2771. Alpers, Svetlana.

Kunst als Beschreibung – Holländische Malerei des 17.Jahrhunderts. Mit einem Vorwort von Wolfgang Kemp.

Köln, Dumont Verlag, 1985. 8°. 429 Seiten mit zahlreichen Illustrationen. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. / Originaler Leinenband mit Schutzumschlag. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Small mistake from publisher’s bindery to lower spine. / Sehr gut erhalten bis auf einen kleinen Verlagsdefekt am unteren Kapital der Bindung. Wenige, ganz feine Bleistiftanstreichungen und ein oder zwei radierbare Anmerkungen. Seltenes, lange vergriffenes Buch !

2772. Penderecki, Krzysztof.

Die Teufel von Loudun. Textbuch. Oper in dre Akten. Libretto vom Komponisten. Nach “The Devils of Loudun” von Aldous Huxley in der Dramatisierung von John Whiting. Unter Benutzung der deutschen Übertragung des Dramas von Erich Fried.

Mainz, B. Schott’s Söhne, 1969. 13 x 20 cm. 63 Seiten. Softcover/ Kartoniert. Sehr guter Zustand mit minimalen Gebrauchsspuren.

2773. [Duffy, Charles Gavan / Davis, Thomas] / Grattan Flood, W.H.

The Spirit of the Nation or, Ballads and Songs by The Writers of “The Nation” with Original and Ancient Music, arranged for the Voice and Pianoforte.

New Edition, with preface and Introduction by W.H.Grattan Flood. Dublin, James Duffy and Co., 1911. Quarto. XXII, 368 pages – including the often missing Corrigenda Leaf (Errata). Original, illustrated Hardcover. Beautifully illustrated clothbinding that has been recently professionally restored. All edges gilt. New endpapers. Besides a 6 cm smudged repair to the front board in excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. A very rare and sought after publication.

2774. [Joyce, James] Behan, Dominic.

Finnegan’s Wake. – The Songs of James Joyce – Performed by Dominic Behan.

London, Collector Records, 1958. 8°. 2 pages. Original Softcover Sleeve. The Sleeve: Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. The Record itself: Near Mint Condition ! Very Rare original Reading / Performance by Dominic Behan. Recorded in London with Robin Hall on the Guitar.

2775. [Bachmann, Ingeborg] Henze, Hans Werner.

Der junge Lord. Textbuch. Komische Oper in zwei Akten von Ingeborg Bachmann nach der Parabel aus “Der Scheik von Allessandria und seine Sklaven” von Wilhelm Hauff. Musik von Hans Werner Henze.

Mainz, B. Schott’s Söhne, 1965. 13 x 20 cm. 46 Seiten. Softcover/ Kartoniert. Sehr guter Zustand mit minimalen Gebrauchsspuren.

2776. Grand Lodge of Edinburgh.

The Constitution and Laws of the Grand Lodge of Antient [sic] Free and Accepted Masons of Scotland.

First Edition. Edinburgh, Grand Lodge of Edinburgh and Grand Secrertary, 1958. 14.5 cm x 21.5 cm. VI, 178 pages. Original Hardcover (green cloth with gilt emblemata on the boards). Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed: “Provincial Grand Secretary – 1st March, 1959”. This is an amended version, probably the copy of the Grand Secretary himself, in which clean, red highlighted corrections have been made by hand with printed errata leaves tipped in on three locations within the publication. Rare !

2777. [Gogarty, Oliver St. John] Ussher, Arland.

The Face and Mind of Ireland.

Third Impression. London, Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1950. 15 cm x 21.5 cm. 142 pages. Modern Hardcover binding (grey cloth with black lettering on spine andnew endpapers). Excellent condition. This book comes from the library of Oliver Joseph St. John Gogarty and was signed and inscribed to him by Arland Ussher on the halftitle in May 1950. A very nice association copy.

2778. Krockow, Christian von.

Nationalismus als deutsches Problem.

München, Piper, 1970. 8°. 128 Seiten. Softcover. Kartoniert. Exemplar des Politikwissenschaftlers Klaus von Beyme mit seinen Anstreichungen ( Bleistift). Serie Piper ; Bd. 4

2779. Korngold, Erich Wolfgang.

Die tote Stadt. Textbuch. Oper in drei Bildern frei nach G. Rodenbachs Schauspiel “Das Trugbild” (″Bruges la Morte”) von Paul Schott. Musik von Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Opus 112.

Mainz, B. Schott’s Söhne, 1948. 13 x 20 cm. 51 Seiten. Softcover/ Kartoniert. Sehr guter Zustand mit minimalen Gebrauchsspuren.

2780. [Riddell, Charlotte Elizabeth] / [Riddell, William Easton].

A Bright Sunset – Or, Recollections of the Last Days of a Young Scottish Football Player. With introductory Note by J.H.Wilson.

First Edition. London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1884. Small Octavo. Pagination: Original portrait photograph of William Easton Riddell as Frontispiece, VI, (2), 142 pages with two wood-engravings (″Toward Point” and “Up the Kyles in the Ariel”). Original, beautifully illustrated Hardcover with a football-scene on the front board, gilt lettering and floral elements. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. The rare first edition with the original photograph of William Easton Riddell. Private giftinscription on the front free endpaper.