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The Musical Entertainer. Complete 2-volume set, with a total of 200 fine engraved illustrative plates by BICKHAM, Jr., George ?1706-1771

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Title: The Musical Entertainer. Complete 2-volume set, with a total of 200 fine engraved illustrative plates
Creator: BICKHAM, Jr., George ?1706-1771
Seller: J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
Description: London: Printed for & Sold by Geo: Bickham, at his House ye Corner of Bedford-Bury, New-Street, Covent Garden; Printed for C. Corbett at Addison's head, Fleet Street, 1737. 2 volumes. Tall folio. Half late 19th century mid-tan pebbled leather with marbled boards, mid-tan calf title label gilt to upper of each volume, spine in compartments with titling gilt. Letterpress subscribers list, otherwise engraved throughout. Two volumes, each with 100 finely engraved plates printed on rectos only, with large, attractive vignettes to upper portion of each leaf engraved by Bickham, some after Gravelot and Watteau. The music and text of each song appears below the illustration, with most pieces set for voice and figured bass with a separate part for flute. Vol. I 1f. (recto title within highly decorative border by Bickham, verso blank), 1f. ("A Table of the Songs in the Musical Entertainer Vol. 1st"), [4] ("A List of those Encouragers of this Work, who have sent in their Names"), 1f. (smaller-format engraving tipped-in) +100ff. engraved plates. The fine title-page includes allegorical figures holding stringed and wind instruments, putti with music, a gentleman's portrait [?Bickham) propped on an easel, etc. Named composers include Boyce, Carey, Corelli, Digard, M.C. Festing, Gladwin, Greene, Gunn, Handel, Holcombe, Howard, Hudson, Lampe, Leveridge, Monro, Antony Neale, Popely, Henry Purcell, Putti, Stanley, Vanbrugh, Vincent and C. Young. Named authors of song texts include Congreve, A. Hill, Thos. Hundeshagen, Jersey, John Mottley, "A Lady," Lockman, Philip, and Smith. Named singers include Mr. Beard, Senesino, and Isabella Young. Vol. II 1f. (recto blank, verso fine full-page frontispiece of Calliope), 1f. ("A Table of the Songs in the Musical Entertainer Vol. 2d", verso blank), + 100ff. engraved plates. Named composers include Arne, Bliondoracellini, Carey, Festing, Wm. Fischer, Gladwin, Gouge, Handel, Howard, King, J.F. Lampe, Leveridge, Pepusch, Philips, Popely, John C. Smith, Vincent, and Wichello. Named authors of song texts include Carey, Lockman, Abram. Langford, Leveridge, Monro, Thos. Philips, and Prier. Named singers include Mrs. Clive, Mr. Leguar, Leveridge, Capn. Morrice, and Mrs. Vincent. Provenance Vol. I with early bookplate of Susanna Harland to front pastedown; modern decorative woodcut bookplate of Kate Lee signed with initials "SI" with contemporary signature ("S. Gage") to blank upper margin of flyleaf; old bookseller descriptions and pencilled annotations to front pastedown. Contemporary presentation inscription to head of title to Vol. I; two contemporary manuscript annotations correcting textual attributions. Bindings worn, rubbed and bumped; joints partially split; edges slightly browned with occasional very small chips. Minor internal wear and browning; occasional small stains; Vol. I with minor repair to blank margin of plate 54; plates 39, 70, 85, and 86 very slightly trimmed with upper and lower margins reinforced, minor repair to lower margin of plate 70; manuscript annotations faded.; Vol. II with minor repair to blank margin of plate 1; lower blank outer corner of plate 92 repaired. Cohen-De Ricci, 145-46. Lipperheide, 560. BUC, p. 107 (conforming to the first entry except for the fact that the figures in the bass of bars 1-4 of folio 88 in Vol. I in addition to the figures in bars 1-2). RISM BII, p. 245. "[Bickham] was principally famous in music circles for his two illustrated folio volumes The Musical Entertainer, first issued in fortnightly parts, each containing four plates, from January 1737 to December 1739. The 200 plates are songs, headed and surrounded with pictorial embellishments illustrative of the song ..., and engraved in the style of and even copied directly from Gravelot and Watteau. This work was the first of its kind to be published in England and quickly produced imitators such as Lampe's British Melody, engraved by Benjamin Cole. A second edition, corrected by Lampe, was also issued in parts (1740-41), and a third, printed from the original plates, appeared in 1765, issued by John Ryall. Other musical works engraved by Bickham include Songs in the Opera of Flora (1737), An Easy Introduction to Dancing (1738) and the frontispiece for Simpson's The Delightful Pocket Companion for the German Flute (c1745)." Frank Kidson, et al. in Grove Music Online The Musical Entertainer is considered to be one of the finest 18th century illustrated books. Complete copies of this monumental work, particularly with the subscribers list, are quite rare.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by Rowling, J. K.

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Title: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Author: Rowling, J. K.
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: London: Bloomsbury, 1999. First edition. Fine/Fine. First printing (numberline to 1), first state with "Joanne Rowling" on the copyright page and page 7 with the misaligned text. A Fine copy in like dust jacket. Pages very faintly toned at margins, still a very appealing copy. The exciting third book in the series, where the action really starts to heat up and we first become acquainted with Sirius Black. Winner of the Whitbread Children's Book Award, the Bram Stoker Award and the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel. Errington A7(aaa). Fine in Fine dust jacket.

Logomachy, or War of the Words by WRIGHT, F.A.

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Title: Logomachy, or War of the Words
Author: WRIGHT, F.A.
Seller: Boston Book Company (United States)
Description: Wright, F.A.. WRIGHT, F.A. Logomachy, or War of the Words. Cincinnati, F.A. Wright, 1874. 56 cards, measuring 3 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches. On each is a letter of the alphabet in large type, and a picture of a songbird. A word-building game, which won the Highest Premium for the Best New Parlor Game at the Cincinnati Industrial Exposition of 1874. A clean, complete set, with the printed instruction sheet, and housed in its own cardboard box with a color-lithographed pictorial lid. The lower part of the box is repaired with thread, and one side of the lid is detached. Rare in the original box and with the instructions.

Early American Congressman Joseph Bradley Varnum Criticizes Opposition To Foreign-Born Members Of Thomas Jeffersons Administration: By The Constitution Of The United States, And By The Laws Which Have Been Passed Agreeable To It, Provided, That Every Person Who Is A Naturalized Citizen, Shall Be Intitled To All The Privileges And Amenities Of A Free Born Citizen, Except Only That Of Being Elected President Of The U.S. by JOSEPH VARNUM

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Title: Early American Congressman Joseph Bradley Varnum Criticizes Opposition To Foreign-Born Members Of Thomas Jeffersons Administration: By The Constitution Of The United States, And By The Laws Which Have Been Passed Agreeable To It, Provided, That Every Person Who Is A Naturalized Citizen, Shall Be Intitled To All The Privileges And Amenities Of A Free Born Citizen, Except Only That Of Being Elected President Of The U.S.
Author: JOSEPH VARNUM
Seller: Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc. (United States)
Description: JOSEPH BRADLEY VARNUM (1750/1751-1821). Varnum was a long-time Massachusetts politician affiliated with the Democratic-Republican Party. He served as a Congressman from 1895-1811, including as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1807 to 1811, and a Senator from 1811 to 1817, including as President Pro Tempore from 1813 to 1814. AL. 2 pg. 8 x 10. January 22, 1803. An autographed letter, though unsigned, from Joseph Bradley Varnum to an unidentified individual. The document is in response to a letter previously written by the individual: Pray Sir what is your precise meaning when you say, you wish to have our own Countrymen put in office in preference to any other under heaven and in pursuing the Idea You say that you presume we have Men of our own Country that are Qualified to fill any office, if not you say, let us give up our Independence to foreigners. After summarizing why the receiver cannot mean actual foreign citizens, Varum writes: There is but one other point of light in which I can possibly view your meaning, and that never would have entered my head had it not been Suggested by others. I must then take it for granted, that you have adopted the idea of distinction between a natural born Citizen, and one who has been born in another Country, and hath since become a Citizen. This distinction has been lately taken by the federal partyto figure to themselves a more plausible pretext for calumy Mr. Gallatin, the present Secretary of the Treasury, and imbitter the minds of the people against him. Nothing of this kind was said by them when Mr. Hamilton was in the same office nowand in fact it ought, for he as well as Mr. Gallatin was, by the Constitution, entitled to all the privileges of a natural born Citizen. By the Constitution of the United States, and by the Laws which have been passed agreeable to it, provided, that every person who is a naturalized Citizen, shall be intitled to all the privileges and amenities of a free born Citizen, except only that of being elected President of the U.S. This letter is excellent insight into anti-immigrant sentiment in the early days of the republic. Most often, the Alien & Sedition Acts are seen as evidence of opposition to foreign and foreign-born influence in the United States, but the treatment of Albert Gallatin, the Swiss-born longest-serving Secretary of the Treasury and founder of New York University, among other accomplishments, is a striking example. Gallatin was often portrayed as a corrupting, un-American, manipulative influence on Presidents Jefferson and Madison. A typed transcription is included, though it incorrectly gives the year of the letter as 1863, among other relatively minor errors. The letter is in fine condition.

Six Plays: Madame Butterfly, Du Barry, The Darling of the Gods, Adrea, The Girl of the Golden West, The Return of Peter Grimm (First Edition, Association Copy, inscribed to George Middleton) by David Belasco

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Title: Six Plays: Madame Butterfly, Du Barry, The Darling of the Gods, Adrea, The Girl of the Golden West, The Return of Peter Grimm (First Edition, Association Copy, inscribed to George Middleton)
Author: David Belasco
Seller: Royal Books (United States)
Description: Boston: Little, Brown, 1928. First Edition. First Edition. Association Copy, INSCRIBED in the year of publication by the author on the front endpaper to playwright George Middleton: "To George Middleton / with affectionate regards / David Belasco / October 1928." Middleton's nephew David's ownership stamp on the front pastedown. New Jersey-born playwright, director, and producer George Middleton served as president of the Dramatists Guild of America from 1927 to 1929. He is perhaps best remembered today for his instrumental role in creating the Minimum Basic Agreement, a collective bargaining agreement that covers benefits, rights, and protections for Writers Guild of America members. Middleton was also known for his collaborations with Guy Bolton, including the successful 1917 stage comedy "Polly With a Past," basis for the 1920 film adaptation. Very Good lacking the dust jacket. Spine and board edges lightly faded, with light soil on the copyright page.

The Red River in Southwestern History by Carl Newton Tyson

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Title: The Red River in Southwestern History
Author: Carl Newton Tyson
Seller: Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Collectible; Fine
Description: Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1981. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title. A very solid copy to boot of the 1981 stated 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 222 pgs. Signed by Author.

Launcelot and Guenevere: A Poem in Dramas by Hovey, Richard

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Title: Launcelot and Guenevere: A Poem in Dramas
Author: Hovey, Richard
Seller: Thorn Books (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: New York: United States Book Company, 1891. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. 263pp. MAroon cloth, gilt title on spine and gilt design on upper board. Top edge gilt. Corners and hinges worn,cloth lightly soiled, else a very good copy. BAL 9375. .

To The King's Taste by Sass, Larna J.

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Title: To The King's Taste
Author: Sass, Larna J.
Seller: lizzyoung bookseller (United States)
Condition: Yellow illustrated boards. Near fine
Description: New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975. Hardcover. Yellow illustrated boards. Near fine. 144 pages. 22 x 12.5 cm. "All but a few of the recipes in this book are from the Forme of Cury (Manner of Cook-manuscript recipes in Middle English). Written about 1390 at the request of King Richard II, 'the best and royalist viander of all Christian kings.' Many of the hundred and ninety-six recipes in the Forme of Cury reveal the lust for grandeur and exoticism characteristic of Richard's court." Designed by Peter Oldenburg, Composed and printed by The Stinehour Press. Illustrated throughout. Interior crisp and clean, boards very lightly soiled.

The Atlantic Wall (2): Belgium, The Netherlands, Denmark and Norway (Osprey Fortress, No. 89) by Zaloga, Steven J

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Title: The Atlantic Wall (2): Belgium, The Netherlands, Denmark and Norway (Osprey Fortress, No. 89)
Author: Zaloga, Steven J
Seller: Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
ISBN: 9781846033933
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Osprey, 2009. 1st Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 7x0x9. Hook, Adam. First printing. Covers toned. 2009 Soft Cover. 64 pp. Germany's Atlantic Wall was the most ambitious military fortification program of World War II. Following its conquest of Western Europe, Germany had to defend some 5,000 kilometers of Atlantic coastline from the Spanish border to the Arctic Circle. The United States' entry into the war and the inevitability of an Anglo-American landing in Western Europe resulted in the fortification of this coastline along its entire length. Focusing on the northern Atlantic Wall in the Low Countries and Scandinavia, this title addresses the special defensive features and unique aspects of fortification in these countries, such as the early focus on fortifying Norway, due to early British commando raids; the greater use of turreted naval guns; and the establishment of first-line Flak defenses in the Low Countries to counter the Allied strategic bombing campaign.

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