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104. [Jazz & Song] [Davis Jr., Sammy. (1925 - 1990)] [Chevalier, Maurice. (1888-1972)] Boyar, Burt. (1927-) & Boyar, Jane..
Yes I Can - INSCRIBED TO MAURICE CHEVALIER

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 1965. Autobiography of the pioneering African-American dancer, singer, and actor, signed and inscribed on the front end paper to fellow entertainer Maurice Chevalier: "To Maurice / With respect and admiration." The memoir chronicles Davis Jr.'s rise to fame, overcoming the obstacles of racism and the loss of one eye, and ends shortly after his marriage to Swedish-born actress May Britt and the birth of their daughter Tracey. 630 pp. 24 pp. of photographs. Grey cloth; decorative front board with silver silhouette of Davis Jr. Without dust jacket. Slightly faded at the edges of the binding, a small split to the gutter and light edge wear; overall in fine condition.  Read More...

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245. [Art & Literature] Stein, Gertrude. (1874-1946) [Hugnet, Georges. (1906-1974)] [Tzara, Tristan. (1896-1963)].
Morceaux Choisis de La Fabrication des Américains [The Making of Americans] - INSCRIBED BY GEORGES HUGNET TO TRISTAN TZARA

Paris: Éditions de la Montagne. 1929. French edition of excerpts from Stein's The Making of Americans, translated and with a preface by Georges Hugnet and signed and inscribed on the half-title by Hugnet to the Romanian and French avant-garde poet Tristan Tzara. 8to. Softcover. 122 pp. From an edition of 302 copies, this copy not numbered. A fine uncut copy, inscribed to Tristan Tzara by Hugnet (translated from the French): "To my dear Tristan Tzara on behalf of Gertrude, this little book excerpted from a very big one, with all my best, Georges Hugnet, St Malo, June 1929." Also included are three copies of an order form for the book. Light toning to the covers, some slight dents to the edges and very small losses to the spine.  Read More...

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259. [Film & Theatre] [Zukor, Adolph. (1873-1976)] [Chevalier, Maurice. (1888-1972)] Irwin, Will. (1873-1948).
The House That Shadows Built - INSCRIBED BY ADOLPH ZUKOR TO MAURICE CHEVALIER

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran, & Co.. 1928. First. Biography of the film mogul and founder of Paramount Pictures, Adolph Zukor, signed and inscribed by Zukor to Maurice Chevalier on a presentation leaf tipped to the half title. The biography gave its title to the 1931 compilation film made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Paramount. 293 pp. Blue cloth. Light edge wear, rear board slightly dented with a small tear to the final endpaper; otherwise overall in fine condition.  Read More...

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242. [Art & Literature] Miomandre, Francis de. (1880-1959).
Aventures Merveilleuses d'Yvan Danubsko - SIGNED

Paris: Édition du Feu. 1909. The second novel by the French writer and Spanish-French translator, signed and inscribed on the half-title: "A Hélène et Henri Vallée avec ma vieille amitié." Softcover in yellow printed wrappers. 199 pp. Slightly wrinkled and worn front cover, rear cover lacking. Internally in fine condition.

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205. [Opera Singers] [Pasta, Giuditta. (1797 - 1865)] Paer, Ferdinando. (1771-1839).
Saffo, Cantate Italienne a voix seule de soprano. Partition. - INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY TO GIUDITTA PASTA

Paris: Propriete de l'Auteur; chez les Principaux Marchands de Musique. [ca. 1815]. A remarkable association copy inscribed from the important Italian composer, one of the central figures in the development of the "opera semiseria" at the start of the 19th century, to the most celebrated soprano of the age, likely in the year of her first appearance in Paris. Upright folio. Title; 2 - 18 pp.  Engraved throughout. Inscribed at the head of the title page in brown ink "Alla Santa, ed ... Giuditta Pasta - L'Amico suo / L'Autore." Bound with string along the spine, edges and center of score a little creased and worn, some staining to the internal pages, else fine.  Read More...

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107. [Jazz & Song] [Ellington, Duke. (1899-1974)] Sanfilippo, Luigi..
General Catalog of Duke Ellington's Recorded Music - Inscribed to Ellington by the Author

Palermo: 1966. Second Edition. Luigi Sanfilippo's catalog of Ellington's works, inscribed by the author to Ellington on the half-title: "Friendly a little gift to the great E. K. Ellington." With Sanfilippo's original business card. Few scholars began to work on Ellington's huge musical and cultural output until after his death, but Sanfilippo had begun the mammoth task of cataloging his recorded music in the 1960's. As he writes in the preface, there was a very positive response to his work: "The surprising success of the 1 edition of this book, and above all, the warm encouragement by collectors troughout [sic] the world, have made me decide, after barely one year, to publish a second edition of my modest work." 112 pp. Burgundy leather, stamped in gold; moire endpapers. Area of scuffing to the back cover; light traces of paper to the front cover; edges slightly rubbed; intact and overall in very good condition. 6.5 x 9.75 inches (16.5 x 25 cm). Provenance: Duke Ellington Estate.

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236. [Art & Literature] Cartier-Bresson, Henri. (1908 - 2004) [Jean Leymarie (1919 - 2006), Preface].
"Henri Cartier-Bresson. Dessins-Photographies." Catalogue of Photographs - SIGNED AND INSCRIBED TO KRISHNA RIBOUD

[Noyers-sur-Serein]: [Musée de Noyers]. 1992. Square softcover volume (21 cm), reproducing photographs and drawings by the celebrated photographer, a catalogue from the Musée de Noyers, Yonne exhibition 11 July - 30 August, 1992. Boldly signed and inscribed by the photographer on the title page, indicating his pleasure at the exhibit of his scribbles:  "Ce grand coup...de Jean sur mes griboullis. / A Krishna  / avec toute ma affection / Henri." Signed additionally by the author of the preface, the important art historian Jean Leymarie. 99 pp. Edges of covers slightly nicked and soiled, else fine. Read More...

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91. Neukomm, Sigismund. (1778-1858).
Hochgesang von der Nacht von Lamartine. Op. 60 - INSCRIBED to the Director of the Koninklijk Harmonieorkest Sint Cecilia (Belgium)

Mainz: Schott's Söhne. [ca. 1827].

Piano vocal score.  Oblong folio. Engraved throughout. [PN] 3027.  50pp. Text in French and German. Inscribed on the title in an unknown hand to M. Gortebeeck, as a "souvenir de la bonne et belle exécution" of the work on August 19, 1864 at the secondary school of Dendermonde, Belgium, where Gortebeeck was the director of the of the "Koninklijk Harmonieorkest Sint Cecilia." In original pink wrappers, reinforced with contemporary paper along the spine, spine chipped, handling wear and light staining around the edges, title and early page lower margins with evidence of (mostly cleaned) ink staining, a few pages quite toned, overall very good.   Read More...


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53. Gershwin, George. (1898–1937).
Signed Program

Program for the American pianist and composer's performance with James Melton and the Reiman Symphonic Orchestra on January 19, 1934, signed on the front cover in fountain pen by Gershwin, tenor James Melton, and conductor Charles Previn. In very good condition, with tape reinforcement along hinge. 2 pp., 5.5 x 8.5 inches.

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156. [Instrumentalists] [Ney, Elly. (1882–1968)] Liszt, Franz. (1811–1886).
Rhapsodies Hongroises no. 12 - THE COPY OF ELLY NEY

Berlin - Wien: Schlesinger-Haslinger. [Ca. 1875]. Score of Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody no. 12 ("A J. Joachim"), with the ownership stamp of the important twentieth-century German pianist Elly Ney, who has also penned "12. Ungarische Rhapsodie" in blue ink at the head. A few paper repair within, edges lightly nicked with small tears, spine reinforced with green cloth, overall very good. There are no markings within the score.  Read More...

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