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HANDELÕS DRAMATIC ORATORIOS AND MASQUES

By Dean, Winton

Oxford: Clarendon Press, [ 1990 ]. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Very good+/No jacket issued.

HOW TO WRITE A SONG

By Kane, Henry

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1962. First printing. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good. As Told to Henry Kane . New York: The Macmillan Company, 1962. First printing. Familiarly inscribed and signed by one of the subjects. 220 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Black cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and front board. Light shelf wear on dust jacket heel, else a clean, tight copy. Very good+/Very good.

LE CLEMENZA DI TITO

By Bernasconi, Andrea

NY & London: Garland Pub. Co, 1982. Hardcover. Very good+/No dust jacket. NY & London: Garland Pub. Co, 1982. Paginated in acts pp. Hardcover. Oblong 4to. Teal cloth. Edges lightly foxed, else very clean and seemingly unread. Very good+/No dust jacket.

LES TROIS MASQUES DRAME LYRIQUE EN 4 ACTS POEME DE M. CHARLES MERE [ DÕAPRES SON DRAME] ADAPTATION ITALIENNE DE M. ARTURO COLAUTTI MUSIQUE DE ISIDORE DE LARA

By Lara, Isidore de [ music ]

Paris: the author, 1911. Softcover. Very good/No dust jacket. Les Trois Masques Drame Lyrique en 4 Actes PoŽme de M .... Paris: the author, 1911. 255 pp. Softcover. Small folio. Brown cloth-backed stiff wrappers. Cloth of spine split at front; hand-printed title label on front wrapper; wrappers edge-worn; former ownerÕs name on front free endpaper and top of title-page; inscription on verso of front free endpaper; some soiling to last few pages. Very good/No dust jacket.

BECKFORD EDITION: VOLS. I - III

By Beckford, William. Edited by Maxwell Steer

Tisbury, Wiltshire, UK: Beckford Edition, 1998. Hardcover. Very good+/No dust jacket. Vol. I: Instrumental; Vol.II: Arcadian Pastoral; Vol. III: Voice[s] & Instruments. Tisbury, Wiltshire, UK: Beckford Edition, 1998. Illustrated with many b/w illustrations and one color illustration. various paginations pp. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. Burgundy cloth. Lovely, clean, seemingly unread book. Very good+/No dust jacket.

DE WITTÕS SONG AND JOKE BOOK

By De Witt, Robert M

New York: Robert M. De Witt, 1876. Hardcover. Good/No dust jacket. MacDermottÕs ÒAwfully LooseÓ Songster. New York: Robert M. De Witt, 1876. Frontispiece. 64 pp. Hardcover. Large 24mo. Yellow cloth with marbled paper covered boards. Appears to have been rebound by former owner. Corners partially worn through. Owner plate and inscription on front endpages. Pages somewhat tanned with scattered foxing throughout. Several, what appear to be, coffee stains. Good/No dust jacket.

GUSTAV MAHLER; VIENNA, THE YEARS OF CHALLENGE 1897-1904

By La Grange. Henry-Louis de

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. Third edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. 2 vols. Third edition. Numerous b/w photographs and illustrations. 892 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Black paper covered boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Cover in very good condition, with only minor bumping on head and heel. Minor bumping on bottom edges. Dust jacket clean and without damage. Pages bright and clear. Very good+/Very good+. (Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply)

BLACKS IN BLACKFACE

By Sampson, Henry T

New Jersey: Scarecrow Press, 1980. REPRINT. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. A SOURCE BOOK ON EARLY BLACK MUSICAL SHOWS. New Jersey: Scarecrow Press, 1980. REPRINT. Numerous b/w photographs and illustrations. 552 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Red paper covered boards. Top-edge lightly dust-soiled, other than that, very good. Very good+/No jacket issued.

THE RUSSIAN SEASONS IN PARIS: SKETCHES OF THE SCENERY AND COSTUMES 1908-1929

By Pozharskaia, M. N

Moscow: Iskusstvo Art Publishers, 1988. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. Moscow: Iskusstvo Art Publishers, 1988. illustrated with 300 color and b&w plates. Unpaginated. Text in English & Russian. Hardcover. Oblong 4to. Dark blue cloth. A very good, clean, unmarked copy in a worn and edge-split slipcase. Very good+/No jacket issued.

ART OF ANNA PAVLOWA [PAVLOVA]

By [Pavlowa] [Pavlova]

NP: Pavlowa Ballet, Max Rabinoff, 1914. Softcover. Very good-/No jacket issued. Mlle. PavlowaÕs [PavlovaÕs] 1914-1915 American Tour. NP: Pavlowa Ballet, Max Rabinoff, 1914. Numerous b/w illustrations. Unpaginated. Softcover. Folio. Pale green paper wrappers. General toning to wraps; creases to wrap corners. Interior clean. Very good-/No jacket issued.

ANNA PAVLOWA, PROEM

By [Pavlowa]

New York: Arthur Klar, nd. Softcover. Very good/No jacket issued. New York: Arthur Klar, nd. Numerous sepia photographs. Unpaginated. Softcover. Folio. Dark gray stiff wrappers. Bas-relief gilt decoration by Malvina Hoffman to front board. Light wear to spine and edges. Interior clean. A nice copy. Very good/No jacket issued.

SOUVENIR SERGE DE DIAGHILEFFÕS BALLET RUSSE

By Diaghileff, Serge de

New York: Morris Gest, nd, 1916. Softcover. Very good/No jacket issued. Leon Bakst. New York: Morris Gest, nd, 1916. Numerous full color illustrations by Leon Bakst, and albumen photographs by others. Illustrated by Leon Bakst. Unpaginated. Softcover. Folio. Brown stiff wrappers. Moderate wear to spine and edges. Interior clean. A nice copy. Very good/No jacket issued.

ELLINGTONIA: THE RECORDED MUSIC OF DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS SIDEMEN [ FIFTH EDITION ]

By Timner, W. E., compiled by

Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2007. Fifth edition. Softcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2007. Fifth edition. 657 pp. Softcover. 4to. Light blue illustrated stiff wrappers. A nice, clean copy. Very good+/No jacket issued.

BEATLE !: THE PETE BEST STORY

By Best, Pete and Patrick Doncaster

London: Plexus, [ 2001 ]. Softcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. London: Plexus, [ 2001 ]. Numerous b/w photographs. 192 pp. Softcover. 8vo. Red stiff illustrated wrappers. A clean, bright copy. Very good+/No jacket issued.

BACKSTAGE PASS: STORIES FROM THE ROAD & IN THE STUDIO

By Vitale, Joe, as told to Susie Vitale

Ashland, OH: Hit Records, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. Ashland, OH: Hit Records, 2008. First edition. Filled with b/w and color photos. 377 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Black leatherette. A very good plus copy of the book in a like dust wrapper. Very good+/Very good+.

THE MAKING OF IMAGINE

By Moltmaker, Azing

The Netherlands: Foundation Beatles Fan, [ 2002 ]. Limited to 1,500 copies, signed by Azing. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. The Netherlands: Foundation Beatles Fan, [ 2002 ]. Limited to 1,500 copies, signed by Azing. Signed by the author. Copious b/w and full color illustrations. 174 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Light green illustrated paper-covered boards. Corners of boards lightly bumped, else very good plus. Very good+/No jacket issued.

AMERICAN 45 AND 78 RPM RECORD DATING GUIDE, 1940 - 1959

By Daniels, William R.

Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, [ 1985 ]. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, [ 1985 ]. First edition. 156 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth. An ink number and an institutional stamp on the front free endpaper and another stamp on the last text page, else very clean and tight. Very good/No jacket issued.

LIDDYPOOL BIRTHPLACE OF THE BEATLES

By [Beatles] Bedford, David

Deerfield, IL: Dalton Watson Fine Books, 2009. Hardcover. Very good/Very good+. To Understand the Beatles, You Have to Understand Liverpool. Deerfield, IL: Dalton Watson Fine Books, 2009. Foreword by Beatles drummer Pete Best. Numerous b/w and full color photographs. 333 pp. Hardcover. Oblong 4to. Black paper covered boards. Corners rubbed, bottom corners more so; spine moderately cocked. Else, a very nice copy in like dustjacket. Very good/Very good+. (Insurance required to ship this item).

JOLLY BEGGARS: A CANTATA

By Burns, Robert

Northampton, MA: Gehenna Press, 1963. One of an edition limited to 300 un-numbered copies. Hardcover. Very good+/No dust jacket. Northampton, MA: Gehenna Press, 1963. One of an edition limited to 300 un-numbered copies. Unpaginated. Hardcover. Small 4to. Dark gray cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Very lightly bumped and rubbed at head, heel and corners; interior clean and tight. A very nice copy. Very good+/No dust jacket.

GREAT BLACK MUSIC ANCIENT TO THE FUTURE

By Beauchamp Jr., Lincoln T

Chicago, IL: Art Ensemble of Chicago, 1998. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. Chicago, IL: Art Ensemble of Chicago, 1998. Numerous b/w photographs. 104 pp. Hardcover. 4to. Red cloth. A very lovely copy. Very good/No dust jacket.