. Boards have mild wear along the spine head and tail edges. Textblock has mild wear along the edges. Signed flat by Louise Glück on title page. DL consignment. Shelved Case 0. Louise Glück was born on April 22 1943 in New York City to parents of Russian and Hungarian Jewish descent. Glück was taught Greek mythology and classic stories from a young age which greatly influenced her works. Glück began writing poetry in highschool eventually taking some poetry classes and attending workshops where she more deeply developed her craft. After a tumultuous life and career Glück finally began seeing wider success in her work in the 1990's. "Ararat" would be released in 1990 a collection of poems driven by the immense loss Glück felt following the death of her father in 1985. "Ararat" is regarded as one of Glück's most powerful works brutally tackling the subjects of loss and sorrow. 1389618. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Ecco Press hardcover books
1999rif. 579136Portland Oregon: Charles Seluzicki / Printed by Stern & Faye 1999. Unbound. Fine. First separate edition. Broadside poem. Single sheet printed on Arches Cover paper Measuring 9½" x 15½". A faint almost unnoticeable spot in each of the right corners else fine. Prints the eight-stanza poem "The Mystery." One of 100 numbered copies Signed by Glück. OCLC lists 10 holdings. Charles Seluzicki / Printed by Stern & Faye unknown books
1999rif. 522678Portland Oregon: Charles Seluzicki / Printed by Stern & Faye 1999. Unbound. Fine. First separate edition. Broadside poem. Single sheet printed on Arches Cover paper Measuring 9.5" x 15.5". Fine. Prints the entire poem "The Mystery" in eight stanzas. One of 100 numbered copies Signed by Gluck OCLC lists 10 holdings. Charles Seluzicki / Printed by Stern & Faye unknown books
1980rif. 23665N. Y.: Ecco Press 1980. First edition simultaneous paperback issue. Signed by Gluck on the title-page. Fine copy. 8vo original pictorial wrappers. Fine copy. Ecco Press unknown books
1968rif. 172852New York: The New American Library 1968. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 53 pages. Gluck's first book a very well received collection of poems. Gluck went on to win virtually ever literary award for her work which culminated in her winning the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature. A clean near fine copy in an about very good price clipped dust jacket is lightly toned at the edges a tear and associated crease at the base of the rear panel and some other small tears and wear. Still a solid copy of this important debut. The New American Library unknown books
2004rif. 501002Louisville Kentucky: Sarabande Books 2004. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Stapled wrappers. Faintest bit of wear at the corners still easily fine. Inscribed on the title page: "for Ted with / good wishes / Louise Glück." Quarternote Chapbook Series #3. Housed in a fine custom royal blue clamshell case with the spine titled in gilt and the author's gilt facsimile signature on the cover. Glück received the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature. Sarabande Books unknown books
2001rif. 613570New York: The Ecco Press / An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2001. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Quarto. 68pp. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. Briefly Inscribed: "for Peter - from Louise Glück." With a ticket stub from the signing event laid in. The Ecco Press / An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers hardcover books
1985rif. 1389646New York NY: The Ecco Press 1985. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Small octavo 60 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Light grey spine with black lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering price is uncut "$13.50" has mild shelving wear and a stain on the front cover. Boards have mild wear along the head and tail edges and stains on the joints. Signed flat by Louise Glück on the title page. DL consignment. Shelved Case 0. Louise Glück was born on April 22 1943 in New York City to parents of Russian and Hungarian Jewish descent. Glück was taught Greek mythology and classic stories from a young age which greatly influenced her works. Glück began writing poetry in highschool eventually taking some poetry classes and attending workshops where she more deeply developed her craft. After a mixed career "The Triumph of Achilles" published 1985 saw Glück solidified as one of the great poets of the 20th century. "The Triumph of Achilles" would go on to win the National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry making it one of Glück's most pivotal works. 1389646. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Ecco Press hardcover books
1985rif. 81254New York: The Ecco Press 1985. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 21cm; brick red paper-covered boards and pale grey cloth backstrip with titles stamped in gilt on spine and author's initials embossed onto front cover; dustjacket; xii23-60pp. Signed by the author on the upper title page. Mild foxing to upper backstrip very faint scuff to lower front cover; contents clean; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped priced $13.50 showing modest shelfwear some rubbing and a tiny nick to crown and a faint crease to upper rear panel; printed sticker announcing "Winner of the Poetry Society of America's Melville Kane Award 1985" mounted to lower front panel; Very Good. The Nobel Prize-winning poet's fourth collection of verse winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. The Ecco Press unknown books
1985rif. 1401177New York New York U.S.A.: Doubleday 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. SIGNED by Mickey Mantle on the half-title page. First edition 1985 stated on title and copyright page. A couple of small closed tears on dust jacket. Flap price $15.95. We will provide a certificate of authenticity for this item. New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday hardcover books
1985rif. 1407056New York New York U.S.A.: Doubleday 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. INSCRIBED "Best Wishes Mickey Mantle" on the half-title page. Signature verified by PSA with two stickers affixed to the verso of the half-title page. 1985 stated on both the title and the copyright pages. New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday hardcover books
1775rif. 40412Paris: chés Miger 1775. Sheet size 284 x 204 mm. The composer is depicted in a circular frame one-third length turned left with head facing forward and eyes raised. He is dressed in a pleated coat waist-length jacket shirt and cravat. The circular frame sits on a stone shelf and is adorned with a branch of laurel with lettering below as follows: CHRISTOPHE GLUCK // De l'art d'aller au coeur par des accords touchants letzter Buchstabe verdruckt / Nul autre mieux que lui n'a montré la puissance / Et de tous ses rivaux c'est le seul dont les chants / Ayent charmé son pays l'Italie et la France." Slight browning; minor abrasions primarily to margins with minor paper loss; some paper repairs. Scarce. chés Miger unknown books
2006rif. 1389622New York NY: Farrar Straus and Giroux 2006. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 79 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. White spine with black and red brick lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering price is uncut "U.S.A. $22.00 - Canada $29.75" has mild shelving wear mild wear along the fore corners and stains on the front and rear covers. Boards have mild wear along the spine head and tail edges. Textblock has light foxing along the edges. Signed flat by Louise Glück on the title page. DL consignment. Shelved Case 0. Louise Glück was born on April 22 1943 in New York City to parents of Russian and Hungarian Jewish descent. Glück was taught Greek mythology and classic stories from a young age which greatly influenced her works. Glück began writing poetry in highschool eventually taking some poetry classes and attending workshops where she more deeply developed her craft. After a tumultuous life and career Glück finally began seeing wider success in her work in the 1990's. After joining the faculty at Yale University Glück would produce a number of works including "Averno" in 2006. "Averno" would receive generally positive reviews and public reception. 1389622. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Farrar, Straus and Giroux hardcover books
1975rif. 613562New York: The Ecco Press 1975. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition hardcover issue. Hint of sunning at the edges else fine in very good or better dust jacket with slight sunning to the spine small splash mark to top of rear panel and some light crease and nick to the corners. Inscribed by the author: "for Peter with good wishes Louise Glück." The Nobel Laureate's second book. The Ecco Press hardcover books
1985rif. MMAN026Garden City New York: Doubleday & Company 1985 First edition first printing. Signed and inscribed by Mantle on the title page. Publisher's black cloth-backed red paper-covered boards with titles in silver foil to spine; in its original white dust jacket with R. B. Boris' close-up photograph of Mantle's jersey to front panel lettered in red and black. Very slight lean to spine else fine book; near fine unclipped dust jacket with a few small closed tears to head of spine and light toning to extremities. Overall a handsome copy of the great Mickey Mantle's memoir. Mickey Mantle played his entire eighteen-year career with the New York Yankees alongside other legendary players like Yogi Berra Joe DiMaggio and Whitey Ford. Plagued by injuries throughout much of his career Mantle nevertheless became an all-time great winning three MVP awards 1956 1957 1962 and the Triple Crown in 1956. He also helped power the Yankees to seven World Series titles. Mantle was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1974 and was selected for the prestigious MLB All-Century Team in 1999. His memoir The Mick "abounds with those memories of when Mantle was the toast of the town. More than that though it movingly recounts the private events of his remarkably public life; from his humble beginnings to his personal triumphs in and out of baseball to the tragedy that haunts four generations of his family." . Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company hardcover books
1783rif. 40425Paris: Des Lauriers without PN 1783. Folio. Modern quarter dark red morocco with marbled boards black leather title label to spine gilt. i recto title verso blank i "Catalogue de Musique du fond de Des Lauriers Md. de Sapier rue St. Honoréa Paris" i dedication 211 i blank pp. Engraved throughout. With a short article from Marmontel's Mémoires laid down to blank verso of title in English translation regarding the opera's reception history. Occasional staining soiling and foxing to blank margins; small stain and hole under lowermost system of p. 65; blank upper outer margin of title through p. 7 dampstained; stain and minor loss to lower margin of pp. 18-22. In very good condition overall. Third edition unrecorded variant. Hopkinson 40A e. Wotquenne 46 pp. 215-16. Lesure p. 239 different issue. BUC p. 386. RISM G2816. "Iphigénie en Tauride was given on May 18 1778 with excellent singers; Rosalie Lavasseur sang Iphigénie Larrivée Oreste Legros Pylade and Moreau Thoas . The opera had a great success immediately and even Grimm wrote of it - I do not know whether this is melody but perhaps it is something better. When I hear Iphigénie I forget I am at the opera; I seem to be listening to a Greek tragedy with music by Lekain and Mlle Clarion. It was the crowning point of Gluck's career. Guillard had provided an excellent libretto more classical than Goethe's poem less Christian and more ruthless; and Gluck had seized on the contrast between Scythians and Greeks upon the perfectly dramatic figures of Iphigenia and Orestes and had produced a work which both re-created a part of Greek tragedy and at the same time foretold a new world." Cooper: Gluck p. 258. While Marie-Antoinette is not actually mentioned on the title she was the queen to whom the work is dedicated. Des Lauriers [without PN] unknown books
1990rif. 613582New York: The Ecco Press 1990. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Quato. 68pp. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author: "for Peter - Louis Glück. The Ecco Press hardcover books
2003rif. 522945Montréal: Signal Editions / Vehicular Press 2003. Unbound. Fine. Broadside. Measuring 10¾" x 15" printed in black and red on untrimmed handmade paper. Fine. One of 50 numbered copies Signed by Glück. N.B. from a total edition of 126 copies some of which were issued with a two-color intaglio print by Carolyn O'neill. A handsome broadside issued in a remarkably small limitation. Glück is a Nobel laureate former U.S. Poet Laureate and winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. OCLC locates five copies. Signal Editions / Vehicular Press unknown books
2001rif. 203076New York: The Ecco Press 2001. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 68 pages. The ninth collection of poems from the winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature. A very near fine copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine and in a very near fine dust jacket. Signed by Gluck on the title page. A lovely copy. The Ecco Press unknown books
