Conductors

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Toscanini

Toscanini

by Sachs, Harvey

My Musical Life

My Musical Life

by Damrosch, Walter

Old Gods Almost Dead : The 40-Year Odyssey of the Rolling Stones

Old Gods Almost Dead : The 40-Year Odyssey of the Rolling Stones

by Davis, Stephen

New York, New York: Broadway Books. Fine. 2002. First Edition: First Printing. Soft Cover. 592 pages: 6 x 9 in. : 2: KB#012450: Covers and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Printing Number Line (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "The first new biography of the Rolling Stones since the early 1980s, (this) is the most comprehensive book to date, and one of the few to cover all the band's members. Illustrated throughout with photos of... Read more about this item
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$29.00
The Operas of Alban Berg: Volume 2 Lulu

The Operas of Alban Berg: Volume 2 Lulu

by Perle, George

Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Univ of California Pr. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1985. First. Hard Cover. 0520045025 . Crisp, clean copy in like dustjacket. B/w Photos, Musical Notation and Sheets, Lulu Plays and Libretto, Music Langauge of Lulu. ; 315 pages .
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$33.25
Elements of Music

Elements of Music

by Franklin Peterson

Augener, London, no date noted. 14th hardcover printing. Condition: Very good minus, light edge wear and corner bumps, spine nicks at ends, slight rubbing on front cover, musical notations on interior pages, inside front cover has a short note from previous owner, no dust jacket.Book presents the elements of music in a way that is pedagogically clear and comprehensible in an antiquarian way.
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$4.41
A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME . . .  (Signed Copy)

A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME . . . (Signed Copy)

by Chambers, Kasey, with Apter, Jeff

Sydney, NSW, Australia: HarperCollins Publishers, 2011. 269pp., unpaginated colour-plate sections. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Photographically-illustrated card wrapper mildly bumped and creased only. Signed on title-page, under a hand-drawn 'heart' symbol by the primary author Kasey Chambers, using a black felt-tip pen, else textblock unmarked. Raised in a nomadic lifestyle on Australia's remote, vast Nullabor by her entertainer parents, the family became 'The Dead Ringer... Read more about this item
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$29.79
Perfect Pitch. (Signed)

Perfect Pitch. (Signed)

by Nicolas Slonimsky

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. 263pp. 8vo. Hardcover in publisher's cloth. A fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper. First edition and inscribed: "For Anita Roff with best wishes Nicolas Slonimsky April 30, 1988 Los Angeles." Autobiography of this Russian-American pianist, conductor and composer.
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$35.00
Léo Ferré. Artist of Life

Léo Ferré. Artist of Life

by Thierry Rollet

Presenting Léo Ferré allows the rediscovery of one of the greatest people of French song and poetry.At least, this is what the general public will easily understand. The aficionados, and most of all, Leo's " heirs " will surely know that it's about rediscovering a true apostle of music.Ferré was a musician at heart, especially as he also sang. But it is music that made his work multifaceted, be it poetic or literary.____________________________________" Our language, to us other artists,is within... Read more about this item
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$13.24
MOZART

MOZART

by Hildesheimer, Wolfgang

New York NY: Vintage Books. 1983. Softcover. 0394715918 . Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. ; 408 pages .
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$8.00$5.60
SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH

SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH

by GERSHWIN, George

Framed Photograph. A beautiful presentation in perfect condition, not examined out of the frame. Wonderful 8" x 10" black-and-white photograph showing Gershwin partly in shadow and seated playing the piano, elaborately matted and framed to an overall size of 20" x 17-1/2," SIGNED by the composer with the sentiment "Sincerely."
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$6,250.00
HERRMANN, BERNARD. "Have Gun Will Travel" Signed Letter and Signed Document

HERRMANN, BERNARD. "Have Gun Will Travel" Signed Letter and Signed Document

by HERRMANN, BERNARD

Herrmann composed the popular music for the TV classic, "Have Gun Will Travel," which aired from 1957-63 on CBS. The show's main character, Paladin, was a well mannered mercenary gunfighter. In our letter, Herrmann writes about music rights noting the "Have Gun Will Travel" composition purchased by CBS. "Enclose [sic] are the contracts - as follows I to VI are radio music - which C.B S owned radio rights and in 57 purchased all rights . 7 to 14 - are works of mine from my own files that I reworked for... Read more about this item
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$2,750.00
Mozart Gloria Mundi

Mozart Gloria Mundi

by Orel, Alfred:

1956.. Salzburg-Freilassing, Ludwig Schäffler Verlag,, 179 Seiten Softcover, abgegriffen, abgerieben, fleckig, verschmutzt, Kanten und Ecken bestossen, schiefgelesen, Seiten gebräunt, wellig, Schutzumschlag abgegriffen, randlädiert, teilweise eingerissen, verschmutzt, fleckig, mittlerer Zustand Bücher
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$16.28
The Wagner Companion

The Wagner Companion

by MANDER, Raymond & Joe Mitchenson

New York: Hawthorn, 1978. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Small quarto. 265pp. Gilt spine titles. With a musical appreciation and an essay on the Bayreuth Festical Centenary Celebrations by Barry Millington. Illustrated from more than 70 black and white photographs. A fine copy in a very good dustwrapper with internal tape repairs and light rubbing along the extremities.
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$35.00
Gilbert and Sullivan

Gilbert and Sullivan

by Ffinch, Michael

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1993. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White plates. Previous owner's details to front pastedown. 294 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st UK Edition. Hardback.
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$16.55
Mozart Gloria Mundi

Mozart Gloria Mundi

by Orel, Alfred:

1956.. Salzburg-Freilassing, Ludwig Schäffler Verlag,, 179 Seiten Softcover, abgegriffen, abgerieben, fleckig, verschmutzt, Kanten und Ecken bestossen, schiefgelesen, Seiten gebräunt, wellig, Schutzumschlag abgegriffen, randlädiert, teilweise eingerissen, verschmutzt, fleckig, mittlerer Zustand Bücher
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$16.28
ELTON JOHN

ELTON JOHN

by Charlesworth, Chris

London: Bobcat Books, 1986. 48pp., candidly illustrated throughout: intext colour plates and b/w halftones throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated gloss card wrapper nominally edgeworn and bumped on upper foredge corner. A critical biography tracing Elton John's career from his days a a pub pianist in North London to his eventual emergence as one of the world's best loved rock superstars . . . Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947, at Pinner... Read more about this item
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$19.86
The Music Dramas of Richard Wagner and His Festival Theatre in Bayreuth

The Music Dramas of Richard Wagner and His Festival Theatre in Bayreuth

by Lavignac Albert

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The The Music Dramas of Richard Wagner and His Festival Theatre in Bayreuth.
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$55.21
Stravinsky : The Chronicle of a Friendship, 1948-1971

Stravinsky : The Chronicle of a Friendship, 1948-1971

by Robert Craft

Random House Children's Books, 1972. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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$10.90
Original photograph of Juliette Greco and Michel Legrand, circa 1958

Original photograph of Juliette Greco and Michel Legrand, circa 1958

by Juliette Greco, Michel Legrand (subjects); Guy Le Page (photographer)

N.p.: N.p., 1958. Vintage borderless photograph of composer Michel Legrand and chanteuse Juliette Greco, circa 1958. Stamp of photographer Guy Le Page on the verso. Greco and Legrand collaborated on several releases in the 1950s and 1960s, most notably Greco's self-titled album produced by Columbia in 1960. 7.25 x 7.25 inches. Near Fine.
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$325.00
MISCELLANIES

MISCELLANIES

by BARRINGTON, Daines

London: J. Nichols, 1781. First Edition. Hardcover. Occasional foxing, heavy to a handful of pages; a few pencil notes to text. Near Fine. Quarto (8-1/4" x 10-3/4") in contemporary polished calf (rebacked, preserving original spine and labels). A curious and compelling collection illustrated with 2 maps, 2 portraits, and 5 tables. Includes "Journal of a Voyage in 1775 to Explore the Coast of America, Northward of California," with map, which, according to LADA-MOCARSKI 34, is the first and only... Read more about this item
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$2,500.00
The way I was

The way I was

by Marvin; Gardner, Gerald C Hamlisch

1st printing of 1st edition; signed by author. Near Fine hardcover in Near Fine DJ. Bright, clean, square covers and spine; slightly bumped at front cover lower fore corner; tightly bound; owner's blind stamp on half title; bright, crisp, clean interior. DJ is bright, clean and complete; inscribed on from cover in blue marker 'To Judy, | You are every breath | I take, | Every note I fake, | Love, | Marvin | XXX'. DJ now in paper-backed mylar. 8vo, 234 pp; index; illustrated.
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$18.00
Mozart

Mozart

by Hildesheimer, Wolfgang

Barcelona.: Círculo de Lectores., 1991.. Hardcover. Good. 22 cm. 335 p. il. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial con sobrecubierta ilustrada. Traducción de Ariel Bignami. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. 1756-1791. Biografías . ISBN: 8422636689 Biografías. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (929 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus) [[929]]
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$8.54
Music: World Of Culture Series

Music: World Of Culture Series

by Grunfeld, Frederic V

New York, New York: Newsweek Books. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hard Cover. 192 pages: 7.5 x 10.5 in.: 2.4: KB#004206: Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. "The history of music is filled with giants - the virtuoso organist Bach; the prolific, revered Papa Haydn; that genius for all seasons Mozart; tragic, impassioned Beethoven. Here to is the story of such romantics as Chopin and Liszt. " Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. .
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$16.00
The Mozart Essays

The Mozart Essays

by H. C. Robbins Landon

Thames & Hudson, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). As New/As New. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 240 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in as new condition, apart from normal shop shelf wear - contains no tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket un-clipped. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1.... Read more about this item
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$23.17
Bob Dylan Sonderausgabe -  Zeitschrift Popular 1

Bob Dylan Sonderausgabe - Zeitschrift Popular 1

Very good. See photos. A special edition of music magazine Popular 1. In German. 1978 Special Dylan Issue with poster. 40 pages.
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$9.50
SEX AND THUGS AND ROCK 'N' ROLL: A Year in Kings Cross 1963-1964

SEX AND THUGS AND ROCK 'N' ROLL: A Year in Kings Cross 1963-1964

by Thorpe, Billy

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Pan Macmillan, 1996. x, 390pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked, albeit moderately tanned. Colour-illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn. " . . a rollercoaster ride through that amazing year of Billy Thorpe's life. It's a true story of street life, music and mayhem. If you remember the 60s you'll love it. If you can't, you'll wish you could." Contents include: Introduction, 24 chapters. Epilogue. Poem - The... Read more about this item
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$11.91
PAUL McCARTNEY: Behind the Myth

PAUL McCARTNEY: Behind the Myth

by Benson, Ross

London: Gollancz, 1992. 289pp., unpaginated, b/white halftone plate illustrations throughout [mostly happy-snaps]. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket slightly edgeworn only. Written to mark his fiftieth birthday, 'Paul McCartney: Behind The Myth' is a detailed and authoritative biography of one of the most talented and best-loved figures in popular culture.Contents include: Prologue, Biblio., and Index, together with... Read more about this item
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$9.93