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The Ballads and Songs of W.B. Yeats
by Colin Meir
141 Pages.This very interesting book's dust jacket has worn areas on all four corners and at the top and bottom of the spine and less worn areas along the top and bottom edges. The backside of it also has lots of worn areas. The interior book has wearing on the top edge and ever-so-slight wearing on all four corners. It though has no visible extraneous markings anywhere in the book, has a tight binding, and is thus in a well preserved and totally readable condition.This book will be carefully wrapped up...
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£11.38
Thousand-Mile Song Whale Music in a Sea of Sound
by David Rothenberg
287 Pages. First Edition by the full number line. Dust jacket is Not price-clipped.This is a book with a CD enclosed in a special case within the book, that delves into the music-like sounds that whales make in the ocean. The dust jacket to this book is in Fine condition with only very slight wearing on some of its corners, while the internal book is in Fine to Like New condition with no visible distractions or extraneous markings throughout it and thus all the illustrations and the printing are in a...
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£11.99
Th Nearest Faraway Place : Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys and the Southern California Experience
by White, Timothy
Canada: Henry Holt, 1996. Yellowing to pages. Bumping and wear to cover edges and corners.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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£13.06
Three Aquatints for String Quartet, Op. 1
by Heller, James G
Society for the Publication of American Music 49 pp. Score. Society for the Publication of American Music. (S.P.A.M.). Tenth Season 1928-1929. Published for the Society by G. Schirmer, New York, copyright [1929]. Dedicated to the Heermann Quartet. VG. Rabbi James G. Heller (1892-1971) wrote program notes for the Cincinnati Orchestra from 1924 to 1941.. Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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£31.78
Quartet for Strings in E Minor
by Shepherd, Arthur
New York: Society for the Publication of American Music; Fischer & Bro. 36 pp. score. Society for the Publication of American Music. (S.P.A.M. 36) Sixteenth Season 1934-35; Published for the Society by Fischer & Bro. New York, copyright 1935. Dedicated to the Cleveland Quartet: Josef Fuchs, Carlton Cooley, Rudolph Ringwall, Victor de Gomez. Shepherd (1880-1958) was assistant conducter of the Cleveland orchestra and professor at Case Western University. His papers are at the University of Utah.....
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£23.65
Music and Imagination
by Aaron Copland
16 pp. Small octavo. VG/VG. Book is fine, but for a 1-inch stain/abrasion on the front board. DJ has two small tears repaired at top of spine and a tiny (1 mm) chip at bottom of back panel. All over, a very nice impression. Inscribed by Copland in 1953 in Providence, Rhode Island, to Millard Thomson, a composer and professor at Brown. Thomson's bookplate opposite inscription. The book preserves the six Charles Eliot Norton Lectures delivered at Harvard University in May 1952 substantially as they were...
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£292.64
Songs and Ballads
by Samuel Lover
154 Pages.
This is a very old (1844 published) book of songs and ballads by Samuel Lover. The book's exterior is in poor condition with a large piece of the spine's exterior missing, some further smaller pieces of the spine missing (see photos), worn areas on all four corners and at the top and bottom of the spine as well as on the front and back covers. The interior book has an inscription on the first page in from the cover dated 1857 to a former owner and on inside the rear cover. Outside of those... Read more about this item
This is a very old (1844 published) book of songs and ballads by Samuel Lover. The book's exterior is in poor condition with a large piece of the spine's exterior missing, some further smaller pieces of the spine missing (see photos), worn areas on all four corners and at the top and bottom of the spine as well as on the front and back covers. The interior book has an inscription on the first page in from the cover dated 1857 to a former owner and on inside the rear cover. Outside of those... Read more about this item
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£69.10
Leonard Bernstein
by FREEDLAND, Michael
London: Harrap Ltd. 1987. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine Dustjacket. Dustjacket now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 273 pages.. A candid yet sympathetic portrait. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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£13.06
Old and New Songs of the Church
Very good condition 1935 clean softcover songbook with light blue cover published by the Rodeheaver Co. Chicago and Philadelphia U.S.A. No writing, tears, or missing pages. Light bend front cover. Index on back page shows 65 hymns and 10 "Poems". Very nice hymn songbook!
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£4.27
The Long Hard Road Out of Hell
by Marilyn Manson; Neil Strauss
271 Pages. Stated: First Edition. The dust jacket is Not price-clipped.
Neil Stauss wrote this biography as it was told to him by Marylin Manson. The book's dust jacket is in Fine condition with only very minor wear at the top and bottom of the spine keeping it from being in Like-New condition. The interior book is in Near Fine condition only because of very light worn spots on all four corners and very slight wearing at the top and bottom of the spine.. Outside of these minor detriments, there are no... Read more about this item
Neil Stauss wrote this biography as it was told to him by Marylin Manson. The book's dust jacket is in Fine condition with only very minor wear at the top and bottom of the spine keeping it from being in Like-New condition. The interior book is in Near Fine condition only because of very light worn spots on all four corners and very slight wearing at the top and bottom of the spine.. Outside of these minor detriments, there are no... Read more about this item
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£59.34
When the Saints Go Marching In
by Arranged by Wayne Douglas
Very good clean condition Soprano Alto Choral arrangement of this wonderful Negro Spiritual, "When the Saints Go Marching In "! No writing or marks. Very light wear for choral music that was used. Unique in that alto part is spoken as a drum in opening section!
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£3.05
Music in Lexington Before 1840
by Carden, Joy
Lexington-Fayette: Lexington-Fayette County Historic Commission, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A very good+ copy with some foxing to edges and endpapers in a very good+ dust jacket.. xi, 148 pp. Illus. with b/w drawings. 8vo. Inscribed by author.
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£16.26
The International Library of Music for Home and Studio, vol IV Music Literature: The Opera History and Guide
640 Pages.This classic old study on the Opera, its singers, the stories behind the operas and more comes in brown boards and has very light wearing on its four corners and at the top and bottom of its spine. The interior volume, while the bindings are beginning to loosen a bit, has no visible extraneous markings throughout it, and thus all printing, illustrations, and plates are in very well-preserved and enjoyable condition.This volume will be carefully wrapped up and then boxed and shipped right away...
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£22.76
Christmas is a Time
by Charles Hansen
Lightly used Christmas songbook for Organ without marks or tears. Featuring "I'll be Home for Christmas", "Silver Bells", "Let It Snow!", and traditional Christmas songs and Carols! There are 35 songs in all!
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£3.21
The International Library of Music, Vol I Study Pieces
by Charles Dennee, Editor in Chief
352 Pages.This book is chock full of classical music study pieces and comes in dark brown boards that have worn areas on three of the four corners and at the base of its spine. There are slightly worn/faded areas along the front cover's bottom and left side edges and along the rear cover's bottom edge. The interior book, however, has no visible extraneous markings throughout it and thus has all of the sheet music pieces, printing, and the front illustration of the composer Schumann in a very...
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£17.88
140 Goats and a Guitar The Stories Behind Some Kind of Cure
by David Berkeley
198 Pages. Stated First Edition. Inscribed and signed by the author. This is a interesting book of the stories that created many of singer/songwriter, David Berkely's song lyrics. The book would be totally Like-New except a very small spot that got worn in the top left corner of the front cover. Outside of that, the book is in new condition as it has never been opened flat to be read and has no visible extraneous markings (other the author's inscription and signature on one of the title pages),...
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£40.60
The Peter Yarrow Songbook: Let's Sing Together! (Peter Yarrow Songbooks)
by Peter Yarrow
48 Pages. Inscribed and signed by Peter Yarrow on the title page including a small drawing (see pictures). First Edition by the full number line.This is a great fun book of songs with their lyrics, their musical chords for playing them, histories of some of the songs, and finally a CD of Peter and Bethany Yarrow singing the songs. The book's exterior is in Fine condition with only minor scuffing on it while the interior is in Like-New condition with no visible detriments, extraneous markings, or...
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£48.37
The Brethren Hymnal
by Annual Conference of Church of the Brethren
Maroon and gold hardcover vintage Brethren Hymnal with over 600 Christian hymns and choruses plus responsive readings, benedictions, indexes, and more! No writing or underlines. Selling as good because there is wear at top of outer hardcover spine and interior back cover boards have some light stains. No stains or marks on any interior pages and no bends, tears, or missing pages.
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£6.10
Franz Schubert Complete Works Breitkopf & Hartel Critical Edition of 1884-1897 Volume 4
by Franz Schubert, Edited by Anton Door
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 65-12295; Preface to the Dover edition by Barry S. BrookThis magnificent, large volume of some of Franz Schubert's compositions comes in a poor quality, somewhat price-clipped (second price sticker to the left of the clipped corner), dust jacket with repaired rips, lots of worn areas on the top and bottom edges, pieces missing from the front sides bottom edge, and worn areas on all four corners. (see picture) The interior book has light wearing on its corners and...
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£39.83
Peter Stephen's Favorite Traditional Christmas Carols - and the Origin of Each With Arrangements for Mixed Voices & Unison Singing
by Peter Stephens
Never used vintage 1986 softcover Christmas songbook in perfect condition inside and out! Looks brand new! Lovely red, white, and green front cover with interior black and white illustrations of angels, the Wise Men, etc. Many beautiful traditional Christmas carols included, along with the origins of each. Arrangements for mixed voices and unison singing.
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£9.71
India's Love Lyrics
by Laurence Hope
182 Pages. Stated Deluxe Edition. No DJ
This book of India Song Love lyrics comes in yellow boards with floral decorations on the front cover and spine and the title in a red-colored area on the spine along with a guilted top closed book page edge. The book's exterior has no visible worn areas and other than some soiling on both covers, is in remarkably good condition based on its age. The interior book other than some heavy foxing staining on some of the first pages has no further visible extraneous... Read more about this item
This book of India Song Love lyrics comes in yellow boards with floral decorations on the front cover and spine and the title in a red-colored area on the spine along with a guilted top closed book page edge. The book's exterior has no visible worn areas and other than some soiling on both covers, is in remarkably good condition based on its age. The interior book other than some heavy foxing staining on some of the first pages has no further visible extraneous... Read more about this item
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£14.63
Third String Quartet
by Lockwood, Norman
New York: Society for the Publication of American Music; G. Schirmer Quarto. Score. 36.pp.(S.P.A.M. 55) Twenty-Seventh Season 1945-46. Published for the Society by G. Schirmer, copyright 1948. Dedicated to the Walden String Quartet.. Wraps. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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£20.40
Worship and Hymns For All Occasions
320 Pages. Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 66-15815.This book full of hymns, responsive readings, and more Christian worship items comes in a dust jacket that has a number of small tears that have been repaired and some that haven't been on the top and bottom edges and at the top and bottom of the spine and lastly has some scrapes and creases on the back cover and some wearing marks on the front cover. The interior book has a former church owner's stamp inside the front cover, but no further visible...
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£16.26
What They Heard: Music in America, 1852-1881. From the Pages of "Dwight's Journal of Music."
by Sablosky, Irving
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State Univ. Press, 1986. First edition. Cloth. Ex-lib copy with the usual markings, otherwise very good+ crisp, clean, and bright in a very good+ dust jacket.. Frontis, x, 317 pp. Illus. 8vo. Dwight's Journal of Music was the first significant American music journal.
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£31.30
First String Quartet
by Bergsma, William
New York: Society for the Publication of American Music; G. Schirmer Parts, quarto, 12 pp.; 12 pp.; 10 pp.; 9 pp. Four parts, very good in very good wrapper. (S.P.A.M. 53) Published for the Society by G. Schirmer, copyright 1946. The string quartet was written in 1942. The composer of The Wife of Martin Guerre (1956) and The Murder of Comrade Sharik (1973) the latter based on Bulgakov's Heart of a Dog.. Wraps. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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£30.96
