- Sl. foxed almost throughout; bookblock broken (i.a. first three leaves, final 2 leaves and wrappers loose); traces of former tape (used to reattached these loose leaves). Lacks backstrip.
= RISM M 4191.
AND 3 others, i.a. two bound-up vols. of 13/ 14 (collections of) songs, all for voice with piano or guitar (±1801-1830, in contemp. almost unif. hmor. w. giltlettered ("Ida"/ "Unna") lozenge-shaped mor. letterpiece on frontcover, obl. 4to).
= The latter 2 vols. contain i.a. .J. HAYDN, Lieblings-Gesänge aus Haydn's Jahrzeiten (Offenbach a.M., J. André, n.d. (±1801), plate no. 1640, lithogr. title-p. and score); L. VAN BEETHOVEN, Sechs Lieder von Gellert (Leipsic, C.F. Peters, n.d. (±1803), plate no.267, engr. score); L. SPOHR, Sechs Deutsche Lieder. Zweite/ Dritte/ Vierte Sammlung (Leipsic, C.F. Peters, n.d. (±1819), 3 vols., plate no. 1270, 1346 and 1940, engr. scores); J.B VAN BREE, Adolf by het graf van Maria (Amst., A.W. Rouwen, n.d. (±1830), plate no. 220, engr. score); W.J. TOMASCHEK, Gedichte von Goethe. Heft 7 and 9 (Prague, M. Berra, n.d. (±1815), plate no. 530 and 532, 2 vols., both w. ident. engr. title-vignette, engr. scores. Both w. vague waterstain in outer margin in the plate) and S. NEUKOMM, Trost in Tränen (Hamb./ Altona, Rudolphus/ Cranz, n.d. (±1820), without plate no., engr. title-p. and score).
- Lacks the facsimile called for on tiltle-p; sl. foxed; 2 lvs loose.
= Rare, no copy traced in the trade or at auction.
AND 1 other.
= Also incl. programs signed by various performers, i.a. Norman Bailey, Ingrid Bjoner, Helga Dernesch and Maria Stanley.
AND ±20 others similar, all concerning R. WAGNER and the WAGNERVEREENIGING, incl. various programs for the Bayreuther Festspiele, with i.a. 4 programs from the years 1959-1960 signed by various performers.
- Wrappers occas. loose and frayed.
= I.a. of Vereeniging "De Phoenix", Fritz Hirsch Operette, Nationale Opera, Nederlandsche Opera, Koninklijke Zangvereeniging "Excelsior", Amsterdamsch Lyrisch Tooneel, Opera Italiana, Vlaanderen's Opera Gids and Repertoire van Duitsche Opera-Teksten.
- Trifle foxed. A good/ fine copy.
AND 1 other: F.H.L. TIEDEMAN, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, bio-bibliografische schets (Amst., 1876, 96p., early 20th cent. hcl.).
- Sl. foxed. Second vol. backcover sl. dam. along lower margin.
Maandblad voor Muziek, tevens Orgaan der "Wagner-vereeniging" te Amsterdam. Ed. H. Viotta. Year 1-5 (all publ.). Amst., Erven H. van Munster, 1888-1894, 5 years in 2 vols., music examples, contemp. unif. gilt red hmor., t.e.g.
- Occas. trifle foxed. A very fine set.
AND 1 other: LE GUIDE MUSICAL. Revue hebdomadaire des nouvelles musical de la Belgique et de l'étranger. Year 28, 30 and 31 (Brussels etc., 1882-1885, 3 vols., contemp. unif. gilt calf, large 4to. Backstrips and corners sl. worn and leather dried).
- Sl. foxed (only affecting the margins of the plates); upper hinge strengthened w. tape; final lvs. sl. waterst. in margin. Spine pasted over w. tape; worn at edges.
= Rare songbook with nice accomp. plates. Songs include i.a. Le roi de la fève; Adieu, Suzon!; Elle ne m'aime pas!; Une voix dans la nuit; Les trois compagnons and Le printemps est venu.
- Partly sl. waterst. in inner margin; occas. sl. foxed; hinges weak. Backstrip and extremities sl. worn; spine-ends repaired; covers sl. discoloured/ stained.
= Rare collection of 12 popular songs written by J.P. Heije, i.a. Herinnering, Des visschers dochtertjen, Oogspiegel en Stroomvaart.
- Contents loose; occas. (sl.) foxed. Spine splitting (repaired w. tape); extremities sl. worn.
= Includes songs i.a. by A. LINCELLE: C'était ma soeur, Reconnais-moi, La bonne vierge and La bonne aventure.
Labarre, Th. Album. Paris, Bureau Central de Musique, 1844, lithogr. title and 10 plates by F. SORRIEU, scores for 9 songs, richtly gilt moroccobacked boards, 4to.
- Foxed; lvs. strengthened/ repaired w. (sello)tape. Joints splitting; extremities worn.
= Includes songs i.a. by A. GOURDIN: Le moulin, Le chant du Bravo, Je la hais and La fille du soldat.
AND 3 other songbooks by R. MAZEL, E. PACINI and F. MASINI.
- Songs occas. (sl.) foxed/ frayed (some repaired); frontwr. mostly w. stamp(s); occas. sl. stained/ soiled.
= A large and interesting collection of 19th-century songs, most of which are now rarely performed but were very popular at the time. Some names and titles: E. ARNAUD, Sois jaloux!; G. BANEUX, Les voeux; P. BERNARD, Le singe et le perroquet; G. BIZET, Carmen. Habanera; L. BORDÈSE, Les femmes de la bible; L. CLAPISSON, Le postillon; J. COSTÉ, Les horreurs de la guerre; P. HENRION, Jirai plus jamais à la noce; E. LHUILLIER, Les rêves dun anglais; G. MEYERBEER, Le chant du dimanche; G. NADAUD, Voilà pourquoi je suis garçon and L. PUGET, Giselle. This lot also includes a few English and German popular songs.
- Sl. foxed in blank margins.
= Rare portrait of the promising Dutch tenor (1827-1855), who died before having reached his peak at the age of 28. He was apparently somewhat of a prodigy, and became the protégé of the director of the Dutch Royal school of music. He soon became one of the promising musicians of the "Maatschappij van Toonkunst". The portrait comes with a commemorative publication, in orig. green wrappers, titled "Herinnering aan Karel Willem vom Rath" and containing a 2p. biography, a eulogy (1p.) and a 2p. commemorative poem by Willem J.N.H. van den Bergh. Strangely enough Carl Wilhelm vom Rath cannot be traced in any of the major biographical or music dictionaries.
- Title-p. sl. foxed. Binding worn along extremities; spine-ends dam.
= Title edition of the first edition of this piano adaptation.
Meyerbeer, G. Le Prophète. Paris etc., Brundus & Cie, Troupenas & Cie. a.o., n.d. (±1849), 2nd enl. ed., (2) textp., 442p., lithogr. title-p. and score, contemp. giltlettered green hmor., folio.
- Lithogr. title loose; textp. foxed; most leaves w. waterstain in upper margin affecting the uppermost bar.
AND 1 other: P. VON WINTER, Das unterbrochene Opferfest. Piano adaptation by ? (Braunschw., n.d. (1832), plate no.207, lithogr. frontisp. portrait, title and score, contemp. hcalf w. gilt green letterpiece on frontcover, obl. 8vo. Vaguely dampstained in lower and inner margins; upper joint starting).
- Sl. foxed. = Rare catalogue, listing 1145 intruments.
- Bookblock of both vols. almost loose.
= Braches 1298-1300 and 1303.
AND ±50 other (music) programs, brochures etc., ±1900-1940, mainly Dutch, partly w. nice art nouveau wr. design (incl. duplicates).
= I.a. programs by De Amsterdamsche Kunstkring "Voor Allen" (in 5 variant wrappers, i.a. 2 diff. designs by N.J. v.d. Vecht), Chr. Oratorium Ver. Amsterdam (Feestuitvoering 20-jarig bestaan, 1905, wr. by Jan Visser), Rembrandt Theater (3 variants), Stadschouwburg Amsterdam (wr. by N. Schrier), Académie Nationale de Musique et de Danse (3 variants) and 2 diff. programs by Paleis voor Volksvlijt.
- About one third of the plates foxed, otherwise trifle foxed or fine.
= On this important manual for actors, based on a series of 38 lessons that the painter and leading Dutch actor of his time Johannes Jelgerhuis gave during the years 1824 to 1827, see at large the exhibition catalogue Johannes Jelgerhuis Rzn. Acteur-schilder 1770-1836 (1969), p.44-52 and cat. no. 406 (listing only 274 textp. and 79 plates).
- Without vol. 21, 30, 36 and 39. Extremities sl. worn; contents fine (besides a few contemp. annots.). Good/ fine set.
= An attractively bound, almost continuous, set of almanacs of the Parisian theatre companies (i.a. Académie royale de musique, Opéra-Comique and Comédie-Française). For each theatre, new plays performed during the year, names of the actors, dramatists and musicians in the ensembles, summaries/ excerpts of the plays and anecdotes related to the theatres are listed. From 1792 on, the almanac also includes information about provincial theatres (i.a. in Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille and Nantes). From the library of the 19th-cent. French dramatist Paul Duport (his owner's entry on first free endpaper/ blank of each vol.).
= Very fine copy with a bound-in dedicatory note signed "Frédéric Hillemacher" to "Monsieuir Wekerlin".
BOUND WITH: a section extracted from MILLIN, Les antiquités nationales (...) Section de la rue Beau-Bourg (chapter XLI): Chapelle de S. Julien-des-Menestriers (18p., 2 engr. plates. Both plates sl. waterstained). Préludes historiques sur la Ghilde des Ménestrels de Bruges, suivis de la légende d'une sainte chandelle. Ed. D. van de Casteele. Bruges, Vandecasteele-Werbrouck, 1868, 1st ed., (2),95p., 3 lithogr. plates (1x col.), later hcl. Maitres de chant et organistes de Saint-Donatien et de Saint-Sauveur à Bruges. Ed. D. vande Casteele and E. van der Straeten. Ibid., idem, 1870, 77p., woodengr. title-vignette, later hcl. unif. w. the preceding. - AND 3 others, i.a. A. GENTY (ed.), Chansons sur la régence. Trois chansons attribuées au régent (Paris, 1861, printed in 355 copies, sl. later hcl., sm. 8vo) and M. FÜRSTENAU, Zur Geschichte der Musik und des Theaters am Hofe der Kurfürsten von Sachsen, Johann Georg II., Johann Georg III. und Johann Georg IV. (Dresden, 1861/ 1862, 2 parts in 1 vol., fold. plate and fold. table, contemp. boards. Contents partly foxed; binding sl. worn along extremities).
= SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXIII.
- Foxed (esp. in first half); final 50p. dampstained in outer corners/ right half; margins of several leaves strengthened/ repaired.
Capet, L. La Technique Supérieure de l'Archet. Paris, M. Senart et Cie, 1916, 1st ed., 144p., text printed within decorated border in red, num. music examples, contemp. clothbacked boards w. orig. frontwr. laid down, folio (fine).
- Sl./ trifle foxed. Orig. wrappers loosely inserted. = Very rare.