New York: Knopf, 2008. Foreword by Alice Hammerstein Mathias, Introduction by Ted Chapin. 81 photographs. 422pp., 4to, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; 2 pages dogeared and creased, otherwise text is fine. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More about The Complete Lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein II
New York: Grove, 1959. Illustrated. xxi + 278pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped, rubbed. New York: Grove Press, (1959). A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More about Lyrics of the Middle Ages
New York: Overlook, 1998. Edited and Annoted by Barry Day. Extensively illustrated. 367pp., 4to, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; dust wrapper lightly rubbed. Woodstock & New York: The Overlook Press, (1998). First edition. A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More about Noel Coward: The Complete Lyrics
Boston: Little Brown, 1895. Introduction by Edmund Gosse and illustrations by Edmund Garrett. Tall 8vo, decorative red cloth (lightly rubbed), untrimmed. Boston: Little Brown, 1895. Limited Edition on Hand-made paper. Very Good. More about Victorian Songs: Lyrics of the Affections and Nature
New York: Knopf, 1993. Illustrated. 414 pages. Thick oblong 4to., black cloth backed stamped brown boards, one corner bumped. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. A very good copy in a very good(+) price-clipped wrapper. More about The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin
London: Houlston and Wright, 1867. Frontispiece, decorative initials and tailpieces. 248 pages, small 8vo, ornamented red cloth, spine frayed at ends, else very good. London: Houlston and Wright, 1867. First Edition. More about Kentish Lyrics: Sacred, Rural and Miscellaneous
Martha's Vineyard: 1971. Autographed letter signed to author Max Wilk, thanking him for a helpful suggestion. 1 page, 5" x 8", on "Martha's Vineyard Island" stationery, July 30, 1971. Fine condition. Harburg, the famed American lyricist, worked with many well-known composers and is best known for writing the lyrics to "The Wizard of Oz." "...Your gracious suggestion of a beautiful replacement is an act of Elizabethan gallantry..." More about Autographed Letter Signed to author Max Wilk
Dublin: William Curry Jun, 1834. 12mo, 341 pages, marbled edges, full brown calf, spine rubbed. Dublin: William Curry Jun, 1843. First Edition. Very Good (+). Scarce. More about National Lyrics, and Songs for Music
New York: Oxford University Press, 1938. Musical examples. 203pp., 8vo, cloth. New York: Oxford University Press, 1938. A very good copy. More about England's Musical Poet Thomas Campion
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 about The Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer
New York: Walker and Company, 1978. Profusely illustrated with black & white photos. 272pp. 8vo, boards, dust wrapper; d.w. chipped & torn with large pieces missing. New York: Walker and Co., (1978). Very good with a poor d.w. More about The Sound of Their Music: The Story of Rodgers and Hammerstein
Beverly Hills: 1958. 1 page on "International News Service" letterhead, 11 x 8.5 inches, Beverly Hills, California, April 14, 1958. Written by the influential Hollywood gossip columnist, responding passionately to Mayes's query regarding replacing the national anthem, in part: "...There have been many complaints that our national anthem is difficult to sing and is only for people with fine singing voices. Yes, it is difficult but it really doesn't matter if the anthem isn't sung well, just so we know... More about Patriotic Typed Letter Signed to editor Herbert Mayes
New York: 1964. Written on both sides of a 4 x 5.25-inch personal monogrammed card, New York, May 24, 1964. Written to up-and-coming musician Frank Underwood, in part: "...I'd be delighted to listen to your songs. Two things, however: (a) I'm a very harsh critic, and (b) I'll need a couple weeks more before I have the time. If you"ll give me a call around the beginning of June, maybe then we can get together..." Accompanied by the original handwritten... More about Important and Friendly Autographed Letter Signed
New York: Knopf, 2010. Illustrated. 445 pages. 4to., silver stamped boards, dust wrapper. New York: Knopf, 2010. A near fine copy in a near fine wrapper. More about Finishing the Hat; Collected Lyrics (1954-1981) with Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies,...
New York: Knopf, 2011. Two signed first editions sold as a set. Illustrated in black & white. 445, 454pp. 4to, silver boards, slightly edge-worn d.w. New York: Knopf, (2010, 2011). First editions. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. Both copies signed and inscribed by Stepehn Sondheim on the half-title to the philanthropists Edith and Martin Segal. First inscription reads: "For Marty and Edith - with affection and admiration - Steve (Sondheim, that is)." Second inscription reads: "To Marty, with thanks - Stephen Sondheim." More about The Collected Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim (Finishing the Hat & Look, I Made A Hat
London: Chatto & Windus, 1922. Illustrated by Philip Hagreen. 12mo, orange cloth with black type (rubbed). London: Chatto & Windus, 1922. Good (+), More about Nursery Lyrics & Other Verses for Children
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