Nathaniel Giles: Anthems
London: British Academy, 1979. 165 pages. Tall slim 8vo, stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. London: British Academy, (1979). First Edition. Very good. Early English Church Music. More
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The Composer in Love
New York: Roy Publishers, 1951. Some illustrations in black & white. 8vo, blue cloth. New York: Roy Publishers, (1951). Very good (+). More
Jazzlife auf den Spuren des Jazz
Offenburg: Burda, 1961. Profusely illustrated throughout with amazing photographs, some in color. 268 pages with text in German, printed on thin paper, somewhat toned; color pictorial endpapers at front. 4to, gilt-lettered black cloth (spine heavily faded, still a very good solid copy of this uncommon book). Offenburg (Baden): Burda, 1961. First edition. Lacks the dust wrapper, and as usual, the 2 very rare 45rpm records from rear sleeve. In 1960 photographer William Claxton and noted German musicologist Joachim E. Berendt..... More
Queens of Song: Being Memoirs of Some of the Most Celebrated Female Vocalists...
London: Smith, Elder, 1863. 6 steel engraved portraits. 2 volumes, 381 + 452 pages, 3/4 burgundy morocco, decoratively gilt spines, marbled boards, t.e.g. London: Smith, Elder, 1863. First Edition. Near Fine. More
The Voice of the Wood
New York: Dial Books, 1989. Illustrated in color. Unpaginated, (small remainder mark at bottom page edge, neat previous owner's inscription on title page) very slim 4to, glossy pictorial boards, dust wrapper (slight bumping to edges). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Les musiciens celebres depuis le seizieme siecle jusqu'a nos jours.
Paris: Hachette, 1868. 44 steel engraved portraits, tissue guards. Rubricated title, 680pp. + 8 page preface, 4to, 3/4 vellum, marbled boards (spine scratched, rubbed), red leather spine label. Paris: Hachette, 1868. Very good. Biographical sketches of 111 famous musicians. More
The Collected Works of Harold Clurman: Six Decades of Commentary on Theatre, Dance, Music, Film, Arts and Letters
New York: Applause, 1994. Edited by Marjorie Loggia and Glenn Young. Introduction by Robert Whitehead. xii + 1101pp., large 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Applause Books, (1994). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Reprise: The Extraordinary revival of Early Music.
Boston: Little Brown, 1985. Illustrated. xxviii + 227pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; light chipping. Boston: Little, Brown, 1985. First edition. A very good ( ) copy in a very good (-) dust jacket. More
There Is No Eye: John Cohen Photographs
New York: powerHouse Books, 2001. Color and black and white photographic illustrations throughout. 199 pages. 4to, pictorial boards, d.w. (lightly sunned). New York: powerHouse Books, (2001). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Twentieth-Century Music in Western Europe: The Compositions and the Recordings
New York: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1965. xii, 510pp. 8vo, black cloth, dust wrapper adhered to the inside covers. New York: J.B. Lippincott Co., (1965). Dust wrapper edgeworn and chipped, but internally clean. A good copy. More
The Minstrel; A Collection of Celebrated Songs, Set to Music
Baltimore: F. Lucas, 1812. Illustrated with some small woodcut vignettes. x, [3], 6-316pp. Short 8vo, original calf (well-rubbed and worn at edges; both joints repaired; light but persistent foxing throughout; page edges somewhat soft and with a handful of tears, several with some loss of text). Baltimore: F. Lucas, printed by G. Dobbin & Murphy, 1812. First edition. A very good(-) copy of this scarce American imprint, featuring 140 Irish and Scottish airs. More
The Growth of Music: a Study in Musical History.
London: Oxford University Press, 1956. Musical notations throughout. 210pp., 12mo, cloth, d.w.; chipped and soiled. London: Oxford University Press, 1956. Third edition. Revised by Eric Blom. A very good copy in a very good (-) dust jacket. More
The Oxford History of Music, Volume VII: Symphony and Drama, 1850-1900.
London: Oxford University Press, 1940. Musical notations throughout. xi + 504pp. 8vo, gilt-decorated cloth; spine lightly darkened and rubbed. London: Oxford University Press, 1940. A very good copy. More
Jazz: The American Theme Song
New York: Oxford University Press, 1993. 326 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993. Several small spots along top edge, still a near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed by the author. More
Duke Ellington.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1987. Illustrated. viii + 340pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. NY: Oxford University Press, 1987. A very good ( ) copy in a very good ( ) dust jacket. More
Trust Your Heart: An Autobiography.
Black & white photographs. 275pp., 8vo, white cloth-backed boards, d.w. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1987. A near fine copy. More
The Traditional and National Music of Scotland.
Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press, 1966. 294 pages, tall 8vo, burgundy cloth, d.w. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press, (1966). First Edition. A fine copy in a good dust jacket. More
The Early Piano.
London: Stainer & Bell, 1981. Numerous color plates. Small oblong 4tom black cloth, d.w. London: Stainer & Bell, (1981). First Edition. Near fine. More
Baalbeck; Les Riches Heures du Festival
Beirut: Les Editions Dar an-Nahar, 1994. Many illustrations (color and b/w), some mounted. 240 pages + appendix. Folio, stamped blue silk cloth, dust wrapper; corners lightly bumped. Beirut: Les Editions Dar an-Nahar, 1994. Avec les compliments de la Banque Audi. First edition. A very good(+) copy. Inscribed on presentation page sponsored by Banque Audi: "Dear [...] with lots of best wishes May and Raymond Audi" More
Three Little Kittens
London: Nelson, 1857. 8 color lithographs. 2 songs, with music. 24pp., tall, thin 8vo, gilt-decorated red cloth, re-backed with cloth; lacks title page, text heavily foxed, text and covers heavily dampstained. London: Thomas Nelson, (ca. 1857). A poor copy. More