Beige advertising brochure for performances by Agreneva Slaviansky and her Royal Russian Choir. No date, circa 1929. 6" x 9." Four pages, complete. Two black and white reprinted photographs are included that show Agreneva Slaviansky in an ornate outfit and Slaviansky and her choir, respectively. Pages are very clean and intact. Margarita Agreneva Slaviansky (1880/81-1964) was a Russian vocalist and choral conductor and daughter of Prince Dimitri (or Dmitry) Alexandrovitch Agreneff. Prince Dimitri received the honorary name of "Slaviansky" after he drafted vocalists and visited Slavic vi... View More...
Original brown half bound with brown leather on spine and corners. Raised bands. 6 1/2 X 9 3/4 inches. 521 pages. Copy has the following plates: 30 black and white, 8 color, 2 green and 4 yellow. Copy has numerous black and white illustrations throughout including music. Foxing throughout copy. Several plates have spots on them. Marbled foredges. Spine has a few cracks, but fully intact. Corners are bumped and worn. No title page. Previous owner wrote in pencil on first page notes regarding plates. Still, a beautiful copy. Pages and plates are fully intact and complete. Binding is tight. View More...
Original music program printed on beige paper. 5 1/2" x 9." Very slight browning on front and back panels. Four pages (one leaf folded in half), complete. There are advertisements on two panels for Goldsmith's music store and a concert at Memorial Hall featuring pianist Rachmaninoff on March 19, 1923. This is a music program for a performance by violinist and composer Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962). The program lists the following songs performed by Kreisler: Handel's "Sonata, D-major," Bruch's "Scotch Fantasie," Ernest Schilling's "Intermezzo Alla Zingara (From Violin Concerto)," Kreisler's... View More...
Original tan wrapper with blue lettering on the front cover. 6 X 9 inches. 64 pages. Part of "The People's Hand Book Series". Copy contains 156 songs with musical scores. A small rubbed spot on the first page. Text is not affected. Copy is clean and complete. View More...
Original black and white publicity photograph of Al Pearce and The Happy Go Lucky Gang. Circa 1930. 8 X 10 inches. Signed by Al Pearce and three members. Al Pearce (1898-1961) was a popular American radio personality from the late 1920's to the late 1940's. He also appeared in movies and television. His radio program stated out as "The happy Go Lucky Hour" on KFRC in San Francisco in 1929 and later became "Al Pearce and His Gang" when it went to the national radio networks. In addition to Pearce, radio program cast member signing the photograph are: Norman Neilson, Charlie Carter and Pedro Gon... View More...
Original broadside printed in black and red ink on white paper. Decorative blind-stamping in the form of three circular shapes (made by the pressing of bicycle gears) and a rectangular border. 14" x 15." Broadside is very clean and intact except for a few bumps and wrinkles at the edges. A Fine copy. A broadside thematically tied to the bicycle. It features the lyrics of the song, "Pedal Your Blues Away" by Earl Rouse &* Bros., as released by Perfect Records, c. 1930. The lyrics are printed in the center gear shape. Text below this gear shape shows the broadside is dated 1989: "Issued ... View More...
Original broadside printed on white paper in purple ink, 5 1/2" x 22." Blank on back. Broadside is very clean and intact overall. Broadside has light wrinkling throughout, multiple horizontal fold lines, and a few splits along the fold lines on the edges. A Very Good copy. Arthur Fiedler (1894-1979) was an American conductor who was closely associated with the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) and its offshoot, the Boston Pops Orchestra. Fiedler's musical ability and showmanship were instrumental in making the Boston Pops one of the best-known orchestras in the United States. This broads... View More...
Original black-and-white carte de visite (CDV) photograph showing an illustrated portrait of George Frideric Handel. This is a full portrait of Handel who, facing viewers, is shown in an elegant cloak with one arm resting on a column and holding what may be sheet music. Photo tipped in on paper card. No date, circa 1860s-1880s. 2 1/2" x 3 3/4." Former owner's brief inscription in black ink on back: "George Frederick von Handel." CDV is very clean and intact except for light age toning and minuscule wear to surfaces and extremities. A Near Fine copy. Original carte de visite portrait ph... View More...
Original black-and-white carte de visite (CDV) photograph showing an illustrated portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach is shown from the side, facing viewers, as he plays the piano in a room. Photo tipped in on paper card. No date, circa 1860s-1880s. 2 1/2" x 4." Former owners' brief inscriptions in pencil on front ("Bach") and black ink on back ("John [sic] Sebastian Bach, from a Liepsic [sic?: Leipsic?] lithograph"). CDV is very clean and intact except for light age toning and minuscule wear to surfaces and extremities. A Near Fine copy. Original carte de visite portrait photograph... View More...
Original black-and-white carte de visite (CDV) photograph showing an illustrated portrait of Joseph Haydn. Haydn is standing in a pose with one hand tucked in his shirt with some musical emblems (such as instruments and sheet music) positioned nearby to represent his career as a composer. No date, circa 1860s-1880s. 2 1/2" x 4." Former owner's brief inscriptions read, "Haydn" (in pencil in bottom margin on front) and "Joseph Haydn" (in black ink on back). CDV is very clean and intact overall except for light age toning and a few tiny marks or stains. A Very Good copy. Original carte de ... View More...
A black and white photograph of Merle Alcock. No date, circa 1915-1920s. 7 1/4" x 9 1/4." Original stamp on the back says, "Merle Alcock, Contralto." Photograph is clean and undamaged except for some very slight rippling. Merle Alcock (1884 or 1890-1975) was an American contralto singer who performed with orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony, and Philadelphia Symphony. In 1915, Alcock appeared with the New York Symphony Orchestra where she became known as a contralto. She gained much recognition and performed at the New York Metropolitan Opera for several ye... View More...
Original publisher's beige paper brochure; one leaf folded in half. 6" x 9." Printed on all four panels (two panels printed front and back), complete. One full-page, black-and-white, illustrated advertisement for Sherman Clay on back panel, complete. Brochure is very clean and intact except for center horizontal and vertical fold lines and moderate wrinkling. A Very Good copy. Program for a performance by Lily Pons, a French-American operatic soprano and actress. Henry Holt is at the piano and Ralph Eichar plays the flute. Among the songs in this program are Campra's "Charmant Papillon... View More...
Original publisher's beige paper brochure; one leaf folded in half. 6" x 9." Printed on all four panels (two panels front and back), complete. One full-page, black-and-white, illustrated advertisement for Sherman Clay on back, complete. An ad for an upcoming show by the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo is also included. Brochure is very clean and intact except for slight age toning and wrinkling. A Very Good copy. Program for a performance by Elena Nikolaidi (1909-2002), a Greek-American opera singer. The program lists Nikolaidi as a contralto, but online resources state she is a mezzo-sopr... View More...
Original publisher's beige paper brochure; one leaf folded in half. 6" x 9." Printed on all four panels (two panels printed front and back), complete. One full-page, black-and-white, illustrated advertisement for Sherman Clay on back panel, complete. Brochure is very clean and intact except for center horizontal and vertical fold lines and moderate wrinkling and age toning. A Very Good copy. Program for a performance by Emlyn Williams (1905-1987), a Welsh author, playwright, and actor. Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) was a Welsh poet and author. He wrote the famous poem, "Do not go gentle int... View More...
Original publisher's beige paper wrappers with string binding. Gilt lettering and emblem on front cover. 4 3/4" x 6 3/4." Seventeen pages, complete. Pencil inscription on inside of front cover. Pages are very clean and intact. Covers are very clean and intact except for light smudging and a few wrinkles. A Very Good copy. Music program for a concert by Mendelssohn Club, assisted by soprano Clara Cramer Deeks, pianist Antoinette von Eggers-Doering, and members of the Philadelphia Orchestra. The names of songs in the concert and their composers are listed in the program and are accompan... View More...
Original publisher's beige paper wrappers with string binding. Gilt lettering and emblem on front cover. 4 3/4" x 6 3/4." Twenty-two pages, complete. Pages are very clean and intact. Covers are very clean and intact except for light smudging and a few marks and wrinkles. A Very Good copy. Music program for a concert by Mendelssohn Club, assisted by tenor Lambert Murphy. The names of songs in the concert and their composers are listed in the program and are accompanied by poems or lyrics. The concert took place at the Bellevue-Stratford Ballroom on May 1, 1919. Active and Associate M... View More...
Original publisher's beige paper wrappers with string binding. Gilt lettering and emblem on front cover. 4 3/4" x 6 3/4." Twenty-four pages, complete. Pencil inscription on inside of front cover. Pages are very clean and intact. Covers are very clean and intact except for light smudging and a few wrinkles. A Very Good copy. Music program for a concert by Mendelssohn Club, assisted by baritone Henri Scott and accompanist Agnes Clune Quinlan. The names of songs in the concert and their composers are listed in the program and are accompanied by poems or lyrics. The concert took place at... View More...
Original publisher's white paper wrappers with staple binding. 7" x 9 3/4." Eight pages, complete. "1957-58" written in pink ink on back. Brochure is very clean and intact overall except for center horizontal and vertical fold lines and slight wrinkling and age toning. A Very Good copy. Program for the inaugural performance of the San Francisco String Ensemble, as headed by Frank de Bellis. Introductions by San Francisco's mayor, George Christopher, and De Bellis are printed in front. Printed on back: "With the exception of the Sammartini Concerto in D Minor, all compositions are being... View More...
Original publisher's brown paper program; one leaf folded in half. 5 1/4" x 7." Printed on three of the four panels, complete. Program is very clean and intact except for possible age toning, a few small spots on front panel, slight darkening on back panel, and a tiny bump on the fore-edge. A Very Good copy. Program for a performance featuring tenor Alfred Wilkie. He is assisted by Emilia Tojetti (Soprano), Mary Wiman Williams (Mezzo-soprano), Mrs. Charles J. Dickman (Contralto), Mrs. H. J. Stewart (Pianist), J. H. Rosewald (Violinist), R. A. Lucchesi, J. C. Hughes (Baritone), Adolf Lada... View More...
Original publisher's beige paper brochure; one leaf folded in half. 6" x 8 3/4." Printed on all four panels (two panels printed front and back), complete. One full-page, black-and-white, illustrated advertisement for Sherman Clay on back panel, complete. Brochure is very clean and intact overall except for center horizonta fold lines and slight wrinkling and age toning. A Very Good copy. Program for a performance by George London (1920-1985), an American operatic bass-baritone. Piano accompaniment by Harry Kaufmann (or, Kaufman). View More...
