The Finishing Touch.
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1978. Illustrated. 215pp., small 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; jacket lightly worn and torn. New York: Dodd, Meade and Company, 1978. A very good copy in a good dust jacket. More
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The Early French Parody Noel.
Ann Arbor: UMI, 1983. Illustrated. 2 volumes, 8vo, beige decorative cloth. Ann Arbor: UMI, (1983). Fine. Studies in Musicology, No. 36. More
Classics: Major and Minor.
London: J.M. Dent, 1958. Musical notations. xi + 212pp., small 8vo, boards, d.w.; slight dampstain to lower cover and dust jacket. London: J.M. Dent, 1958.A very good copy in a good dust jacket. More
Broadway Musicals: The 101 Greatest Shows of all Time
New York: Black Dog & Leventhal, 2004. Foreword by Jerry Orbach. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. 4to, glossy lavender boards, metallic silver dust wrapper. New York: Black Dog & Leventhal, (2004). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The San Francisco Opera, 1923-1961
New York: Appleton, 1961. Illus. 8vo, black cloth, chipped d.w., cloth spotted. New York: Appleton-Century, (1961). More
A Pictorial Treasury of Opera in America.
Profusely illustrated. 4to, gold cloth (lightly worn at spine ends; chipped d.w.) New York: Greenberg, (1954). Very good in poor dust wrapper. More
John Christie of Glyndebourne.
Illustrated. xiii + 301pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Theatre Arts books, 1968. A very good ( ) copy in a very good dust jacket. More
Colin Davis.
New York: Drake, 1973. Illustrated. 64pp., slim 8vo, boards, d.w. N.Y.: Drake Publishers, (1973). A very good (+) copy in a very good ( ) dust jacket. More
A Primer for Critics.
Illus. 153pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards; previous owner's name on inside front cover. Baltimore: John Hopkins Press, 1937. More
Brown Sugar; Eighty Years of America's Black Female Superstars.
New York: Da Capo Press, 1989. Many photo Illus. 4to, pr. wrs. (New York): Da Capo, (1989). Very good. More
Brown Sugar; Eighty Years of America's Black Female Superstars.
New York: Harmony Books, 1980. Many Illus. 4to, two-toned cloth, d.w. New York: Harmony Books, (1980). Very good(+) Presentation copy. More
La Trilogie de Seville: Don Juan, Figaro, Carmen
Paris: Marval, 1999. Text in French. Illustrated in color and black and white. 201 pages, 4to, tan boards, dust wrapper. Paris: Marval, 1999. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Ring Of Power, The Abandoned Child, The Authoritarian Father, And The Disempowered Feminine, A Jungian Understanding Of Wagner's Ring Cycle.
San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisico, 1992. Illustrated. vi + 245pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards. San Francisco: Harper, 1992. First edition. Fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Repertoire Analytique de la Musique Francaise des Origines a nos Jours.
Paris: Horizons de France, 1948. 299pp. 8vo, original printed wrappers; unopened. Paris: Horizons de France, 1948. A very good copy. More
50 Jahre Deutsche Oper Berlin.
Berlin: Bruno Hessling, 1963. Illustrated. 44pp. Oblong 8vo, glossy pictorial boards; chip with loss of material to lower spine. Berlin: Bruno Hessling, ca. 1963. More
The Librettist of Venice: The Remarkable Life of Lorenzo Da Ponte, Mozart's Poet, Casanova's Friend, and Italian Opera's Impresario in America.
New York: Bloomsbury, 2006. Includes eight pages of color illustrations. 428pp. 8vo, brown boards, d.w. New York: Bloomsbury, (2006). First American edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
The Classic Image: European History and Manufacture of the Lyre Guitar, 850-1840.
Cambridge: Magdalene College, 1972. 7 plates in color & in black & white, many text illustrations. 68 pages, slim 4to, brown simulated leather. Cambridge: Magdalene College, 1972. Limited Edition. Fine but for a small previous owners blind stamp on the half-title. Number 21 of 180 signed and numbered copies. More
Zubin: The Zubin Mehta Story.
New York: Harper & Row, 1978. Illustrated. 226pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w; tear to upper front and rear covers. N.Y., (1978). First edition. A very good copy in a very good (-) dust jacket. More
American Operetta: From H.M.S. Pinafore to Sweeney Todd.
Illustrated. vi + 206pp., short 8vo, cloth, d.w.; small tear. N.Y.: Oxford UP, 1981. More
Chaliapin.
New York: Knopf, 1988. A Critical Biography. Illustrated. xv + 630pp. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Near-fine copy in a very good( ) dust wrapper. More
La Vie de Franz Liszt par L'Image
Geneva: Journal de Geneve, 1936. Biographical introduction by Albert Cortot. Profusely illustrated. 249pp., 4to, printed cream wrappers; unopened. Geneva: Journal de Geneve, (1936). Near Fine. One of 550 copies. More
La Vie de Frederic Chopin Par L'Image
Paris: Horizons, 1951. Preface by Alfred Cortot. 178 pages of black-and-white illustrations. 33 pages of text. 218pp., 4to, green cloth; cloth faded, lightly worn, inscription on front free endpaper. Paris: Horizons, (1951). Overall a very good(-) copy. More
La Vie et l'Oeuvre de Richard Wagner par l'Image.
Paris: Editions des Horizons de France, 1938. With hundreds of black & white illustrations and facsimiles. 249pp, unopened. Thick Folio, original printed cream wrappers . Paris: Editions des Horizons de France, 1938. Limited Edition. Near fine. One of 550 numbered copies. More
La Vie et l'Oeuvre de Richard Wagner par l'Image.
Geneva: Editions du Journal, 1938. With hundreds of black & white illustrations and facsimiles. 249 pages with text in French. Folio, original printed cream wrappers, spine worn. Geneva: Editions du Journal, 1938. Limited Edition. A very good(-) copy, internally clean. One of 550 numbered copies. More
La Vie et l'Oeuvre de Wolfgang-Amadeus Mozart par l'Image.
Geneva: Editions Contemporaines, 1948. With hundreds of b/w illustrations and facsimiles. 32pp of text in French. Folio, original pictorial wrappers (very light edgewear and dust-soiling at edges; internally fine with unopened pages). Geneve: Les Editions Contemporaines, (1948). A very good(+) copy. More