Bob Dylan: A Retrospective by Craig McGregor - 1973

London: Robert Hale, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good +. 119pp, index; 13pp illus from photographs. Bound in pictorial boards, dust jacket. 8" x 5.25" This first book on the subject traces the history of skiffle from its slave and jazz roots through the 1950s. The second part of the book is a how-to for forming a skiffle band as well as a look at the "origins, progress and personalities" of Britain's most popular skiffle bands.

London: Sinclair-Stevenson, 1993. SIGNED BY THOMAS ALLEN on title page with dedication 'To Pat with best wishes'. A Very Good+ clean, tight and unmarked copy with a decorative book plate to half title page with slight age darkening to page edges. Dustjacket is also VG+ and has just a liitle wear to edges and is not price clipped. 238 pages. 31 illustrations. Sir Thomas Boaz Allen, is the internationally renowned baritone noted particularly for his role as Count Almaviva in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. This, his first book, starts in 1991 in Salzburg where he was to open a year of international performances for Mozart's bi-centenary, he reflects on his life and provides insights into his roles and the different productions. He paints a picture of a singer's life which is surprising in its frankness. L. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

1841 Singer's Own Book Patriotic Songs Star-Spangled Banner Traditional Music
"The Singer's Own Book" is a small pocket-sized songbook of song texts and lyrics. Published in 1841, this work includes popular tunes from the 19th-century most of which were love songs, patriotic songs, and traditional refrains. Note the inclusion of 'The Star-Spangled Banner'.
Item number: #12378
Price: $499
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The singer's own book: a well-selected collection of the most popular sentimental, patriotic, naval, and comic songs.
Philadelphia, Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1841.

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· Language: English
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· Size: ~5.25in X 3.5in (13cm x 8.5cm)
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Berkeley: Undermine Press, 1967. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 60pp, stapled wrappers. The scarce 1967 rock and roll issue of this underground poetry magazine from Berkeley. Includes Charles Bukowski, Fugs lyrics and an essay on rock by Tuli Kupferberg, an early poem entitled The Grateful Dead by Ron Silliman, plus an ad for The Mojo Navigator R&R News and other period content. A bit of cover soil, no markings.

Gothenburg, Sweden: Radium 226.05 Magazine, 1986. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 96pp (plus insert print), printed wrappers. Rare and excellent magazine from Sweden (content in English), includes writing by and portrait photographs of William Burroughs, Brion Gysin, Genesis P-Orridge, et al. Schottlaender C524. Owner monogram to blank inside front cover (no other markings), erasure mark to front cover.

London: Robert Hale, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good +. 119pp, index; 13pp illus from photographs. Bound in pictorial boards, dust jacket. 8" x 5.25" This first book on the subject traces the history of skiffle from its slave and jazz roots through the 1950s. The second part of the book is a how-to for forming a skiffle band as well as a look at the "origins, progress and personalities" of Britain's most popular skiffle bands.

London: Sinclair-Stevenson, 1993. SIGNED BY THOMAS ALLEN on title page with dedication 'To Pat with best wishes'. A Very Good+ clean, tight and unmarked copy with a decorative book plate to half title page with slight age darkening to page edges. Dustjacket is also VG+ and has just a liitle wear to edges and is not price clipped. 238 pages. 31 illustrations. Sir Thomas Boaz Allen, is the internationally renowned baritone noted particularly for his role as Count Almaviva in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. This, his first book, starts in 1991 in Salzburg where he was to open a year of international performances for Mozart's bi-centenary, he reflects on his life and provides insights into his roles and the different productions. He paints a picture of a singer's life which is surprising in its frankness. L. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Rinehart & Co., 1946. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard cover, chartreuse boards with black lettering on spine. Some edgewear on boards and spine and very few light stains with discoloration on front and back edges, Very Good - . Former owner's name printed inside front cover, covered by DJ flap. Binding tight. Dust jacket Good has some edgewear with small chips, tear and wrinkles. Mylar protection.156 pages. Pages slightly yellowed but clean. B&W photo illustrations. Not stated but assumed first edition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR/SONGWRITER on free front page in black ink "HOAGY CARMICHAEL". Large signature. Newspaper articles dated 1981 of his obituary included with book. The songwriter tells his life story including his close friendship with Bix Beiderbecke and many other jazz greats. Author wrote the greatest popular song of the 20th Century - Star Dust. Extremely rare and much sought after Signed First Edition..

New York: Farrar, Straus and Young, 1952. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard cover, black cloth boards with yellow/green lettering on spine, Very Good. Some edgewear on corners of boards and spine and small discoloration on back. Boards show some overall wear. Binding tight with just a very little give. Pages slightly yellowed but clean. 394 pages. Dust jacket, Good, is protected by mylar cover and is price clipped. DJ has edgewear and several open tears on edges of both front and back boards, spine and front and back flaps. Dj has a light brown water stain on top and bottom of back as well as on top of front and back flaps. Vintage SIGNED bookplate by author in blue ink "ARTIE SHAW" affixed to free front page. Bookplate reads "Ex Libris Best Wishes from the Author" . Previous owner's stamp and light signature appears above bookplate. Previous owner's signature appears on second half-title page after book foreward. Note from previous… Read More

273 pp. Vocal score. Wraps, grey covers with ochre print, no title on spine, quarto, 12 x 9 in. Kurt Weill. Street Scene: An American Opera. (Based on Elmer Rice's play.) Music by Kurt Weill, Book by Elmer Rice, Lyrics by Langston Hughes. New York, N.Y., RKO Building – Rockefeller Center: Chappell & Co., Inc., c.1948. Plate C-1490. Piano score edited by William Tarrasch. Instrumental cues carefully noted throughout.