MAGIC FIRE; The story of Wagner's life and music
London: Harrap, (1954). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 391. Frontis portrait.Some marking in text, notes on front pastedown, flyleaf missing, o/w VG. More
London: Harrap, (1954). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 391. Frontis portrait.Some marking in text, notes on front pastedown, flyleaf missing, o/w VG. More
NY: Harding, (1896). 8vo, pp. not numbered. Paper wraps. Cover worn, o/w VG. Patriotic songs. More
NY: Mercury House, 1997. Periodical. 8vo, pp. 134 plus advertisements. Illustrated. Paper wraps. Includes a CD, Wilhelm Senhammar, a musical portrait. About as new. Includes the Nobel lecture by Wislawa Szymborska; articles on Edvard Munch, Vizma Belsevica; pieces by Joyce Carol Oates, Mario Vargas Llosa and others. More
NY: Mercury House, 1998. Periodical. 8vo, pp. 118 plus advertisements. Illustrated. Paper wraps. Includes a CD, Stockholm in music. About as new. Includes the Nobel lecture by Dario Fo; poems by Kristina Lugn, essays by Margaret Atwood and Michael Holroyd. More
NY: Mercury House, 1996. Periodical. 8vo, pp. 145 plus advertisements. Illustrated. Paper wraps. Includes a CD, Franz Berwald, a musical portrait. A mark on rear cover, o/w as new. Includes the Nobel lecture by Seamus Heaney; an essay by Gerard Malanga, Working with Warhol, and poems by Susan Howe, Lars..... More
North Pomfret, VT: Hamilton, (1979). First Edition. Large 8vo, pp. 183. Illustrated. Ex library with bookplate on pastedown, o/w a nice copy in little soiled dj. More
NY: Boosey, 1908. Sheet music. 4to, pp. 5. Words by Harford, music by Marshall. Version in B-flat. Cover lettered in black. Signatures of two owners on front. Slightly soiled and chipped, o/w VG. A John McCormack favorite. More
NY: Berry, 1852. Sheet music. Large 4to, pp. 6. Sewn along fold, small punctures in right margin, some foxing and chipping. Still, a very attractive color lithograph front, with a portrait of a lady. VG. More
NY: Macmillan, 1941. David Burley. 8vo, pp. 526. A nice copy in little soiled dj. Chapters on various aspects of music, including musical cities, careers in music, material for a community song book, a history of the dance, etc. More
NY: John Church, 1894. Small 8vo, pp. 42. Paper wraps. Cover somewhat worn, creased and stained, interior tight, with a few light pencil markings. VG. More
NY: Witmark, 1910. Sheet music. 4to, pp. [3]. Cover lettering in black and red, small oval inset portrait of an actress, perhaps Lina Abarbanell, who starred in a production with R. C. Herz. Edges chipped with some small tears, a little soil, fold partly separated. Good. More
NY: Witmark, 1910. Sheet music. 4to, pp. [3]. Cover lettering in black and red, small oval inset portrait of an actress, perhaps Lina Abarbanell, who starred in a production with R. C. Herz. (A different picture from the one on 31881, but probably the same actress.) cover separated at fold..... More
NY: Harper, 1872. 8vo, pp. xii, 478. Orchid cloth, tamped in black and gilt. Cover somewhat faded and worn, o/w VG. Discussion of various facets of music, from several standpoints. More
NY: Harper, [1873]. 8vo, pp. xii, 478. Green cloth, stamped in gilt and black. Cover worn at edges, owner's names on title, o/w VG. Thoughts on various facets of music by a clergyman. More
Philadelphia: Ditson, (1923). First Edition. 8vo, pp. x, 184. Index. With an ear-training outline in each lesson by Gladys Ferry Moore. Maroon cloth stamped in gilt. Rear hinge tender, cover little bumped and scuffed, some pencil marking and dog-earing, owner's name on flyleaf, o/w VG. A textbook, with exercises, assignments..... More
Norman OK: University of Oklahoma, (1960). First Edition. 8vo, pp. xiv, 423. Bibliography, index. Illustrated with facsimiles. Small bit torn from corner of rear flyleaf, but a VG tight copy in soiled and worn dj. Covers all facets of civilian and military life on both sides of the war, as..... More
Berkeley, CA: University of California, 1969. First Edition. Large 8vo, pp. 451. Includes an index of libraries, short title lists. Illustrated. A nice copy in slightly soiled dj. The great age of French printing corresponded with the reign of Francis I (1525-1547). At this time a new method of printing..... More
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, (1976). Third printing. Small 4to, pp. 204, plus index. Heavily illustrated, with a section in color. VG in chipped and mended dj. Elected leader of the conservative Party in 1965, Heath became Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1970. He had a lifetime passion for music..... More
Garden City NY: Doubleday, 1947. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 275. VG in somewhat chipped and soiled dj. Behind the scenes in the music world with a manager of the music publisher, Boosey & Hawkes. More
Garden City NY: Doubleday, 1952. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 220. VG in somewhat chipped and soiled dj. The story of one day in the life of a music publisher. More
NY: Knopf, 1968. First Edition. 8vo, pp. ix, 267, viii. Index. Illustrated with photographs. VG in somewhat soiled dj. A memoir of the author's 45-year association with the music world. More
NY: Knopf, 1968. First Edition. 8vo, pp. ix, 267, viii. Index. Illustrated with photographs. A VG tight copy in somewhat soiled and little chipped dj. The author was active in music publishing in Vienna and New York. More
NY: Schirmer, 1890. Small 8vo, pp. 128. Bound in flexible cloth, ilustrated with musical examples.VG. More
NY: Lyceum, 1900. Sheet music. 4to, pp. [4]. Paper, with pictorial front in black, blue and yellow. Cover separated at fold and somewhat stained, all edges quite chipped, but only in margins; o/w VG. The image on the cover is of a Black Drum Major. More