Search Results: Music & Dramatic Arts from Bird's Books

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1925. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, blue cloth boards with paper label on front and spine. 168pp. Part of The Uniform Edition of the Plays of J. M. Barrie published in the 1920’s. Very good and clean inside. Undated circa 1925. We have a few more from this series in stock.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1926. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, blue cloth boards with paper label on front and spine. 139pp. Part of The Uniform Edition of the Plays of J. M. Barrie published in the 1920’s. Very good and clean inside. We have a few more from this series in stock.

London: The Trustees of the British Museum, 1969. First edition. Softcover. Very Good. Slim 8vo, illustrated card covers. 51pp with coloured frontis 25 other plates, 12 figures throughout text. Generally very good, inner book is in excellent condition.

Edinburgh: Albyn, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Fair. 8vo red cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. 151pp illustrated with photographs. This book tells the story of theatre in Ayr in the 20th century. ”..in a wider sense it is a documentary of the Scottish stage”. Dust jacket complete but worn, please see pictures. Previous owner’s name & address on rear pastedown.

Piccadilly: H. Berthoud, 1825. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Cooper; Sharp; Clint; De Wilde; Waldeck. 4to, library rebound in green cloth boards with gilt titles on spine and library name on cover. 72pp with frontispiece and 19 other plates. Contains 20 engraved portraits of actors in character by Cooper alongside biographies of the actors. As with other copies of this scarce volume, the frontis is of Mr Kean, rather than Mrs Siddons as originally intended. Some discolouration to the edges of the plates and foxing on text pages. Please see pictures. Ex reference library with stamps to the reverse of plates, single stamp on endpapers, first and last page. Pictorial bookplate on front pastedown. Handwritten number on reverse of title page. No other obvious library markings.

London: W. Hay, 1775. Hardcover. Very Good +. Scarce. Complete in 3 volumes. 12mo. Full blue leather, 5 bands and gilt tiles on spine. All edges bright gilt. Marbled endpapers with gilt decoration on leather at pastedown. Vol. I , ii + 170pp plus index & one page of publisher’s catalogue, has a piece missing from the edge of the last page & small tear (no text effected). Vol. II, 230pp plus index & one page of publisher’s catalogue. Vol. III, 247pp plus index. Authors include, Langhorne, Russel, Macfarlane, Cunningham, Ogilvie, Scoto Britannus, Dunbar, Bellentyne, Pennycuick, Lindsay, Archibald Scott, Fergusson, Alexander Robertson, Murray, Graham, Drummond, etc. Particularly in the first volume many of the poems and songs are attributed to “a gentleman” or similar. The subjects range from parodies to eulogies, folk songs to love songs and all that life entails. Ex reference library, with pictorial bookplate on front pastedowns, single stamp on front & rear endpapers, first and last pages,… Read More

Routledge, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Church Music and Protestantism in Post-Reformation England' breaks new ground in the religious history of Elizabethan England, through a closely focused study of the relationship between the practice of religious music and the complex process of Protestant identity formation. Hearing was of vital importance in the early modern period, and music was one of the most prominent, powerful and emotive elements of religious worship. But in large part, traditional historical narratives of the English Reformation have been distinctly tone deaf. Recent scholarship has begun to take increasing notice of some elements of Reformed musical practice, such as the congregational singing of psalms in meter. This book marks a significant advance in that area, combining an understanding of theory as expressed in contemporary religious and musical discourse, with a detailed study of the practice of church music in key sites of religious worship. Divided… Read More

London : Eyre Methuen, 1979. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very good/Very good +. The Threepenny Opera. 8vo, blue cloth boards with tan coloured price clipped dust jacket in very good condition. Xviii + 124pp. Contents include introduction, the plays and notes and variants. Bertolt Brecht was one of the most influential playwrights of the 20th century, probably best known for the Threepenny Opera. Ex reference library with sticker/selotape mark on front pastedown and reverse of title page, single stamp on blind title page. Inner book in near fine condition, possibly unread.

Scott, Webster, and Geary, London, 1836. Hardcover. Poor. Scott, Webster, and Geary, London, 1836. Poor. First edition thus. Includes 'a Memoir of the Author, by The Rev. William harness, M. A.'. Approx. 10'', full leather binding with 5 slightly raised bands on spine. Binding worn (see pictures), front boards detached inside, marbled endpapers. 926pp with 41 engraved illustrations, including the Chandos portrait of Shakespeare as the frontispiece. Acceptable copy only, some foxing, grubbiness & occasional loose pages. Ex reference library with number on reverse of title page, single stamp on front endpapers & title page. No other obvious library markings. Contemporary handwritten note of two births on front endpapers, similar note on rear endpapers. ***Over 1 kg & may require additional overseas postage***

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1925. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, blue cloth boards with paper label on front and spine. 140pp. Part of The Uniform Edition of the Plays of J. M. Barrie published in the 1920’s. Very good and clean inside. Undated circa 1925. We have a few more from this series in stock.

Edinburgh: E & G Goldsmid, 1891. Limited ed. Hardcover. Very Good. Edinburgh: E & G Goldsmid, 1891. Limited ed. Very Good. This edition limited to 400 copies. 8 vo, half leather with blue cloth boards, paper label with gilt titles on spine, upper edge gilt. 98pp. Ex reference library with pictorial bookplate on front pastedown, single stamp on endpapers, blind stamp & number on reverse of title page. No other obvious library markings, inner book is clean & in very good condition +.

Folio, 190pp, beautifully illustrated with numerous photographs of Thorgerson's work. Artists that he has worked with include many well known musicians and groups including classic covers for Pink Floyd, The Cranberries, Peter Gabriel, Ian Dury & the Blockheads, Led Zeppelin. Also included in the book are discussions about the work as well as examples of the graphics.

London: Glyndebourne Productions Ltd, 1956. Softcover. Good. Programme of the 1956 season, 4to pictorial softcovers with a silhouette of Mozart on the front Some chipping and shelf ware. 100pp illustrated throughout in black and white and colour, some historical notes and interesting vintage adverts. The 1956 season featured six operas by Mozart - Idomeneo, Die Enführung Aus Dem Serail, Le Mozze Di Figaro, Don Giovanni, Così Fan Tutte & Die Zauberflöte. We have a couple of other programmes from Glyndebourne available.

London: Glyndebourne Productions Ltd, 1999. Softcover. Very good. Mary Fedden. Programme of the 1999 season, 4to pictorial softcovers, cover (Picnic at Glyndebourne) by the opera loving artist Mary Fedden. 144pp illustrated throughout in black and white and colour, some historical notes and vintage adverts. We have a couple of other programmes from Glyndebourne available.

London: Glyndebourne Productions Ltd, 1957. Softcover. Good. Programme of the 1957 season, 4to pictorial softcovers from an original painting by Peter Rice. Some chipping and shelf ware. 84pp illustrated throughout in black and white and colour, some historical notes and interesting vintage adverts. We have a couple of other programmes from Glyndebourne available.

London, 1959. Softcover. Near fine. 8vo, card wraps. 64pp. A review of the needs of the arts and artists in Britain. This is a discussion of the various methods used to fund the performing and visual arts.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, blue cloth boards with paper label on front and spine. 140pp. Part of The Uniform Edition of the Plays of J. M. Barrie published in the 1920’s. Very good and clean inside. Undated circa 1920. We have a few more from this series in stock.

London: William Heinemann, 1897. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, green cloth boards with label on spine. 180pp. Marbled endpapers with some discolouration. Nice and clean inside.

Paisley: Paisley: J & R Parlane , 1894. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Paisley: Paisley: J & R Parlane , 1894. First edition. Very Good. First edition, approx. 7'' by 5''. Rebound in blue cloth with gilt titles on spine. Ex reference library with minimal markings, single stamp on front pastedown, number on spine & a mark where a sticker has been removed. 219pp plus 4pp publisher's catalogue.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1926. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, blue cloth boards with paper label on front and spine. 168pp. 4 plays. Part of The Uniform Edition of the Plays of J. M. Barrie published in the 1920’s. Very good and clean inside. We have a few more from this series in stock.