Search Results: Art & Music from The Book Shed

Francestown, NH: Golden Quill Press, 1957. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Harrison Cady, Richard H. Recchia, Lloyd Coe and others. . light wear to the book and price clipped jacket. Author's signature to front free endpaper. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors if applicable.

Baltimore: Enoch Pratt Free Library, 1936. Hardcover. Good. Shelf wear to tips, corners and edges of the book. A bound collection of of Art Book Lists published under the auspices of the Carnegie Fund by the Enoch Pratt Free Library beginning in 1936 and continuing until 1939. The mini-catalogs cover many related subjects from Chinese Art, Motion Pictures, Music in America, etc. Each one begins with a brief essay on the subject followed by a descriptive list including prices of current and out-of-print books on the subject. Predating the New York Public Library by perhaps 20 years (depending on how one counts) the Pratt library is one of the principal libraries of the United States. From the collection of Joseph L. Wheeler who for many years beginning in 1927 was the library Director. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a… Read More

New York: Columbia , 1968. lp_record. Very Good. Vinyl LP, wear to outer sleeve, side split, inner sleeve splits, been played, light scratches. All lp's cleaned and played. Any sticks and skips will be noted; a crackle on the second cut side two, Punk's Dilemma. Other wise it sounds great, plays great. KCS 9529. First pressing. 360 label. No poster but a very nice copy. "The record is a meditation on the passage of life and the psychological impact of life's irreversible, ever-accumulating losses" Bud Scoppa. The song cycle also describes the life and death of the romantic ideal of the American Dream. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Rutland VT: Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1963. First printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. First printing. Shelf wear to tips, corners and edges of book and jacket, previous owner's notation of the front endpaper. No slip caseBased on a lifetime's work in the field by the author of Old Vermont Houses and The Covered Bridge. First printing stated, no others noted. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: Knopf, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good +. lightest wear to the book; priced clear jacket is rubbed. Gate-fold title page.Trade copy. First printing, no others noted. Publishers Weekly: 'Maintaining that he was a self-created people's hero, the Sterns examine the paradox of the "sex symbol who acted like a choirboy"; his demise in the "issue-oriented" 1960s and rebirth in 1968; his staggering appetite, extravagance and generosity; and apotheosis by fans. This fast-paced, frothy entertainment will gladden the hearts of "true believers." ' Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Jill Krementz. light wear to tips, corners and edges of book and more to jacket. First printing stated. Personal gift inscription by "Jill". Krementz' first book, uncommon signed. A record of a year, August '65 to August '66 in South Vietnam. Brelis, an NBC correspondent, and Krementz, (widow of Kurt Vonnegut) a free lance photojournalist, went to cover the war seperately and then collaborated on this remarkable book. Among the iconic events of the 1960's she covered Dr. King's March on Washington in August, 1965 and the 1967 "March on the Pentagon." From Wikipedia: Jill Krementz (born 19 February 1940) is a well known photographer and author. She has published 31 books, mostly of photography and children's books....Her color photography of the "March on the Pentagon" was featured on the cover of The New York Times Magazine. In 1965, she spent a year… Read More

New York: Little Brown & Co (t), 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good +. wear to tips, corners and edges, and more so to jacket, which also shows rubbing and creasing. Published jointly with the New York Graphic Society. From the estate of an architect. First printing, no others noted. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

London: J.M. Dent / Everyman, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. wear to tips, corners and edges, personal bookplate to front free endpaper which is offsetting to second blank page. Silk marker ribbon, top edge gilt, with glossary. A companion volume to The Golden Treasury. True first edition, Seymour 744.0 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. First printing, no printings noted. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. 

Nashville: Sun Records, 1969. lp_record. As New. Never opened, never played, a bit of wear to the sleeve corners, lp impression. Sun #113. Twenty year old Roy Orbison recorded fewer than 30 songs during his brief (1956-57) contract with Sun Records. Eleven of them make up this record. Rock House, This Kind of Love, It's Too Late, Tryng to Get to You, You're Gonna Cry, Sweet and Easy to Love, Ooby Dooby, Your My Baby, Mean Little Momma, I Never Knew, Devil Doll. Ooby Dooby leading off the B-side was Orbison's first hit with his original band the Teen Kings. The second recording of the tune convinced Sam Phillips to record the group at Sun. Orbison and the Kings also received encouragement from Johnny Cash who wrote the next track on side 2, You're My Baby. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: ABC-Paramount Records / Tangerine Records, 1966. lp_record. Very Good. Vinyl LP, wear to outer sleeve, been played, decent vinyl. All lp's cleaned and played. All lp's cleaned and played. Any sticks and skips will be noted; none here. Original release of ABCS 550. Rolling Stone ranked Charles number ten on their list of "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" in 2004, and number two on their November 2008 list of "100 Greatest Singers of All Time." In honoring Charles, Billy Joel noted: "This may sound like sacrilege, but I think Ray Charles was more important than Elvis Presley. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Philadelphia: Post Records, 1970. lp_record. Good. 2 Vinyl LPs, Gatefold, wear to outer sleeve, rubbed, tape strengthened, been played, clean, relatively fresh vinyl. Original US release,POST 7001 (CTH). Post Records is an American record label which was formed by Buzz Curtis in the early 60's. Located in Philadelphia, PA. Curtis pressed many such compilations in the 60'S and the 70'S. Most would contain one or two localized hits, here see The Vogues, The Delfonics, The Duprees as well as name groups of the era. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.