The Great Conch Train Robbery and Other Songs (LP Record)
Chicago: Flying Fish Records, 1980. 1980 1st pressing of this Shel Silverstein 33 1/3 record. The record is immaculate and the pictorial sleeve bright and VG+. More
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The Facts of Life in Popular Song SIGNED
New York: Whittlesey House (McGraw-Hill), 1934. Decorative Cloth. The 1934 2nd printing, INSCRIBED BY SIGMUND SPAETH on the front free endpaper. Tight and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with chipping --and several closed tears-- along the spine and panel edges. Octavo, 148 pgs. Signed by Author. More
Rudolf Serkin: A Life
New York: Oxford University Press, 2003. 1st. Cloth. The 2003 1st edition of this biography of legendary pianist Rudolf Serkin. Tight and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 344 pgs. Also includes CD at rear pastedown. More
Beethoven: The Philosophy of Music
Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, 1998. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1998 1st American edition, translated from its original German by Edmund Jephcott. Clean and Near Fine (tiny bump at the front panel's top-edge, very light creasing along its bottom-edge) in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with..... More
A Treasury of the Blues: Complete Words and Music of 67 Great Songs from Memphis Blues to the Present Day (Inscribed by W.C. Handy AND Including a 2 Pg. TLS of His With Excellent Content) SIGNED
New York: Charles Boni (Distributed by Simon and Schuster, 1949. Miguel Covarrubias. Cloth. A nice Association copy: INSCRIBED BY W.C. HANDY TO SAXOPHONIST MAX COLE on the front free endpaper. FURTHERMORE, THIS COPY ALSO INCLUDES A 2 PG. TYPED, SIGNED LETTER (WITH ITS VISUALLY-STRIKING "HANDY BROTHERS MUSIC CO." LETTERHEAD) FROM..... More
A Record of the Opera in Philadelphia
Porter & Coates, 1884. 1st. Hardcover. 1884 1st edition. A sharp, VG+ copy in its original chocolate-brown cloth. Bright, unflecked gilt-lettering on the spine. A touch of wear to the head of the spine, otherwise tight and very well-preserved. Octavo, 274 pgs. More
Where's That Tune?: An Index to Songs in Fakebooks
Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, 1990. 1st. Cloth. 1990 1st edition. Clean and Fine in its original brown cloth. Thick octavo, 449 pgs. More
The Beatles:A Bio-Bibliography
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1989. 1st. Cloth. A tight, clean copy of the 1989 1st edition. Bright and Fine in its gray boards. Octavo, 181 pgs. More
An Introduction to Richard Wagner's Der Ring Des Nibelungen: A Handbook
Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 1983. 1st. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1983 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with light rubbing to the front panel. Octavo, 163 pgs. More
Gaelic Songs
Edinburgh and London: Oliver and Boyd, 1937. Cloth. 1937 "new edition revised--with metrical translation, memoir, glossary and notes by George Calder". A handsome edition. VG+ in its dark green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering along the spine. And in a bright, cream-colored, VG dustjacket, with mild darkening along the spine and..... More
Briefe Und Aufzeichnungen (7 Volumes)
Kassel, Germany: Barenreiter-Verlag, 1962. 1st. Cloth. The entire collection of Mozart's letters and diaries, complete in 7 Volumes. All 7 Volumes 1st editions, 1962-1975. Each volume still tightly-bound and clean and VG in bright, VG dustjackets with modest, forgivable chipping along the spine extremities of several of the volumes and..... More
Big Bill Blues: William Broonzy's Story (Inscribed by Yannick Bruynoghe)
London: Cassell & Company Ltd., 1955. Paul Oliver. Cloth. A wonderful Association copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR YANNICK BRUYNOGHE TO THE GREAT JAZZ GUITARIST DANNY BARKER (1909-1994) on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1955 1st UK --and true 1st-- edition (which preceded the..... More
Night in the Garden of Love SIGNED
New York: Vantage Press, 1988. Hardcover. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY YUSEF A. LATEEF on the front free endpaper. A sharp copy to boot of the 1988 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dutsjacket, with very light rubbing to the front panel. Octavo, 95 pgs. Signed..... More