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Budapest: Taborszky es Parsch, Publisher. Cloth. Poor/No Jacket. no date, presumed early 1880s. Brown cloth with ruling and ornamentation in blind. Folio. 67 pp. With 18 illustrations by various artists. A collection of musical scores for Hungarian songs for the voice and piano by Jeno Hubay, an Hungarian violinist and composer. With 18 illustrations at the head of each composition, done by different Hungarian artists. This includes Gyula Agghazy, Otto Baditz, Lajos Ebner, Arpad Feszty, Imre Greguss, Janos Greguss and many others. POOR/FAIR condition. Minor fading and scuffing to the covers. Cloth frayed and worn the spine tips and corners. Covers cracked and separated along both interior hinges, with the text block SEPARATE from the covers, although the covers are still intact with each other. First 4 pages, title page and front endpaper DETACHED and separate from the text block, with page 67 and rear endpaper also DETACHED and separate. Rest of the text block weak but holding. Paper toned. A few… Read More

No Place: Warner Bros, 1994. Unbound. Very Good. No place or date: 1994. 36 by 24 inches. Art by Dwight Mackintosh. A poster featuring one of the variations of lineups for the 1994 Lollapalooza tour, including The Breeders, Green Day, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, L7, Boredoms, Stereolab, and The Flaming Lips. VERY GOOD condition. Stored rolled, thus curling when opened. Minor wrinkling and creasing along the edges.

Boston: Brown, Taggard and Chase, Publishers, 1849. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Blue printed paper covered boards with a leather spine. Oblong format. 360 pp. A songster, song book/hymnal containing both religious and secular songs, including many short ones on various cities, towns and states around the United States. Many by composers such as Billings, Holden, Edson, Holyoke, Kimball, Morgan, Wood, Swan and others. Selected and edited by Daniel H. Mansfield, a reverend from Maine, this work 'combined elements of the elite and popular music cultures of his day,' drawing from the 'legacy of Puritan New England,' as well as work from Boston's European movement (Religions of the United States in Practice, Vol. 1 p 96). Also of note, many of the pieces in the second and third section of the work were related to millennial themes, reflecting the influence and importance of the Millerite movement (ibid p. 96). FAIR condition. Heavy darkening to the paper, with moderate soiling and staining. Covers… Read More

London: Macmillan and Co, 1908. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Red Cloth. 144 pp. A guide to the practice of singing, discussing the steps one should take to become a singer, including teachers, concert hall considerations, the study of vocal works, acting, etc. With a short chapter on tobacco use. Sir Charles Santley was a noted Victorian English opera singer and oratorio, performing in many operas during the mid to late 1800s, as well as performing concerts in England and America. GOOD condition. General fading and uneven darkening to the covers, with rather heavy darkening along the spine. Area of staining, light discoloration to the rear cover along the fore edge. Minor soiling. Some scuffing along the extremities. Interior solid with a few minor pencil underlines. Pages apparently opened a bit roughly, with some chips, minor loss and tearing along the fore edge. Ownership signature present.

Mainleus, West Germany: Band-It, Publisher, 1984. Wraps. Very Good. no date, 1984. Small, 24 page booklet accompanied by a cassette, and all housed in a folding cardboard case. Photos throughout. All text in German. A cassette zine from Germany, with this number devoted to industrial and noise music. Includes pieces on the groundbreaking and innovative industrial band, Throbbing Gristle, as well as SPK and others. SPK formed in 1978, with members Graeme Revell and Neil Hill influenced by the manifesto of the German Marxist group known by the same acronym that advocated 'turning (mental) illness into a weapon' to combat capitalism (see Wikipedia). VERY GOOD+ condition. Minor fading and wear to the box.

New York: Prentice-Hall, 1949. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Stated third printing. Illustrated blue and red cloth covers. No jacket. 1xvi, 25 pp. Introduction by Ring Lardner. A collection of various songs that can be sung in barber shop style, providing music and lyrics, as well as brief introductory tips to how each tune could be sung. With a beginning section on the principles and methods of barber shop singing. Songs include, Down Mobile, How Dry I Am, Carry me Back to Old Virginny, My Old Kentucky Home, Oh, Mah Lindy and many others. GOOD condition. General fading and scuffing to the covers. Rear cover rather soiled and smudged, with minor staining. Cloth scuffed and frayed along the extremities. Interior solid with the paper toned.

Decatur, GA: The Goody Press, 2009. Wraps. Very Good. Color illustrated wraps. 34 pp. Professional looking fanzine style work devoted to everything Beatles. This issue with a look at Paul McCartney on tour, what 090909 means to us, "Abbey Road" revisited, etc. VERY GOOD condition. Minor wrinkling, toning and edgewear to the covers. Mailing label on the rear cover.

Decatur, GA: The Goody Press, 2004. Wraps. Good. Color illustrated wraps. 34 pp. Professional looking fanzine style work devoted to everything Beatles. This issue with a history of the rumored demise of Paul McCartney in 1969, the best Beatles covers, etc. GOOD condition. Minor wrinkling and soiling to the covers. Some foxing along the page edges. Mailing label on the rear cover.

Decatur, GA: The Goody Press, 2001. Wraps. Good. Color illustrated wraps. 34 pp. Professional looking fanzine style work devoted to everything Beatles. This issue with "McCartney vs. The Beatles," "Inside the original Wings," "Ringo tour preview," etc. GOOD condition. Minor wrinkling to the covers. Several small stains to the rear cover. Dampstain present at the upper margins of the last several pages. Mailing label on the rear cover.

Decatur, GA: The Goody Press, 2001. Wraps. Good. Color illustrated wraps. 34 pp. Professional looking fanzine style work devoted to everything Beatles. This issue with a Ringo Starr Q and A; a George Martin Q and A; apocryphal tales, etc. GOOD+ condition. Minor wrinkling to the covers. Dampstains (faint) present on the first page. Mailing label on the rear cover.

New York: Charlton Publishing Co, 1964. Wraps. Fair. Side stapled journal on newsprint type paper. 16 pp., including covers. Black and white photos throughout. A fanzine style publication featuring interviews with the members of the Beatles, song lyrics, a comparison between the Beatles and the Dave Clark Five, photos with 'kooky captions,' etc. FAIR/GOOD condition. Uneven browning to the paper, heavier along the edges. Minor soiling and staining. Page 5/6 with a large horizontal tear from its center fore edge. A few pages with very minor tears at the fore edge. Horizontal fold crease present.

Champaign, IL: Pro Musica Press, 1968. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 109 pp. A section of musical scores in the back. A study of Bel Canto singing, discussing its history with an eye toward an interpretation of Bel Canto for the twentieth century. This includes a lengthy section on the revival of Bel Canto. VERY GOOD condition. Uneven fading to the covers. Extremities scuffed. Owner's stamp on the first endpaper.

San Francisco: Fillmore Corp, Publisher, 2001. Unbound. Near Fine. Single sheet, card stock. 19 by 13 inches. #F468. Artwork by Jim Phillips. Poster for the Mexican rock band El Tri (along with Oixa), advertising their July 6th, 2001 concert at the Fillmore in San Francisco. NEAR FINE condition, with perhaps a hint of wear at the corners. Very faint diagonal crease to the lower left corner.

New York: Fillmore East Corporation, 1968. Wraps. Fair. Wraps, 20 pp. Front wrapper illustrated by David Byrd. Show program for concerts at the Fillmore East, promoted by Bill Graham. The Fillmore East was open from 1968 to 1971, serving as the East Coast version of the Fillmore in San Francisco. This program features Butterfield Blues Band, Crazy World of Arthur Brown, and Sweetwater, including bios and photos. With many ads for music and bands. FAIR/GOOD condition. Moderate soiling and toning to the covers. Staples rusted, with minor associated staining. Several punctures present, going all the way through the booklet. Small chip/loss to upper front cover. Overall rather worn.

New York: Fillmore East Corporation, 1969. Wraps. Good. Wraps, 28 pp. Front wrapper illustrated by David Byrd. Show program for concerts at the Fillmore East, promoted by Bill Graham. The Fillmore East was open from 1968 to 1971, serving as the East Coast version of the Fillmore in San Francisco. This program features Frank Zappa with the Mothers of Invention, Buddy Miles Express, Chicago Transit Authority, Joshua Light Show, including bios and photos. An interview with Frank Zappa and some of his bandmates present. GOOD condition. Minor soiling and toning to the covers. Small hole punched through the upper left corner of the booklet. Staples rusted, with minor associated staining.

San Francisco: Creative Lithograph Co, 1966. Unbound. Good. No date, 1966. Unbound. Third printing, post-concert (BG001). 20 by 14 ¼ inches. Yellow and red printing on white colored stock. A Bill Graham concert poster reflecting a retro look associated with early counterculture in San Francisco. Poster was for concerts at the Fillmore, featuring Jefferson Airplane. Creative Lithograph Co. No. 1 appears at the lower left corner. GOOD+ condition. Small pinhole at top center margin. Minor scuffing and bumping and creasing along the extremities.

New York: Fillmore East Corporation, 1969. Wraps. Good. Wraps, 22 pp. Front wrapper illustrated by David Byrd. Show program for concerts at the Fillmore East, promoted by Bill Graham. The Fillmore East was open from 1968 to 1971, serving as the East Coast version of the Fillmore in San Francisco. This program features Janis Joplin and the Grateful Dead, including bios and photos. The February 12th performance by Janis Joplin was broadcast live on the East Coast, and was recorded and released on vinyl (at the time). The Grateful Dead recorded one of their two February 11th shows, releasing it on CD in 1997. It featured their first live performance of the Beatles' Hey Jude. Also present is an essay, "The Next Best Thing to Balling," describing the San Francisco music scene and sound. With ads for music throughout. GOOD condition. Minor soiling and toning to the covers. Staples rusted, with minor associated staining. Small hole punched through the upper left corner of the program, with a small center… Read More

No Place: Bill Graham, Publisher. Unbound. Good. No place or date. Presumed California, 1967. Second printing of this poster, printed post concert (record # BG003). 20 by 13 ¾ inches. Right margin with an inward curve. Psychedelic concert poster featuring a subtle image of a human head with words for facial features. GOOD+ condition. Tack hole, with a 1/4 inch tear at top center margin. Very tiny ding at upper center right edge. A hint of toning.

New York: Fillmore East Corporation, 1969. Wraps. Good. Wraps, 24 pp. The program section featuring the Who printed on blue paper. Front wrapper illustrated by David Byrd. Show program for concerts at the Fillmore East, promoted by Bill Graham. The Fillmore East was open from 1968 to 1971, serving as the East Coast version of the Fillmore in San Francisco. This program features the program for the Who's rock opera, Tommy. This includes a bio of the band, summary of the opera and dialogue/lyrics to the songs. GOOD condition. Minor soiling and toning to the covers. Staples rusted, with minor associated staining. Minor curling to the upper corners. Small area of staining to the upper rear cover. Minor wrinkling. Tiny tear to the upper center edge.

New York: Fillmore East Corporation. Wraps. Fair. Wraps, 24 pp. Front wrapper illustrated by David Byrd. Show program for concerts at the Fillmore East, promoted by Bill Graham. The Fillmore East was open from 1968 to 1971, serving as the East Coast version of the Fillmore in San Francisco. This program features Creedence Clearwater Revival, Deep Purple, and the James Cotton Blues Band, including bios and photos. With many ads for music and bands. FAIR/GOOD condition. Moderate soiling and toning to the covers. Staples rusted, with minor associated staining. Several punctures present, going all the way through the booklet. Moderate toning and minor soiling to the covers. Minor creasing. Upper left corner of the booklet torn off on the diagonal. Overall rather worn.