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16836. [Cohan, George. M. (1878–1942)].
"Gambling" - Program Pages

Five loose pages from an original playbill of George M. Cohan's play Gambling, produced at the Fulton Theatre on Broadway from August 1929 to January 1930. The play starred Cohan, Harry Lillford and Harold Healy. Very good. 5.25 x 7.75 inches (13.2 x 19.8 cm).

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2891. [Cohan, George. M. (1878-1942)].
Rare 1916 Boston Program with Berlin, Goldberg, Rogers, Spalding etc.

"Friars All Star Frolic-Boston Opera House Boston, Mass. Wednesday afternoon and night, June 7th, 1916. A Union of Famous Authors, Composers, Musicians and Comedians in one performance without a Parallel. Comedy, Minstrelsy, Vaudeville, Operetta under the Direction of Geo. M. Cohan...The Aristocracy of American Fun-Makers that has contributed its genius, - its wit, its humor, its art, - to the most distinguished and brilliant protean show ever presented!" A rare circular for what was undoubtedly a spectacular event.

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Theater

5121. Cohan, George. M. (1878-1942).
You're A Grand Old Rag

New York: F.A. Mills. 1906. First Edition . An extremely rare true first edition of the popular song, issued before the title was changed from "You're A Grand Old Rag," to "You're a Grand Old Flag," when protests ensued. Front cover has a portrait of the composer in a revolutionary military uniform. Fuld p. 663-64. Owner's 1906 inscription at top, a few minor edge chips and a 1-inch split at top of spine, but overall an uncommonly crisp copy of this notoriously fragile and rare issue. Read More...

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3785. Cohan, George. M. (1878-1942).
Original Photograph

An evocative original 8 x 10 inch doubleweight photograph of the great American entertainer (playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer, producer!), shown on stage in his first big Broadway hit, the 1904 show "Little Johnny Jones." It was in this show that Cohan introduced two of his most celebrated and enduring songs, namely "Give My Regards to Broadway," and "The Yankee Doodle Boy."

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1950. Cohan, George. M. (1878-1942).
You're A Grand Old Flag

New York: F.A. Mills. 1906. First Edition with New Title. A rare copy of the popular song, the first edition after the title was changed from "You're A Grand Old Rag," when protests ensued. Front cover has a portrait of the composer in a revolutionary military uniform. Fuld p. 663-64. Owner's 1906 inscription at top, otherwise in very good condition.

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18954. [Washington, George. (1732–1799)] Cohan, George. M. (1878–1942) & Flagg, James Montgomery. (1877–1960).
Father of the Land We Love - Sheet Music

New York: Marks Music. 1931. First Edition. Sheet music for a song "written for the American People" by the entertainer, songwriter, and producer to celebrate the bicentennial of George Washington's birth, with a cover painting by Flagg depicting Washington on horseback in front of a map of the United States.  Issued by the United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission in Washington, D.C.  4to.  6 pp.  Unbound, heavy wear and small tears along edges, else good.  9 x 12 inches (22.9 x 30.5 cm.). Read More...

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23320. [Ballooning] M. Faujas de Saint-Ford. (1741 - 1819) [Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel. (1740 – 26 June 1810) & Montgolfier, Jacques-Étienne 1745 – 1799)].
Description des expériences de la machine aérostatique de MM. de Montgolfier, et de celles auxquelles cette découverte a donné lieu… - WITH INTRIGUING PROVENANCE

Paris: Chez Cuchet. 1783. First, 1st issue. 8vo. 19.5x12.5 cm (7¾x5"). [i-iii] iv-xl, [1] 2-299, [3], 9 engraved plates (plate v as frontispiece).  Contemporary full vellum with five raised bands, pages edged in red. With the ownership signature “Dutillet” to the inside front board in a contemporary hand, raising the intriguing possibility that this copy hails from the family of Évrard Titon du Tillet (1677-1762), great patron of the arts and secretary to Louis XIV, whose family mansion “La Folie Titon” was the sight of the first tethered balloon flight on October 19th, 1783 (Réveillon, de Rozier and de Villette). A later ownership signature “Allonneaud” in pencil, on the blank recto of the frontis engraving.  A few pages slightly irregularly cut, including one partially separating from the gutter, else fine.  References: Dibner, Heralds of Science 179; PMM 229; Norman 769; Sparrow, Milestones of Science 179; Tissandier p.21. Read More...

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Art
Book
Recreation & Leisure
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17503. Cage, John. (1912–1992) [Zukofsky, Paul. (1943–2017)].
M, Writings '67–'72 - Inscribed to Paul Zukofsky

London: Calder and Boyars. [1973]. Signed and inscribed on the first blank leaf to the important composer's frequent collaborator, violinist Paul Zukofsky: "for Paul Zukofsky, at the beginning with pleasure, John Cage, February 1977." 217 pp. Softcover. Wrappers somewhat faded, overall fine. 8 x 9 inches (20.4 x 23.2 cm). Read More...

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10979. Berlioz, Hector. (1803-1869).
Benvenuto Cellini. Opera semi-seria en trois actes. Paroles de M. M. Le?on de Wailly et Auguste Barbier. Traduction allemande de M. P. Cornelius.... Oeuvre [23]. FIRST EDITION PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED TO ERNEST REYER

Brunswick: Chez Henry Litolff. [1856]. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. piano-vocal score, 28 x 17 cm. Title, verso blank. Dedication to Maria Pavlovna, Grande Duchesse de Sax-Weimar, verso blank. Blank, [1]. Music, pp. 2-376. Title and dedication printed in gold on smooth paper, the music engraved throughout. [PN] 1232. Inscribed in black ink on the reverse of the dedication page "A mon ami Reyer / H. Berlioz." Hopkinson 67D. Holoman, p. 178. This copy from the collection of André Meyer, with a note of a provenance from one of his children penned on a rear endpage. A closely trimmed copy, with resultant loss to the title page foot of the foreign distributors, but without any other losses throughout. In a fine half calf modern binding. Read More...

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22942. Mahler, Gustav. (1860-1911) [Weber, Carl Maria Von. (1786-1826)] [Gurlitt, Manfred. (1890 - 1972)].
Die Drei Pintos. Komische Oper in drei Aufzügen....Klavier-Auszug m. Text.

Leipzig: C.F. Kahnt Nachfolger. [1888]. First Edition. Die Drei Pintos. Komische Oper in drei Aufzügen. Unter Zugrundelegung des gleichnamigen Textbuches v. Th. Hell, der hinterlassenen Entwürfe und ausgewählter Manuscripte des Componisten ausgeführt: der dramatische Theil von C. von Weber, der musikalische von G. Mahler. Klavier-Auszug m. Text. 4to. 223 pp. [PN] 2951. Bound in gray marbled boards with red cloth spine. Boards chipped at edges and corners, partial losses and breaks to spine, small tear to upper left of title, lightly toned, but a clean and quite fine copy internally. The copy of German opera composer and conductor, Manfred Gurlitt, and with his ownership signature dated "Bremen, Dez. 1919" to the head of the title. A rare first edition of the piano reduction, with interesting provenance.  Read More...

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21797. Berton, Henri-Montan. (1767-1844).
La Création. Paroles de M. de Boufflers Musique et Accompagnement de Piano ou Harpe [Manuscript]

Manuscript for voice and piano/harp in an unknown copyist hand. Disbound upright folio. Bifolium. Title to fol. 1r; music with first strophe as text underlay to fol. 1v and 2r., notated on 14 hand-ruled staves; strophes 2 and 3 as residual text to fol. 2v. The text is by Stanislas de Bouffler (1738-1815). Title identifies Berton as "Member du Conservatoire Imp[érial] de France"; the word "Impérial" allows to date this manuscript to the Napoleonic era (1804-1815). 12.5 x 9.5 inches (32 x 24 cm). Very clean. Leaves partially detached. Horizontal fold. Otherwise in good condition.

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9667. [Songs of the American Civil War] [Copperheads].
Handwritten Civil War Union Soldiers Hymn (Parody) and Shape-Note Manuscript

Intriguing musical manuscript penned on July 4, 1863, a date many consider to be the turning point of the American Civil War. Luzerne Township, Fayette County [Pennsylvania]. One leaf, apparently disbound. Various hands. Read More...

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8261. [Einstein, Albert. (1879 - 1955) ] Avidom, Menachem. (1908 - 1995).
Symphony No. 2 "David" Dedicated to Albert Einstein, with Presentation Broadside to Einstein and Original Photograph

Tel-Aviv, Israel [New York]: Israeli Music Publications [Independent Music Publishers]. [1951]. First edition. Large format published facsimile manuscript orchestral score. 85 pages. Folio (14 x 19 inch; 35 x 49 cm), spiral bound, plain boards; covers detached, generally sound internally. Together with an elaborate painted calligraphic presentation broadside (14 x 21 inch; 36 x 54 cm) of the Symphony to Albert Einstein by Sol Nodel (1951), "Symphony No. 2 'David' dedicated to Albert Einstein For his inspiration to the Jewish people and to all humanity by the composer Menahem Avidom and presented by the American Fund for Israel Institutions on the occasion of the American tour of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, January, February, March 1951," additionally inscribed by the composer in black ink upper left, "To the greatest man in our generation / Prof. A. Einstein / humbly / From the Composer / M. Avidom / Princeton 10/1/51." Together with an original 8 x 8 inch original photograph of the presentation to Einstein and a photocopy of a 1986 letter from Louise F. Sayen later presenting the score and broadside to a Mr. Benamy, noting that "Miss Margot Einstein made this gift to you in gratitude for your thoughtful help in arranging for the distribution of her father's library.  It gave her great comfort that you were the designated representative for the Friends of Hebrew University in Jerusalem." In fine condition.  Read More...

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Broadside

20700. Rousseau, Jean Jacques. (1712 - 1778).
"Le Devin du Village" - FIRST EDITION WITH PAGE OF AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT WRITING

Le Devin du Village, Interméde représenté a Fontainebleau devant Leurs Majestés les 18. et 24. Octobre 1752. Et A Paris par l'Academie Royale de Musique le 1er mars 1753… Gravé par Melle Vandôme. (plates 1 - 50). Paris, Le Clerc imprimé pour Chouin, [1753]. Engraved throughout. Title; (catalogue); Dedication; (avertissement); 1 - 95 pp. [bound together with:] LAGARDE, Pierre de. Aeglé, ballet en un acte. Paris, L’Auteur, Mme Boivin et Le Clerc, Leclerc, [1751]. Engraved throughout. Title; (vb); Dedication; (vb); 1 - 70 pp. 2 Volumes in 1. 4to. (328 x 245 mm). In original period binding of full marbled calf, gilt decoration over full spine with title plate in red. Small staining to lower outer margin pages 31-37, scattered foxing and toning, some wear and small restorations to binding, overall fine. Together with a sheet of autograph writing from the important Swiss-French philosopher and writer, who also wrote the libretto. Reference:  Dufour, 35 (tirage C of 6 variant printings). Provenance: Édouard-Henri Fischer (ex-libris). Read More...


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16971. [Lunatic Asylum] Stevens, J. H. & Newcome, W. T..
Archive of Materials Relating to Amateur Dramatics at the Kent County Lunatic Asylum, 1860's

A highly interesting collection of ephemera relating to amateur dramatics taking place at the Kent County Lunatic Asylum in Kent, England in the 1860's. The archive contains 15 programs, a prologue and two epilogues, a photograph of an actor, and 28 newspaper clippings, nicely laid down on scrapbook pages which are housed in a custom cloth box. Taken together, the items give a fascinating and unusual view into the Victorian treatment of the mentally ill. Read More...

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Archive
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Health, Medicine & Nutrition

22177. [Film, Theatre and Entertainment] [Various].
Signed title pages cut from books; other autographed items (64 in total)

Signed pages cut from books (title page if not stated otherwise), inscribed to Paul McMahon if not noted otherwise. In excellent condition if not noted otherwise. As follows (in alphabetical order): Read More...

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20806. [Rowlandson, Thomas. (1756–1827) & Combe, William. (1742–1823)].
Four Prints from "The Tours of Dr. Syntax"

Four lithograph illustrations by the English artist, taken from editions of William Combe's three Dr. Syntax poems, Dr. Syntax in Search of the Picturesque, Dr. Syntax in Search of Consolation, and Dr. Syntax in Search of a Wife.  Three of the four prints, "The Revd. Doctor Syntax" [No PN], "Doctor Syntax Made Free of the Cellar" [PN 15], and "Doctor Syntax Returned from His Tour" [PN 28], are from Dr. Syntax in Search of the Picturesque, the latter two dated to 1815 in the publisher's tagline.  The fourth print, "The Visit of Dr. Syntax to the Widow Hopefull at York," is from In Search of Consolation, and is dated 1820, though much of the publisher's tagline has been trimmed.  Light to moderate foxing to margins and verso of all four prints, with an area of staining to "The Revd. Doctor Syntax" that is especially prominent to verso, but the images themselves are in fine condition.  Three prints 9 x 5 inches (22.9 x 12.7 cm.), fourth 6.5 x 10 inches (16.5 x 25.4 cm.). Read More...

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21657. [Bridgetower, George Augustus Polgreen. (1778-1860)].
Mercure de France, May 2, 1789; Journal Politique de Bruxelles [May 1789?]

Disbound upright 16mo. 6.5 x 4 inches (16.5 x 10 cm). One issue of each journal, 48 pp. each. Softcover (no wrappers). Mercure de France was published in Paris. Text in French. Read More...

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Literature
Ephemera
Book

20085. Paganini, Nicolò. (1782–1840).
Gravure Portrait Print after Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Gravure print of an illustrated portrait of the violin virtuoso, shown holding his instrument.  The title "Portrait de Paganini (Collection de M. Ach. Benouville)" is printed beneath the portrait, which is after an original work by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres.  Printed by Eames for the Gazette des Beaux-Arts ca. 1880.  Mild toning to edges and small loss to upper right corner; overall in fine condition.  6.75 x 10.25 inches (17 x 26 cm.).

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19466. Brown, Joseph Evans. (1891–1973).
Signed Photograph to the Lighting Designer at the Palace Theatre

Signed doubleweight photograph of the American actor and comedian, who has inscribed to David Bines, the longtime lighting designer at the Palace Theatre.  "To Dave–  / in appreciation and my very best wishes, / Joe E. Brown / 11/9/39."  "M. C. Levee / 1300 Crescent Hgts Blvd. / Hollywood" in pencil to verso.  M. C. Levee was a studio executive and agent, and may have represented Brown for a time.  Pinholes to corners, else in fine condition.  8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.). Read More...

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