Glasgow: Collins, 1962. Paperback. FIRST PRINTING, 1962. Small red leather book with silver metallic lettering to spine and front with two Scottish figures playing music on front. Book measures 6" x 4". Pages mildly age-tanned. Mild edgewear. 160 pp with index to songs. Contents : Songs ; Children's Songs ;... More
Paris: Librairie Armand Colin, 1913. Hardcover. Early edition, second Printing. Consists of two volumes in one binding ("Tome I : Des origines a la fin du XVIe siecle," "Tome II: Du XVIIe siecle a la mort de Beethoven"). French-language. Musical notation throughout. 651 pp. and 699 pp. numbered. Half- leather... More
New York: Oak, 1966. Paperback. Sunning to spine. Covers are moderately creased and scuffed. Illustrated music scores. White lettering to spine. Green and white lettering to front of dark blue covers. 239 pp with appendices and advertisements to rear of book. Clean, solid binding. 164 songs, with guitar chords, as... More
New York: Avon Books, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. xiv, 608 pages. Photos. Black cloth over white boards, spine titles in blue. Thick octavo. Corners sharp, textblock square. In photo illustrated dust jacket in a mylar protector. Interior bright and clean. "An objective, informative, and comprehensive account of one of the... More
NEW YORK: Alfred A. Knopf, 1959. STATED FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. STATED FIRST EDITION. Kelly green boards with chocolate brown spine, and gilt lettering to front board and spine. Just a wee bit of light rubbing to extremities. Tinhy bit of edgewear to top of Very Good Dustjacket, a three-quarter inch... More
NEW YORK: Artabras (Abbeville Press), 1993. Second Printing. Hardcover. All corners bumped. Unmarked. Book weighs eight pounds without packaging.. "Fifteen hundred images reproduced in their original blazing colors with all the meticulous care a fine art book publisher can command: this is THE definitive, all-inclusive poster collections. ..With all styles... More
London: Boxtree Books, 1996. Revised Edition. Paperback. 127 pages. Illustrated throughout. Stiff color illustrated wraps with black and white spine. Quarto. Slight wear to wraps, interior bright and clean in strong binding. More
NEW YORK: A.S. Barnes & Company, 1888. Hardcover. Original FIRST EDITION. Scarce! Prepared especially for the lowest grades and for children at home, many of the numbers herein published for the first time and including many popular songs. Contains musical notation with lyrics. 128 pp. Yellow cloth boards with gilt... More
New York: Da Capo Press, 2000. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. Endpapers printed with musicians notations. Fine. Dustjacket Fine. Black and white photographs. Silver metallic lettering on spine of black boards. 223 pp with bibliography, discography, source notes and index. Clean, tight, bright. The making of the Miles Davais Masterpiece. A look... More
London: Virgin Books, 2002. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. Hardcover; 542 pages. Clean, square, sharp, unmarked; light rubbing. More
Dublin: Sign of the Three Candles, 1952. Paperback. THIRD PRINTING (REVISED). Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Sunning to spine and borders of covers. Green lettering to spine, with orange and green lettering to front cover along with green woodcut illustration. 235 pp with appendices, commentary, addendum, and index... More
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Boston: Da Capo Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed and signed by Wynton Marsalis with his distinctive signature on the title page. xii, 249 pages. Black cloth over gray boards. Small octavo. In Illustrated dust jacket in a mylar protector. "A singular literary accomplishment and an indelible portrait of a.... More
New York: Robert M. McBride, 1920. Hardcover. Moderate soiling to boards, rubbint to edges. Corners worn thru to cardboard. Poem by Robet Herrick on faintly illustrated endpapers. Duck tape repaired spine with handwritten title, in gilt. Black lettering to front of green-grey boards. 205 pp with index of first lines... More
New York: Silver, Burdett and Company, 1929. FIRST EDITION (NAP). Hardcover. "A book for the teacher, containing songs, activities and directions". Large green quarto, measuring 12.25" x 9", forest green with navy blue lettering and designs. Just a tiny bit of rubbing to extremities and several bumped corners. Otherwise bright... More
Chicago: Down Beat Publishing Company, 1939. Hardcover. SCARCE. Lacks the dustjacket. Previous owner's name to FFEP. Mild faint soiling spots to boards, some light little scratches. Corners lightly bumped and rubbed, end caps rather rubbed and chipped away with an inch closed tear and some fraying to upper spine end... More
Siquomb Publishing Corp. 1974. First Edition. Paperback. Words and music to 32 songs from three albums: SONG TO A SEAGULL, CLOUDS, AND LADIES OF THE CANYON. Beautiful color Illustrations by Joni Mitchell. One small rectangular darkened sticker-residue spot, bottom center of front panel. Very scarce title in great condition for its 40+ years. More
New York: MTV Books, 1995. FIRST PRINTING. HARDCOVER. Sprial-bound (4to) in thick guitar-curved boards, with paste-down titles. Book No. 022450. Clean, unmarked copy; slight edgewear. More
London: Proteus Books, 1984. First Edition. Paperback. 126 pages, discography and chronology. Illustrated throughout. Color illustrated wraps, quarto. Some light wear to wraps, interior bright and clean, no marks. More
Siquomb Publishing Corp. 1974. Paperback. Words and music to 32 songs from three albums: SONG TO A SEAGULL, CLOUDS, AND LADIES OF THE CANYON. Beautiful color Illustrations by Joni Mitchell. A little wear to spine, especially bottom several inches, with some soiling and spot-rubbing to front and back panels, and... More
Cleveland, Ohio: Northeast Ohio Jazz Society, 1997. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Blue cloth. 1 bumped corner. Dustjacket shows a bit of wear to extremities. More
Missouri: Mel Bay Publications, 2003. First Edition. Paperback. 130 pages. With the cd. Color illustrated wraps, quarto. Text clean, no marks. Binding tight. More
Hollywood, California: Music Archives Press, 1988. FIRST PRINTING. Paperback. "Years of research went into the making of this book, which contains over 60 popular group and solo artist biographies, more than 200 rare photographs, posters and other items of memorabilia, along with a discography that contains over 600 group and... More
New York: Embassy Music Corporation, 1941. First Edition. Softcover. By Frank Sinatra. No tears. Minor crease to rear cover. Exceedingly rare, especially the American (first) issue. One of the rarest Frank Sinatra collectibles "out" there -- when you're lucky enough to find it. Written in collaboration with Old Blue Eyes's... More
Los Angeles, California: Frank J. Hart / Southern California Music Company, 1916. Pamphlet. String-bound pamphlet, measuring 10.5" x 7", Stained card covers, with corner thumbing. Covers note-reading, describes the instrument and its tuning, holding, plucking, chords, strokes, scales, finger-and-wrist strengthening exercises, scales, slide styles, then 9 solo songs for the tenor banjo. More
New York: Bonanza Books, 1936. Paperback. Light soiling to text bottom edge. Mild edgewear includes faint scuffing to top and fore-edge of front cover. Black cloth taped binding. Red lettering to front of tan, illustrated cover. Clean, bright, tightly bound. 336 pp. An entirely original system of signals for identifying... More
