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N.Y.: Norton, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good+/Good-. Hardback, presume later printing. The book is handsome, in brick red cloth with gilt lettering spine. Corners have a bit of bumping. Text unmarked and lightly read. The jacket's spine is sunned and it has short tears and edgewear but is really quite attractive in mylar. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

Van Nuys: Alfred, 2006. Trade Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket. Slender, large format. Very mild wear. Covers largely unscuffed, no marking in text. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Schirmer Books, 1996. 1st Edition, full number Line . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Book has a bit of soiling to top edge of texet; otherwise a very nice copy of this survey of many of this century's musical giants. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

NY: Dodd, Mead, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good-. Sweet book, slender, straight, warmly inscribed by Bailey, 1st end sheet. She has also made a one word correction to the books back jacket flap info. Jacket price clipped, a bit edgeworn, in mylar wrapper. Book unbumped, boards bright and clean, not newish, but decent. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

Milwaukee: Hal Leonard, 1994. Presume 1st . Oversize with Stiff Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. E-Z Play versions for organ, piano, and electronic keyboard. Item has minimal tipwear, 71 pages. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

NY: Dutton, 1991. 1st Edition, full number Line . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. From The Cover,"Portraits of 12 major American Blues Masters." Book is decent, not newish, remainder stripe on texts bottom edge, text unthumbed. Jacket price clipped, no tears, bit of extremity waer, in new mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Miami: Warner, 2004. Ninth Printing . Large Paper Bound/ Stiff Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Piano Vocals Chords, for the above and 40+ other rock standards. Both sides now, Box of rain, lay down Sally, Doctor my eyes, etc Gorgeous newish copy, large format, covers pretty much unscuffed, text bright, wholly unmarked. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

N.Y.: H.R.W., 1968. Hardcover. Very Good-/None. Hardback, ed. uncertain. Clean, sound tightly bound copy with cosmetic flaws. Owners inscription FEP, remainder mark bottom edge of text, infrequent yellow highlighting in text. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

NY: Norton, 1961. Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Cloth clean, text unmarked. Exterior of back board has mild lengthwise ripple which I surmise is a manufacturing issue. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

St. Paul: Bridges, 1952. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Magazines bound in two sturdy, red leatherette, gilt stamped, oversize books. First item bound in is "The Organist's Handbook" then the magazines themselves. The books measure larger than 11x9 inches and can ship at our usual one book domestic media mail price. Fast/international shipping you may wish to inquire about, too big for standard flat rate. In looking thru many dozens of pages I saw just an accasional pencil note and one dog eared page corner. The books have a handsome, lavish look. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Pacific Mo: Mel Bay, 1984. Oversize Spiral Ringbound. Fair+/No Jacket. Many flaws here. While the interior is decent and all pages present and bound in, the books exterior is worn, quite sunned and tip crumpled (mildly) Cover says, "299 traditional tunes of the British Isles & Canada Guitar Chords included." oversize tradepaper with metal ring binding. * We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

London: Ernst Eulenberg, 1984. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. The symphony.Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Reprint. Four fresh, crisp copies of this score; text printed in English and German. All four sold as group at the listed listed price. Minimal traces of wear and soiling; very newish. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

NY: Schirmer, 1990. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. From the cover, "A guide to Mozart's life and music." Book club? Unpriced jacket, but not looking book clubby, heavy, well made 452 page hardcover, jacket has the odd scratch, no tears, handsome. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

NY: Norton, 1967. 1st Edition . Trade Paperback. Good+/No Jacket. States first edition, full number line. Trade paper, interior clean and attractive. Exterior rather edge worn, some notable abrasion. Binding sound, unmarked. From the cover, "The score of the new Mozart edition, historical note, analysis, views and comments." *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

Chicago: Laidlaw/ A.S. Barnes, 1942. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Good-/No Jacket. A profoundly homely, yet sound, little book. Ink blotch front cover, elsewhere. Name penned top edge, much pencil in text, some pen, underlining, noting. Still, binding is solid, text all present and legible. Seemingly an old primer for musical structure, instruments, and nomenclature.

NY: S & S, 2008. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Pretty hardcover, wholly unmarked, jacket (will be in new mylar wrapper) newish, no tears, no edge wear. Priced jacket, full number line. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

White Plains: Pro/Am Music Resources, 1993. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Unpriced and unclipped jacket, but at a guess not a book club. The subject and making seem wrong for a book club edition. "Authenticity in Music" is among the reprinted essays. Massive book nearly 700 pages. Domestic media mail shipping only. Clean, straight copy. Jacket has a bit of edgewear, the odd short tear. Lengthy chronology/discography. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. *

Berkely: University of California Press, 1993. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. From the cover, "Music, Representation, and the History of the Body." Enchanting, newish book which is graded low due to its ex-library status. It was received with withdrawal marks on its mylar wrapper. It has very few ex-library defacements, and I'll list them individually. Book's jacket has stickers bottom of spine and lower front. A large donation sticker first endsheet and library's rubber stamp title page. Apart from these, the item is crisp and bright. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. *

Los Angeles: Creatve Press of LA, 1980. 1st Printing, Stated . Hardcover. Very Good+/Fair. Jacket price clipped. Unusually, no ISBN on book or jacket. Sturdy, massive hard cover. Superficial 2" scar back board, hard to see, ie must catch the light to be visible. Navy boards w/ gilt spine are sharp, unbumped, trace minor wear lower extremity, very mild. Text unmarked, binding sound. From the front flap,"This is the only authorized biography of bandleader Stan Kenton. It was begun in 1979, and it's based on tapes recorded by Kenton & Lee, as well as material from the Kenton archive in Ohio, exhaustive research covering Kenton's long career, 100s of interviews, tapes and letters from persons associated w/ Kenton," etc. 700+ pages. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

Victor Talking Machine Company, 1917. 1st Edition . Three-Quarter Leather. Fair-/Near Fine. One notable flaw, the front cover of this trade paperback has nearly come loose, and the item, approx 400 pages has spine chipping, mild wear, pencil note last page. Foto to come. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*