Medina, OH: Pro Arts, Publisher, 1969. Unbound. Roughly 33 3/8 by 21 inches. Blacklight poster depicting the psychedelic head of a woman, with the words "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds," trippily emblazoned in her hair. Obvious reference to the Beatles song and the LSD it memorializes. VERY GOOD+ condition..... 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: Penguin Books, 1978. Wraps. Glossy illustrated wraps. 128 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A survey of the punk rock scene, primarily in the UK, looking at the bands, venues, fashion, fanzines and the fans. With brief coverage of US bands such as the Ramones. Primarily visual, with..... More
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New York: Mason Brothers, 1853. Hard Cover. Blue printed paper covered boards with a leather spine. 352 pp. Small oblong format. Music, with lyrics throughout. A collection of hymns, psalms and other church songs, as well as an original cantata, Daniel; or the Captivity and Restoration. FAIR condition. Paper on..... 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. Schirmer, 1909. Hard Cover. Marbled boards with black cloth spine. 88 pp. Black and white photos throughout, as well as musical scores. A collection of folk dances, folk songs and music from of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Russia, Bohemia, Hungary, Italy, Scotland and Ireland, including photos depicting dance..... 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
Mill Valley, CA: Blue Frog Publishers, 1970. Wraps. Blue and red illustrated wraps. 11 ¼ by 8 ¼ inches. 30 pp., including covers. Printed in various color inks. Black and white photos throughout. First issue of this zine devoted to rock music, founded while in high school by noted novelist..... 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
Cape Town SA: Chimurenga Magazine, Publisher, 2008. Wraps. First edition, so stated. Illustrated wraps. Small booklet form. 39 pp. A few black and white illustrations. Originally issued in Chimurenga Magazine, this is part of a series of one-offs printed by that magazine. An essay by award winning African-American scholar, writer..... 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: Edwin F. Kalmus, Publisher, 1968. Wraps. Yellow wraps. 81 pp. A collection of scores to various music compositions by composer Guillaume de Machaut (1300-1377), a poet and priest, as well as a Canon of the Cathedral of Rheims. GOOD+ condition. Reddish marker letter and remains of a label..... 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: 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
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
New York: Archives of Psychology, 1922. Wraps. 93 pp. A psychological study of a musician's or person's ability to identify and replicate the pitch of notes through practice. GOOD condition. Remains of sticker adhesive on the upper front cover. Minor soiling. Some creasing and curling along the extremities. More
Boston: Oliver Ditson. Hard Cover. no date, presumed mid to late 1800s. Printed blue paper covered boards with a black cloth spine. 182 pp. Musical score, with separate lyrics (also with the score as well), for Handel's Messiah. GOOD condition. Lowell Choral Society sticker on the lower front cover. Moderate..... More
Boston: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard, 1910. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. Blue cloth. 155 pp. SIGNED by the author on a tipped in sheet of paper that bears a small handwritten musical score and dedication. A collection of essays on the art of singing including voice production and placing, breath..... More