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The Music Guide to Austria and Germany
by Brody, Elaine & Brook, Claire
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. 1975. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ is just a little rubbed & now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 271 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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$14.55
A history of western music
by Grout, Donald Jay
Dent, 1962-01-01. First UK Edition. . hardcover. Good/Good Jacket. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). First UK Edition. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
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$9.81
A History of Western Music
by Grout, Donald Jay
J M Dent & Sons, 1985. Book. Good. hardback. hardback, third edition, octavo, knock to the top leading corner tips of the boards, faint spotting to the fore-edge, the binding is tight, the text clean and unmarked, illustrated, xii + 849pp.
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$11.34
As I Sit and Dream (Days at Oregon) (sheet music)
by Nelson, Robin H
Robin H. Nelson, 1945. Trade Paperback. Sheet music, single sheet folded to create 4 pages. In illustrated folder. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in color illustrated wrappers (paperback).
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$31.25
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
by Johann Sebastian Bach ; Gustav Rösler (arranger)
This new vocal score is a digitally enhanced reprint of the one fist issued by C.F. Peters, Leipzig in the late 19th century, based upon the Bach Gesellschaft edition with the classic keyboard reduction by Gustav Rosler. With added measure numbers and in a large, easy-to-read A4 size, choruses and students of Bach's music will appreciate having this authoritative score in their libraries.
SATB soli, SATB chorus / Piano ; ISMN: 979-0-800001-64-2
SATB soli, SATB chorus / Piano ; ISMN: 979-0-800001-64-2
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$14.95
Rural Roots of Bluegrass: Songs, Stories & History
by Wayne Erbsen
Native Ground Music. paperback. Good. 6x0x8. Thank you for supporting Earthlight Books and independent bookstores. Trade paperback. Good. Minor shelf wear to covers/pages. Clean, tight binding.
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$11.95
Hudibra, First, Second, Third and Subsequent Parts. First Edition, First Issue 1663
by Butler, Samuel
Butler, Samuel. "Hudibras. The First Part. Written in the time of the late Wars". [4], 268 pages. First Authorized Edition, first issue, with "Saint" in imprint spelled out in full; errata is present, lacking the imprimatur leaf (dated Nov. 11, 1662), and all textual errors uncorrected. London: Printed by J.G. for Richard Marriot, 1663. [bound with] "Hudibras. The Second Part. By the Author of the First". [4], 216 pages. Also, third part dated 1678. Bound in exceptionally fine binding and in very good...
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$3,550.00
Song and Dance Man III: The Art of Bob Dylan
by Michael Gray
London: Continuum. Reprint (2000). 918pp. VG+ clean copy . Very Good. Soft cover. 2000.
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$25.34
Organ Technique: Modern and Early
by Ritchie, George H.; Stauffer, George B
New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1992. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Prentice Hall, 1992. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust jacket and cover have mild shelfwear. Tiny hole on dust jacket No other issues. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Beautiful condition.
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$69.40
The Zarzuela Companion
by Webber, Christopher; foreword by Placido Domingo
The Scarecrow Press, Inc, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover.
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$37.50
American Jukebox: The Classic Years
by Vincent Lynch
Chronicle Books, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 111 pages. Many full-page color illustrations. Inscribed by the author 'P. K. Merry Christmas 1990 Vincent.' P. K. is Paul Krasner of Jefferson Airplane. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Dust jacket indented at top and bottom edges. Photographs depict full-sized jukeboxes, wall boxes, table models, and speakers manufactured by Wurlitzer, Rock-Ola, Seeburg, and other leading jukebox manufacturers from 1937...
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$50.00
Words And Music Comment By Famous Authors About The World's Greatest Artists
by Sandburg, Carl et al
RCA Victor Records, 1950. Trade Paperback. 75 pages. Contributions from Eudora Welty, James Thurber, Thomas Mann, Kay Boyle, Rebecca West and others. Illustrated. Very good in stapled wrappers (paperback). Wear to the spine and edges.
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$12.50
Here Comes the Band
by Ray Giles
Harper & Brothers, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 205 pages. An amateur history of bands and band instruments. First edition (first printing). A very good hardcover (a few pages with pencil markings, a bit musty) in a largely intact but torn and tape-repaired dust jacket.
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$25.00
Across the Continent in the Stationary Express: A Unique Operatic Novelty
by Hoschna, Karl L.; Douglas, Chas. Noel
New York: M. Witmark & Sons, 1907. Soft Cover. Very Good. M. Witmark & Sons,1907. Soft Cover. Cover has mild shelfwear, overall minor shelf marks. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Beautiful condition. M.W. & Sons 7890. Not a reprint.
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$55.00
autograph card signed
by Stillman-Kelley, Edgar to Prof. Robert Robischek
1938. Ephemera. Printed card, 4.3 x 5.5 inches 'Inquiries concerning guest tickets which have been reserved for the scheduled performances of Stillman-Kelley's compositions during the coming season may be made at the Artist Service Department of the National Federation of Music Clubs,...New York Autograph card: 'Shall be happy to see you, dear Mr. Robischek, Telephone by 10 oclock any morning. Greetings to you, yours, E. Stillman-Kelley'. With hand-addressed envelope. A near fine copy.
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$37.50
![Beethoven: Cuarteto para una melodía [Beethoven: Quartet for a Melody]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/655/472/1378472655.0.b.jpg)
Beethoven: Cuarteto para una melodía [Beethoven: Quartet for a Melody]
by Pita García, Luis L
Matanzas, Cuba: Ediciones Vigía, 2002. 11 pages. 6-1/2 by 8-3/4 inches. One of 200 copies. Colección del San Juan. A poem, designed by Vicente Enríquez Landín, with a particularly effective portrait of the composer pasted onto the front cover. OCLC: BNCJM CRU CSL CUI CUZ DEIAI DLC DRB EEM FHM FQG FUG GZN IND IQU IUL NDD NYP UBY UMK WAU YUS ZCU. Fine.
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$180.00
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Recorded Opera
by Gammond, Peter
London: Salamander Books. 1979. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. 256 pages. A comprehensive guide to over 550 operas with available recordings and biographies of 100 singers. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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$13.23
Cybill Shepherd Does It...on Paramount Records
by Shepherd, Cybill
Paramount Records, 1980. First Edition. Poster. Poster, 33 x 22 inches. Promotional poster from Paramount Records. Cybill Shepherd is best known as an actress and former model. She recorded for Paramount in the 1970s. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy with some edge wear.
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$31.25
The New Lost City Ramblers Song Book
by John Cohen and Mike Seeger
Oak Publications, 1964. Good. Cover shows significant shelf and handling wear with edge wear, creasing, staining, age-toning, and a tear at the upper spine. Interior is clean except for a colored pencil price mark on pg 5. The half title page and pg 13/14 were cut and bound wrong at manufacture. Interior is otherwise clean and beautiful. Photo is of the book at Barbed Wire Books.
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$175.00
Top 10's and trivia of rock & roll and rhythm & blues, 1950-1973. by Edwards, Joseph
by Edwards, Joe
Blueberry Hill Pub. Co, 1975. paperback. Good. 0x0x0. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Clean text, stapled binding, scarce, light wear to exterior, leaflet. Support Pacific Northwest Independent Booksellers! Supplement
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$21.95
The Rolling Stones 1972
by Marshall, Jim [Photographer]; Richards, Keith [Foreword];
Chronicle Books, 2012-07-25. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x7x0. Very nice copy. Unmarked interior, no highlighting, underlining or writing. Cover in very good condition, clean, very light signs of edge or shelf wear. No rips, tears or stains. Binding is in very good condition. Square. Color Photography. A currently OOP (out of print), uncommon, or hard to find book. 2012. (2nd or 3rd printing). Chronicle Books. Ships in box, quickly and with care.
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$147.74
Black Dice & Jason Frank Rothernberg: Gore
by Black Dice; Rothenberg, Jason [Photographer]
PictureBox, 2006-04-01. First Edition Paperback. paperback. Good. 8x0x11. Unmarked. Text appears to be free of highlighting, underlining or writing. Softcover book has wear / bumping to corners, some shelf wear and smudging from use and storage. Binding is solid. A book that is currently OOP / NP (Out-Of-Print edition / No Longer in Print), uncommon, a first edition, collectable or hard to find. 2005. PictureBox. Black Dice & Jason Frank Rothernberg: Gore. Ships quickly and with care.
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$127.77
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The Art of Rock: Posters From Presley to Punk [Presentation Edition]
by Grushkin, Paul D
New York: Abbeville Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. This classic book of Sixties rock posters has become a sort of checklist for collectors and dealers, who cite "AOR" items in their descriptions. This is the full-size original version and one of the "special limited presentation edition," which has a more psychedelic design stamped on the front board. 11-1/2 by 13-1/4 inches. 516 pages. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. With the original publisher's...
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$360.00
Notes from Mendelssohn
by Mendelsohn, Felix
L. Prang, 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 leaves, printed on rectos only. Cover, front and rear, title page and eight illustrated plates in chromolithography. Each page has a poem, a bar of music, and an illustration by Louis K. Harlow. First edition (first printing). Very good in illustrated paper-covered boards.
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$106.25
