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, 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

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

Williamstown: 1952. Important A.L.S., 8vo. 1 page, "No Trespassing Tel. Williamstown 742" letterhead, November 29th 1952, to his friend Brooke (Astor), on the death of her second husband, Charles Henry "Buddy" Marshall, in full: "Linda just telephoned me the news about dear Buddy. It seems so inadequate to send you my deep sympathy for I know your happiness with him through the years. But I want you to know that I am thinking of you constantly, and with love." Less..... More

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

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

Raleigh: Pentland Press, 1999. Illustrated (b/w). 332 pages. 8vo, paper wrappers. Raleigh, NC: The Pentland Press, 1999. A near fine copy. Inscribed by the author on half-title page: "This copy of ... is for Maurice [Tempelsman] and comes with the gratitude and affectionate regards of the perpetrator J. Symington" More

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