Magic Flute, Signed (25 results)

Condition: Fine. Limited to 200 copies. Limited to 200 copies. 28p. Bound in stiff wraps. Inscribed and signed on upper cover by author (probably). Signed.

Basil Swift (illustrator). Softcover. Condition: As New. Binding tight. Cover and pages clean with no marks, tears or creases. Illustrated with full-page prints. Libretto Translated and Illustrated by Basil Swift. Opera in Two Acts. General Notes from translator included. Small square with "Errata" affixed to last page below Publisher's Note. Signed/inscribed on inside front cover, "To Basil Jenkins With sincere regards from Basil Swift 1979". Basil Jenkins lived in Southern California and was a museum curator, historian, author, lecturer, and steward of beautiful cultural artifacts.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Libretto translated and illustrated by Basil Swift. SIGNED and inscribed, "With kindest regards to Father Dositei from Basil Swift". Included is a laid in type written poem by Mozart, translated by Swift, who has signed and inscribed it to Father Dositei. ; Tight, clean and crisp. A gently read book in Very Good condition. No remainder mark. Not ex-library. ; The Very Rev. Dositei Obradovich was the spiritual leader of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the United States and for decades the only celibate American monk to carry the ancient title of archimandrite. ; 4to ; 111 pages; Signed by Translator.

Soft cover. Condition: Good Plus. Basil Swift (illustrator). Good+ beige pictorial softcover. 1979. SIGNED/Inscribed by ILLUSTRATOR, Basil Swift on inside cover. Small stain to front cover. Mild edge wear/scuffing. Pages all clean. OVERSIZE volume. 111 pp. Inscribed by Author(s). Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine Plus. Catherine Marcogliese (illustrator). First Edition. Based on the opera by Mozart, re-cast as a fairy-tale for children. Inscribed by author on front free endpaper to fellow Canadian writer Al Purdy and his wife "With love / Al & Eurithe / a singstory / Linda / xo". Signed by Author.

hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Deluxe signed edition, presented in traycase. Hardcover in traycase with signed print and CDs in rear sleeve. Book is missing jacket, some rubbing and wear to traycase and book cover. Otherwise clean and unmarked. Binding strong. Good condition. Photos available upon request. Signed by Author.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. No jacket. Signed by Kaneko on the title page.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. Signed. Signed by the Author. Hardcover. No noticeable wear to the dust jacket. No cover wear. Clean unmarked text. Tight binding.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Pictorial card covers, generally in good shape without tears or creasing. Signed byJames Galway with small dedivation.A very clean copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. With a signed print by the illustrator Davide Pizzigoni.Also incudes 2 CDs. In a very good clam shell case.

Condition: NEAR FINE. 2019 HCw/DJ. First edition, signed by author. Near fine with just a hint of wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Publishers laminated hard covers in clean, tidy condition, inscribed from the author Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Thus. First printing of this clamshell edition. Fine color print in translucent cover is signed. Book is not signed. Unmarked inside and out. Box shows the very lightest of shelf wear (quite minimal.) Hence, Fine/Fine/Near Fine. A beautiful example! No extra postage necessary unless Priority or overseas. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 200 pages. Published in 2000. New English Translation of the German opera, visually re-interpreted by accompanying art. One of the greatest operas of all time, in a fresh and vital new book production. The Clamshell Box Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with the regular trade edition. Published in a small and limited one-time-only print run that sold out upon publication. The Clamshell Box Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Davide Pizzigoni: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial hard boards with titles on spine, as issued. Text and Introductory Essay by J. D. McClatchy, commissioned by The Bogliasco Foundation Italy. Art by Davide Pizzigoni. 10 X 10 inch original print laid-in and signed by the artist. Two CD's of the full opera appended at the back. Maroon Cloth Clamshell Box. Original Publisher's Outer Box. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Re-presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "The Magic Flute" in a new and definitive English translation by the great poet J. D. McClatchy and splendid full-color illustrations by the brilliant artist Davide Pizzigoni. Nothing left to say of whatever significance about one of the most glorious and beloved operas ever composed. "The ultimate gift for opera lovers, the irresistible illustrated libretto pairs Davide Pizzigoni's engaging images with J. D. McClatchy's witty new translation. Music CD of the rare 1937 recording of Arturo Toscanini conducting the Vienna Philharmonic. Pizzigoni is a Milan-based artist and designer who has created sets and costumes for productions in Zurich and Vienna. McClatchy is Editor of The Yale Review and author of four collections of poems and four original opera libretti" (Publisher's blurb). An absolute "must-have" title for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, J. D. McClatchy, and Davide Pizzigoni collectors. This is a copy of the Clamshell Box Edition. It comes with a lovely 10 X 10 inch original print that is very prominently and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on recto by Davide Pizzigoni. It is signed directly on the print itself. Pizzigoni signed the print, NOT the book. This title is a classical music collectible, and is itself a classic. This is one of very few copies of the Clamshell Box Edition still available online, is still in the publisher's original outer box, and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. The print is eminently suitable for framing. Please note: Precedes and should NOT be confused with the regular trade edition. Copies available online have serious flaws ("very Good", "slight wear"). A rare signed copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with color plates. One of the greatest operas of all time. A fine collectible copy. ISBN 0789206455. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Warren Chappell (illustrator). Oblong 4to. Hardcover. Yellow cloth. Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Unpaginated. Full-page color illustrations by Warren Chappell. Very good. No additional printings listed. Dust jacket quite edge-worn. Price-clipped. This copy inscribed by Updike on half-title "to ---------warm regards even though you are no longer children John Updike". Inscribed by Author(s).

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Condition: Very Good; Hardcovers, no dustjackets. Two volumes. Red cloth with silver printing on spines. Both volumes Signed and inscribed by Eckelmeyer on the front pastedowns. First Edition. Books are in Very Good condition with clean covers and pages, square spine and corners and tight bindings. Scarce two volume set. Photos upon request.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Includes signed print. Hardcover in slip case. Good binding and cover. Light wear. Clean, unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. From the library of gay activist Bernard Delia. Bernie was a founding member of the Capital Pride Alliance, and served as co-chair of World Pride 2025. Delia worked at the U.S. Department of Justice for 26 years, serving as an assistant U.S. attorney from 2001 to 2019. Delia served as one of the first openly gay appointees at the U.S. Department of Justice. "Bernie leaves behind an incredible legacy in our city and country, through his life and advocacy, he helped pave a path for LGBTQIA residents in our city and within the federal government to live and work openly and proudly." - D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. Signed.

First edition, first printing: a large format softbound book. Light soiling and spotting to the illustrated covers, thus very good plus, though internally fine, as-new; perfect-bound within stiff, cardstock covers. This example of Swift's translation of Mozart's opera has been dated in the year of publication, inscribed to Pulitzer Prize-winning opera critic Martin Bernheimer, and SIGNED by author Swift.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. heavy item for U.S only, slipcase edition with book and signed print. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Charming little illustrated paperback. 64pp. A very scarce SIGNED copy, INSCRIBED by OK at ffep in Salzburg in 1955. Good+ overall with some spine browning. Signed by Author.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Chappell, Warren (illustrator). First Edition. Very scarce signed first edition in non price clipped dj ($2.95); closed tear to front gutter of dj that doesn't distract from the attractiveness of this copy; book clean and bright in mustard colored cloth; color illustrations by Chappell Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition, trade issue. Illustrated by Warren Chappell. Oblong quarto. Decorated cloth. Slight foxing, else fine in near very good dustwrapper with several tears and tiny nicks. Signed by Updike. Adapted by Updike from musical themes of Mozart. The scarcer of the two issues (there was also an unjacket library issue) of the author's scarcest children's book. Uncommon signed.

No Binding. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 39 x 28 cm. signed original artwork, laminated. Gifted to a fellow opera designer for purposes unknown. Signed by Illustrator(s).

No Binding. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 39 x 28 cm. signed original artwork, laminated. Gifted to a fellow opera designer for purposes unknown. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Art, Prints & Posters. Condition: Very Good. [Signed by Chagall, on matting.] Color lithograph by Chagall; framed and matted, under glass. Framed dimensions: 49.4 x 42 cm (19 3/8 x 16 1/2 inches). Image dimensions: 24.5 x 20 cm (9 1/2 x 8 inches). Created by Marc Chagall for the Metropolitan Opera's performance of Mozart's The Magic Flute. Chagall created the sets and costumes shown on the stage for the 1967 performance. Chagall designed 39 stage curtains and 121 costumes and masks for the production. His work was exhibited that summer at the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, New York. This image appears to be cropped from the poster. Sorlier, Charles. Chagall's Posters: A Catalogue Raisonne, 106-107 pp. Signed.