Music from Old Bookshelf

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1956. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Alexandre Benois. 377pp. Green cloth. Book is clean and solid, virtually unworn, spine faded but readable, interior is clean and unmarked.

New York: Ernest Flammarion, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 124pp. Black boards, gilt spine lettering. Book and dust jacket are in unworn very good condition.

Paris: Editions Richard-Masse, 1971. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/Very Good. Pablo Picasso. 182pp. Card stock wraps, card stock dust jacket with pictorial pasteon. (Broché avec jacquette.) 25 Picasso illustrations (hors-texte). An edition of 1207 examples, one thousand numbered 1-1,000 and two hundred marked H.C., this book marked H.C. Both book… Read more about this item

New York: Park Lane, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 237pp. Red cloth, white lettering to spine. Book is clean and unworn, faint spotting to top page edges. Dust jacket is unclipped and very good. Photographic narrative of both opera and ballet performed at La Scala.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 368pp. Blue boards, black spine, silver lettering. Book is in near fine, unworn condition, unclipped dust jacket is in very good condition. A very comprehensive overview of ballet.

(New York): Steinway & Sons, 1919. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Brown boards, gilt lettering and gilt scroll design to cove. Tipped-in presentation card on front endpaper states this edition is limited to 5,000 copies of which this is No. 1010. Twelve tipped-in illuustrated color plates with tissue-guards. Wear and chipping to corners… Read more about this item

New York: Brentano"s, 1910. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Willy Pogany. Unpaginated, no date c1910. Black cloth, gilt lettering and decoration tocover and spine, 12 mounted color plates, numerous black and white illustrations, translated by T.W. Rolleston. Covers are clean, very slight rubbing to spine ends, age-toning mainly to endpapers, former owner's bookplate on front… Read more about this item

Seacaucus, NJ: The Wellfleet Press, 1989. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 192pp. Black cloth, white lettering to spine. Like new condition, unworn inside and out. Dust jacket is in very good condition.

New York: Book-A-Mag Co., Inc., 1940. Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Seaman. 62pp. Red, white and blue printed wraps. Light wear to cover and spine, small abrasion and hole to front cover, text is clean. Tap dancing instructions with many illustrations.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1949. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Carroll, C, Snell. 17pp. Blue cloth, black lettering and violin design. Book is in very good, clean condition, contents age-toned, inscription on front free endpaper. Dust jacket is clipped, torn and missing a few pieces at… Read more about this item

New York: Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, 1962. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 64mo - up to 3" tall. 38pp. Blue card stock, gilt lettering. Cover and contents are in clean and sound condition.

Boston: Keith's Music Publishing House, 1844. Soft cover. Poor. Oblong 24mo. 48pp. Printed wraps. Cover and contents are age-darkened, chipped, partially damp-stained, 3 separate leaves partially torn away with some loss of text, however most music and lyrics are intact and readable. An early example of temperance songs sung at temperance meetings. Amusing lyrics.… Read more about this item

Philade;phia: Theodore Presser Co., 1914. Soft cover. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 71pp. Illustrated stapled wraps. Light wear, light soil to cover, contents mildly toned. A variety of articles on music theory, instruction, composers in addition to a number of music compositions.

Philade;phia: Theodore Presser Co., 1914. Soft cover. Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 79pp. Illustrated stapled wraps. Light wear to cover, contents mostly clean. A variety of articles on music theory, instruction, composers and numerous period ads.

Paris: Garnier Frères. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. M. Valvérane. 418pp. No date, circa 1890s. Numerous illustrations including 8 in color. Nombreuses illustrations, 8 en couleurs. Technique par Mme. Berthe Bernay, Notation Musicale par MM. Francis Casadesus et Jules Maugué. Blue multi-color pictorial boards, gilt lettering, all edges gilt.… Read more about this item

London: George G. Harrap and Company Ltd., 1958. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 88pp. Orange cloth. Book is clean and tight, interior mildly toned. Dust jacket has light edgewear and slight foxing to rear panel. Author explores the subtleties of ballet music.

Paris: Albin Michel, 1950. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 394pp. Couverture souple. Text in French. Bon état, unopened. Illustrated cover protected by glassine jacket. Inscribed and signed on half-title page "Paule et Léon Vallas". Signé et inscrits par l'auteur.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 46pp. Pictorial red paper over boards. Darkening to endpapers, book otherwise very sound. Unclipped dust jacket is spine-faded, age-toned. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by author of front free endpaper.

Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1923. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Hattie Longstreet Price. 240p. Green cloth, gilt lettering, oval paste-on illustration to front cover. Color frontispiece by Hattie Longstreet Price plus 14 black and white illustrations. Spine darkened, corners lightly rubbed, contents are age-toned but clean, trace of foxing on front free endpaper. … Read more about this item

New York: Long Player Publications, Inc., 1958. Soft cover. Very Good. 226p. Stiff wraps. Minor edge rubbing and slight corner crease. Contents are tanned but crisp and unmarked. Comprehensive LP recording catalog, listed alphabetically by composer.