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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.
SUPER SONG BOOK: Radio * Stage * Screen. Latest Song Hits, Volume 1, No. 1 by D.S. Publishing Company - 1941
by D.S. Publishing Company
SUPER SONG BOOK: Radio * Stage * Screen. Latest Song Hits, Volume 1, No. 1
by D.S. Publishing Company
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NY: D.S. Publishing, 1941. First Edition. Printed self-wraps. Very Good. 32pp w/index; printed on salmon-colored pulp paper and in remarkable condition. Contains lyrics to 155 songs of the day, some of which have become standards, including: A Little Jive Is Good for You; Abdul, the Bulbul Ameer; Ciribiribin; Dark Eyes; Four Bar Riff; High Falutin' Newton; Ich Liebe Dich; I've Been Drafted; Joltin' Joe DiMaggio; Whatcha Know Joe; and 145 others. 11.5" x 8.5" Also contains short pieces on various performers along with candid photos, including Peggy Lee, Cab Calloway, Amy Arnell, Dinah Shore, Betty Carter, Frances Langford, Kate Smith, Marilyn Duke, the Harrison Sisters, Mary Ann Mercer, Glenn Miller, the Three Suns, Paul Whiteman, the Merry Macs, Meredith Wilson, the Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street, and others.
- Bookseller R & A Petrilla (US)
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- Binding Paperback
- Publisher D.S. Publishing
- Place of Publication NY
- Date Published 1941
- Keywords songbooks; sheet music
SKIFFLE:; The Story of Folk-song with a Jazz Beat. With a Foreword by Lonnie Donegan (The King of Skiffle)
by Bird, Brian
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- very good
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Roosevelt, New Jersey, United States
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OH BOYS, CARRY ME LONG:; A Plantation Melody. Written & Composed by Stephen C. Foster
by Oh Boys...sheet music
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- Used - Very Good
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- 20th Edition
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Roosevelt, New Jersey, United States
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NY: Firth, Pond, 1851. 20th Edition. Decorative Wraps. Very Good. 6pp; embellished cover title; spine reinforced. Contains words and music to four verses and a chorus. 13" x 10.25" In part: "Oh! carry me 'long; Der's no more trouble for me: I's gwine to roam In a happy home Where all de niggas am free...." First published in 1851.
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LAWSON PIANOS, THE PERFECTION OF PIANOS -- THE LAWSON CARNATION, THE PERFECTION OF PINKS:; Lawson signifieds perfection in Pianos as well as perfection in Pinks
by Lawson, Thomas W.
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- first
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- Used - Fine
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- Original edition
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Bronx, NY: Lawson & Co, 1908. Original edition. Fine. Large trade card, printed by American Lithographic Co. of NYC. Carnation painted from life by Paul de Longpre in 1907. 9" x 6.75" "Thomas W. Lawson, of Boston, paid $30,000 for the original plant of this 'Perfect Pink'. The perfection of artistic result attained in Lawson Pianos and Player Pianos is equally marvelous....
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SIGNED POSTER: THE LEGENDARY LIONEL HAMPTON!! WITH HIS SWINGING BIG 18-PIECE ORCHESTRA:; Appearing at The Blue Note, Nov. 21, 22 & 23 ... 131 West 3rd Street, New York
by Hampton, Lionel Leo (1908-2002)
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- very good
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- Used - Very Good
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- Original edition
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Roosevelt, New Jersey, United States
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1986. Original edition. Framed. Very Good. Broadside, printed in black and white. Large photo of Hampton in tux, posed over his vibraphone. Laid into a black, plastic frame, glazed. Image, 22" x 17". Frame, 25" x 18.5" Inscribed in blue ink, upper left: "Good-Luck / To Andy Scotty / Lionel / Hampton.
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$200.00
GROUP OF 16 ISSUES OF "BROADCAST SONGS":; Radio, Stage, Screen
by Broadcast Songs
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- very good
- first
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- Used - Very Good
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Roosevelt, New Jersey, United States
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NY: various publishers, 1940. first Editions. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good. 16 issues, 1941-1947 passim, 24-32pp per issue; illus from photographs of vocalists of the World War II era. The first issue listed is lightly chipped at the fore-edges, otherwise these fragile magazines are in remarkable condition. Each issue contains lyrics to many songs of the day. 11.5" x 8.5" Each issue features a performer on the cover, shown here in parentheses. Issues present are: December 1941 (Fred Astaire & Rita Hayworth); May 1943 (Betty Grable); June 1943 (Dorothy Lamour); July 1943 (Ina Ray Hutton); August 1943 (Carole Landis); October 1943 (Frank Sinatra); October 1944 (June Allyson); December 1944 (Gene Krupa); February 1945 (Grace McDonald); April 1945 (Ginny Sims); December 1945 (Marion Bell); February 1946 (Lina Romay); August 1946 (Jan Clayton); November 1946 (Peggy Lee); December 1946 (Dick Haymes); January 1947 (Betty Grable).
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SKIFFLE:; The Story of Folk-song with a Jazz Beat. With a Foreword by Lonnie Donegan (The King of Skiffle)
by Bird, Brian
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
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- Good +
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- First Edition
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
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Roosevelt, New Jersey, United States
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$25.00
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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.
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$25.00
OH BOYS, CARRY ME LONG:; A Plantation Melody. Written & Composed by Stephen C. Foster
by Oh Boys...sheet music
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 20th Edition
- Binding
- Unknown
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Roosevelt, New Jersey, United States
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$40.00
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NY: Firth, Pond, 1851. 20th Edition. Decorative Wraps. Very Good. 6pp; embellished cover title; spine reinforced. Contains words and music to four verses and a chorus. 13" x 10.25" In part: "Oh! carry me 'long; Der's no more trouble for me: I's gwine to roam In a happy home Where all de niggas am free...." First published in 1851.
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LAWSON PIANOS, THE PERFECTION OF PIANOS -- THE LAWSON CARNATION, THE PERFECTION OF PINKS:; Lawson signifieds perfection in Pianos as well as perfection in Pinks
by Lawson, Thomas W.
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- Fine
- first
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- Original edition
- Binding
- Unknown
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Roosevelt, New Jersey, United States
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$45.00
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Bronx, NY: Lawson & Co, 1908. Original edition. Fine. Large trade card, printed by American Lithographic Co. of NYC. Carnation painted from life by Paul de Longpre in 1907. 9" x 6.75" "Thomas W. Lawson, of Boston, paid $30,000 for the original plant of this 'Perfect Pink'. The perfection of artistic result attained in Lawson Pianos and Player Pianos is equally marvelous....
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$45.00
SIGNED POSTER: THE LEGENDARY LIONEL HAMPTON!! WITH HIS SWINGING BIG 18-PIECE ORCHESTRA:; Appearing at The Blue Note, Nov. 21, 22 & 23 ... 131 West 3rd Street, New York
by Hampton, Lionel Leo (1908-2002)
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- very good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
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- Original edition
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- Unknown
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Roosevelt, New Jersey, United States
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$200.00
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1986. Original edition. Framed. Very Good. Broadside, printed in black and white. Large photo of Hampton in tux, posed over his vibraphone. Laid into a black, plastic frame, glazed. Image, 22" x 17". Frame, 25" x 18.5" Inscribed in blue ink, upper left: "Good-Luck / To Andy Scotty / Lionel / Hampton.
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$200.00
GROUP OF 16 ISSUES OF "BROADCAST SONGS":; Radio, Stage, Screen
by Broadcast Songs
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- very good
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- first Editions
- Binding
- Unknown
- Quantity Available
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Roosevelt, New Jersey, United States
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$45.00
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NY: various publishers, 1940. first Editions. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good. 16 issues, 1941-1947 passim, 24-32pp per issue; illus from photographs of vocalists of the World War II era. The first issue listed is lightly chipped at the fore-edges, otherwise these fragile magazines are in remarkable condition. Each issue contains lyrics to many songs of the day. 11.5" x 8.5" Each issue features a performer on the cover, shown here in parentheses. Issues present are: December 1941 (Fred Astaire & Rita Hayworth); May 1943 (Betty Grable); June 1943 (Dorothy Lamour); July 1943 (Ina Ray Hutton); August 1943 (Carole Landis); October 1943 (Frank Sinatra); October 1944 (June Allyson); December 1944 (Gene Krupa); February 1945 (Grace McDonald); April 1945 (Ginny Sims); December 1945 (Marion Bell); February 1946 (Lina Romay); August 1946 (Jan Clayton); November 1946 (Peggy Lee); December 1946 (Dick Haymes); January 1947 (Betty Grable).
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Trial by Jury
by W. S. Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan
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- Paperback
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- Used - Very Good
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Lake Huntington, New York, United States
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69 pp. + ads. Plate 17453. Vocal score, wraps, quarto 8.5 x 11 in. Front cover reattached with Japan paper, some wear to spine and edges, yet very good. Likely a printing from 1992-, given the 62 W. 45th St. address on the wraps. Printed in England. Trial by Jury is a one-act comic opera that could be considered a seminal venture in their partnership. It premiered at the Royalty Theatre in London in March, 1875.
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SKIFFLE:; The Story of Folk-song with a Jazz Beat. With a Foreword by Lonnie Donegan (The King of Skiffle)
by Bird, Brian
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
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- Good +
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- First Edition
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
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Roosevelt, New Jersey, United States
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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.
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The Pirates of Penzance in Full Score: New Edition by Carl Simpson and Ephraim Hammett Jones
by W. S. Gilbert, Sir Arthur Sullivan
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- Used - Near Fine
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272 pp. Quarto, 9 x 12 in. Illustrated wraps, near fine, only the slightest wear covers. Full score. New edition by Carl Simpson and Ephraim Hammett Jones. Official Premiere: December 31, 1879, Fifth Avenue Theater, New York, New York, USA; London Premiere: April 3, 1880, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Orchestra and Chorus Opera Comique, Arthur Sullivan, conductor.
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PIOBAIREACHD AND ITS INTERPRETATION: CLASSICAL MUSIC OF THE HIGHLAND BAGPIPE
by MacNEILL, SEUMAS & FRANK RICHARDSON
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- very good
- Paperback
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- Paperback
- ISBN 13
- 9780859764407
- ISBN 10
- 0859764400
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Edinburgh: John Donald Publishers, 1996. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 130. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. The author, an acknowledged authority on the subject, describes the structure and history of Piobaireachd. A very good copy with moderate edge wear on the covers and some fading of the colour on the rear panel.
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Congregational Hymnary
by Congregational Union of England and Wales
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- Used - Fair
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This antiquarian book is in fair condition. The binding is loose and coming apart and the cover is torn along the spine and the corners are worn. The pages inside the book are tanned and yellowed. One of the pages is loose. This book is not for reading or handling. It should be used as a collector's piece."The Congregational Church Hymnal, edited at the request of the Congregational Union by the Rev. Dr. G.S. Barrett, was published in 1887, and has been widely used by Congregational Churches both in this country and abroad. It is not possible any adequate estimate of the great influence of the book...." - from the Congregational Hymnal
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Bob Dylan: From a Hard Rain to a Slow Train
by Barry; Dowley, Tim Dunnage
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Very Good+
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- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 13
- 9780859362597
- ISBN 10
- 0859362590
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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Turnbridge Wells: Midas Books; New York: Hippocrene Books, [1982], First Edition, 8vo, [11] 176pp [2], photos on 2 plates. Hardcover, red cloth covered boards with dust jacket. Very Good + condition. Pages are unmarked with slight toning and slight foxing to top page edges. Slight shelf wear to dust jacket. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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The Influence Of Music On History And Morals: A Vindication Of Plato
by Scott, Cyril
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- good
- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - Good
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- 1st Edition 1st Printing
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Pasadena, California, United States
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London: The Theosophical Publishing House Ltd., 1928. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. X, 245 Pp. First Printing. Blue Cloth, Gilt, With Blindstamped Border On Front Cover. Lightly Used, Pinpoint Fray At Each Of Two Lower Tips, But Spine Frayed Across Top Down To Edge Of Page Block, 1/2" Fray Along Top Spine Edges And Bottom Rear Spine Edge, Hinges Tight, No Names Or Marks, Very Light Foxing To Endpapers, Title Page, And To Edges Of The Page Block. Quite Scarce In The Trade.
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The Sorcerer: An Original Modern Comic Opera
by W. S. Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan
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Lake Huntington, New York, United States
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137 pp. Vocal score, a slight tilt to spine, light wear to wraps, else fine. Quarto, 8.5 x 11 in. "New Edition." An original modern comic opera in two acts, words by W. S. Gilbert, music by Arthur Sullivan. G&S's third production. Based on a story, The Elixir of Love, that Gilbert published in 1876 in The Graphic.
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Nijinsky and the Last Years of Nijinsky
by Nijinsky, Romola
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- Used - Good
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- First Edition
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 13
- 9780671411237
- ISBN 10
- 0671411233
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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Nijinsky, Romola. Nijinsky and the Last Years of Nijinsky. The Definitive Biography Copyright 1980. Simon and Schuster stated First Impression Thus. Number line starts with 1. EXLIB. Good Condition/ VG original dust jacket. 260 pages, indexed. ISBN0671411233. PERFORMING ARTS, RUSSIA, BALLET, VASLAV NIJINSKY. Summary: "The life of Vaslav Nijinsky is not merely a record of a great dancer's artistic triumphs; it is one of the strangest stories ever written. There is madness everywhere. From the child's first appearance with a troupe of wandering Russians to that last terrible performance, his "Marriage With God" , it is a growing chaos of madness, abnormality, distortion, genius and beauty." 260 pages, indexed. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4.
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Whitney's Rapid Method for the Piano-Forte: Foreign Fingering Edition
by W. W. Whitney
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Oak Point, Texas, United States
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D. W. Crist, Alliance, OH, 1902. Hardcover. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 4mo - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. 182 pp. Pages are yellowed, but are tight and clean. Heavy shelfwear to the cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 - 3 pounds. Category: Music; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001390. . Additional shipping charges may apply.
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