Koltsov Aleksey (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Second edition. Small quarto in pale grey-blue stamped and ornately gilt-ornamented boards; all edges marbled; frontis portrait; 148 p., [1] facsim; b/w illus throughout. In Russian. Rare. No copy of this edition located in OCLC WorldCat. A lovely copy. Koltsov was a Russian poet [who] has been called a Russian Burns. His poems, frequently placed in the mouth of women, stylize peasant-life songs and idealize agricultural labour. "Koltsov (1809 -1842) was a Russian poet [who] has been called a Russian Burns. His poems, frequently placed in the mouth of women, stylize peasant-life songs and idealize agricultural labour.Koltsov earnestly collected Russian folklore which strongly influenced his poetry. He celebrated simple peasants, their work and their lives. Many of his poems were put to music by such composers as Dargomyzhsky, Mussorgsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov."-- Wikipedia. Remarkable Near Fine with very gentle edge-wear.

Condition: Good. - Quarto, 13-1/2 inches high by 10-1/2 inches wide. Printed self-wraps. What is offered here is the score for an arrangement for Soprano and Piano Trio of M.A. Balakirev's song. The song, "Viens pres de moi" with lyrics by Aleksey Koltsov, has been translated into French by M.D. Calvocoressi. The title followed by the 3 pages of music and lyrics are reproduced from a holograph score onto 2 sheets of Carl Fischer music paper. All were originally likely penned in ink by a copyist. There are a few notations in pencil. The pages are slightly soiled with creases to the edges and some chips and tiny tears along the top and bottom edges of the leaves. Good. From the library of Louise Llewellyn Jarecka (1880-1954), concert singer & writer. The wife of the composer Tadeusz Jarecki. A student of Marcella Sembrich, Jarecka was invited by President Wilson to sing at the White House. During the 1920's and 1930's she sang with many European Orchestras and in the Polish Opera.RARE.

Leinen. Condition: Gut. 462 S., 21x14 cm OLn., Gold- und Farbprägung; ohne Umschlag. 1 Frontispiz. Kapitale leicht bestoßen, Anstreichungen/Marginalien (Blei) auf ca. 10 S., sonst sauber; gutes Exemplar. ru Gewicht in Gramm: 505.

Leinen. Condition: Gut. 285, 238 S., 21x14 cm 2 Bände. Jeweils OLn., Goldprägung; ohne Umschläge. Einige s/w Abbildungen. Ecken und Kapitale bestoßen, innen hell und sauber, gute Exemplar. ru Gewicht in Gramm: 700.