THE AGE OF HUMANISM 1540-1630 Vol 4
Oxford University Press, 2004. 0193163047. Reprint. Tall 8vo. Original laminated boards (VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. xxv + 978, illus with musical notations (no inscriptions). More
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NIGHT MUSIC Essays on Music 1928-1962
Seagull Books, 2009. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (slightly marked and lightly bumped at edge of spine - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover). Pp. xv + 473 (no inscriptions). More
BAKU Symphony of Sirens Sound Experiments in the Soviet Avant Garde Original Documents and Reconstructions of 72 Key Works of Music, Poetry and Agitprop from the Russian Avantgardes (1910-1942)
ReR Megacorp, 2008. 9780956018403. Tall 8vo. Original pictorial paper-laid boards (Fine), no dustwrapper. Pp. 71, illus with b&w photos in text (two CDs at rear pastedown). More
THE GREAT BRITISH SONGBOOK
Pavilion Books, 1986. 1851450939. 1st edn signed and inscribed by the authors. 4to. Original gilt lettered bkue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. 206 (no other inscriptions), illus with b&w drawings by Ronald Searle. More
DICTIONARY OF OPERA & OPERETTA
Bloomsbury, 1989. 0747504814. 1st edn 1st printing. Tall 8vo. Original silver gilt lettered light grey cloth (bumped at top corner of upper board, creased on lower board - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG, not price clipped). Pp. ix + 691 (no inscriptions). More
MUSIC AND FAITH Conversations in a Post-Secular Age
Boyell Press, 2019. 9781783272600. 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered purple cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. x + 264, illus with coloured plates (no inscriptions). More
BOTH FROM THE EARS AND MIND Thinking About Music in Early Modern England
University of Chicago Press, 2020. 9780226701592. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original silver lettered green cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. 380, with b&w photos and figures in text (no inscriptions). More
DANCING MAN A Broadway Choreographer's Journey
University Press of Mississippi, 2020. 9781496825889. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original red lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. ix + 205, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions). More
KYLIE LA LA LA
Hodder & Stoughton, 2002. 1st edn. 4to. Original laminated pictorial boards (corners a little worn - otherwise VG). Pp. unpaginated, illus with b&w and coloured photos throughout (no inscriptions). More
RESTAGING THE PAST Historical Pageants Culture and Society in Modern Britain
UCL Press, 2020. 9781787354067. 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (Fine). Pp. xvii + 326, illus with figures and table (no inscriptions). More
BBC RADIO 6'S ALTERNATIVE JUKEBOX 500 Extraordinary Tracks That Tell the Story of Alternative Music
London: Casell, 2014. 9781844037841. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original laminated pictorial cloth (a little bumped at corners - otherwise Fine), no dustwrapper. Pp. 304, illus with b&w and coloured photos throughout (no inscriptions). More
HARRISON BIRTWHISTLE STUDIES
Cambrisge University Press, 2015. 9781107093744. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine in ). Pp. xvii + 316, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions). More
THE DECLINE OF THE ENGLISH MUSICIAN 1788 - 1888 A Family of English Musicians in Ireland, England, Mauritius, and Australia
Clarendon Press Oxford University Press, 1992. 9780198162940. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered dark blue cloth (small tear in cloth at head of spine - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective wrapper). Pp. xv + 329, illus with b&w photos (no inscriptions). More
A LIFE OF LOVE & MUSIC The Memoirs of Hector Berlioz
Folio Society, 1988. 2nd imp. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (Fine), slipcase (VG). Pp. xiii + 466, illus with b&w frontispiece (no inscriptions). More
LA COLLEZIONE DI STRUMENTI MUSICALI DEL MUSEO TEATRALE ALLA SCALA Studio Restauro e Restituzione
Camera di Commercio Milano, 1993. 4to. Original white lettered brown cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine), slipcase (Fine). Pp. 159, illus throughout with coloured and b&w photos (no inscriptions). [Italian text]. More
SIR THOMAS BEECHAM The Man and His Music
Ebury Press, 1994. 0091784344. 1st edn 1st printing. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG,, not price clipped). Pp. ix + 237, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions). More
IVES Concord Sonata Piano Sonata No. 2
Cambridge University Press, 1996. 052149821X. 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (Fine). Pp. xi + 114 (no inscriptions). More
CLASSICS Major and Minor with Some Other Musical Ruminations.
J.M. Dent and Sons, 1958. 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered red cloth (VG), dustwrapper (small nicks at edges - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. xi + 212 (some light spotting on fore-edge; no inscriptions). More
ON WINGS OF SONG Felix Mendelssohn
Hamish Hamilton, 1974. 0241024552. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered brown cloth (slight fading at extrems - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (spine sunned; minor edge wear - otherwise VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 288, illus with b&w photos and coloured plates (previous owner's neat gift inscription on..... More
WHITE BICYCLES Making Music in the 1960s
Serpent's Tail, 2005. 1852429100. Signed and inscribed by author on title page. 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (some light wear at edges and some light spotting on fore-edge and rear endpapers - otherwise VG). Pp. 282, illus with b&w photos (no other inscriptions). More
A HISTORY OF MUSIC AT CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL DUBLIN
The Boydell Press, 2004. 1843830442. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. xvi + 218, illus with b&w photos and musical compositions (no inscriptions). More
UNIVERSAL TONALITY The Life and Music of William Parker
Duke University Press, 2021. Uncorrected proof copy. 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (Fine). Pp. xi + 384, illus with b&w photos (no inscriptions). More
ABIDE WITH ME The World of Victorian Hymns
SCM Press, 1997. 0334027039. 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (near Fine). Pp. xvii + 299 (no inscriptions). More
GILBERT AND SULLIVAN Lost Chords and Discords
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1975. 0297769367. 1st edn. 4to. Original gilt decorated black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (VG). Pp. 264 (fore-edge spotted; no inscriptions), illus with coloured plates and b&w illus in text. More
CON BRIO Four Russians Called the Budapest String Quartet
Oxford University Press, 1993. 0195081072. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original black lettered brown/orange cloth (top edge very lightly spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG, not price clipped). Pp. xvi + 272, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions). More