Stunning original silver gelating Sedge Le Blang photograph of the great African American contralto in her pathbreaking Metropolitan Opera debut as Ulrica, in Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera. 8 x 10 inches (20.5 x 25.2 cm). Photographer's stamp on verso with notations, edges slightly worn, overall fine. Read More...
New York: The Viking Press. 1956. Signed autobiography from the trailblazing African-American opera singer. Signed on the title: "To Paul / Kind regards / Marian Anderson." 312 pp. 8vo. Original cloth-backed boards. Fine copy in original dust jacket with some edge wear, shelf soiling, and small edge losses. Read More...
Milan: G. Ricordi & C. [Franco Columbo]. 1959. Partitura (nuova edizione riveduta e corretta). 4to. Hardcover, green cloth. Lithograph. [PN P.R. 159]. 527 pp. Inscribed by the publisher/editor on the front free endpage to the Greek conductor, translated from the Italian, "To Dimitri Mitropoulos / with much affection / Franco Columbo/ 12/6/1959." Light wear to cover and spine, else in fine condition. Read More...
Autograph musical quotation from the American pianist, vocal coach, accompanist and composer, who has penned two measures of a chromatic theme in 6/8, signed boldly and added a "musical signature" at the lower left of his initials, F–C–A–F. On a small album leaf with light toning, overall fine. 7.25 x 4.5 inches (18.3 x 11.3 cm). Read More...
The American Record Guide, Vol. 26, No. 10 1960 (June 1960). The issue includes a "Tribute to Van Vechten" (pp.776-777) by the Editor, James Lyons: "Evviva Carlo," on the occasion of his 80th birthday, the final page of which features a recent photograph taken of C. V. V. by Paul Mascriber, above which Van Vechten has signed and inscribed "Dear Paul, this issue of this magazine in June 1960 was issued to honor my 75th birthday Much Affection, Carlo / June 16 1960 New York." The volume includes an appreciation of Van Vechten on his 80th birthday by Edward Jablonski ("Carlo Patriarch"), and an article by Van Vechten himself ("Why Music is Unpopular") including a photo spread of some of his remarkable images of musicians, composers, singers, critics including Bessie Smith, Lincoln Kirstein, W. C. Handy, George Antheil, Aaron Copland, Carlos Chavez, George Gershwin, Paul Robeson, Marian Anderson, Virgil Thomson etc. Read More...