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Oblong quarto (278 x 208 mm). Unbound, folded. 29 pp. + 2 pp. of additional manuscript apparently not included in the final version. Notated in pencil on 16-stave paper. Signed and dated New York, Jan-April 1997. Supreme Virtue was commissioned by the Dale Warland Singers with the support of the Jerome Foundation and the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University. The Dale Warland Singers premiered the work in Minneapolis in June 2000. The text consists of an English translation by Stephen Mitchell of verses from the "Tao te Ching." It was first recorded by the Seattle-based chamber choir Esoterics on the Terpsichore label in the winter of 2008. "For a few years I was the tenor section leader of a choir in Washington, and in singing with and composing for them I'd become more and more interested in the quasi-instrumental vocal gesture. Stephen Mitchell's pellucid translation of this verse of the Tao te ching - a series of moral challenges all beginning with the words "Can you?" - spurred me to… Read More

New York: Mutual Music Society, 1943. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard cover, red cloth boards with beautiful bright gilt lettering on front and on spine, Fine. Very little rubbing on edges and mild bumping on top and bottom of spine. Binding tight with a little give. Pages ever so slightly yellowed but clean. 116 pages. AUTHOR HAS SIGNED on free front page "SINCERELY GLENN MILLER" in black fountain pen. Not stated but assumed first edition, first printing. ALSO INCLUDED are much sought after 2 MUSICAL SCORES loosely inserted: "I'M THRILLED" first page has edge chipping due to page being larger than others and minor yellowing, and "SONG OF THE VOLGA BOATMEN" stamped "Bradbury Wood Ltd. 142, Charing Cross Road, WC2" (London, England). Both scores are in Very Good condition. B&W photographs and many musical arrangements. Included are 2 small catalogues from Bron's Orchestral Service, London. No dust jacket as issued. Book issued one year before… Read More

Harrison, NJ: Grand Award, 1960. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Boxed set of vinyl record albums, SIGNED and INSCRIBED in black ink on the cover by PAUL WHITEMAN near his potato head caricature "To the gang at Music Systems, Pops, Paul Whiteman" Bandleader Paul Whiteman was known as The King of Jazz and is credited with discovering dozens of future top jazz and pop artists including Bing Crosby, Jack Teagarden, Hoagy Carmichael, Ferde Grofe, and many many others. In Very Good Condition. Rare one of a kind item..

Folio (ca. 356 x 278 mm.). Unbound. 9 leaves notated in pencil on one side of each leaf of 18-stave AZTEC C-18 music manuscript paper. A working manuscript, with erasures, alterations and cancellations. Together with: A copy of the published full score of the movement, i.e., pp. 107-138, and a 1-1/2 page printed commentary by the composer discussing the background of the work and briefly describing the music: "I should say, however, that as I was working on the last movement, I found myself thinking as much about the fox as about the hunting hounds. This, coupled with the fact that I recently acquired a recording of background music from the old movie serials that I used to go to as a kid, probably accounts for the quite ungentlemanly, almost lurid quality of the chase music." "Thurber's Dogs was commissioned for the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus and the Thurber House to commemorate the 100th birthday anniversary of author James Thurber. It was completed on August 13, 1994. The first… Read More

New York: Harper and Row, 1987. Signed on the half-title page by composer Philip Glass. First edition / First printing. White cloth. Fine in price-clipped, fine dust jacket.

This antiquarian book is in fair condition. The binding is loose and coming apart and the cover is torn along the spine and the corners are worn. The pages inside the book are tanned and yellowed. One of the pages is loose. This book is not for reading or handling. It should be used as a collector's piece."The Congregational Church Hymnal, edited at the request of the Congregational Union by the Rev. Dr. G.S. Barrett, was published in 1887, and has been widely used by Congregational Churches both in this country and abroad. It is not possible any adequate estimate of the great influence of the book...." - from the Congregational Hymnal

This book is in good condition. There is wear on the front, back and spine of the cover boards and the edges are worn as well. The corners are bumped as well. The previous owners names are affixed and written on the inside of the front and back cover boards.There is staining on the front, back and spine of the cover boards. The pages are yellowed and tanned, but free of markings. "For each worshiping generation "the people called Methodists" have provided a revised edition of the HYMNAL. In every revision, however urgent the need for different devotional expression, the constraining motive has accorded with the counsel of the apostle:"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord...." - Preface from The Methodist Hymnal

1830 Franz Josef Haydn String Quartets Viola Score Classical MUSIC Folio Sonatas

An impressive, folio printing of the music of Franz Joseph Haydn.

Haydn is, without question, one of the most important and recognized figures in the history of classical music. Haydn's only mistake was composing and performing at the same time as Mozart. However, Haydn's music is still highly playable and enjoyed around the world.

This tome is the viola part to Haydn's string quartets and sonatas. These books were published around 1830 in Paris.
Item number: #6862
Price: $499
HAYDN, Franz Joseph

[Works of Franz Joseph Haydn]
A Paris, Societe pour la Publication de Musique, [1830].

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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Language: French
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Binding: Leather; tight & secure
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Size: ~14.25in X 10.75in (36.5cm x 27.5cm)
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Lupus Music. 1969. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.7 x 5.6 inches). A very good, bright copy in the pictorial boards which show a black and white photo portrait of Bolan. Front board and spine lettered in white. In the original dustwrapper which reproduces the boards. Just a hint of rubbing to the extremities of the boards and some creases to the edges of the wrapper but overall a very good copy throughout.

UKRAINIA Tolstoi, Count Lyof N.: The Cossacks: A Tale of the Caucasus in the Year 1852. First English Edition, 1888 Walter Scott, 24 Warwick Lane, Paternoster Row, London. Translated from the Russian by Nathan Haskell Dole. Summary: A novel of the Caucasian War 1817-1864. Used. Good- Condition/ No DJ. Blue Boards gold titling and ornamentation. Imperial Russian crest stamped in gilt at center front. A solid copy. Light foxing to endpapers. Toning. Fabric at top of spine missing. RARE/SCARCE.

Poughkeepsie: Frank B Howard, 1912. First edition. Limited, numbered edition. Number 95. Hard cover in original cloth. Published Poughkeepsie: Frank B Howard, 1912. 8vo., xi+275pp., illustrated with plates. Burgundy cloth with gilt titles and design, top edge gilting. Some wear at the spine ends and tips, light foxing to endpapers, rough edge to one page. Very good, bright, binding tight. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

Music - Hardback First edition Signed on bespoke bookplate by Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford & Steve Hackett. (I have never seen a copy with Hackett's signature.) D/j has some shelf wear and small tears but otherwise ok. The book itself is in excellent condition.

702Christie10LittleIndian Ten Little Indians Dodd, Mead Greenway Edition, Copyright 1967 by Agatha Christie Mallowan. States: First published in the Greenway Edition in the United States 1978. Number line starts with 2. Used. As New Condition/VG Unclipped original bright orange fish motif dust jacket. Originally price on front flap $8.95 A nice, crisp copy in a mylar wrap. DJ spine states 24. Our DJ spine is slightly sunned. "Ten Little Indians, aka And Then There Were None and (offensive language alert) Ten Little N*ggers, is a mystery novel by the English writer Agatha Christie, described by her as the most difficult of her books to write. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 6 November, 1939 as Ten Little N-ggers, after the children's counting and minstrel song, which serves as a major plot element."

New York: George Sully & Company, 1926. Hardcover. Leather Bound. H: 8 1/4", W: 3/4", D: 6 1:2". 1 Volume. Harvey Hamlyn, M.A. One Hundred Famous Love Lyrics. Bound in full red polished calf. Raised bands. First edition. Very Good+

SIGNED IN PERSON BY GEDDY LEE at an event in Florida. Geddy insisted on personalizing every book - this one is "to Tammy." Condition is near fine (light bumping on edges), but overall highly appealing. It is also extremely heavy, so international buyers are asked to request a shipping quote prior to purchase. Signed by author.