NY: Harms, 1925. First US Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 6pp, words and music, in part: "Valencia! In my dreams it always seems I hear you softly call to me...." 12" x 9 This song from the Mistinguett Revue at the Moulin Rouge, Paris, was translated and introduced in America by Lee & J.J. Shubert in The Great Temptations.... more information

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NY: DeSylva, Brown & Henderson, 1928. Early edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. Music and lyrics to one song from this "musical slice of country club life." 12" x 9 ... more information

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NY: Fred. Fisher, 1920. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. . 4pp, words and music, in part: "The Dardanella blues, the Dardanella blues, Was written just to tell the news...." 12" x 9 The cover by Wohlman Studio shows a jazz quintet and the cover of "Dardanella.... more information

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Urbana University of Illinois Press (1988)., 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Silver-stamped binding and contents in fine condition. 10.25" x 7" pp: xvi, 312 Has bibliography and index. Part one of this book comprises a "detailed examination of music in colonial Annapolis, relying on contemporaneous newspapers, letters, journals, estate inventories and.the documents of the Tuesday Club." Part two contains modern editions of music composed by Tuesday Club members (lyrics and melody lines), ... more information

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Dubuque, Iowa: Wm. C. Brown, 1976. 9th printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. Edges of paper covers lightly rubbed. pp: ix, 189; text illus from photographs. Complete with the demo record. Discusses the evolution of jazz and profiles Armstrong, Ellington, Coltrane, and Charlie Parker. 11" x 8.25". ... more information

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West Brattleboro, VT Old Farm Press 1995-2001., 2001. Soft cover. First cover sunned at edges, else in very good condition. 10" x 6.75" 3 volumes pp: 53, 86, 54 The titles say it all. Illustrated by sketch on covers and titles. First Editions. Binding is original wraps. ... more information

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NY: Universal Attractions, Circa 1955. Original edition. Near Fine. 10" x 8" glossy photo of Tate looking serious, by Schreel of Dayton, Ohio. This photo is signed by Paul Tate in green ink. Tate joined the very busy, touring rhythm & blues band of Sonny Thompson in 1954, recording "Single Shot" and "I'm Pleadin And Beggin" on the King label. ... more information

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NY: Robbins Music, 1939. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 28 pages. Contains Art Tatum's piano arrangements of 13 songs from the swing era, including: Stompin' At the Savoy; When I Grow Too Old to Dream; I'm Coming Virginia; Don't Blame Me; and nine more. 12" x 9". ... more information

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NY: Robbins Music, 1946. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 28 pages. Contains Art Tatum's piano arrangements of 13 more songs from the swing era, including: China Boy; Don't Get Around Much Anymore; Wabash Blues; The Wang-Wang Blues; Runnin' Wild; and eight more. 12" x 9". ... more information

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NY: Robbins Music, 1939. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 23 pages. Contains Art Tatum's piano arrangements of 11 songs from the swing era, including: If I Had You; Stompin' at the Savoy; I'm in the Mood for Love; I'm Coming Virginia; Blue Moon; and six more. 12" x 9". ... more information

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NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First Edition. Original cloth. Very Good. pp: x, 388, index; 32pp illus from photographs; slight wear to front inner hinge. Taubman examines the world of the New York Metropolitan Opera from preparations for staging through final performance. 9.25" x 6.25 ... more information

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NY: Oak, 1973. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good +. 127pp; text illus from old prints. Contains instruction along with words and music to 40 traditional folk songs. 11" x 8.5 Presents finger-picking for the guitarist with a knowledge of fundamentals, and 40 folk classics.... more information

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NY: Oak Publications, 1967. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 80pp, bibliography, discography; text illus from photographs. This detailed introduction to the country style of playing the autoharp uses actual folk tunes to facilitate learning chords, keys, and playing techniques. 11" x 8.25". ... more information

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NY: Oak, 1975. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good. 128pp; text illus from photographs. Contains instruction and practice tunes. 11" x 8.5 Has sections on ragtime fingerpicking, open tunings, right-hand bass styles, and the proper use of chords.... more information

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Bath, England: Dawson & Goodall , 1954. Revised. Original Wraps. Near Fine. 32pp; illus from photos & drawings, folding map. Includes Haverfield's history of the baths, describes the baths and how they work, and catalogues objects found in the baths. 7.25" x 4.75 ... more information

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NY: Soundpost, 1959. Enlarged Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. 33pp. An introduction by Marshall Stearns precedes the music to eight Billy Taylor compositions: Radioactivity; Midnight Piano; Bit of Bedlam; A Live One; Good Groove; BT's-DT's; Cool and Caressing; Muffle Guffle. 12" x 9". ... more information

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Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs, 1898. First Edition. Pictorial cloth. Very Good. 361pp; frontispiece, 100+ illus from photographs. In the publisher's silver-stamped binding with a colorful dragon on the cover. 8.5" x 5.75 Taylor describes his three-month tour, "supplemented by camera and sketchbook," giving many details of life and society in the Hawaiian Islands and Japan as well as the sights, traditions, foods, dress, customs, etc. [Smith, American Travellers Abroad, T18.] ... more information

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NY: Oxford University Press, 1915. First Edition. Decorative cloth. Very Good. pp: (x), 232; frontispiece, 10 plates from photographs. 7.75" x 5 The authors examine early colleges for women in America, providing a detailed history of Vassar College.... more information

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NY: William Sloane , 1946. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. 144pp; text illus by Richard Erdoes. 7.5" x 10 This songbook contains a nine-page history of round-singing, along with lyrics and melody lines to 111 traditional rounds. ... more information

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London: Hodder, 1875. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. pp: xix, 416; frontispiece, two plates; spine ends chipped. 7.5" x 5 Taylor includes the Methodist Episcopal Church Mission founded in Lucknow just after the Mutiny of 1857, along with its outposts in Bombay, Poona, Calcutta, Madras, etc. The author arrived in India in 1870 and reports here on his four years as a missionary there.... more information

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