Harold Arlen and His Songs
New York: Harwin Music, 1966. 2 pages of text and 29 complete songs. slim 4to, yellow cloth, 160 pages. New York: Harwin Music, 1966. Inscribed "Harold" in red on the fly-leaf, More
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Nouvelles Parodies Bachiques Me'le's de Vaudevilles ou Rondes de Table
Paris: 1702. Volume III only of 3 vols. Engraved frontispiece; musical notation. narrow 16mo full contemporary calf, worn; gilt spine. Paris, 1702. Anthology compiled by the music publisher of King Louis XIV. Rare. More
Brecht/Dessau: Lieder und Gesange
Berlin: Henschelverlag, 1963. Frontispiece portrait and other tipped in text illustrations. 147 pages with text in German. Slim folio, linen, lettered in red & black; binding a bit dust-soiled. Berlin: Henschelverlag, 1963 Veroffentlichung der Deutschen Akademie der Kunste. Neue, erweiterte Auflage. More
The Ballads Song
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1969. 324 pages. 8vo, blue cloth, dust wrapper. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1969. First edition. Wrapper slightly sunned at spine and torn at back panel. A near fine copy in a very good wrapper. More
A Legend of the Middle Ages, and Other Songs of the Past and Present
London: Kegan Paul, 1890. 147pp., thin 12mo, green leather, inner dentelles, a.e.g.; corners bumped, lightly rubbed. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1890. A very good (+) copy. Authors presentation copy. More
A Set of Six Folksongs and Ballads, decorated by Cynthia Fuller.; [The Twa Sisters; Lord Lovel; A Sweet Country Life; The Bitter Withy; O Waly Waly; O No, John!
London: [cgi name="publisher" filter="sql "], 1927. Large slim folio with striking sunflower design on cover; string ties are lacking and now neatly re-backed in plain cloth. The portfolio containins 6 large folded sheets -- each with beautifully illustrated cover and with the music and lyrics within. (London: J & E Bumpus, and New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1927). Limited edition -- one of 500 copies. Near fine sheets within very good covers. More
Musica Sacra: or Springfield and Utica Collections United: Consisting of Psalm and Hymn Tunes, Anthems and Chants: Arranged for Two, Three, or Four Voices, with a Figured Base for the Organ or Piano Forte.
Utica: William Williams, 1819. A book of hymns with lyrics and musical notations. 277 pages + index. 8vo, contemporary leather-backed boards; boards considerably worn, leather worn but strong, some signatures slightly loose but not detached, foxing and toning throughout. Utica: William Williams, 1819. A very good(-) copy. Early American imprint. More
Kolot Alef: Songster for Two Voices
Tel Aviv: 1959. 55 pages. Small oblong 4to, original pictorial wrappers. Tel Aviv, (1959). A near fine copy. Music + words in Hebrew and in transliteration. Published by the America-Israel Foundation- Committee for Musical Program in Immigrant Settlements. More
Spreadin' Rhythm Around; Black Popular Songwriters, 1880-1930
New York: Schirmer Books, 1998. Illus. 435pp. 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: Schirmer Books, (1998). Very good. More
22 Songs and Dances
Tel Aviv: 1955. 32 pages. Small oblong 8vo, photographic wrappers. Tel Aviv, 1955 Music and words in Hebrew & in transliteration. The Nissimov Music Library No. 92. Published by the Education and Culture Centre of the General Federation of Labour - Histadrut, Tel Aviv, 1955. More
The Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer
New York: Knopf, 2009. Edited by Robert Kimball, Barry Day, Miles Kreuger, and Eric Davis. Illustrated. xxvi + 462pp., 4to, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Pickaback Songs
New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1903. Music by Eva Cruzen Hart; Illustrated by Ike Morgan. 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards; edges & corners worn. New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1903. First Edition. The illustrator was a friend & contemporary of W.W. Denslow, and illustrated two books for L. Frank Baum. Except for an occasional fingerprint, the interior is clean. More
Folk Visions and Voices. Traditional Music and Song in North Georgia
AThens: Univ. Georgia Press, 1983. Illustrated. Oblong 4to, cloth, d.w. Athens Univ. of Georgia Press, 1983. First Edition. As new, in original shrink wrap. More
English Song Book.
New York: Robert M. McBride & Co., 1926. Black & white illustrations and musical notations. 149pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards with a paper label on spine; corners bumped. New York: Robert M. McBride & Co., 1926. Very good. More
Prohibition Bells
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1888. 87p., square 16mo, pictorial wrappers. N.Y.: Funk & Wagnalls, 1888. Temperance songs, with words & music. Scarce. More
A Collection of Twenty-Eight 19th-Century American Broadside Lyric Sheets
New York: J. Andrews. 28 separate sheets, generally measuring 9" x 5 1/2", with decorative borders. Slim 8vo, in custom red marbled wrappers. New York: J. Andrews, and Boston: Horace Partridge. A charming collection of 28 broadside song sheets circa 1850 printed on wove paper with engraved ornamental borders. The songs were often performed and popularized by minstrel bands, and include love songs, songs about home, and slave ballads. Some titles are "Young Folks from Home", "The American Boy", "Come..... More
Original Sheet Music Collection (1939 -1948)
New York: Chappell, 1939. 27 different songs composed by Kurt Weill during the last decade of his life. 4to, pictorial wrappers. New York: Chappell, 1939 -1948. Fine. Includes several scarce issues such as "Mile After Mile" from "Railroads on Parade" with the original train graphics, from a production which premiered at the 1939 World's Fair in 1939. Lyric writers include Langston Hughes, Paul Green, Ogden Nash, Ira Gershwin, Alan Jay Lerner and Maxwell Anderson. Each cover has a tiny "Yes"..... More
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