Music from Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art

Boston: White, Smith & Perry, 1871. 6 pages.. Cover illustration lithographed by J. H. Bufford. This apparently is the 2nd printing: a first printing from 1870 has the same illustration, but without the attribution to Bufford on the front cover. Condition is about very good: the 3 leaves are disbound, with minimal roughness along the binding edge… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Beck & Lawton, 1857. Folio (13 1/2 " X 10 1/4"). Original sheet music on 6 pages. Cover art is an original stone lithograph by Philadelphia lithographers Schnabel & Finkeldey. Francis Florentine Hagen (1815-1907) was the Moravian minister who wrote the music for this hymn, which traditionally has been performed in Moravian churches on Christmas Eve.… Read more about this item

New York: S. T. Gordon, 1866. 8 pages. Folio (13 1/4" X 10 1/4"). Original sheet music. First edition thus. The cover art is an original lithograph by Philadelphia lithographer P. S. Duval. Home Sweet Home was previously published in Macon, Georgia circa 1865, but that edition did not have any cover art. This edition is quite scarce: we have… Read more about this item

Oxford, England: Basil Blackwell, 1929. vi, 37 pages. First half of the book includes lyrics to popular ballads by the English composer Maurice Besly. The remainder of the book includes humorous epigrams about famous musicians and writers. Some of the epigrams are accompanied by the superb caricatures of the Swedish artist Einar Nerman. Very SCARCE: OCLC… Read more about this item

New Orleans, 1990. Lithographed caricature of jazz clarinetist Pete Fountain by Al Hirschfeld. It is boldly SIGNED, without inscription, by Fountain. Accompanied by a leter of authentication from James Spence Authentication (JSA). The caricature is in virtually as-new condition: clean, crisp, and bright--with a bright, unfaded signature by Fountain.. SIGNED. Original. Single Sheet. Fine. Illus. by Al Hirschfeld. 10" by… Read more about this item

New York: Roaring Fork Press, 1971. 11 inches by 11 inches. The Fluxus Issue of Aspen Magazine, Fall/Winter 1970-71. First (and only) edition. Twelve sections loosely housed in the original portfolio, which is section #1. Section 14, an order form for Aspen, is NOT present, as usual. The 12 internal sections are in very good condition: clean, bright and crisp,… Read more about this item

Paris: David Briasson, Le Breton, and Durand, 1772. 18th Century Engraving of Lutes. Folio leaf: 16" by 10". Published between 1751 and 1780, Diderot's Encyclopedie represented the first serious attempt to categorize the various fields of human knowledge and activity. It grew out of the work of the philosophes (Rousseau, Voltaire, and others), who focused on… Read more about this item

Paris: David Briasson, Le Breton, and Durand, 1772. 18th Century Engraving of a Hurdy-Gurdy. Folio leaf: 16" by 10". Published between 1751 and 1780, Diderot's Encyclopedie represented the first serious attempt to categorize the various fields of human knowledge and activity. It grew out of the work of the philosophes (Rousseau, Voltaire, and others), who focused… Read more about this item

New York: Roaring Fork Press, 1970. Complete with 14 numbered numbered sections (though the box states that this issue includes fifteen sections, section number 15 apparently was never included): 1) Hinged box, 10 by 9-1/2 by 1-1/4 inches, shipped flat. Box designed by Richard Smith. After assembly, contains sections 2 through 14. 2) British Knickers. Sewing pattern… Read more about this item

New Orleans: A. E. Blackmar & Bro., 1861. Original Confederate imprint. Willingham 7079.. First Edition. Paper. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Sheet Music.

Hollywood and Toronto: Studio & Artists (Cameo Music Reproduction) and St. Lawrence Music, Inc., 1958. An original "acetate" demo record by Johnny Cowell (1926-2018), who was a Canadian trumpet player and successful composer. One of his songs, "These Are the Young Years" was featured in the groundbreaking TV series Breaking Bad. "Stroll Along with the Blues" was used… Read more about this item

London: George Bickham, Jr, 1737. Original engraved music from Bickham's The Musical Entertainer. "Florella" has been attributed to British singer/composer Bernard Martin Berenclow, who was active in England circa 1689-1710. The engraving is in near-fine condition.. First Edition. Paper. Very Good+. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Manuscript.

Santa Monica, California: General Publishing Group, 1995. Deluxe edition of Nancy Sinatra's pictorial memoir of her father, which includes both the CD of Frank's music that accompanied the trade edition and 4 additional CDs that are housed in a black leatherette portfolio that matches the binding of the book. Both are housed in a black leatherette-covered slipcase. All… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Lee & Walker, 1869. Original sheet music on 5 pages. Cover art is an original stone lithograph by Philadelphia lithographer Thomas Sinclair. Remarkably SCARCE--WorldCat locates only two copies in libraries. Condition is about good: the 3 leaves of sheet music are disbound, with minimal roughness along the binding edge (primarily from the stab holes) and with… Read more about this item

New Orleans: A. E. Blackmar & Bro., 1861. Folio.  Original Confederate imprint.  Parrish & Willingham 7259.  Macarthy wrote the songi intending that it be used to persuade citizens of that state to join the Confederacy.  The condition of the sheet music is about vey good: the 3 leaves of sheet music are disbound, with minimal roughness along the binding edge (primarily… Read more about this item

Nantucket, Massachusetts: Unpublished, 1976. Photograph of rock and roll Hall of Fame member Patti Smith with her youngest sister, Kimberly.  The photo was taken by Lynn Goldsmith (her stamp on the verso) when Kimberly was a roadie for her big sister.  One of the songs on Patti's album "Horses" is titled "Kimberly" and is about her young sister. The… Read more about this item

New York: Robbins Music Corporation, 1934. Two items that together demonstrate successful collaboration between a songwriter and a graphic artist: 1) Original sheet music for "Darky Lullaby," standard edition published in 1934 by Robbins Music Corporation in New York City. Music by Jacques Wolfe and words by Irwin Rowan. 6 pages. 4to (12 inches… Read more about this item

Lexington, Kentucky: Windell Press, 1983. (20) pages. Edition limited to 50 copies printed in black and red ink on watermarked Hayle Mill Tovil (Linton) laid paper. Ours is an unbound and unnumbered proof that was handset by Marshall White in American Uncial type and hand printed by W. Gay Reading, Jr. on Victor Hammer's manual Washington press. … Read more about this item

Tacoma, Washington: The Guild of American Luthiers, 1980. 4to. Complete in five volumes. The first volume reprints data sheets 1-30; the second, 31-60; the third, 61-100; the fourth, 101-132; the fifth, 133-165. Facsimile reprints of 165 technical articles on making string instruments. All 5 volumes are clean and tight, with occasional minor rubbing of covers. … Read more about this item

Rhode Island, 1953. A small program the January 27, 1952 concert of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra. SIGNED by both Francis Madeira and Marguerite Piazza on rear cover. Madeira was the orchestra's founder in 1945 and its director until 1978. Marguerite Piazza was the well-known American singer who performed in the Metropolitan Opera, popular television, and… Read more about this item