Search Results: Music books from Select Tomes

Literary Express, Inc., New York, 1998. Hardcover with CD-ROM. Condition: near fine. No dust jacket. 72pp. Text white, clean and unmarked. No prior owner attribution. A compilation of the influence contributed by female jazz singers. "Over a period of six decades, the women of Jazz fought for and eventually gained the right to participate fully in the music business, based on personal ability and collaborative know-how." Rare to find with original and unopened CD.

Departments of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Veterans Administration of the United States of America, New York, November, 1961. First edition. Condition: Fine. Paperback, no dust jacket. 30 pp. Text clean, white and unmarked with no prior owner attribution. Small chip at lower front edge of cover. Light soil mark on back cover. Disclaimer on front cover says "For use in Special Services Activities by ARMED FORCES Personnel Only. NOT FOR SALE OR OTHER COMMERCIAL USE." Songs include: I Won't Dance, My Kind Of Girl, Farewell Blues, Wooden Heart, The Lady's In Love With You, Diane, Nevertheless, Jeepers Creepers and Everytime I Feel The Spirit. The music includes lyrics for singing, a score for the piano or other instrument, chords for guitar and tune blocks for the ukulele. The back endpaper offers an inspirational mental health message to officers entitled "Share Christmas" to address those under their command who are exhibiting symptons of depression or non-inclusion. Excellent condition… Read More

Biglow and Main, New York, 1867. Hardcover. Light edge, corner and surface wear but still square and securely bound. Pencil writing on front free-endpaper. The rear free endpaper is stamped "D. B. Richardson." 160pp is clean, unmarked and bright. Overall, this copy is Very Good + for its age. Bradbury was a prolific hymn writer and publisher. His most famous work was "Jesus Loves Me." He also wrote "Sweet Hour of Prayer" and many others. This was one of his last collections since he died in 1868.

The Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath-School Work, 1900. Near fine condition. Contains 379 songs, 7 doxologies, an Index of Subjects and 48 pages of "Selections from The Psalter, for Use in the Services of the Churches". Text clean, unmarked throughout. Front pastedown and front free-endpaper is slightly foxed. Excellent condition for its age.

Eaton & Mains, NY, Condition: Good. No Jacket. Spine ends & corners worn & bumped. Covers rubbed, but still readable. Former owner attribution on rear cover, front pastedown and rear pastedown (3 different names). 126 pp. yellowed, intact with light foxing. Page 61 (included) detached from spine and has horizontal tear. Title page and front endpapers missing. Believed to be a 1898 edition. Good condition considering its age.

Ginn and Company, Boston, 1906. Two volume set (First Reader and Second Reader). Condition: Good+. No dust jacket.First Reader--126 pp. Text white, clean and unmarked with no foxing. Prior owner attribution on front free endpaper and penciled notation on rear free endpaper. Clean red and dark blue stamped colors on front cover have light soiling. Authors James M. McLaughlin, George A. Veazie and W. W. Gilchrist.Second Reader--128 pp. Text white, clean and unmarked with no foxing. Prior owner attribution on front free endpaper and penciled notation on rear pastedown. Dark blue stamped color on front cover with ink spot and smudges. Authors James M. McLaughlin and W. W. Gilchrist.Both books one price.

Visual Method Publishers, Detroit, Michigan, 1941. First Edition. Softcover, hole punched and held together with metal clasp. Condition: Very Good+. No dust jacket. 31 pp. Text leaves have illustrations, some colored with crayon and star stickers on many pages and on inside rear cover. Pages are otherwise clean, with no foxing or marking. No prior owner attribution. Page 31 contains a tuition receipt record showing dates, tuition costs, music costs and teacher initials. "This book is written for elementary beginning students. The lessor on the back of the piece is for the purpose of testing the knowledge of musical fundamentals gained from previous pieces." Very few copies of this book have survived, making this a rare, out-of-print treasure.

Rodeheaver-Ackley Co., Publishers, Chicago, Ill., 1911. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. N/A (illustrator). First Edition. Preface and an endorsement complete with a facsimile signature by W.A. Sunday--a/k/a Billy Sunday, the noted early 20th Century evangelist, 256 pps. Text has light tanning typical of age. Prior owner's name in pencil on front free endpaper. Rare first edition of this book.

Fillmore Music House, Cincinnati, Oh. Hardcover. Condition: Good. No date given. Cover has some edgewear and is lightly soiled. 256pp text complete and unmarked.

Methodist Protestant Church, 1921-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. Good hardcover. No DJ. Text unmarked. Covers show light rubbing/scuffing and bumped corners. Spine edge wear. Binding loosening slightly but still intact.; 443 pp clean with minimal markings. small tear on page 95.

American Sunday-School Union, Philadelphia. Condition: Fair. Assumed First Edition, Circa 1840-1850. 383 pp text yellowed and foxing typical of age. (Pages 1-364 containing 529 hymns; pages 365-378 Index of First Lines and pages 379-383 Index.) Frontispiece originally contained b/w drawing of 6 children in song with 3 angels with harps hovering overhead. Bottom 2/3 of frontispiece is torn and missing. Title Page illustration is an altar with lamb. Rare to find a complete original from this era.

John J. Hood, PHILADELPHIA, 1888. Hardcover. Condition: Good+. 1st Edition. This is not a reprint but is the original edition published [1888]. Prior owner attribution on front free-endpaper. Front hinge cracked, but intact. Cover shows wear typical of its age. 192 tightly bound pages, no writing, tearing or foxing in text.

Hackleman Music Co., Indianapolis. No date found. Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. No dust jacket. Unpaginated, but contains 261 hymns. Text clean, white and unmarked with no prior owner attribution.

Rodeheaver's Company, Chicago. Green Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Special Tabernacle Edition. First fifteen pages are photographic portraits of people associated with the Tabernacle. All 15 are signed (faux?) with that person's favorite bible quotation locator. Book contains 333 songs. 20 responsive Readings, Index and Topical Index. Pages clean, unmarked with slight foxing. Front panel also carries a black line drawing of a cloud with musical notation and the words, " Every cloud will wear a rainbow , if your heart keeps right." Card attached to front pastedown reserves prior owner's seat as "2nd Tenor in the Chorus During The Sunday Meetings. Good only until time announced when seats will be thrown open." No published date found, believed to be early 1900s. Very, very fine condition considering its age.

United Brethren Publishing House, Dayton, Ohio 1893. Hard Cover, Condition: Poor. 190 pps, incomplete with front free-endpapers and first 6 pages and other random pages in first half of book are missing. Title page survived. Front spine is detached from text.

John Knox Press. 1929. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. A copy that has been read, but remains in bright white and clean condition. All pages are intact. Title page has a vertical crease. No page numbers, but book contains 119 songs and index. Cover is lightly bumped on the corners and has light soiling on back cover. Binding is tight. Prior Owner attribution on front endpaper.