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Loose-leaf. Condition: Good. Later Printing. Musical setting for this poem, inspired by a Spanish dancer. Later printing, with 75¢ cover price. Light wear, some creasing, short tear to lower rear cover. 12 pages, counting covers (7 of printed music). Size: 9" by 12".
Published by G. Schirmer, New York, 1971
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition thus. Quarto. Four nested bifoliums making 16 pages. Fine. For voice and piano. Plate number 46979. Frances (Fanny) Blood was an English illustrator and friends with philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft, Stein's portrait of her originally appeared in the collection *Geography and Plays*. This musical setting is well represented in institutions but seemingly scarce in the trade.
Published by G. Schirmer, New York, 1948
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Quarto. Three nested bifoliums making nine pages. Music shop stamp on the front wrapper, sticker shadow and small abrasion on the front wrapper from the removal of a price sticker, light toning, else near fine. For voice and piano. Plate number 41673. Publisher's printed price of 60 cents on the front wrapper.
Published by G. Schirmer, Inc., New York,, 1948
Seller: Bertram Rota Ltd, Kintbury, United Kingdom
First Trade Edition. 4to Fine copy Wilson & Uphill E7b 8 pages loose in printed wrappers, as issued.
Published by Mercury Music Corporation, New York, 1935
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Quarto. Single sheet folded in half with a single leaf insert making six pages. Music shop stamp on the front cover, faint crease on the rear wrapper, light toning, light edgewear, near fine. For voice and piano. There was another version of this score printed in a limited run of 110 copies by J. Fischer & Bro. for the Berkshire School Musicale Association, this trade edition appears to be similarly uncommon.
Published by J. Fischer & Bro., New York, [1935], 1935
Seller: Bertram Rota Ltd, Kintbury, United Kingdom
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. One of 100 numbered copies 4to A little creasing to corners and a short tear at foot of spine, else a very nice copy. Wilson & Uphill E2a 8 pages, loose in printed tan wrappers, as issued.
Published by New World Records, New York, 1977
Seller: Honey & Wax Booksellers, ABAA, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Pop artist Robert Indiana's vivid serigraph poster for the 1977 New World Records release of The Mother of Us All, Virgil Thomson's 1947 opera about Susan B. Anthony, with a libretto by Gertrude Stein: "The right to sleep is given to no woman." Indiana had long been an active admirer of The Mother of Us All, designing sets for several stage productions, including the Santa Fe Opera's 1976 bicentennial production, whose recording is advertised here. The typography features Indiana's signature tipped O in MOTHER, a design element that recalls his iconic LOVE sculpture and stamp. For more on Indiana and The Mother of Us All, see David Littlejohn, "Artists on the Opera Stage" in The Ultimate Art (1992). A really attractive promotional poster, whose minor flaws would be mitigated by proper framing. Promotional poster, measuring 36 x 24 inches, screenprinted in red, yellow, black, white, and purple. Three corners creased, several short closed tears to bottom edge.
Hardcover in slipcase. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. Limited Numbered Edition. Copy #65 of 275 (300 total with 25 hors commerce) About fine in red clamshell box. (Mild bump at upper edge of box. ) Printed on Arches Wove paper at the Stinehour Press in Lunenberg, Vermont. The cover paper for Gertrude Stein's monograph has been specially made by Paul Wong at the Dieu Donne Papermill. The box covered in imported Brillianta cloth. Designed by Jerry Kelly. Features a facsimile of Virgil Thomson's score of "Bugles & Birds: A Portrait of Pablo Picasso" composed 30 April 1940 Paris, and Gertrude Stein's "Picasso" and "If I Told Him" a completed portrait of Picasso. (1948) A CD of Suzzan Craig on piano playing the Thomson piece at Steinway Hall, NYC on 11 November 1992 is set inside a compartment. A lovely production. ; 11 1/4" X 14 1/4".