Neptune City, N.J. Paganiniana Publications, 1978. With 200 b/w illustrations. 383pp. 8vo, pictorial boards. Neptune City, NJ: Paganiniana Publications, (1973). A very good(+) copy. More

1939. Vintage 8 x 10-inch sepia photograph of Bull playing the piano. Inscribed: "To Bob with every good wish from Storm Bull April 13, '39." Excellent contrast; near fine condition. American composer and classical musician who was related to the Norwegian violinist Ole Bell and composer Edvard Grieg. More

New York: Jaques, 1842. 68 pages + 15 page appendix of piano notes. slim 24mo, original blind stamped brown cloth, New York: Jacques, 1842. Very good(+). More

Princeton, NJ: 1962. 2 pages (front and back), 7.75 x 5.75 inches, on personal stationery with a hand-addressed envelope measuring 4 x 6 inches, Princeton, New Jersey, October 12, 1962. Elegant letter by the pianist and composer, regretting that he cannot give information on French Composer Deodat de Severac with whom, even though he had played certain of his pieces, he was entirely unacquainted. In part: "...J'en entendu la premiere audition a la societe Nationalede Paris pro Blanche Selva peu..... More

New York: Henry Holt, 1926. Translate by Elaenor Stimson Brooks. 299pp., short 8vo, cloth. New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1926. A very good (-) copy. More

Jaffrey: Godine, 2000. Introduction by Sandy Davis. Frontis plus 41 full-page color plates by the author. Unpaginated. 12mo, green cloth, d.w. Jaffrey: David R. Godine, (2000). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More

New York: 1953. 1 page on Gladstone Hotel letterhead, 10.5 x 7.25 inches, New York City, April 26, 1953. In this letter, Gieseking apologizes for not having a better photograph of himself, in full: "...Thank you for your kind letter - am sorry not to have a better photo now - only this postcard of me in Australia (not included). With best regards, sincerely yours, Walter Gieseking." It should be noted that this letter is of great historical importance because..... More

London: Cassell, 1948. Illustrated throughout with sheet music. 511 pages. 8vo, blue cloth in a tan d.w. (discoloration and some tears around the edges). London: Cassell & Company Limited, 1948. Minor bumping to the first 100 pages, still a very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More

New York: 1891. Exceptional and rare calling card, 2.5 x 4 inches, bearing his title "Kammervirtuose" and Royal Pianist with three bars from his classical composition "Spanish Serenade" of which Grunfeld jokingly titles it "Little Serenade," due to a lack of room to write out a more detailed title. Signed in full and dated "New York, Sunday 11/25/1891." Fine. Grunfeld was an Austrian composer and prodigy pianist. In 1888 he was appointed Court Pianist to Emperor Wilhelm I of Germany..... More

Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1981. xxiii, 327pp. 8vo, purple cloth (slightly faded at head of covers), d.w faded at spine. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, (1981). A very good(+) copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More

New York: 1930. Vintage 9.25 x 7.25-inch black-and-white bust-portrait photo showing Lambert in evening wear with a pince-nez. Crudely mounted on a 12.75 x 9.25-inch sheet of cardboard. Inscribed in the bottom margin: "To Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Grenier with sincerest good wishes of their friend Alex. Lambert. N.Y. 1930." The photo is in fine condition, but the cardboard is creased and chipped, has several small closed tears, and is in good condition. More

Vienna: 1893. Souvenir autograph musical quotation signed "Theod. Leschetizky", consisting of eight bars from his L'Aver Improvisation - Opus 31 - No. 1, Wien, February 8th 1893, dedicated for Miss (Caddy) Kimball, whose father William Wallace owned the Kimball Piano Co. in Chicago. Finely framed in two windows with dark brown double matting and set into a dark brown wood frame. Excellent condition. Polish pianist, composer and professor who at age eleven performed a Czerny piano concerto in Lancur, with..... More