Angle Repose Opera Program by Stegner Wallace: Signed (3 results)
More imagesAngle of Repose: Opera Program (signed by Wallace Stegner), [with] San Francisco Opera Poster
Stegner, Wallace; Adler, Kurt Herbert (General Director); Tchakalian, Sam (Artist - poster)
Published by San Francisco Opera, San Francisco 1976
- Softcover
- Signed
Seller: Swan's Fine Books, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Walnut Creek, CA, U.S.A.Swan's Fine Books, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA
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US$ 150.00
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Wraps. Condition: Fine. Program: octavo size, [24] pp., signed by Wallace Stegner; Poster: 25" high. In order to help celebrate the 200th anniversaries of both the nation and the City of San Francisco (which took place on June 29, 1776, when colonists from Spain established the Presidio of San Francisco at the Golden Gate and Mi…ssion San Francisco de Asís a few miles away), the San Francisco Opera adapted Wallace Stegner's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Angle of Repose" into an opera. Offered are two items from the World Premiere which took place in November of 1976: the program, which is signed by Stegner underneath his printed name on page [15], along with the opera company poster for the same. The program includes pieces by the composer, the librettist, the conductor, and Stegner, with the signature of Wallace Stegner (N.B., not recorded in Colberg). The poster has an illustration of "Fia" (1965) by Sam Tchakalian, San Francisco artist and teacher admired for his forceful abstract paintings. ___DESCRIPTION: Program: original rose wrappers printed in brown with title and the names of the performers, tan paper printed in brown ink, illustrated; octavo size (9" by 5.5"), unpaginated [24] pp., signed by Wallace Stegner on p. [15]. Poster: reproduction of the abstract painting "Fia", banners above and below with black lettering on white containing the details of the production; the poster measures 25" by 17.5", with the reproduction of the Tchakalian abstract being 15.5" by 17.25". ___CONDITION: Program: fine, like new. Poster: Very good, some foxing to the white areas and overall shallow creasing, free of tears or sharp folds, free of markings. ___POSTAGE: Please note that if you wish the poster shipped flat additional postage will apply (our standard is to ship rolled in a cylinder); please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help. Casey, Lawrence (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by San Francisco Opera Company, S. F. 1976
- Softcover
- Signed
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Crestline, CA, U.S.A.curtis paul books, inc.
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Softcover. Condition: Fine. Stapled card covers. An informational pamphlet about the opera signed by Stegner at his biographical page. Fine condition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.
More imagesPublished by San Francisco Opera Company, San Francisco 1976
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Tom Davidson, Bookseller, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Tom Davidson, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Fine
US$ 175.00
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Original Wraps - Single Claspe. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A program from the operatic adaptation of Stegner's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, staged to commemorate the bicentennial of both the nation and the City of San Francisco. The opera is composed by Andrew Imbrie; the librettist is Oakley Hall, and the conductor for the…premiere was John Mauceri. The pamphlet is fine in original textured orange wrappers and is signed by Stegner on the author's biographical page. An uncommon item. Signed by Author(s).
