Music from Washburn Books

London: Robson Books Ltd, 1979 Book. Very Good. Mustard Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Biography of the American composer and pianist Scott Joplin (1868-1917), known as 'the man who made ragtime'. 248pp with index, illustrated with 8 pages of black and white photographs. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight foxing to top edges and endpapers,… Read more about this item

New York: Da Capo, 1976 Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Paperback Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Comprehensive study of the roots of jazz music, showing how each of the various styles has preserved or discarded its African heritage. Second edition, revised and enlarged. 408pp plus index and musical examples, illustrated with 24 pages of black and white… Read more about this item

London: Simon & Schuster UK Ltd, 2016 Book. Very Good. Black Cloth Boards. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Candid autobiography by the legendary rock star. 510pp with16 pages of photographs in colour and black and white to rear. Silver lettering to spine. Illustrated endpapers. Minor bumping to spine and upper corners and a few… Read more about this item

London: Robson Books Ltd, 1992 Book. Near Fine. Burgundy Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Candid account of the struggles and triumphs of one of the greatest pianists in history, Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989). 321pp with index, illustrated with 16 pages of black and white photographs. Gilt lettering to spine. Minor bumping to base of spine… Read more about this item

London: John Murray (Publishers) Ltd, 1999 Book. Near Fine. Burgundy Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Story of the unique opera company at Glyndebourne in Sussex. 284pp with index, illustrated throughout with photographs in colour and black and white. Gilt lettering to spine. Minimal bumping to spine and corners, otherwise near fine copy with no… Read more about this item

London: The Caxton Publishing Company Book. Good. Green Cloth Boards. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Series of articles on musical theory, singing, the piano, etc in five volumes, illustrated with black and white plates. Undated, circa 1900. Vols 1-4 have gilt and green decoration to top board and spine, Vol 5 has a blind stamped art nouveau decoration… Read more about this item

London: Dorling Kindersley Ltd in assocation with Classic FM, 2005 Book. Very Good. Card Covers With French Folds. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Definitive guide to 1,000 years of classical music and the great composers. 512pp with index, illustrated throughout in colour. Minor bumping to corners and light marking to top edges, otherwise very good copy… Read more about this item

London: Elliott & Thompson Ltd, 2011 Book. Illus. by Lynn Hatzius. Very Good. Paper Covered Boards. 3rd Impression. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Collection of the nation's 300 favourite musical works, as measured by Classic FM. 230pp with index, illustrated with drawings in colour and black and white. Lettering to top board and spine, coloured endpapers. Small mark… Read more about this item

New York: Peer International Corporation, 1972 Book. Good. Soft cover. Presumed First Edition.. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Short biography of the American singer, 148pp illustrated with black and white photographs, containing 90 pages of sheet music and discography to rear. Some creasing and rubbing to cover and one page starting to pull, otherwise goo copy with no… Read more about this item

London: BBC Publications Ltd, 1967 Book. Illus. by Richard Hook, Brian Pike. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Guitar tutor produced to accompany a BBC TV series of the same name, broadcast in 1967. Stapled booklet, 30pp, illustrated with black and white drawings and photographs. Staples rusting, some foxing and fingermarking to margins and… Read more about this item

New York & London: Macmillan, 1905 Book. Good. Green Buckram. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book which arose from a course of lectures in musical appreciation, with the emphasis on understanding the aims and purposes of the composer, rather than the technicalities of its production. 327pp with index, illustrated with musical examples. Gilt lettering and design… Read more about this item

London, New York & Sydney: Omnibus Press, 2003 Book. Good. Soft cover. Presumed First Edition.. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First biography of the rock band the Strokes. 96pp illustrated with photographs in colour and black and white. Some creasing to cover, corners and pages, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

London: Bantam Press, 2012 Book. Near Fine. Black Cloth Boards. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Celebration of the 70th birthday of the Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs, chronicled through a special selection of castaways. 526pp with index, illustrated throughout with colour photographs. Gilt lettering to spine, coloured endpapers. Near fine copy in near… Read more about this item

London & Sevenoaks: Novello and Company Ltd, 1953 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 8.5" Tall x 11.75" Wide. Sonatas for two manuals and pedals. Prefaces by the publisher and editors. BWV 525, 526 and 527 . List of titles in series to rear cover. 39pp. Minor creasing to corners and old price in pencil to front cover, otherwise… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan Publishers Ltd, 1996 Book. Very Good. Red Cloth Boards. First Edition, 2nd Printing. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Descriptions of over 250 operas listed in alphabetical order with a synopsis of every plot, cast lists, characters and the origins of the works. 758pp with index, illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. Black lettering to… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: Scottish Cultural Press, 1996 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Presumed First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Anthology of songs and narrative verse from tbe North-East of Scotland, featuring compositions of many writer whose work has been neglected. 240pp with glossary. Minor surface scuffing to cover and slight marking to page edges, otherwise very good copy with… Read more about this item

London: Hutchinson & Co (Publishers) Ltd, 1983 Book. Very Good. Black Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Sequel to 'Opera on Record', covering a wide range of music from the 17th to the 20th century. Discography by Malcolm Walker. 399pp with index. Minor bumping to spine and slight marking to top edges, otherwise very good… Read more about this item

London, Mains, Zurich & New York.: Ernst Eulenburg Ltd Book. Fair. Quarter Bound in Leather. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First volume of a set of three, containing quartetd for two violins, viola and violoncello. Ex library copy bound with brown leather spine over orange boards. Gilt lettering and bandd to spine, marbled endpapers, ribbon page marker. Left… Read more about this item

Oxford: Oxford University Press , 1980 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Two volumes in slipcase. Music is 3rd Edition, based on the original publication by Percy Scholes, 724pp. ISBN 0193113201. Opera is 2nd Edition, 561pp. ISBN 019311321X. Both volumes have gift inscription inside covers and minimal creasing, otherwise very good copies. Slipcase… Read more about this item

Waltons Manufacturing Ltd Book. Good. Soft cover. Presumed First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Handbook for playing the Diatonic Harmonica or Blues Harp, with sections on Little Walter and Sonny Terry. Stapled booklet, 48pp illustrated with black and white photographs. Creasing and wear to cover and top staple showing, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions. Cassette… Read more about this item