Buskirk Carl (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No markings. Stain to fore page edges, seeps into margins. Carl Van Buskirk (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. Blue pebbled hard cover with gilt lettering to front and spine. Number 62 in this Limited Edition of only 125. SIGNED and INSCRIBED to Juan and Carmen Orrego-Salas as a gift to them on the occasion of the author's 85th birthday, October 13, 1991. Orrego-Salas was a fellow Professor of Music at Indiana University as well as a noted Chilean composer and winner of the National Arts Award in Chile. The inscription reads, " Juan sir, your new music is my absolute favorite new music. I still grieve that I was never able to study with you, but my admiration for you both is a very steady thing- always on the rise ! Van Carl Van Buskirk Oct. 13, 1991 ". PRESENTATION and ASSOCIATION copy as such. As expected, this treasure is FINE. Looks and feels untouched. Also laid in is the invitatation card to attend Buskirk's 85th birthday party. Exceptional and unique as such. Signed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Blue pebbled hard cover with gilt lettering to front and spine. Number 81 in this Limited Edition of only 125. SIGNED and INSCRIBED to Jean Cook by AUTHOR Carl Van Buskirk Oct. 13, 1991. Looks and feels undamaged aside from very slight shelf wear on the underside of the spine. Spine is square and uncracked. Points are sharp and pages are white and in very good condition. Please see photos for more information and message with questions. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. inscribed; #72 of 125 copies. Inscribed by Author(s).

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Quarto. 71 typed leaves printed rectos only. Brad bound in unprinted wrappers. "Mr. Van Buskirk" written in ink on front wrap, some spotting on the wrappers, gift inscription in an unknown hand on first leaf: "With best wishes for 'Stalky' - Nan. These words were for singing and were sung - most of them. October 24, 1972." Libretto for an opera based on an early poem by Warren. According to Indiana University: "Professor Van Buskirk joined the voice faculty of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in 1946, where he was chairman of the voice department from 1961 until his retirement in 1971." *OCLC* locates two copies with a different pagination (both at Indiana University) and what is likely a third copy with a variant title and different pagination dated in 1956 and noting Bloomington as place of publication (also held at Indiana). Rare.…