Torgny Schunnesson Rare Books (formerly Kulturbryggarna AB)

Atwood, Margaret, Canadian author b. 1939

Atwood, Margaret, Canadian author b. 1939; The Handmade Tale. Signed paperback + a photographic b/w print (100 x 153 mm.) of Margaret Atwood signed in lower white margin in full name. Fawcett Crest, New York, 1989. Late printing + photo by Jess Atwood Gibbon, 2003.

Softbound paperback in publisher's illustrated wrappers. Only minor signs of use to extremities. A near fine copy. Signed in black ink on titlepage by Margaret Atwood in full name. With the Danish author and artist Rune T Kiddes name inside rear wrapper.396 p. The photographic print signed in full name in bluepen.

#26415

Grass, Günter, German author and artist, b. 1927. Nobel Prize in Literature 1999

Grass, Günter, German author and artist, b. 1927. Nobel Prize in Literature 1999; En længere historier. Första danska upplagan av "Ein weites Feld" signerad av Günter Grass. Gyldendals forlag, København, 1996. Första danska upplagan.

Häftad stor 8vo med förlagets illustrerade omslag. Ett fint exemplar. Med Günter Grass hela signatur omfrångsrikt med blått bläck på halvtitelbladet. Med den danske författare och konstnären Rune T Kiddes namnteckning på bakre tomma försättsbladet. 570 sid.

Signed by the Nobel Prize winner Günter Grass boldly on halftitle in full name.

#26413

Irving, John, American author, b. 1942

Irving, John, American author, b. 1942; Hotel New Hampshire. Dansk originalutgåva med dedikation från John Irving. Boldly inscribed Danish first edition. Gyldendal forlag, København, 1984. Första danska upplagan.

Häftad 8vo i förlagets illustrerade omslag. Lätt skav på bakre omslag, i övrigt ett fint exemplar. Med en omfångsrik dedikation på titelsidan med blå kulspetspenna och signerad med hela namnet: "For Vagn with my admiration & appreciation John Irving." Med den danske författaren och konstnären Rune T Kiddes namnteckning på bakre omslags insida. 466 sid.

Softbound 8vo in publisher's illustrated wrappers. Light shaving to rear panel. Else fine. Boldly inscribed on titlepage by John Irving.

#26411

Coward, Noel, British author and actor (1899-1973)

Coward, Noel, British author and actor (1899-1973); Play Parade. Inscribed by the author. William Heinemann Ltd. , London, 1937. Reprint.

Thick 8vo in publishers purple cloth. Spine faded, rear joint up split over ca 50 mm. and slight loss at head of spine. Boards with a few week spots. No dust jacket. With the plays Cavalcade, Bitter Sweet, The Vortex, Hay Fever, Design for Living, Private Lives and Post Mortem. Inscribed on titlepage in blue ink:To Ana from Noel Coward. XVIII, 639 p.

#26410

Fitzgerald, Ella, American Jazz Singer legend (1917-1996)

Fitzgerald, Ella, American Jazz Singer legend (1917-1996); A Christmas Greeting Card to be fold out signed inside by Ella Fitzgerald and her adopted son Raymond Brown Jr. in bluepen. Item in fine condition size 175 x 125 mm (double when fold out). + the biography "Ella Fitzgerald. A Life Through Jazz" by Jim Haskins. Christmas Card not dated. Book published by New English Library, London, 1991. First UK edition.

Hardbound 8vo in publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettered spine. In a pictorial dust jacket. A minimal mark up on one corner of d/j. With the autographed name of the Danish author and artist Rune T Kidde up on half title. Fine/Fine. Photo illustrated. Biography, Grammy Award list and a Discography. 280 p.

#26409

Walt Disney sketches

Walt Disney sketches. Pinnocchio and Jiminy Cricket + Geppetto,Figaro and Cleo + Donald Duck + Mickey and Minne Mouse. Walt Disney Productions around 1940.

Four coloured Walt Disney sketches ca. 235 x 180 mm (2) and 185 x 235 mm. (2) on cardboard paper in a torn Walt Disney envelope missing a large piece on front. These sketches are machine printed. One of them - Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket - with a personal greeting to the receiver Ingemar Johansson in Sweden who got them around 1940. "Best Wishes to Ingemar Johansson" and is signed Walt Disney in black feltpen. For sure written by one Disney artist and also signed by him/her. All sketches but one with printed Walt Disney autograph and in fine condition.

#26407

Galway, James, Northern Irish flute musician, b. 1939

Galway, James, Northern Irish flute musician, b. 1939; James Galway. An Autobiography. Inscribed copy. Chapell and Company/Elm Tree Books, London,1978. First edition.

Hardbound 8vo in publisher's red cloth lettered in gilt on spine. In a pictorial laminated and price clipped dust jacket. Rests from label up to the right on front panel and tiny tears (1 mm.) up at head of spine. Fine/Very good. Inscribed on halftitle in bluepen: "To Stephen Maylor with all good wishes James Galway." Illustrated in black and white on glossy paper. With the autographed name of the Danish author and artist Rune T Kidde up on rear empty flyleaf. (VI), 181 p. + illustrations.

#26406

Diddley, Bo, American Rock´n Roll legend, (1928-2008) & White, George R

Diddley, Bo, American Rock´n Roll legend, (1928-2008) & White, George R. ; Bo Diddley. Living Legend. With a loose print of Bo Diddley and autograph on white paper. Sanctuary Music Library, 1995. First edition.

Softbound 8vo in publisher's pictorial laminated wrappers. No spots folds, spots or tears. Fine! Illustrated in black and white on glossy paper. Lose added a print with a picture of Bo Diddley playing the guitar and with an autograph in black feltpen on white paper in a pocket. Fine condition. Illustrated in black and white on glossy paper. With the autographed name of the Danish author and artist up on halftitle. 248 p. + 18 p. illustrations.

#26404

Scotto, Reanata, Italian soprano, b. 1934 & Tosi, Bruno

Scotto, Reanata, Italian soprano, b. 1934 & Tosi, Bruno; Renata Scotto. Voce di due mondi. Signed copy. Edizioni Musicali Palazzo Malipiero, Venezia, 1990. First edition.

Hardbound 8vo in publisher's red cloth gilt lettered on spine and front board. In a pictorial dust jacket. A fine binding in a near fine jacket. Fine/near fine. A printed photo with Renata Scottos name up pasted on front free flyleaf and boldly signed in bluepen by Renata Scott in full name. Richly photo illustrated in black and white. 285 p.

#26403

Ferry, Bryan, English musician and singer, b. 1945 & Balfour, Rex

Ferry, Bryan, English musician and singer, b. 1945 & Balfour, Rex; The Bryan Ferry Story as Told by Rex Balfour. Michael Dempsey, London, 1976. Firtst edition.

Softbound 8vo in publisher's pictorial, laminated wrappers. Minimal signs of use to edges. Near fine. Signed in lower right corner in black ink in full name by Bryan Ferry. Richly photo illustrated. With the name of the Danish author and artist Rune T Kidde inside rear wrapper. 128 p.

#26402

Jones, Gwyn, Welsh soprano, b. 1936 & Haberfeld, Till

Jones, Gwyn, Welsh soprano, b. 1936 & Haberfeld, Till; Gwyneth Jones. Bilder Ihres Lebens. Pictures of her Lifew and Career. Images d'une vie et d'une carrière. Autographed and inscribed copy. Atlantis Musikbuch-Verlag, 1991. First edition.

Large hardbound 4:o in publisher's white cloth lettered in blue. In a pictorial dust jacket which has a few scratches below on spine. Fine/ Very good. On front free endpaper a pasted card with Gwyneth Jones autograph in blue feltpen and on titlepage a bold inscription in blue ink: " With all best wishes Gwyneth Jones." All texts in English, French and German. A rich and beautifully illustrated book. 175 p.

#26401

Carrera, José, Spanish tenor, b. 1946

Carrera, José, Spanish tenor, b. 1946; Singing from the Soul. An Autobiography. Copy with autograph. YCP Publications, Seattle, 1991, First edition in English.

Hardbound 8vo in publisher's brown cloth with white lettered spine. In a pictorial dust jacket. One tiny mark to one board corner and minimal folds to d/j edge up + a price label below on rear panel. Near fine/Near fine. With a white card pasted on front free endpaper with José Carreras autograph in bluepen in full name. Photo illustrated in black and white and color. 280 p. (VI).

#26398

Sutherland, Joan, Australian soprano, b. 1926 & Adams, Brian

Sutherland, Joan, Australian soprano, b. 1926 & Adams, Brian; La Stupenda. A Biography of Joan Sutherland. Signed by Sutherland on a program leaf from Metropolitan pasted on front free endpaper. Hutchinson of Australia, Sydney, no date. 1980.

Hardbound 8vo in publisher's blue paper binding lettered in gilt on spine. In a pictorial dust jacket with a tear at corner up, a mark after a label on rear panel and some light scratches. Fine/Very good. Illustrated in black and white and color on glossy paper. With a program leaf from a performance at Metropolitan in 1989 by Joan Sutherland and the pianist Richard Bonynge. The leaf is boldly signed in purple feltpen in full name: Joan Sutherland. 329 p.

#26395

Baltsa, Agnes, Greek mezzosopran, b. 1944. & Baumann, Christiana

Baltsa, Agnes, Greek mezzosopran, b. 1944. & Baumann, Christiana; Agnes Baltsa. Eine Bildmonographie. Illustrated Monograph. Immagini di Una Monografia. With pasted bold autographs of Agnes Baltsa and Renato Bruson on front free endpaper. Druckhaus Nonntal Bücherdienst, Salzburg, 1986. First edition.

Hardbound 4:o in publisher's white cloth with the printed autograph of Agnes Baltsa on front board. In a pictorial dust jacket. Binding and d/j in fine condition. Fine/Fine. A wonderfully illustrated book in color. On front free endpaper is pasted a front page of a program from Guiseppe Verdis Don Carlo at Staatsoper in Wien. It's boldly signed in blue feltpen by Renato Bruson (Italian baritone) and Agnes Baltsa. 96 p.

Printed with all texts in German, English and Italian

#26394

Rogers, Ginger, American actress & dancer, (1911-1995)

Rogers, Ginger, American actress & dancer, (1911-1995); Ginger. My Story. Inscribed. Harper Collns,New York, 1991. First edition.

Hardbound 8vo in publisher's cloth-backed paper binding with gilt lettered spine and front board. In a silver pictorial dust jacket lettered in rose and black. Binding in fine condition, d/j with minimal signs of use. No spots, tears or folds. Fine/near fine. Photo illustrated on glossy paper. Inscribed on titlepage in black feltpen: "To Olof - Many blessings. Ginger Rogers 10/9/91. " XIV, 450 p.

#26393

Turner, Tina, American singer and actress, b. 1939 & Loeder Kurt

Turner, Tina, American singer and actress, b. 1939 & Loeder Kurt; I, Tina. My Life Story. Signed copy. William Morrow and Company, New York, 1986. First edition, first printing.

Hardbound 8vo in publisher's white/beige cloth-backed paper binding with spine gilt lettered. In a pictorial dust jacket with photographs by Herb Ritts. In mylar cover. Page edges with small spots, else a fine binding. Dust jacket with no tears, spots or folds. Near fine/Fine. Photo illustrated. Boldly signed on halftitle under the printed title : "Love Tina Turner" in black ink. With the autographed name of the Danish author and artist Rune T Kidde up on rear empty flyleaf. 236 p.

#26392

Richard, Cliff, English Musician, b. 1940

Richard, Cliff, English Musician, b. 1940; Which One's Cliff? Autobiography. Signed by Cliff Richard. Hodder and Stoughton, London, Sydney, etc.., no date. (1977).

Hardbound 8vo in publisher's green cloth with gilt lettered spine. In a pictorial dust jacket. Outlines of boards with a few pressure marks and partly sunned. D/j with a couple of small tears and folds to extremities. Very good/very good. Photo illustrated mostly in black and white. Signed on titlepage in blue ink in full name: Cliff Richard. With the autographed name of the Danish author and artist Rune T Kidde up on rear empty endpaper. 190 p.

#26383

Warren, Robert Penn, American author, (1905-1989)

Warren, Robert Penn, American author, (1905-1989); Selected Poems 1923-1943. Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1944. First edition.

Hardbound 8vo in publisher's black cloth with gilt lettered spine. In a green, not price clipped, dust jacket lettered in white. Binding in fine condition, d/j with slight color change from the shelf and a bit soiled rear panel. A few minor tears. Text in fine condition. Fine/very good. X, 102 p.

#26382

Warren, Robert Penn, American author, (1905-1989)

Warren, Robert Penn, American author, (1905-1989); At Heaven's Gate. Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1943. First edition, so stated.

Hardbound 8vo in a fresh blue cloth binding with yellow lettered sine. In a blue dust jacket lettered in white and decorated in yellow. Binding in superb fresh condition, d/j with tears and folds to edges with small loss at foot and head of spine. Still bright. Interior fine. Fine/ very good. (VI), 391 p.

#26381

Richard, Cliff, English Musician, b. 1940

Richard, Cliff, English Musician, b. 1940; Single-Minded. Signed copy. Hodder & Soughton, London, Sydney etc, 1988. First edition.

Hardbound 8vo in publisher's red cloth with gilt lettered spine. In a pictorial dust jacket with photographs of Cliff Richard by Colin Ramsay. Slight edgewear to d/j. Text pages mildly browned in margins, obviously due to the paper. Near fine/very good. Illustrated with color photographs on glossy paper in sections. Inscribed in full name in bluepen on front free flyleaf by Cliff Richard. With the autographed name of the Danish author and artist Rune T Kidde up on rear empty flyleaf. 142 p. + illustrations.

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