"PUBLIC AFFAIRS ARE OFTEN FOUL AND FULL OF ORDURE, WHEREBY WITH THE LEAST TOUCH A MAN CONTAMINATES HIMSELF"
BALZAC, Jean-Louis Guez de. Aristippus… Being a Discourse Concerning the Court. London, 1659.
First edition in English of Aristippe, a treatise on wisdom in political administration, a collection of "sound, if somewhat pessimistic opinions (some of them commonplaces from ancient authors) on ethics, politics, and literature" (Harvey & Heseltine). $2600.
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SIGNED BY PAUL HINDEMITH
HINDEMITH, Paul. Symphonie Mathis der Maler. Mainz, circa 1955.
Study edition of the full score of one of Hindemith's best-known works, signed by him on the title page. $750.
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INSCRIBED BY AARON COPLAND
COPLAND, Aaron. Dance Symphony. New York, circa 1968.
Hawkes Pocket Scores edition, inscribed by Aaron Copland, "To P / My favorite sleeve-man / from A / Dec '68." $500.
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