London: Max Reinhardt/The Bodley Head, 1981. Cloth. Pristine copies of vols. 1 & 2 (of a 3 vol. set) of The Bodley Head's compilation of all of George Bernard Shaw's musical writings, called "Shaw's Music". Both volumes clean and Fine in bright, price-intact, Fine dustjackets. Thick 12mos, almost 2,000 pgs..... More
Hicksville, NY: Exposition Press, 1977. 1st. Cloth. A pristine copy of the 1977 stated 1st edition. Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 93 pgs. Music, Lyrics and Scenario by Don Trifiletti. More
Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Co., 1991. 1st. Cloth. 1991 1st edition. Clean and Fine in its original green cloth. Thick octavo, 628 pgs. More
Self-published. Kira Lynn Cain. Pictorial boards. Self-published story about legendary Western swing musician Spade Cooley by Donnelle Malnik (Cooley's daughter?). WARMLY INSCRIBED BY DONNELLE MALNIK at the front pastedown. A very solid copy to boot. Tight and VG+, with light rubbing along the panels. Nicely illustrated as well by Kira..... More
Houghton Mifflin, 1938. 1st. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY DOROTHY BAKER AND ALSO INSCRIBED BY NOVELIST JANET LEWIS AND POET YVOR WINTERS on the front flyleaf. 1938 1st edition. VG- (with foxing to the front and back panels and to the endpapers) in an unclipped, VG- dustjacket, which has a bit of..... More
Self-published, 1995. Hardcover. A crisp, lovely copy of the 1995 stated 1st edition. Virtually pristine in its pictorial laminate boards. Tall quarto, 314 pgs., dozens and dozens of black-and-white photos thruout. The chapter headings: Historical Background; The Development of the Steel Pan; The Social, Political and Educational Environment in Trinidad..... More
London: Butterworths Scientific Publications, 1957. 1st. Cloth. 1957 1st edition of this attractive 2 volume set. Both volumes clean and VG+ in their original red cloth with bright gilt-lettering to the spines. Quartos, 1,178 pgs. all told. "A record of the holdings of over one hundred libraries throughout the British..... More
Geneva: Edition Henn, 1920. 1st. Original Wraps. Published under the auspices of the "L'Association des Musiciens Suisses". 1920 1st edition. A clean, VG+ copy in its original wraps. Octavo, 138 pgs. "The Harpsichord in the work of JS Bach". Pages uncut. More
London: William Reeves, 1915. 1st. Cloth. Uncommon--and exhaustive-- study of this particular family of stringed instruments (all closely related to the violin). "With biographies of all the most eminent players of every country". 1915 1st edition. Thick octavo, 700 pgs., top-edge gilt. A well-preserved, VG copy in its crimson cloth..... More
Tokyo: Mushinsha Limited, 1982. Limited. Cloth. 1 OF 200 COPIES SIGNED BY AUTHOR ERIC SACKHEIM on the limitation page. A handsome copy to boot of this 1982 signed/limited. Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 181 pgs. all told. Also includes, on the flipside, another book by Sackheim..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1962. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1962 1st American edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with mild darkening along the spine. Octavo, 268 pgs. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1962. 1st U.S. edition, 1962. A VG+ copy in a bright, VG+ dustjacket. A bit of light toning to the front panel of the jacket and very minor darkening along the spine. A bit of offsetting as well to the front free endpaper. But still..... More
Germany: 1991. Original wraps. The 1991 1st edition of Vol. 2 of this uncommon 4-volume compilation of Frank Zappa recordings (live recordings and bootlegs included). Clean and Near Fine in its printed blue wrappers. Quarto, heavily illustrated thruout with photos, wonderful doodlings in tribute to Zappa, etc. More
Germany: 1991. Pictorial wrappers. The 1991 1st edition of Vol. 3 of this 4-volume collection of essentially discographies of Frank Zappa, consisting of many of his recordings and pressings from all over the world, with an array of spicy illustrations to keep it all moving nicely. Tight and Near Fine..... More
Germany: 1991. Original wraps. The 1991 1st (and only) editions of Vols. 2-4 of this obscure collection (published out of Germany) of a Frank Zappa discography (live recordings and bootlegs included) . All 3 volumes clean, tight and Near Fine in their multi-colored wrappers. Quartos, essentially uncommon, sophisticated Zappa fanzines..... More
Barcelona, Spain: Rock Comix, 1976. Gaspar Fraga. Stapled wrappers. A tribute in Spanish to Frank Zappa and his zaniness in this collection of comics, issued out of Barcelona and both written and illustrated by Gaspar Fraga. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers. Octavo, translations from..... More
Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1971. 1st. Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1971 1st edition. A Review Copy to boot, with publisher's review slip laid-in. Tight and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light creasing at the spine crown and light offsetting to the rear panel..... More
Paris: Arcanes, 1953. 1st. Original Wraps. 1953 1st edition. VG in its original pictorial wrappers (with a wonderful photo of Billie Holiday gracing the cover). Light creasing along the front panel and spine edges, light soiling to the rear panel. Still though, solid and well-preserved. 12mo, 218 pgs. More
Bogota, Colombia: Biblioteca Banco Popular, 1991. Original wraps. A clean, very sharp copy of the 1991 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout, offering up a wide range of percussion and wind instruments, among others. More
New York: Philosophical Library, 1961. 1st. Cloth. A crisp, clean copy of the 1961 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 118 pgs. More
R.R. Bowker Company, 1941. 1st. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY BOTH AUTHORS on front free endpaper. 1941 1st edition. A VG+ copy in a VG example of the uncommon dustjacket. A degree of chipping to the head and foot of the jacket spine. Stilll, a very presentable copy. Quarto, 287 pgs. Signed..... More
Portland. ME: House of Falmouth, Inc., 1970. 1st. Cloth. Uncommon 1970 memoir of Randy Brooks, "the virtuoso with his golden trumpet, from Sanford, Maine, who was a legendary part of the Big Band era". Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with light spotting..... More
Ann Arbor, MI: Popular Culture, Ink, 1993. 1st. Hardcover. The 1993 1st edition of this impressive study of Elvis's years at Sun Records. Clean and VG+ in its pictorial laminate boards. One small bump at lower corner, otherwise very solid. Quarto, 362 pgs. More
New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1900. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1900 1st edition. Solid and VG in its gilt-lettered gray cloth. Light soiling to the panels and at the front free endpaper. Still though, a perfectly presentable copy. Octavo, 96 pgs., beautifully illustrated by the author herself. Small former..... More
Paris: Editions Du Belvedere, 1947. 1st. Original Wraps. 1947 1st edition, the premiere volume of the wonderful "Les Maitres du Jazz" series. Clean and VG+ in its original tan wrappers. And in a bright, VG pictorial dustjacket, with light chipping at the panel and spine edges and one very small..... More
