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New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/None. 97pp; No DJ, blue boards, gilt lettering to maroon cloth spine, wear to spine ends & corners of boards, deckle edges, slight surface tears to front endpaper, text unmarked, binding is sound, Good condition. Verse and music.
Music of the Spheres by Meyer-Baer,K - 1974: and the Dance of Death
by Meyer-Baer,K
Music of the Spheres: and the Dance of Death
by Meyer-Baer,K
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New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1974. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good +. Orange cloth HB, spine title. Frontis, pp376, illust - near fine, clean (light bend to lower half of first 15pp) Size 16 x 24cms. Scarce
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Runes and Cadences: Being Ancestral Memories of Old Heroic Days
by Kennedy, R. Emmet
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Doo-Wop: The Forgotten Third of Rock 'N Roll
by Gribin, Anthony J.;Schiff, Matthew M.
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Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Pubns Inc, 1992. SIGNED first edition. Trade softcover. Published Iola, Wisconsin: Krause, 1992, first printing. 8vo. wrappers. 616pp., illustrated with b/w photos. Inscribed by WCBS FM101 radio host Don K. Reed, with his inscribed 5x7 promo photo laid in, plus laid in June 24, 2000 DooWop concert reunion program, East rutherford, NJ, with 10 signatures of the artists: The Penguins, The Angels, Who's Johnny, Kenny Vance & the Planotones, John Kuse & the Excellents and producer Richard Nader. All fine. Signed. 1st. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.
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Beadle's Half-Dime Singer's Library No. 22: "The Old Arm Chair"
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New York: Beadle & Adams, 1878. Paperback. Very Good -. 15, [1] p.: 1 hand-colored woodcut by Nathaniel Orr; 29 cm. Wrapper included in pagination. Some pages not opened. Woodcut title at head of first page. Contains lyrics to 59 songs, without music. These include many popular songs of the time, some written for the Singer's Library, such as There is Somebody Waiting for Me by C.H. Lane, as well as some older songs. Final 3 pages, including back wrapper, lists contents of nos. 1-22 of Beadle's Half-Dime Singer's Library, and titles of nos. 1-66 of Beadle's Half-Dime Library and nos. 1-55 of Beadle's Dime Library. Beadle's Half-Dime Singer's Library appeared approximately weekly from 18 May 1878 and 29 March 1879, ending with No. 43. In later reprints the illustration was left uncolored. Scarce. In Very Good- Condition: first leaf detached, but present; small stain on first leaf; corner at head of gutter trimmed without loss of text; clean and bright.
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Giroflé-Girofla, Opera Bouffe, in 3 Acts, the words by Albert Vanloo & Eugene Leterrier, translated into English, by Campbell Clarke, the music by Charles Lecocq
by Lecocq, Charles; Vanloo, Albert; Leterrier, Eugène
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London: Enoch & Sons, 1899. Hardcover. Very Good -. 1 vocal score (305, [1] p.); 28 cm. Original dark green cloth. Piano accompaniment; lyrics in French and English. Title page verso and final unpaginated page contain publisher's advertisements. The final page also lists Boosey & Co. in New York and Enoch & Co. in Paris. The title page does not state that Boosey is the sole American agent, as some editions do; stamped at the lower edge of the title page: "G. Schirmer, New York." "3.50" stamped in upper right-hand corner of title page. Former owner inscription on blank leaf preceding title page: "Harry J. Schools 1904." Attached to the front endpapers are two programs from performances of Giroflé-Girofla in 1914 and 1915 by St. John's Choir in Lebanon, Pa. Harry J. Schools, a lawyer in Lebanon, Pa., was the director and pianist; the performances were accompanied by Keim's Orchestra. No date of publication; Boosey & Co. in New York was established in 1892. This edition must have appeared between…
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Greek Folk Musical Instruments - Ελληνικα Λαικα Μουσικα Οργανα
by Liavas, Lambros
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Thessaloniki, Greece
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As new hardcover, missing CD. 1st edition, rare 3000 copies. excellent profusely and beautifully illustrated book onthe history of Greek musical folk instruments, from the Fivos Anoyanakis Collection. A wonderful book.
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Carnaval / Καρναβάλι : Suite – Ballet: Full Score
by Mikis Theodorakis
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[xii], 159 pp. Corrigenda laid in. 1 of 500 copies. Fine, with no markings. Theodorakis sketched this out while in exile on the island of Icaria, in the late 1940s, Rallou Manou created and danced the principal role, with scenery by Spiros Vasiliou. It became quite popular and was performed many times in the 1950s. In 1988 the composer used this work in part for a ballet, Zorbas. After an introduction, Carnaval spins out a ten dance musical suite.
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Ronnie Hawkins: Last Of The Good Ol' Boys
by Hawkins, Ronnie
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Stoddart Pub, 1990. Trade Paperback. As New. As New, Unread Copy. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Dust Jacket. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Comes With A Ticket Stub From 1995 Concert. Biography About The Man Who Gathered The Musicians That Were To Become The Band. Co-Written By One Of Canada's Leading Rock Author/Historians, Peter Goddard, Whose Other Works Includes The Official Biographies On Genesis And The Rolling Stones. The Book Did Well At Retail. From The Inner Sleeve: He's Been Called A Legend. A Rompin', Stompin' Good Ol' Boy. To John Lennon He Was Sir Ronnie. To His Many Fans And Friends He Is Simply The Hawk. When Ronnie Hawkins Rolled Into Canada From Arkansas In 1958 In A Banged-Up Chevy, He Had Already Built Quite A Reputation Singin' And Brawlin' His Way Through Some Of The Toughest, Meanest And Dirtiest Honky Tonks And Bars The American South Could Offter. His Buddies And Fellow Performers Had Names Like Elivs Presley,…
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South Pacific
by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein 2nd
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172 pp. Plate number 757-. Vocal score, blue wraps with dark-blue type. Quarto, 9 x 12 in. Very Good with little wear to covers. Music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein 2nd. Adapted from James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning "Tales of the South Pacific." First performed at the Majestic Theater, New York, April 7, 1949. Laid in, a program booklet (9 x 12, b&w photos) featuring the performance by Mary Martin and Ray Middleton, so an exemplar from between June 1950 and July 1951. Also laid in, from the May 1950 Cosmopolitan, an article by John Bartlow Martin.
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Please Don't Hate Me
by Tiomkin, Dimitri (and Prosper Buranelli)
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Garden City NY, Doubleday and Company, 1959, hardcover, 261 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing, Very Good+ in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light spine-end and corner wear. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slight edge nicks, small light scuffs, slight wear to flap folds, spot of dampstain to heel of spine, signs of archival tape reinforcement to head of spine, closed tears to bottom of flaps, displays nicely in new Brodart sleeve. An ebullient memoir from the flamboyant musician, composer, and Academy Award winner, filled with personal stories and delightful anecdotes of the great figures in Russian, European, and American music and film. Illustrated with 16 black-&-white plates. Index appended.
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Ultimate Realistic Rock Drum Method - Updated Edition + Cds
by Appice, Carmine
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Miami, Florida, Usa: Warner Bros. Publications Inc., 2002. Soft cover. Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. With Music Store Stamp. And Minor Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ Drumming Legend Carmine Appice Has Once Again Updated The Best-Selling Drumset Book In The History Of Rock Drumming. In Addition To The Classic Information On Basic Rock Rhythms And Polyrhythms, Linear Rudiments And Groupings, Hi-Hat And Double Bass Drum Exercises, And Shuffle Rhythms And Syncopation Exercises, Carmine Has Included Over 20 New Pages And A Second Cd Of Fresh Material. The Recordings Have Been Re-Mastered, With Updates Including Three New Play-Along Tracks And Audio Examples That Correspond With The New Sections On Odd-Time Signatures, Hands And Feet Combinations, And Rave/Dance Drumming.
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Trial by Jury
by W. S. Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan
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69 pp. + ads. Plate 17453. Vocal score, wraps, quarto 8.5 x 11 in. Front cover reattached with Japan paper, some wear to spine and edges, yet very good. Likely a printing from 1992-, given the 62 W. 45th St. address on the wraps. Printed in England. Trial by Jury is a one-act comic opera that could be considered a seminal venture in their partnership. It premiered at the Royalty Theatre in London in March, 1875.
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Nijinsky and the Last Years of Nijinsky
by Nijinsky, Romola
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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Nijinsky, Romola. Nijinsky and the Last Years of Nijinsky. The Definitive Biography Copyright 1980. Simon and Schuster stated First Impression Thus. Number line starts with 1. EXLIB. Good Condition/ VG original dust jacket. 260 pages, indexed. ISBN0671411233. PERFORMING ARTS, RUSSIA, BALLET, VASLAV NIJINSKY. Summary: "The life of Vaslav Nijinsky is not merely a record of a great dancer's artistic triumphs; it is one of the strangest stories ever written. There is madness everywhere. From the child's first appearance with a troupe of wandering Russians to that last terrible performance, his "Marriage With God" , it is a growing chaos of madness, abnormality, distortion, genius and beauty." 260 pages, indexed. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4.
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SKIFFLE:; The Story of Folk-song with a Jazz Beat. With a Foreword by Lonnie Donegan (The King of Skiffle)
by Bird, Brian
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London: Robert Hale, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good +. 119pp, index; 13pp illus from photographs. Bound in pictorial boards, dust jacket. 8" x 5.25" This first book on the subject traces the history of skiffle from its slave and jazz roots through the 1950s. The second part of the book is a how-to for forming a skiffle band as well as a look at the "origins, progress and personalities" of Britain's most popular skiffle bands.
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The Pirates of Penzance in Full Score: New Edition by Carl Simpson and Ephraim Hammett Jones
by W. S. Gilbert, Sir Arthur Sullivan
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272 pp. Quarto, 9 x 12 in. Illustrated wraps, near fine, only the slightest wear covers. Full score. New edition by Carl Simpson and Ephraim Hammett Jones. Official Premiere: December 31, 1879, Fifth Avenue Theater, New York, New York, USA; London Premiere: April 3, 1880, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Orchestra and Chorus Opera Comique, Arthur Sullivan, conductor.
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PIOBAIREACHD AND ITS INTERPRETATION: CLASSICAL MUSIC OF THE HIGHLAND BAGPIPE
by MacNEILL, SEUMAS & FRANK RICHARDSON
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Edinburgh: John Donald Publishers, 1996. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 130. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. The author, an acknowledged authority on the subject, describes the structure and history of Piobaireachd. A very good copy with moderate edge wear on the covers and some fading of the colour on the rear panel.
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Bob Dylan: From a Hard Rain to a Slow Train
by Barry; Dowley, Tim Dunnage
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Turnbridge Wells: Midas Books; New York: Hippocrene Books, [1982], First Edition, 8vo, [11] 176pp [2], photos on 2 plates. Hardcover, red cloth covered boards with dust jacket. Very Good + condition. Pages are unmarked with slight toning and slight foxing to top page edges. Slight shelf wear to dust jacket. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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The Sorcerer: An Original Modern Comic Opera
by W. S. Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan
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137 pp. Vocal score, a slight tilt to spine, light wear to wraps, else fine. Quarto, 8.5 x 11 in. "New Edition." An original modern comic opera in two acts, words by W. S. Gilbert, music by Arthur Sullivan. G&S's third production. Based on a story, The Elixir of Love, that Gilbert published in 1876 in The Graphic.
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The Influence Of Music On History And Morals: A Vindication Of Plato
by Scott, Cyril
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London: The Theosophical Publishing House Ltd., 1928. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. X, 245 Pp. First Printing. Blue Cloth, Gilt, With Blindstamped Border On Front Cover. Lightly Used, Pinpoint Fray At Each Of Two Lower Tips, But Spine Frayed Across Top Down To Edge Of Page Block, 1/2" Fray Along Top Spine Edges And Bottom Rear Spine Edge, Hinges Tight, No Names Or Marks, Very Light Foxing To Endpapers, Title Page, And To Edges Of The Page Block. Quite Scarce In The Trade.
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OH BOYS, CARRY ME LONG:; A Plantation Melody. Written & Composed by Stephen C. Foster
by Oh Boys...sheet music
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NY: Firth, Pond, 1851. 20th Edition. Decorative Wraps. Very Good. 6pp; embellished cover title; spine reinforced. Contains words and music to four verses and a chorus. 13" x 10.25" In part: "Oh! carry me 'long; Der's no more trouble for me: I's gwine to roam In a happy home Where all de niggas am free...." First published in 1851.
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Whitney's Rapid Method for the Piano-Forte: Foreign Fingering Edition
by W. W. Whitney
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D. W. Crist, Alliance, OH, 1902. Hardcover. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 4mo - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. 182 pp. Pages are yellowed, but are tight and clean. Heavy shelfwear to the cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 - 3 pounds. Category: Music; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001390. . Additional shipping charges may apply.
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