Neptune, NJ: Paganiniana Publications, 1986. Hard Cover. Glossy photo illustrated paper covered boards. 285 pp. A collection of essays and interviews with noted musicians, including Kyung Wha Chung, Miriam Fried, Zakhar Bron, Oleg Krysa, Anne-Sophie Mutter and Dmitry Tziganov. This includes discussion on fingering, phrasing, technics and musical philosophy. VERY... More
London: Augener. Original Wraps. 79 pages. A book of music composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, for contralto and bass. In FAIR condition. Covers DETACHED but could be reglued. Mostly minor soiling to the covers. Some darkening along the extremities. Previous owner's name in ink on the upper front cover. Spine... More
Birmingham, MI: Creem Magazine, Publisher, 1974. Wraps. Photo illustrated wraps. Quarto. Black and white and a few color photos throughout. Single issue of this noted rock magazine, with this issue containing news or pieces on John Cale, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, etc. GOOD condition. Minor fading, scuffing and soiling. Some... More
Birmingham, MI: Creem Magazine, Publisher, 1976. Wraps. Photo illustrated wraps, with a front cover photo of Bob Dylan. Black and white and color photos throughout. Single issue of this magazine devoted to rock music. This issue includes an interview with Bob Dylan, an article on Lou Reed's album Metal Machine... More
New York: G. Schirmer, 1923. Cloth. Green cloth. No jacket. Small folio. Vi 341 pp. Volume 1 only of this collection of sonatas for pianoforte solo composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. GOOD+ condition. Faint, dark ring stain to the lower front cover. Minor fading. Extremities scuffed. Minor notations to the... More
Boston: Charles H. Keith and B.B. Mussey, Publishers, 1848. Hard Cover. Blue printed paper covered boards. Leather spine. Oblong format. 378 pp. LACKING the last leaf (379/80). A hymnal or song book containing many short songs and hymns for church, for use in either public or private worship. With a.... More
New York: Mason Brothers, 1856. Wraps. Printed wraps. Oblong format. 88 pp. A printing of words and music to 'Esther,' a work reflecting on the Biblical tale of Esther, recalling her efforts to save Mordecai and the Jewish people in the Persian empire. William Bradbury was a 19th century American... More
New York: Murphy, Printer and Publisher. Wraps. no date, presumed mid 1800s. Yellow wraps with an illustration of a peg-legged soldier on the front and an ad on the rear. 34 pp., with one illustration. A collection of war, freedom and liberty, patriotic and romantic songs, including 'The Green Mountain... More
New York: G. Ricordi and Co, 1919. Original Wraps. 6pp. Sheet music for the aforementioned song, with a short essay on the inside cover, on the history and importance of the "plantation song," as well as instruction for singing with feeling, but without "making them funny" by imitating the African... More
New York: G. Ricordi and Co, 1919. Original Wraps. 6pp. Sheet music for the aforementioned song, with a short essay on the inside cover, on the history and importance of the "plantation song," as well as instruction for singing with feeling, but without "making them funny" by imitating the African... More
New York: T.B. Harms Company, 1923. Wraps. Folio. Green front wrap, with sheet music on the rear. Front cover bears a large illustration of Raggedy Andy with a smaller boxed illustration of Raggedy Ann. 5 pp. Sheet music and lyrics for 'In Love With Love.' Notable perhaps for the Raggedy... More
Paris: Heugel and Cie, Publishers, 1894. Cloth. Folio. Bluish green cloth. Decorative color half title present (or perhaps an original front wrap). 81 pp. The musical score and lyrics to La Navarraise, an opera based on a short story 'La Cigarette' by Jules Claretie, and set in Spain during the... More
Chicago: E.T. Root and Sons, Publisher, 1895. Wraps. Side folding newspaper. Approximately 12 by 20 inches. 8 pages. A single issue of this newspaper consisting primarily of advertisements and promotional copy for musicians, instrument makers and music, mostly sheet music or books of music. This includes many small reproductions of... More
Leipzig: E.W. Fritzsch, Publisher. Leather. no date. Limp black leather covers. 62 pp. The musical score, with lyrics to work by Peter Cornelius (based on a rough translation of title). Cornelius was a 19th century German composer and poet, composing a few operas, as well as maintaining friendships with Richard... More
New York: Bregman, Vocco and Conn, Inc, 1944. Wraps. Blue wraps with a black and white photo of Count Basie. Small folio. 23 pp. A collection of sheet music for various original blues compositions by Count Basie, including Bugle Blue, Cafe Society Blues, Way Back Blues, Blues Boogie, Blue Room... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1953. First American Edition. Cloth. Stated first printing. Black cloth. No jacket. Small folio. 309 pp. With color plates and small black and white illustrations throughout by Gladys Calthrop. A collection of lyrics and music by Noel Coward, preceded by an introduction and with annotations... More
Boulder: Mercier Press, 1998. Trade Paperback. 158 pages. Lectures devoted to exploring the development, performance, broadcasting and other aspects of performing and creating music in Ireland between the years 1848-1998. VERY GOOD condition with a medium sized circular price sticker on the front cover. Minor edgewear. Interior clean and solid... More
Hamburg: Schuberth and Co. Hard Cover. no date. Presumed mid 1800s based on OCLC records. Paper covered boards with a leather spine. 248 pp. A publication containing the libretto and score for 'Der Apotheker und der Doctor,' a comic opera that first premiered in 1786. Composed by Carl Ditters von... More
New York: Privately Printed by the Association of American Colleges, 1947. Wraps. Light beige printed wraps. 145 pp. A translation, with the original German, of lyrics to compositions by the 19th century German composer Robert Schumann. GOOD condition. Moderate browning to the wrappers, especially along the extremities. Minor to moderate... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1925. Cloth. Red cloth. No jacket. 423 pp. Illustrations throughout. A general history of music in America, exploring the religious beginnings of American music, early musical organizations, instrumental music and American orchestras, opera in America, folk music, orchestral and song composers, American women in music... More
Cambridge: John Wilson and Son, 1884. Original Wraps. With ornately illustrated wraps. 80 pp. With black and white illustrations throughout. Appears to be cut off at the beginning of Act III, perhaps a publisher's/binder's error, as no pages appear torn out. OCLC records give several different paginations for this work... More
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1976. Hard Cover. 433 pp. A printing of the text of 750 songs in German, or German Lieder, accompanied by English translations. GOOD condition. General fading, minor soiling and toning to the jacket. Some foxing to the jacket flaps. General fading and minor edgewear to the... More
Boston: Fitz, Hobbs and Co, 1850. Wraps. Light blue printed wraps. 64 pp. A colection of secular songs to be sung in grade schools and other venues, providing lyrics and melody. With sections teaching the basics of music. Songs include the Washing Song, The Farmer, the Mimic Cooks, Willy Lee... More
Bern-Leipzig: Paul Haupt Akademische Buchhandlung Vorm. Max Drechsel, 1936. First Edition. Hard Cover. 94 pages. ALL TEXT IN GERMAN. A look at Richard Wagner's work and its relation to mythology and classical images and classic stage. In VERY GOOD condition. Some soiling to the covers, with minor darkening. Minor bumping... More
New York: The John Day Company, 1930. First Edition. Cloth. Original purple cloth. No dust jacket. 341 pages including index. Publisher's device on the last page of the book. Introduced by George Gershwin, a former music "plugger" in New York's Tin Pan Alley, this work offers a history of the... More