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American Painting: History and Interpretation
New York: Macmillan, 1950. Many black-and-white illustrations. 717 pages, tall 8vo, orange cloth, dust wrapper (worn and chipped). New York: Macmillan, 1950. A Very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Opera Omnia ex editione Heyniana cum notis et interpretatioine In Usum Delphini...Notis Variorum
London: Valpy, 1819. Volumes 1 - 8 (out of 10). Large thick 8vos, rebound in modern brown cloth. London: A.J. Valpy, 1819. Very good(+). More
The Dead Game Sportsmen
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1954. Profusely illustrated in black and white, slim 8vo, pictorial boards (worn). New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, (1954). First Edition. Inscribed "To Lawrence" at the top left of the flyleaf and signed "VIP" at the bottom. In between, Partch has drawn a visibly shaken woman, clutching her bosom and wailing skyward: "Something...something here down deep inside keeps saying...saying..." while a man on her right is staring at said bosom attentively. More
Signed Cartoon
1980. 1 page, 11 x 8.5 inches, no place, December 10, 1980. Original black-and-white captioned cartoon signed "VIP Partch" by the gag cartoonist depicting an unhappy, mustached man standing on a scale as his wife, carrying a folded pile of laundry, speaks to him while his cat stares at the scale. Caption written in pencil (as spoken by his wife): "...and a little round belly, that shook, when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly." Inscribed in blue pen "To..... More
Four Saints in Three Acts: An Opera
New York: G. Schirmer, 1948. Scenario by Maurice Grosser. Complete Vocal Score. Thin folio, pink wrappers printed in red & black; spine faded. New York: G. Schirmer, (1948). More
PICASSO. Words: Gertrude Stein; Music: Virgil Thompson
New York: JHW Editions, 1992. Red cloth folio clamshell case containing a CD, a 40 page 4to paperback booklet, and loose folio sheets of text an music, handsomely printed at the Stinehour Press. [New York]: JHW Editions, circa 1992. Limited edition -- number 153 of 275 copies. A fine copy, as new. The text consists of three previously printed pieces by Gertrude Stein on Pablo Picasso: "Picasso" (1909); "If I Told Him: A Completed Portrait of Picasso" (1923); and PICASSO..... More
Selected Letters
New York: Summit Books, 1988. Edited by Tim Page and Vanessa Weeks Page. 413 pages, 8vo, light green buckram (evenly faded to beige), matching buckram slipcase (uneven fading). New York: Summit Books, 1968. Limited edition. Very good(-) condition; would be near fine if not for the fading. No. 4 of 250 copies; signed in full by Thomson on the limitation page. More
American Music Since 1910.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. With many b/w photographic illustrations and musical notation. xvi, 204pp. 8vo, red cloth, dust wrapper a bit toned toward edges. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1971). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. With an introduction by Vladimir Nabokov. More
Music Right and Left.
New York: Henry Holt, 1951. x + 214pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper lightly chipped along top edge. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1951. First edition. A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More
Music with Words: A Composer's View.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1989. Filled with musical examples. x + 178pp., tall 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; dust wrapper chipped along upper margin. New Haven: Yale University Pres, 1989. A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Virgil Thomson.
New York: Knopf, 1966. Illustrated. x + 424pp. plus index [xiii], 8vo, cloth. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1966. First edition. A very good copy. More
Opera. Interpretatione et Notis.
Philadelphia: Joseph Allen, 1828. Large folding map of the Mediterranian area, torn along 2 folds. 567 pages + 102 page index, scattered foxing. Thick 8vo, full calf, well-rubbed and scratched in an unusual pattern, black leather spine label. Philadelphia: Joseph Allen, 1828. Scarce. Good. Previous owner's name on top corner ot title page. More
The Works of Virgil
London: Davidson, 1748. 2 volumes, 8vo, copperplate frontispiece in volume one, rubricated title pages, handsomely rebound in full brown blind stamped calf, red spine labels. London: Joseph Davidson, 1748. Fine. More
The Aeneid.
Norwalk: Easton, 1979. Translated by John Dryden. Illustrated by Carlotta Petrina with 12 plates. 397 pages. Short thick 4to, gilt-stamped gray leather, all edges gilt. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1979). Gilt at top edge scratched, else a fine copy. 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series. More
The Eclogues.
New York: Limiteed Editions Club, 1960. Translated into English verse by C.S. Calverley. Introduction by Moses Hadas. Illustrated by Vertes with colored line drawings throughout. 96 pages. Thin 4to, two-toned pictorial cloth, publisher's cloth slipcase (a bit soiled). New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1960. A fine copy in a very good(+) box. One of 1500 numbered copies signed by the illustrator. More
The Georgics.
Verona: Limited Editions Club, 1952. Translated into English by John Dryden. Beautifully illustrated by Bruno Bramanti. 155pp. 4to, green cloth- backed patterned boards, plain d.w., lined slipcase. Verona: The Limited Editions Club, 1952. A fine copy in a good(+) slip case. One of 1500 copies printed at The Officina Bodoni by Giovanni Mardersteig, and signed by the printer and illustrator. More
The Georgics.
New York: Cheshire, 1931. Translated into English Verse by Mr. John Dryden. Illustrated with 20 full-page plates. xiii, 182 pages. Slim folio, original boards, neatly re-backed in plain un-lettered brown papers; uncut edges. New York: Cheshire House, 1931. Internally a very good clean copy. limited Memorial edition. One of 1200 copies published to coincide with Virgil's bimillennium and the tercentary of Dryden's birth. More
Universum Poema: cum absoluta Servii Honorati Mauri, Grammatici, & Badii Ascentii interpretatione: Probe & Ioannis Vivis in Eclogas allegoriis...Large woodcut device on title; in-text images at start of each chapter; decorative initials throughout.
Venice: Apud Hippogryphium, 1578. [4], 389 leaves with text in double-columns. Short very thick folio, old calf boards; re-backed with modern cloth spine, occasional marginal staining and scattered foxing, but generally quite clean). Venetiis: Apud Hippogryphium, 1578.Scarce. Very good. A handsome edition, printed in Venice by Pietro Dusinelli. More