New York: 1954. Extremely rare contract from the vaults of Hometown Village Music. 4to. 1 page, Village Music Company, 1619 Broadway, New York City, August 26th 1954, to Miss Gloria Shayne and Noel Regney (before they were married), whereby Sidney Prosen proposes an up-date to a previous contract, based on the trio's success, in part: "...Your signature where indicated below constitutes this is a binding agreement between us. Note: in consideration of the unusual and successful endeavors by ourselves in..... More

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

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

Utica: William Williams, 1819. A book of hymns with lyrics and musical notations. 277 pages + index. 8vo, 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

New York: Schirmer Books, 1998. Illus. 435pp. 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: Schirmer Books, (1998). Very good. More

1950. Original Uniform Popular Songwriter's Contract signed "Edward Lisbona" and "Sidney Prosen", folio, 4 pages, November 29th 1950, an agreement with Sid Prosen, owner of Hometown-Village Music, to allow him to publish his original song "The Horse and Carriage Ran Away", in consideration of certain guaranteed royalty payments. *Sidney Prosen is best remembered for discovering Hank Williams and later, Tom and Jerry, better known as Simon and Garfunkle, whom he recorded in 1957. He also wrote the best selling record..... More

Pawling, NY: 1960. T.L.S. on his ornate letterhead, complete with personal photograph and discography, 4to. 1 page, Pawling, New York, July 5, 1960, to a long-time pen-pal, in full: "Up and around again I must write you to say thanks again for the photocopies. Dan Twohig has been a faithful letter writer and you and he have been "hitting it off" in great shape, he tells me in a recent letter. I haven's even tried to write a song recently..... More

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

1932. Uncommon autograph note signed, "Ernestine Schumann-Heink", on brown ledger page, 7.75" x 5", in German, in full: "Gesegnet sei der Gott, der die Music...and deu fruhling erschof!" With approximate translation amounting to: "Blessed be the God who created the music...and the greeting!" which she attributes to German composer Richard Wagner. Boldly signed and in fine condition. Includes photographic postcard bearing her portrait. Czech-born German-American operatic contralto known for the tonal richness and range of her voice. More

New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1888. 87p., square 16mo, pictorial wrappers. N.Y.: Funk & Wagnalls, 1888. Temperance songs, with words & music. Scarce. More

New York: Stein and Day, 1978. 347 pages, 8vo, red cloth spine with cream boards, dust wrapper (worn and chipped). New York: Stein and Day, (1978). First edition. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed on the half-title page: "For Karen - Much love! Mel Torme." More