The Secrets of Stradivari: With the Catalogue of the Stradivarian Relics Contained in the Civic Museum Ala Ponzone, of Cremona by Sacconi, Simone F - 2000

Boston: J. B. Millet Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and spotted, a few pages in . the set have tears, faint soiling or foxing.. 1910. Hardcover. Extra Illustrated Edition. Complete in 16 volumes. Green decorated cloth. Top edges gilt. Volumes I-VI have numerous illustrations, including some in color, of composers, instruments, and other subjects. They contain biographies of various composers and chapters about regional music history. Successive volumes contain lyrics and music of pieces by numerous composers, with a table contents with a listing by composers, and a table of contents with a listing by titles. Included are works by Debussy, Borodin, Faure, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Purcell, Saint-Saens, Scarlatti, Lully, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Schumann, Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Chopin, Beethoven, Bach, Liszt, and many others. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 1624 pages .

SIGNED BY PETE TOWNSHEND and NOT personalized! Includes the original CD. True 1st printing in VG condition: flawless interior is bright and beautiful, decorative hardcover boards (no DJ issued) have rich color and sharp corners but spine extremities are bumped and have a small cut. Wraparound band is present and looks quite nice but has a closed tear on the rear. Overall a very attractive copy of a large heavy book and very scarce signed. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author.

PSA CERTIFIED! SIGNED BY LINDA on a bookplate attached to the colophon page and professionally authenticated by PSA/DNA! Includes their ironclad Certificate of Authenticity. A lovely 3rd printing in unread as-new condition. Looks terrific in new mylar. Expedited and international shipping are welcome. Bk 8, signed by author.

No place, no date. (but French, 1805). 56 pages. Original wrappers (stitched).Contains the texts of 32 songs on 54 pages and an alphabetical index of song titles on two pages (without mention of the pages on which the songs can be found). Some of the titles are: Le vin et les femmes; Le parachute; Les miracles du jour; la discrétion etc. etc. A charming and neatly written manuscript.

First printing 2006 (number line contains "1").
Book cover shows moderate corner wear, light shelf wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine solid and undamaged.
No dust jacket with this book.
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A collection of Edward Colvers captivating photographic works. For over 25 years, Colver has been one of the main documentarians of the Southern California punk rock scene. This book serves both as catalog to Colvers retrospective show at the Grand Central Art Center Main Gallery at Cal State Fullerton, and as a testament to his impressive career. The exhibition runs from July 1 - August 20, 2006, yet this book is a timeless coffee table album on one of the 20th centurys most important underground photographers.
He was visible at every punk show within a seventy-mile radius from downtown LA to Riverside County. He was trusted, so his photographs were a part of what was going on rather than being… Read More

London: Lonsdale, 1848 iv, 200pp bound in brown blind stamped cloth. Backstrip replaced by cloth tape, cover corners worn off, some pages have upper worn corner. BINDING & HINGES TIGHT. Musical notation throughout. RARE & SCARCE.

Detroit: Information Coordinators, 1981 IN VERY GOOD ++ CONDITION. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR - TO HARRISON HORBLIT. ALSO CORRESPONDENCE BEWTEEN THE TWO MEN - LAID IN. 464pp, bound in original cloth, with binding and hinges tight. One pen mark in book, a few corners turned to mark the page, occasional light foxing. ASSOCIATION COPY.

1986. Original edition. Framed. Very Good. Broadside, printed in black and white. Large photo of Hampton in tux, posed over his vibraphone. Laid into a black, plastic frame, glazed. Image, 22" x 17". Frame, 25" x 18.5" Inscribed in blue ink, upper left: "Good-Luck / To Andy Scotty / Lionel / Hampton.

Boston: J. B. Millet Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and spotted, a few pages in . the set have tears, faint soiling or foxing.. 1910. Hardcover. Extra Illustrated Edition. Complete in 16 volumes. Green decorated cloth. Top edges gilt. Volumes I-VI have numerous illustrations, including some in color, of composers, instruments, and other subjects. They contain biographies of various composers and chapters about regional music history. Successive volumes contain lyrics and music of pieces by numerous composers, with a table contents with a listing by composers, and a table of contents with a listing by titles. Included are works by Debussy, Borodin, Faure, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Purcell, Saint-Saens, Scarlatti, Lully, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Schumann, Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Chopin, Beethoven, Bach, Liszt, and many others. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 1624 pages .

Used- Very good condition. Book is clean and tight. Light shelf wear. Slight creasing on spine. Small spots of discoloration on fore edge. No markings inside of the book. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.