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[Full score of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony] Sinfonie mit Schluss-Chor über Schillers Ode: "An die Freude" für grosses Orchester, 4 Solo- und 4 Chor- Stimmen, componirt und Seiner Majestaet de, König von Preussen Friedrich Wilhelm III. 125tes Werk by Beethoven, Ludwig van

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Title: [Full score of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony] Sinfonie mit Schluss-Chor über Schillers Ode: "An die Freude" für grosses Orchester, 4 Solo- und 4 Chor- Stimmen, componirt und Seiner Majestaet de, König von Preussen Friedrich Wilhelm III. 125tes Werk
Author: Beethoven, Ludwig van
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Mainz & Paris: B. Schotts Söhnen & Antwerp, A. Schott, 1826. First edition. Very Good. First edition of the full orchestral score for the Ninth Symphony, first trade issue, published 28 August 1826, without the list of names found in prepublication copies for subscribers and without the metronome markings added to copies from December onwards. Folio. Lithographic title page incorporating arms of Prussia, 226 engraved plates. Without the two-page list of subscribers; plates numbered 2322, often corrected from 2321; plate number present on p. 172 and absent on p. 191; "Partition" printed on front wrapper. Original light blue wrappers printed in black, rebacked and relined, edges untrimmed. Housed in a custom green cloth solander box. Pencilled inscription "Coll. Jan. 1974" at head of title page. Wrappers a little rubbed and marked, extremities restored, first and last page of contents toned, sporadic foxing. A Very Good copy. Beethoven's final complete symphony redefined the genre, breaking new ground by incorporating vocal soloists and a chorus in its final movement. It was a model for Berlioz, Bruckner, Mahler, Brahms, and Wagner. He composed the symphony between spring 1823 and February 1824. Towards the end of the process, he decided to incorporate Friedrich Schiller's "An die Freude" into the final movement - a poem that he had attempted to put into music since the early 1790s. The symphony premiered at the Theater am Kärntnertor Vienna on May 7, 1824, marking a triumphant public return for Beethoven, who had not appeared on stage in over a decade. At either the end of the scherzo or the symphony - accounts vary - Beethoven, then almost completely deaf and unaware of the audience's reaction, had to be gently turned around by the contralto Caroline Unger so he could see the enthusiastic applause. He died in March the following year. Fuld, p. 563; Hirsch 395; Hoboken 502; Kinsky 813-832. Very Good.

Collection of 36 Postcards Written by Cuba's Intelligentsia to an Enigmatic Lady in Havana by [Cuba] [Intellectual History]

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Title: Collection of 36 Postcards Written by Cuba's Intelligentsia to an Enigmatic Lady in Havana
Author: [Cuba] [Intellectual History]
Seller: Peruse the Stacks (United States)
Description: V.p., 1903. 36 postcards, all completed in manuscript, generally very good or better with some wear and rounded corners. A fascinating assemblage of cards written by Pre-Castro intellectuals to a Maria de Serra (though a few are written to other women). It is difficult to pin down de Serra, though we do know she was highly educated and very well-known and connected. It makes sense to us that she is perhaps the Maria de Serra mentioned by William Wells Brown in his important work, The Rising Son, or, the Antecedents and advancement of the Colored Race, (1874). On pg 260, Brown writes: "The free blacks in Cuba form an important element in her population, and these people are found in all the professions and trades. ...one of the best young ladies' academies at present existing at Havana is personally conducted by an accomplished negro woman, Maria de Serra, to whom many a lady of high rank owes her social and intellectual accomplishments." Further research may be fruitful in retrieving more information on this Maria de Serra. It goes without saying that the sentiments and signatures are the most appealing part of this collection. Many of the cards appear to contain original verse and all are quite legible and well preserved. Equally as lovely are the cards themselves, many being of exceptional beauty as they were all chosen by artists and intellectuals. All in all, a remarkable set worthy of further research. The correspondents are as follows: Diego Vicente Tejera; one of the most famous turn-of-the-century Cuban poets but also known as a short story writer, orator and political activists. Nestor Cargonell; famous poet and writer. His son went on to become a Hollywood star. Conde Kostia [pseudonym of Aniceto Valdivia]; writer, journalist, poet, critic, lecturer, dramatist, founder of newspapers and Cuban diplomat. Rafael Maria Merchain; very influential poet and philosopher Enrique Fontanills; very prominent Cuban journalist. Florimel: great Cuban journalist, writer and poet who died early in life. Manuel Raul Blanco Belmonte; Cuban poet. Ramon Meza; One of the most important Cuban writers of his time. Many of his books are considered classics and remain in print. Aurelio Cancio; Cuban journalist who founded "La Discusion" newspaper. Manuel Serafin Pichardo; one of the most popular Cuban poet of the 1900s. Frederico Mendes Cobos; a Cuban politician who became a a senator in 1902. Juan Maria Alberti: influential Cuban politician. Manuel Marquez Sterling; fine writer and politician. Jose Manuel Govin; journalist and director of the popular newspaper "El Munto" Cesar Cancio; Very popular Cuban poet, born in St, Spiritus. Pablo Bonachea; great Cuban journalist and director of "La Discussion" newspaper for one year. Jose Ernesto Trian; Cuban writer with political connections. Was ambassador to Venezuela. Manuel Tierso; Romantic Cuban poet Alvaro de la Iglesia. revered Cuban writer who penned the great "Cuban Traditions" Frederico Ledesma Balsunde: journalist and editor at "El Lucero." Fabio Fiallo; a leading Dominican writer, poet, and politician. He died in Cuba. Dulce Maria Borrero de Lujan; the most important Cuban woman writer and poet of her time. Frederico Hermida; author of any Cuban novels in the 1900s. Mariana Comas; Cuban essayist Joaquin Lopez Sena; renown Cuban poet and a politician from the 1900s to the 1920s. Eliseo Giberga; a very powerful and influential Cuban politician of the early 1900s. Manuek Coronado; an important Cuban journalist. Antonio San Miguel; Cuban writer and journalist. Pablo Santi Rois; Poet and respected journalist. Armando Celorio; One of the finest Cuban poets. Jose Maria Carbonell; famous Cuban poet and writer. Marcos Trazivark; famous Cuban writer and Musician. Esteban Joven; Cuban writer, poet and essayist. Narciso de Puso; famous poet, well entrenched in Cuban high society. Eduardo Mencis Capote; Cuban journalist popular among the elite. Lorenzo Frau Marsal; respected Cuban journalist .

Les Sources de l'Histoire de France XVIIe Siècle (1610-1715). I. Géographie et Histoires Générales. II. Mémoires et Lettres. III. Biographies. IV. Journaux et Pamphlets. V. Histoire Politique et Militaire. VI. Histoire Maritime et Coloniale, Histoire Religieuse. VII. Histoire Économiquie, Histoire Administrative. VIII. Histoire Provinciale et Locale, Essai sur les Sources Étrangères, Additions et Corrections, Table Générale by Bourgeois, Émile & Louis André

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Title: Les Sources de l'Histoire de France XVIIe Siècle (1610-1715). I. Géographie et Histoires Générales. II. Mémoires et Lettres. III. Biographies. IV. Journaux et Pamphlets. V. Histoire Politique et Militaire. VI. Histoire Maritime et Coloniale, Histoire Religieuse. VII. Histoire Économiquie, Histoire Administrative. VIII. Histoire Provinciale et Locale, Essai sur les Sources Étrangères, Additions et Corrections, Table Générale
Author: Bourgeois, Émile & Louis André
Seller: Bernett Rare Books Inc (United States)
Description: 8 vols. bound in 4. XVIII, 328, XII, 411, XII, 372, VII, 386, XVI, 393, XII, 459, XX, 452, XX, 412, 180 pp. text summarizing almost nine thousand pieces of source material for the study of 17th century France, including documents from an astonishingly wide variety of sources, indices. 8vo. Cloth, original wrpps. bound in, covers slightly rubbed. Paris (Auguste Picard) 1913-1935.

Children of Capricorn (Signed) by Abrahams, Williams

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Title: Children of Capricorn (Signed)
Author: Abrahams, Williams
Seller: Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good+
Description: New York: Random House, 1963. First Edition, First Printing Stated. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Original red cloth; illustrated dust jacket. Inscribed by the author on the FFEP: "For Howard Roberts, that phenomenon, a friend who BUYS the book! Warmest regards, Billy Abrahams / February 1963." Boards and spine tips rubbed, with a few small spots of fraying here and there. Dust jacket rubbed; chipped and creased at spine tips and corners; VG+ in mylar.

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