Music
THE JAZZ LIFE
London: Peter Davies, (1962). First English edition. 8vo, pp. 255. Paper over boards. Edges little spotted, o/w a VG tight copy in little faded, soiled, and scuffed dj. More
IF I WERE ON THE STAGE and I WANT WHAT I WANT WHEN I WANT IT; As sung by the Fritzi Scheff Comic Opera Company
NY: Witmark, 1905. Sheet music, two pieces. 4to, pp. [8], [4]. Two songs from the comic opera, Mlle Modiste. Book and lyric by Henry Blossom. Covers in ivory and brown, with a photo of Scheff in the lower corner. Covers little soiled, edges chipped, o/w VG. More
SOME FORERUNNERS OF ITALIAN OPERA.
NY: Holt, 1911. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 243. A fine copy in little chipped and worn dj. A study of the lyric drama in Italy prior to the birth of opera. More
THE MAKING OF AN OPERA:; Don Giovanni at Glyndebourne.
NY: Atheneum, 1978. First American edition. 8vo, pp. 272. A fine copy in dj. OP? Higgins, Arts Editor for the London Times, records in detail, with many illustrations, the creation of a new production of the Mozart opera at Glyndebourne. More
ANTONIO STRADIVARI; His life and work (1644-1737)
NY: Dover, (1963). Reprint of the 1902 Hill edition. 8vo, pp. xxiv, 315. With a new introduction by Sydney Beck, and new supplementary indices by Rembert Wurlitzer. Illustrated, with some plates in color. Ex library, with library binding, bookplate, and stamps. A VG tight copy. More
THE LAROUSSE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MUSIC
NY: Excalibur, (1982). Second Impression. 4to, pp. 576. Glossaries, index. Introduction by Anthony Hopkins. With more than 700 illustrations, including some in full color. A VG tight copy in chipped, price-clipped dj. Heavy. A panorama of music, including that of Asia and South America. Jazz has a chapter, but not..... More
BOB DYLAN; Complete discography
NY: Universe, (2006). First American edn. Square 12mo, pp. 464. Index. Illustrated with album covers. Paper wraps. Cover somewhat scuffed, o/w a VG tight copy. More
JAZZ:; Its evolution and essence
NY: Grove Press, (1956). First Edition. 8vo, pp. ix, 295. Discography, index. Translated from the French by David Noakes. Black cloth. Edges and endpapers spotted and darkened, o/w a nice copy in chipped and soiled dj. More
SELECTIONS FROM THE GUTTER; Jazz portraits from 'The Jazz record'
Berkeley CA: University of California, (1977). First Edition. Large 8vo, pp. xiv, 233. Illustrated with photographs. Paper over boards. A nice copy in price-clipped, somewhat scuffed and little soiled dj. More
ARTURO TOSCANINI; A photobiography
NY: Island Press, (1943). First Edition. Small 4to, pp.56. Includes an essay by Robert Haven Schauffler, and an introduction by Dorothy Thompson. VG. More
ANTONIN DVORAK
London: John Lane, (1928). First Edition. Small 8vo, pp. xv, 132. List of works, index. Frontis portrait. Red cloth. A little foxing at ends, edges and cover somewhat soiled, o/w a VG tight copy. More
HENRY PURCELL; The English musical tradition
London: Bell, 1932. Small 8vo, pp. 248. Frontis portrait. Owner's name on flyleaf, o/w a VG tight copy. More
TANGLEWOOD
Barre: Barre Publishers, 1973. First Edition. small 4to, 96. Printed wraps, illustrated with photos throughout. Signed on the title-page by composer Aaron Copeland. A photographic portait of the Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer home in Lenox, MA. More
TANGLEWOOD
Barre MA: Barre Publishers, 1973. First Edition. 4to, pp. 96. Foreword by Michael Tilson Thomas. Paper wraps. VG. Photographs, with some accompanying text. More
MUSIC-HOUND JAZZ:; The essential album guide
Farmington Hills MI: Visible Ink, (1998). First printing. Large 8vo, pp. xxiv, 1390. Resources and other information, indexes. Foreword by T. S. Monk. Illustrated with photographs. Paper wraps. CD in pocket in rear. Cover lightly scuffed, o/w almost as new. Heavy. More
WORKING THE HALLS; The Honris in one hundred years of British music hall
Farnborough, U.K. Saxon House, (1973). First Edition. Small 4to, pp. 215. Heavily illustrated. Includes a 7-inch recording in a back pocket (probably 33-1/3). A nice copy in dj. More
ENCOUNTERS WITH STRAVINSKY; A personal record
NY: Farrar Straus and Giroux, (1972). First printing. 8vo, pp. x, 300. Illustrated. Author's presentation on flyleaf. Black cloth. Edges little soiled, o/w a VG tight copy in scuffed and soiled dj. More
THE MUSIC LOVER'S POETRY ANTHOLOGY; foreword by J. D. McClatchy
NY: Persea Books, 2007. First Edition. 8vo, pp.284. A fine copy in dj. Inscribed to poet William Jay Smith and his wife: "for dearest Sonja + Bill | and for the love of music | and with gratitude for | the endless ways in which | you have enriched my..... More
900 MILES; The ballads, blues and folksongs of Cisco Houston
NY: Oak Publications, (1965). Second printing. 8vo, pp. 96. Edited for publication by Moses Asch and Irwin Silber. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Includes music notation. Paper wraps. Edges somewhat spotted, cover slightly chipped and soiled, o/w VG. Includes tributes by Woody Guthrie, Lee Hays, Moses Asch. More
OUT IN THE STARLIGHT I'M WAITING FOR THEE; Serenade with chorus
Toledo, OH: Whitney, 1872. Sheet music. 4to, pp. 5. Cover printed in black with a lithograph of a lady on a balcony of a carpenter gothic house, listening to a young man with a guitar. A slight browning on the edges and a couple of small stains, o/w a nice..... More
STEPHEN FOSTER; America's troubadour
NY: Crowell, (1934). First Edition. 8vo, pp. xiii, 445. Appendices, index. Illustrated with portraits, including a color frontis, and drawings. Blue cloth, stamped in gilt. Corners and ends of spine slilghtly scuffed, owner's bookplate on pastedown, o/w a VG tight copy. Includes a bibliogra[phic index. More
A TREASURY OF STEPHEN FOSTER
NY: Random House, (1946). Sharp, William. First printing. 4to, pp. 222. Foreword by Deems Taylor, arrangements by Ray Lev and Dorothy Berliner Commins. Illustrated by William Sharp. Green cloth over boards, red cloth spine. Donor's presentation on pastedown. Top edge little soiled, corners little bumped and scuffed, o/w a VG..... More
A TREASURY OF STEPHEN FOSTER
NY: Random House, (1946). Sharp, William. First printing. 4to, pp. 222. Foreword by Deems Taylor, arrangements by Ray Lev and Dorothy Berliner Commins. Illustrated by William Sharp. Green cloth over boards, red cloth spine. Cover somewhat soiled, little worn at edges, ex library with pocket removed, o/w a VG tight..... More