Governance and Performance of Water Utility Firms

Charles Ives, 1922. This is a first edition, second impression, of 114 Songs, a book of sheet music, by Charles Ives in its original blue cloth cover lettered in gilt. It has pp37-39 printed. Affixed to inside of the front cover is a 7x11 cm piece of paper with Ive's ink inscription, clipped from an unrelated item: ""C. E. I. Christmas. 1929 164 East 74th St. NY."" The first impression was only 500 copies, which Ives distributed privately. This second impression was consisted of a reported 1000 copies intended, again, for private distribution, and included additional music not included in the first impression. The book is in near fine condition with very minimal wear.

115 pgs. Turquoise cloth pictorially stamped in red and black, previous owner's name in the margin of table of contents; pictorial dust jacket with light dust soil and slightly darkened spine, original price intact ($3.00). Poems about famous Americans, illustrated with detailed woodcuts by Charles Child. Stephen Vincent Benet is best known for his Pulitzer Prize winning poem, John Brown's Body and his short stories, ""The Devil & Daniel Webster,"" and ""By the Waters of Babylon."" Size: 8vo

STATED FIRST U.S. edition (British Heinemann Ltd. issued same year). All Pop-Ups are in excellent condition, with a few of the pull tabs gently creased. An approximate 1"" previous owner name on inside cover with barley visible pencil letters (4), above it. Spine crown and foot show light wear. Else an unmarked awesome copy, being clean and tight. Rear book board, being black and glossy have superficial light shadow lines (from overwriting?), but does not detract at all. Six (6) incredible two page Pop-Ups.

Octavo, [8], 306pp, [2]. Green cloth, title on label affixed to spine. No additional printings noted. Foxing and dust along top edge of text block, internally clean. Solid text block. Booksellers label on rear paste down. Bookplate and ownership inscription on front endpapers. Complete with five full page lithographs, including the frontispiece portrait. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, bright illustrations, text in green over paper boards, archival repair to verso at spine, a near fine example. Signed on the front free endpaper by Lytton Strachey. Lytton Strachey (1880-1932), was a founding member of the Bloomsbury Group, and is remembered for his groundbreaking works in biography and literary criticism. His seminal biographies, including ""Eminent Victorians"" (1918) and ""Queen Victoria"" (1921), revolutionized the genre by introducing a novel style characterized by wit, irreverence, and psychological insight. ""Eminent Victorians"" dissected the lives of notable figures from the Victorian era, offering a candid and often satirical portrayal that shattered prevailing myths and exposed the complexities of their characters. Similarly, ""Queen Victoria"" provided a nuanced examination of the iconic monarch, challenging conventional perceptions and shedding light on her personal struggles and political influence. This work, Books and Characters, is an in-depth history of English and French literature, with an emphasis on Racine, Shakespeare, and Rousseau.