Search Results: Classical Music from Black Cat Hill Books

Bryn Mawr, PA Oliver Ditson Company , 1921. Paperback Third Edition (1921); entirely rewritten and revised. First published in 1898. A Second Edition was published by 1910. Very Good in wraps: shows a little light riffling at the upper corner of the front cover and the front endpapes; a bit of faint soiling to the panels; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive cosmetic imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (10.75 x 7.75 x 0.6 inches). 201 pages. The first fifty-five pages are dense text with a few duotone drawings and designs. The rest of the book is comprised of many musical examples. Language: English. Weight: 18.6 ounces. Cream-toned self-wraps with forest green titles at… Read More

Englewood Cliffs, NJ Prentice-Hall, 1981. Paperback Second Edition, Revised & Enlarged. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; a couple of faint creases near the bottom front corner tip; a small scar at the upper front corner, caused by the removal of a price sticker; the rose-colored background field of the backstrip has been sunned ever so slightly, but the titles thereon remain unaffected, bold and clearly legible; binding square and secure; text clean. Remains structurally sound and tightly bound: clean, strurdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 300pp. Illustrated with musical examples. List of examples and sources. Index.Second Edition, Revised & Enlarged. First Printing Thus. Prentice-Hall History of Music Series. Academic Press Paperback. For a definitive text on the development of Baroque music, you can't do better than Claude V. Palisca's book, originally… Read More

New York, NY W.W. Norton & Company, 1979. Paperback First Edition Thus [1979]; First Printing indicated. First Edition Thus [1979]; First Printing indicated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: moderate spine lean; light wear to the extremities, especially at the head of the backstrip; a small chip at the top of the front hinge; a crease near the upper front corner; it appears that the front endpaper has been removed and the hinge reglued; the upper corners show a little wear; the price has been carefully excised near the upper front corner; else only mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels (of course, the removed front endpaper may have contained such). Shows some flaws, but remains clean, sturdy, presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5.15 x 0.6 inches). 386 pages. plus Indexes. Weight: 12.4 ounces. Trade… Read More

Heidelberg, Germany Carl Winter's Universitatsbuchandlung, 1930. Paperback First Ed thus; unstated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of light use: slight spine lean; light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers; former owner's bookplate inside front panel; binding secure; text clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 112pp, five coloured plates at rear. First Ed thus; unstated. PBK: Heavy Cardstock Wraps. Critical Edition.

New York, NY Alfred Music, 2003. Spiral-bound Fine in Wraps: Flawless; the binding is perfectly secure; the text is clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 351pp. With an entire system of signals for identifying themes as they appear, are developed and recur, making reading of scores simple for anyone who can follow ordinary instrumental or vocal music. K 02236. This edition was originally published by Kalmus in or about 1932. It appears to have been distributed by Warner Bros Publications and later picked up by Alfred Music and republished in this form in 2003.. Paperback: Spiral Bound.

New York, NY Alfred Music, 2003. Spiral-bound Very Near Fine in Wraps: just a hint of wear to the panels at the top edge above the top of the spirals; else flawless; the binding is perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single minor imperfection. Bright, Crisp and Clean. Corners sharp. Very close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (11 x 9.25 x 0.65 inches). 297 pages. With an entire system of signals for identifying themes as they appear, are developed and recur, making reading of scores simple for anyone who can follow ordinary instrumental or vocal music. K 02238. This edition was originally published by Kalmus in or about 1932. It appears to… Read More

Mainz, Germany B. Schott's Sohne, 1970. Paperback Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: just a hint of wear to the extremities; the binding leans slightly, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Former bookseller's rubber stamp at the bottom of the title page; else, free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. No longer pristine, but remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.35 x 5.45 x 0.25 inches). 78 pages. Weight: 4.2 ounces. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps.

New York, NY Alfred Music, 2003. Spiral-bound Fine in Wraps: Flawless; the binding is perfectly secure; the text is clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 366pp. With an entire system of signals for identifying themes as they appear, are developed and recur, making reading of scores simple for anyone who can follow ordinary instrumental or vocal music. No copyright date, but appears to have been printed quite recently. K 02244. This edition was published by Belwin-Mills, after having been originally published by Kalmus in 1932. It appears to have been distributed by Warner Bros Publications and later picked up by Alfred Music and republished in 2003.. Paperback: Spiral Bound. Symphonic works by Berlioz, Bruckner, Dvorak, Franck, Goldmark, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, and Schumann. 

London Oxford University Press, 1944. Paperback First Edition Thus (1944), Seventh Printing (1972). Near Fine in Wraps: shows only faint sun-blanching to the red background field of the backstrip (the white titles thereon are unaffected, but perhaps do not appear as bold as before the sunning; they do remain easily legible); a very faint wrinkle near the top of the backstrip; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new, apparently unread copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no discernible imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.45 x 0.45 inches). viii, 217 pages. Editor's Notes by… Read More

Ann Arbor, MI UMI Research Press, 1985. Hardcover First English Language Edition [1985]. EX-LIBRARY, showing the usual marks thereof and also some DAMPSTAINING to the top edge of the text pages, apparent for the first fifty pages and imparting a certain "crinkliness" the the top edge of the pages to page 60 or so. Else, Very Good in Very Good DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of light use. The Book shows light shelving wear to the lower extremities; slight spine lean; the DJ has been taped to the book; the binding is secure; the text is clean. The DJ is mylar protected and the mylar shows mild rubbing and very faint soiling; else flawless; unclipped; and, of course, mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder or Book-Club. 8vo. (9.35 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches). xxxi, 276 pages. Weight: 1 pound, 6.4 ounces. Language: English. Studies in Musicology Series. First English Language Edition [1985]. Hardback with DJ. 

Cambridge, MA Fitzwilliam Museum, 1974. Paperback First Ed, unstated. First Ed, unstated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: light wear to extremities; the backstrip is very lightly sunned and this affects the front hinge area as well, but there are no titles at the backstrip to blanch; else flawless. Binding secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Attractively illustrated card binding. 4to. 55pp. Illustrated. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps. A collection of essays and a Catalogue of an exhibition of French Music presented at the Fitzwilliam in May and June 1975 on the occasion of two concerts of french music. Contents include Fitzwilliam and French Music of the Baroque (Christopher Cudworth), "Sonate, Que Me Veux-Tu?"/Classical French Music and the Theory of Imitation (Edward Higginbottom). Sources for the Performance of French Keyboard Music (Christopher Hogwood), La Basse de Viole (Lucy Robinson), The… Read More

New York, NY Dover Publications, 1980. Paperback First Edition (1980), A Dover Paperback Original, so stated. No indication that this might be a subsequent printing. First Edition (1980), A Dover Paperback Original, so stated. No indication that this might be a subsequent printing. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use; moderate wear to the extremities; with faint creases to the corner tips; a very faint stress crease to the rear panel, near the outside edge; a former bookseller's inventory sticker at the lower rear panel; a stray check mark in pen at the front endpaper; the binding leans ever so slightly off square, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and minor, unobtrusive flaws. Not… Read More

St. Louis, MO Concordia Publishing House, 1954. Paperback First Edition [1954], unstated. First Edition [1954], unstated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: light wear to extremities; a bit of sun-blanching to the backstrip and hinges (none of the titles are affected); a label has been partially removed from the top of the front panel; the pages have tanned slightly, due to aging; mild overall rubbing to the wrapper covers and some faint creasing near the upper corner of the front panel; the binding is secure; the text is clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.1 x 6.25 x 0.2 inches). 70 pages. Illustrated with eight photographs in black & white. 22-page booklet of Musical Illustrations in like new condition in pouch affixed to the inside of the rear cover. Paperback.

New York, NY Grossman Publishers, 1972. Hardcover First Edition Thus in the USA (1972), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted and same date at the title and copyright pages, according to Grossman's customary practice. The book was also published by Calder & Boyars in London in the same year. First Edition Thus in the USA (1972), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted and same date at the title and copyright pages, according to Grossman's customary practice. The book was also published by Calder & Boyars in London in the same year. Very Near Fine in Very Good DJ: The Book shows a hint of a bump at the top of the front hinge; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, very nearly-new copy, structurally… Read More

Neptune City, NJ Paganiniana Publications, 1976. Hardcover First Edition [1976], unstated. Very Good+ to Near Fine: shows only the mildest overall rubbing and some faint smudging to the outside edges, the most visible (and this is rather faint) at the bottom edge. The binding shows barely discernible lean, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. No longer "fresh", but remains structurally sound and tightly bound, showing almost no wear at all: clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. 8vo. 506 pages. Liberally illustrated with photographs in black & white. Contributions by Henry Roth, John A. Maltese, Constance Hope and Quotations from Interviews with Heifetz himself. Discography and Critical Reviews. Decorated Endpapers. First Edition [1976], unstated. Hardcover: Pictorial Laminate Boards.

Chantilly, VA The Teaching Company, 1993. Audio Cassette Four Cassette Tapes and a 20-page study guide in pamphlet form. The Tapes have been played, but remain in excellent condition [Near Fine]. The 20-page pamphlet Study Guide shows no flaws (Like New). These are all housed in heavy black plastic clamshell case, showing the very mildest wear [Near Fine]. Overall, Very Near Fine. Product Size: 10 x 7 x 1.5 inches. Weight: 18.4 ounces. Robert Greenberg of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Superstar Teachers Series. Audio Cassette.

New York, NY Dover Publications, 1951. Hardcover Reprint Edition [1951]. Very Good+ in Very Good DJ: The Book shows indications of very careful use: just a touch of wear to the extremities; the endpapers show a hint of foxing; a short, stray pen mark at the lower fore-edge and a tiny coffee-like stain to the bottom edge of same; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor cosmetic imperfections. Corners sharp. Not far from 'As New'. The DJ shows light wear to extremities, with a small chip at the top edge of the rear panel and several tiny, closed tears; moderate rubbing; the price has been[ clipped; mylar-protected. A moderately worn, but mostly intact DJ. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or… Read More

New York, NY Routledge, 2004. Paperback Second Edition (2004); First Printing Thus. Revised & Enlarged Edition. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: just a hint of wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; a faint crease at the backstrip, which also shows the faintest sunning to the pinkish background field (the white and black titles and designs thereon remain unaffected: bold and clearly legible); former owner's name at the top of the front free endpaper; the binding leans ever so slightly, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and several minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6.1 x 0.95 inches). xiii,… Read More

Cape Coral, FL Virtuoso Publications , 1980. Hardcover Third Edition [1980]. First Published in 1942. Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities; a small, faint smudge at the top edge, near the backstrip. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Remains a handsome, lightly used copy: clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. xiv, 210 pages. Third Edition [1980]. First Published in 1942. This edition published by Harold M. Chaitman, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE PUBLISHER. Hardback: Lacks DJ. 

London, UK Methuen & Company, Ltd. , 1907. Hardcover Second Edition. Good: Shows significant indications of use. Binding shows slight spine lean; moderate wear to extremities; some darkening and soiling; foxing at outside edges and endpapers; a cup stain at the front panel. Binding remains secure; text clean. Overall, remains a sturdy, reading copy with a clean text. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. This IS, however, an EX-LIBRARY copy, with the usual marks. 8vo. 355pp. 24 illustrative plates. Second Edition. Hardback: Lacks DJ.