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1959140945460New York: Hanover Records 1959. Original pressing. HM-5006. Promotional copy. Very LP with some wear and light scratching side 1 has long but very light scuff in a Very Good sleeve with a little wear to bottom hinge bump to bottom corner with a little loss faint dampstain to rear cover along bottom edge. Nice shape overall.<p>Kerouac's uncommon second album and his first as the sole poet flanked by saxophonists Al Cohn and Zoot Sims. A real high point of Beat poetry in its own way combining jazz and occasionally brilliant short-attention-span zen poems; a format often parodied but seldom heard in its original incarnation. Hanover Records unknown
1914610984London: The Star Music Publishing Co 1914. Softcover. Near Fine. Presumed first edition. Folio. Two nested bifolia making eight pages. Bumping to the corners and some soiling to the exterior else near fine. For voice and piano. Plate imprint "A Valentine 4." Inscribed by the composer on the front cover "To Mrs. Hawk from your friend the composer Annie Kilburn-Kilmer 20th Oct. 1920." Annie Kilburn-Kilmer 1849–1932 was not only the composer of this piece but the mother of the author Joyce Kilmer 1886-1918 full name Alfred Joyce Kilmer an American Catholic poet journalist and lecturer who died in the First World War. The headline of her New York Times obituary identifies her as "Mother of War Poet" later describing her creative work "A talented musician Mrs. Kilmer set several of her son's poems to music. She also is the author of several books including Memories of My Son Joyce Kilmer Whimsies and More Whimsies." OCLC locates only a single holding of this song and it appears to be equally scarce in the trade. The Star Music Publishing Co unknown
1973555j0137USA: Hansen House. Good. 1973. First Edition. Plastic Comb. "The first comprehensive study of the B.B. King 1925-2015 blues guitar technique including his feelings and attitudes about the use of these techniques. This book is in B.B.'s own words. That is why you will get to know the man as you receive instruction from the 'King of the Blues'." - Foreword. 64 pages including several pages of nice black and white photos of B.B. 33 1/3 rpm soundsheet record in sleeve inside front cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. "AllMusic recognized King as the single most important electric guitarist of the last half of the 20th century" - Wikipedia. A quality vintage copy of this excellent B.B. King memento.; 4to . Hansen House unknown
1834027693Boston MA: Office of the Investigator 1834. Book. VG. Cloth. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Dark salmon cloth unmarked. Modest shelf wear mild dye lightening to rear cover from moisture exposure that does not extend to interior. Firm binding interior fully intact with mild foxing most prominent on prelims and latter leaves. Binding cloth appears to be original based on uniform paper quality and foxing but could be vintage rebinding. iv140 pp. Author/compiler Kneeland's story is fascinating: he was a Universalist preacher who has the notoriety of being the last person convicted of blasphemy in the United States in 1838 four years after the publication of this edition and contributed his own compositions to the various hymnals with which he was involved - often it seems to his fellow congregants' chagrin. Exceptionally scarce a significant piece of early Unitarian Universalist history. NH1834. Office of the Investigator Hardcover
190899002<p>Berlin November 20 1908. 1908. Very good. - Jan Kubelik's autograph boldly penned & dated "20-XI-1908" on a 3-1/4 inch high by 4-1/2 inch wide card mounted and framed below an original 5-1/2 inch high by 3-1/2 inch wide original photograph by the Berlin studio of Otto Becker & Maass. The sienna-toned portrait depicts the great violinist in three-quarter profile from the chest up. Attired in a dark three piece suit and tie over a white shirt Kubelik rests his head on his left hand as he pensively looks towards the camera. The photograph and autographed card are attractively matted & framed in a 14-5/8 inch high by 9-1/2 inch wide gilt frame. Near fine.</p><p>The great Czech violinist and composer Jan Kubelik 1880-1940 is mentioned in Carl Sandburg's "Chicago Poems" published in 1916 and in Robert Ludlum's "The Janson Directive" published in 2002. He was the father of the conductor Rafael Kubelik.</p> [Berlin], November 20, 1908.
1919584715New York: Jerome H. Remick & Co 1919. Softcover. Very Good. Stated Operatic Edition. Folio. Single bifolium with a single sheet insert making six pages. Owner name in pencil on the front cover rubbing to the exterior and some light edgewear a complete and very good or better copy. For voice and piano. Plate imprint "Prohibition Blues - 4." The front cover features a black-and-white portrait of Nora Bayes who performed this song in the show Ladies First. The back cover features short samples of "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" "A Little Birch Canoe and You" "Madelon I'll Be True to the Whole Regiment" and "A Wonderful Thing." "Prohibition Blues" is a humorous song about the enactment of prohibition in the United States with lyrics like "I've had news that's bad news about my best pal/His name is Old Man Alcohol but I just call him Al/The doctors say he's dyin' as sure as sure can be/And if that's so then oh oh oh the difference to me." OCLC locates only eight holdings. Jerome H. Remick & Co unknown
18801556London: Thomas Murby 3 Ludgate Circus Buildings 1880. Cloth. Very good. Butler & Tanner The Selwood Printing Works Frome and London.<br /> Cover title: The Merry-Go-Round or Rhymes Jingles & Songs Thomas Murby.<br /> <br /> 24mo oblong 5 ½" x 7 ¼"; 62pp; gilt-stamped lettering on green cloth over board blind-stamped decorative borders; pale yellow endpapers; musical scores; rubbing to boards paper over hinges splitting but binding holding tight lightly shaken; very good minus. Only 2 located in OCLC the Sixth edition and Eighth edition both at the British Library Reference Collections. Sixty songs musical scores with words were selected for early childhood instruction for the ages of 3-7 years. Many of the included songs are nursery rhymes familiar to this age group even in the 21st century. In the preface the author argues that children "cannot attain to any healthy moral development if they are fed upon facts alone" and teaching children nursery rhymes encourages imagination. Thomas Murby, 3, Ludgate Circus Buildings unknown
1944759j1748Mount Morris Illinois: Comic Corporation of America. Good. 1944. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. This wonderful WWII-era publication offered pictures and stories of the top flight band leaders of the day with this issue featuring a cover photo of Capt. Glenn Miller Army Air Forces. "His civilian band Glenn Miller and his Orchestra was one of the most popular and successful bands of the 20th century and the big band era." - Wikipedia. Articles and photos include: Kay Kyser Eddie Heywood article entitled "Invitation to Genius" Ray Sinatra Another Sinatra Success! Ginny Simms Sammy Kaye Vincent Lopez Frankie Carle Zutty Singleton major article entitled "I Grew Up With Jazz" Carlos Molina Leo Reisman Bill Baldwin Lani McIntyre Richard Himber Phil Spitalny Eddie Condon - "The Voice of Jazz" Freddy Martin Perry Como - "Singing Sensation" Sidney Catlett Victoria Cordova Duke Ellington Vaughan Monroe his life story in pictures Jerry Wald Spike Jones. 66 pages. Dozens of black and white photos. Tight and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage example of this marvelous memento of the big band era. ; 4to . Comic Corporation of America unknown
1921619386New York: Hebrew Publishing Co 1921. Softcover. Very Good. Sheet music. Quarto. Four nested bifolia making 16 pages. Pages lightly toned exterior rubbed and corners bumped still a complete and very good copy. For voice and piano with the lyrics printed in romanized Yiddish above the notation and in standard Yiddish on the verso of the outermost bifolium as well as on a sheet of paper laid in 3½" x 12½" printed on the recto only. OCLC locates only three holdings and it appears to be equally uncommon in the trade. Hebrew Publishing Co unknown
1972812G1901USA: Moose Music & Early Morning Music / Warner Bros. 1972. First Edition. Paperback. Fair. Songbook with piano sheet music guitar chords and lyrics for these great songs: Alberta Bound; Beautiful; Brave Mountaineers; Christian Island Georgian Bay; Don Quixote; Looking at the Rain; Ode to Big Blue; On Susan's Floor; Ordinary Man; The Patriot's Dream; Second Cup of Coffee. Reproductions of several black and white photos. 68 pages. Above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage example of great Gordon Lightfoot memento.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Gordon Lightfoot - Don Quixote Songbook Song Book - Sheet Music for Piano and Voice with Guitar Chords Terry Clements Alberta Bound; Beautiful; Brave Mountaineers; Christian Island Georgian Bay; Don Quixote; Looking at the Rain; Ode to Big Blue; On Su . Moose Music & Early Morning Music / Warner Bros. paperback
1845572395Boston: Geo. P. Reed 1845. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Folio. Single sheet folded in half making four pages. Foxing and offsetting throughout notches in the spine from once being bound within an album light edgewear a very good and complete copy. For voice and piano. Plate number 124. OCLC locates four holdings. Geo. P. Reed unknown
1971117H2401USA: Hal Leonard / Pointer Publ. Inc. Good. 1971. First Edition. Paperback. 60 pages. Songs include: The Carols of Christmas; A We Traveled Through Vermont; Spend This Holiday With Me; A Hand to Hold at Christmas; So My Sheep May Safely Graze; Simple Gifts; The Lovers of December; Here He Comes Again; The Day After Christmas; When Winter Comes; Thank You For Christmas; And To Each Season. Several pages of nice color and black and white photos. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Rod McKuen - New Carols for Christmas: Piano Edition Carols of Christmas; A We Traveled Through Vermont; Spend This Holiday With Me; A Hand to Hold at Christmas; So My Sheep May Safely Graze; Simple Gifts; The Lovers of December; Here He Comes Again; The . Hal Leonard / Pointer Publ. Inc. paperback
25043French composer and conductor. ALS in French 1p 4½" X 6¼" Paris France 1922 February 24. Addressed to "Mon cher Franz." Near fine. Nice music content: "You must direct the Colonne concert from the 19th of March and give the first scene of the third act of Parsifal. Can I count on your cooperation Delmas has accepted singing Gurnemary. Naturally he read it without understanding it. I am waiting for a good yes." Most attractive. unknown
1928445718London: Methuen & Co 1928. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Illustrated by Ernest H. Shephard. Folio. Quarter cloth and paper covered boards with printed paper label. Faint toning on the label else fine in very good or better dustwrapper with modest toning and small chips and tears. Methuen & Co hardcover
1967848h1709USA: Siquomb. Good. 1967. Deluxe Edition. Sheet Music. This magnificent Joni Mitchell composition recorded by Judy Collins was awarded the Grammy for Best Folk Performance in 1969. "Mitchell has said that this song was inspired by a passage in 'Henderson the Rain King' a 1959 novel by Saul Bellow. In 2004 Rolling Stone ranked 'Both Sides Now' at number 170 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs." - Wikipedia. Eight pages including photos of Judy Collins. Average wear. Prior owner's name on front cover. A sound vintage copy.; 4to . Siquomb unknown
2008185171Mexico: Oceano 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Larger 8vo. three volume set in rather beaten up and torn slipcase Agustin Lara mi novia la tristeza pp. 10 442 Agustin lara Album fotografico pp. 7 unpaginated Agustin lara Canciones pp. 6 398 with 2 cds in front flyleaf.heavy set additional postage will apply text in spanish Oceano hardcover
1811571798Baltimore: Carrs Music Store 1811. Softcover. Good. First Carrs Music Store edition. Folio. Single sheet printed on the recto only folded in half making for two pages of content. Nearly separated at the fold offsetting and foxing marks from an oxidized paperclip and edgewear still a good and complete copy. For voice and piano. Plate impression "I k b". OCLC locates only three holdings of this edition. Carrs Music Store unknown
1855524645Philadelphia: Lee & Walker 1855. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Folio. 6pp. Illustrated wrappers. Appears to be missing the rear wrapper but the score is complete notched in the spine from once being bound within an album offsetting and foxing throughout still very good with the cover illustration clean and bright. For voice and piano. Plate number 5429. OCLC locates only one holding. Lee & Walker unknown
1970825c7668USA: The American Theatre Organ Society 1970. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Contents: Nice Wurlitzer organ ad inside front cover. Requien for the Roxy - New York's Roxy Theatre was the last word in "colossal" - with archival photos and text - includes photos of the Roxy Kimball and its stoplist - wonderful eight-page article. The End of a Dream - article and exclusive photo coverage of the fire destruction of George Wright's Studio Organ; Lovely Conn Organ ad featuring their new 3-manual theatre organ. Lloyd Gould Del Castillo - a Theatre Organ Biography. Off the Record - a discussion of classic theatre organ long play records by Ray Brubacher. Adding a Celeste to The Small Wurlitzer - technical article. Howard Burton and Cedar Rapids new Theatre Organ. The Larkin Building and its organ - the Larkin Company's administration building on Seneca St. in Buffalo - with two photos of this Frank Lloyd Wright designed building. Photo of Eddie Dunstedter having gun removed from his shoe mid-concert! Reader contributions. The Typical Versus the Top - remembering the most theatre organs were not as glorious as the ones preserved today. The mighty Redwood Wurlitzer - The Cap'ns Galley #2 in downtown Redwood city features pizza and theatre organ music - article with photos. The Santa Cruz 'Organ Holiday' on the beach - article with photos. Hollywood Cavalcade. Snippets from England. Nuggets from the Olden Days. Fabulous Fifteenth Convention Footnotes and Flashbacks. Chapter news. Obituaries for Alan P. Ross and Carl E. Coleman one of the best known theatre organists in Buffalo during the golden days. Classified ads. Rodgers Organ ad on back cover features photo of Bob Power and his new custom built Conn organ. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. A nice copy. The American Theatre Organ Society Paperback
191921000623New York New York: Broadway Music Corporation 1919. Good to very good. Light dust soiling a couple nicks or short tears. Printed sheet music with lyrics for a post-WWI blues song called "The Alcoholic Blues" lamenting the war and Prohibition: "I love my country 'deed I do But oh that war has made me blue . I've got the alcoholic blues . Prohibition that's the name Prohibition drives me insane. I'm so thirsty soon I'll die I'm simply goin' to 'vaporate I'm just that dry". Both humorous and incisive providing insight into the struggles of jaded or marginalized young men in post WWI America. Illus. bifolium 11.75" by 9" with image of inebriated owl perched on a crescent moon on front adverts for other sheet music on back. This copy is special because it is accompanied by a sheet of hand typewritten lyrics which appear to be original that can be substituted for the original lyrics. They describe the struggle of coal miners in this period: Coal Mining Johnson was his name But mining coal was not his game He had a business so they say His business was removing booze that came his way When he heard the prohibition law was passed He looked just like a soldier that had just been gassed He started shouting he started to pray And all the neighbors heard him say I got the blues I got the blues I got the alcoholic blues ." Measures approx. 9" by 7.25". Pencil manuscript arithmetic on the verso with pencil manuscript draft for more lyrics perhaps for a different song. With printed flyer advertising the Chicago Evening Post and Evening Journal 11.75" by 8.5". Broadway Music Corporation unknown
114595Little Brown & Co. Very Good. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket which has minor age darkness and two minor closed tears and a very minor chip. Front page ends are rough cut and a previous owner name label on back of the front cover. DJ in mylar Little Brown & Co unknown
1986027969Paris France: L'Instant 1986. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ivory cloth lettered in blind. Slightly spotted along bottom front edge otherwise as issued. 409 pp. illus. w/ b&w photographs. Firm binding clean interior. Dust jacket is rubbed along edges with a few small chips and several short 1/2" or less closed tears now in archival mylar. Text in French. L'Instant Hardcover
29111When Joan Fontaine plays Rachmaninoff's 2nd Concerto in the 1950 film "September Affair" it's actually a recording of this American classical pianist you're hearing; he debuted while a G.I. in Carnegie Hall in 1943 and toured the country in the 1960s as part of a popular Grammy-winning trio along with cellist Gregor Piatigorsky and violinist Jascha Heifetz. IPS 8" X 10" n.p. 1984. Fine. Dramatic half-length portrait of a white-haired Pennario in tuxedo performing set against an entirely black background. At upper left in bright bold white he inscribes and signs it "To John A. Leiser -- / With the good wishes of / Leonard Pennario / 1984." Outstanding contrast. With large portion of the original mailing envelope addressed in Pennario's hand and bearing his hand-printed name and return address. Choicer than choice! unknown
192547367Paris: Imprimerie V. Jilek 1925. First edition. Softcover. g- to vg. Inscribed to his student "Miss Hardy" signed Paul Raymond front free endpaper. Quarto. 126pp. Original gray wraps with publisher's device and black lettering on cover and spine protected by modern mylar. Publisher's device on title page. Printed to cream handmade paper. Preface by Dr. L. L. Paris with anatomical illustrations. Elaborate dance instructions by Paul Raymond illustrated with numerous drawings showing various dance positions and movements with accompanying scores by J. Wilhem. Dance instructions written on request of Raymond's students to facilitate the option to work at home and practice steps and exercises learned during the classes. Text in French. Wraps with light wear along edges some staining along bottom of back cover and lightly rubbed along edges. Lightly starting at inside front cover but firm. Wraps in overall good- interior in very good condition. Imprimerie V. Jilek unknown
198499585<p>Surrey April 9 1984. 1984. Very good. - Over 152 words typed on 11-3/4 inch high by 8-1/4 inch wide "Gretta Barrow/Edmund Reid Piano/Violin Duo" stationery. In his letter written from Surrey England classical violinist Edmund Reid writes that he and his wife "have been performing as a Piano/Violin duo" and have performed in all of London's major concert halls since their "debut at Wigmore Hall in 1978". Having "recently returned from a highly successful tour of the Caribbean. We are now looking for an opportunity to perform in the States and have been informed you might be able to assist." Signed in full "Edmund Reid". In a postscript he writes that he will be in New York "with the English National Opera when they are performing at the Met. from 28th - 30th June. Perhaps I could come and see you then" Folded twice for mailing with a paperclip stain at top and Jean Dalrymple's annotation "File 'P' Pianist May 14 '84" at the top and her check mark across the text. Very good.</p><p>Together with a 4-page 8-1/4 inch high by 5-7/8 inch wide brochure distributed by Tom Higgins Management promoting the duo with brief biographies and a portrait of the duo on the cover page. The brochure is folded vertically for mailing.</p><p>The Jamaican-born black violinist Edmund Reid 1936-2021 was throughout his career one of the few black musicians in UK orchestras. He performed his first recital at the age of 8 and studied at the Royal Academy of Music. He performed with the United Kingdom's major orchestras though had to stand up against prejudice. Sir Georg Solti and a committee took two months considering his appointment as to 'whether it was OK to employ a black man". He later won a lawsuit against the English National Opera who had not offered him the title of co-leader despite his acting in the role for 2 years. He frequently encountered signs denying admission to "blacks" when on tour. He performed Piano & Violin duo recitals at Wigmore Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall with his Trinidad-born wife Gretta Barrow.</p><p>The recipient Jean Dalrymple 1902-1998 was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in Vaudeville appearing with James Cagney and Carey Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski Mary Martin Jos Iturbi Andre Kostalanetz Nathan Milstein and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943 serving as a board member and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951 Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world.</p><p>RARE.</p> Surrey, April 9, 1984.
