New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company. 1976. 8vo. 192 pp. First softcover edition of the controversial American photographer's retrospective book, boldly signed and inscribed by Galella on the interior cover page to the legendary fashion designer: "For Halston / This book would not be complete without a serious designer of your intelligence and talent. / Best wishes for continued success / Ron Galella / 5/3/76". With some creasing and nicks to edges, paperclip stain to title and glue remnants along inner front gutter, small water stain to inside rear cover with some light rippling to last section of volume, otherwise very good. A special association copy. Read More...
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 205 pp. Cloth-bound hardcover. The Library of Great Art Movements illustrated book on Impressionism, signed and inscribed to the legendary American designer on the front endpaper by Halston's romantic partner, the artist and window dresser Victor Hugo, who has written, "To Lindo! Lindo! 73 Jan / Victor Hugo." Mild toning to pages throughout; overall in fine condition. 10 x 13 x 1.25 inches (25.4 x 33 x 3.2 cm.). From the Collection of Halston. Read More...
Pair of books published in Soviet Russia regarding the art of cinema. The first, Кино на западе и у нас ("Cinema in the West and Our Country"), was written by Anatoly Lunacharsky, a Marxist revolutionary and the first People's Commissar of Education. 8vo. Softcover in protective mylar. 80 pp. Teakinopechat, Moscow, 1928. Plates throughout from films including Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ and Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush. Unnumbered edition of 4,000. Cover by Soviet artist Boris Titov (1897–1951). Light wear to edges of cover, overall in fine condition. Together with a booklet related to the 1935 Soviet film Три товарища ("Three Comrades"), directed by Semyon Timoshenko. 16mo. Softcover. 8 pp. No publication information. Half-inch tear to lower spine, else in fine condition. Read More...
New York: Harper Entertainment. 2005. First. Hardcover in dj. 8vo. 506 pp. Signed copy of the American actress's memoir, which Bacall has inscribed to actress Phyllis Newman on the title page: "For my dearest Phyllis / Here we are again - with more love + admiration than ever / xxx Betty". In fine condition. Read More...
Karlsruhe: Engelhardt & Bauer. 1995. First. Deluxe edition with an original signed watercolored etching by the German artist, depicting Orpheus, the ancient Greek musician, poet and prophet, holding a lyre. 89 pp. Illustrated original boards with a CD (60 Min.) insert in front board, in original case with cover vignette, 13.75 x 10 inches (35 x 25 cm.). Together with one pencil signed (monogrammed) original color etching 9.75 x 9.5 inches (24.5 x 24 cm.), (the full sheet 12 x 12 inches [30 x 30 cm.]) and 21 color offsets. In very fine condition. Read More...
Leipzig: Musikwissenschaftliche Studienbibliothek Peters. 1978. First. Folio. 88 pp. Hardcover, beige linen boards. A three-color collotype reproduction of an autograph manuscript specially prepared by a 19-year old Schubert to send to Goethe, the present volume includes “Gretchen am Spinnrade," “Schäfers Klagelied,” “Rastlose Liebe,” “Geistes-Gruß,” “An Mignon,” “Nähe des Geliebten,” “Meeres Stille,” “Wandrers Nachtlied,” “Der Fischer,” “Erster Verlust,” “Die Spinnerin,” “Heidenröslein,” “Wonne der Wehmut,” “Erlkönig,” “Der König in Thule,” and “Jägers Abendlied.” German-language commentary by noted musicologists Peter Hauschild. Light folding lines to dust jacket flaps. In very fine condition. Read More...
München: Musikverlag Emil Katzbichler. 1978. First. Oblong folio. 88 pp. Hardcover, marbled boards with linen spine. No. 873 in a limited edition of 1800. A striking four-tone lithographic reproduction of Schubert's autograph manuscript for his unfinished Symphony No. 8 in B minor, which rests in the records of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna. The present copy includes both the extra leaf discovered by Christa Landon in 1969 and the empty folios that follow the beginning of the third movement, plus eight additional pages of musical sketches. German-language afterward by noted musicologists Walther Durr and Christa Landon. In very fine condition. Read More...