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Music
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1942 Diversions, Some Sketches and MonologueLondon: 1942A very scarce collection of humorous sketches and monologues from English theatrical figure Herbert Farjeon. -
c1880 A Sammelband of 20 Songs For PianoLondon: c1880A charming very scarce collection of twenty songs for vocals and piano, a selection of popular pieces of sheet music from the Victorian era. -
1903 Paris qui ChanteParis : 1903-4Twenty-nine issues of this illustrated French weekly magazine of the arts, from August 1903 to March 1904, bound in one volume. -
1875 La Petite MarieeParis: [1875]The first edition of the musical sheets for 'La Petite Mariee,' a three-act opera-bouffe first performed in 1875. -
1909 SongsLondon; New York: 1909A variety of musical sheets from the twentieth century bound in one volume. -
1941 English MusicLondon: 1941A beautifully bound first edition copy of this charming history of English music, bound for Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. -
1910 Kneipe in Honour of C.F. Chandler Given by the Officers and Students of the Chemical Department Columbia UniversityColumbia University: 1910A smart bound copy of the hymns sung at a part given for C.F. Chandler at the Chemical Department, Columbia University , on May 13, 1910. A very scarce object. -
1927 Ballads of All NationsLondon: 1927A smart copy of this selection of ballads from Europe and the Middle East, edited by R. Brimley Johnson and translated by George Borrow. -
2016 The Beatles A Hard Day's Night: A Private ArchiveLondon: 2016Illustrated throughout with bright photographs and fascinating ephemera, this is an unprecedented archive of never before published photographs of the Beatles in the early 60s. -
1889 Angling SongsEdinburgh: 1889A first edition copy of this charming book on songs for fishing, written by Thomas Tod Stoddart. -
Taschenbuch zum Geselligen VergnugenLeipzig: 1822A beautifully illustrated German pocket guide to social entertainment. -
1898 L'enfant-Dieu Recueil de Vieux Noels Des Pays de Champagne et De LorraineParis: 1898An uncommon anthology of Christmas carols from the Champagne and Lorraine regions of France. Set to music by Georges Fragerolle. -
1927 The Chelsea Song BookEngland: 1927A delightful collection of twenty traditional English songs arranged for piano, illustrated with chromolithographs. -
1925 Dal cor Gentil d'Italia Canti dal Veneto alla SardegnaOxford: 1925A rhythmical collection of traditional Italian folk songs. -
c1909 Richard Wagner's Werke Opern und MusikdramenBerlin: c1909Eleven volumes of the musical works of Richard Wagner. -
1904 The Martial Music of the ClansGlasgow: 1904The first edition of this work, allocating various Scottish clans the music associated with them in history and tradition. -
1877 The Songs of ScotlandLondon & New York: 1877A charming collection of Scottish music bound in charming decorative cloth. -
c1800-1804 3vol in1 Music Scores The English Fleet in 1342 and Paul and VirginiaLondon: c1800-04Three bound volumes of scarce sheet music from the start of the nineteenth century. -
1948 The Rape of LucretiaLondon: 1948A first edition of this commemorative volume of Benjamin Britten's chamber opera, 'The Rape of Lucretia'. -
1928 Songs Heard in PalestineNew York: 1928And excellent copy of the first edition of this charming collection of Jewish music as collected and sung by Anna Shomer Rothenberg, accompanied by piano arrangements composed by Meyer Posner. -
1888 Commemoration in 1888, the Defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588London: 1888A commemorative collection of ten hymns printed in honour of the three-hundredth anniversary of the defeat of the Spanish Armada. -
1825 The Select Melodies of ScotlandLondon: 1825A scarce six volume in one collection of Scottish verses and music, compiled and signed by George Thomson. -
1898 Das Klavier Und Seine MeisterMuchen: 1898A wonderful German work looking into prolific and popular pianists. -
c1890 OratoriosLondon: c1890A lovely composition of seven volumes in one containing music sheet by notorious composers G. F. Handel, John Brahms, and Ludwig Van Beethoven. -
1945 Ungkarlens Visebog Og Aegtemandens SalmebogCopenhagen: 1945A collection of hymns based on Hungarian ballads by Aage Berntsen. -
c1885 Death and Life (Mors et Vita); a Sacred Trilogy, and The Passion (The Seven Words of our Saviour on the Cross)London & New York: c1885A wonderful leather-bound collection of scores of 'Mors et Vita' by Charles Gounod and 'The Passion' by Joseph Haydn. -
1959 Moving into AquariusLondon: 1959The scarce first edition of this fascinating and unconventional autobiographical work by English composer Michael Tippett. -
1894 Le Theatre de R.Wagner, De Tannhaseuser a Parsifal: Tristan et IseultLeipzig: 1894A critical examination of Wagner's celebrated opera, Tristan and Isolde, based upon classical myth. -
1947 Sherlock Holmes and MusicLondon: 1947A lovely and uncommon first edition of this fascinating book on Sherlock Holmes and his passion for music. In the original, unclipped dustwrapper. -
1949 Hunting by Ear: The Sound of Fox HuntingLondon: 1949A fantastic reprint of this work on fox-hunting, complete with two gramophone records presented in a box. -
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1965 Red Plush and GreasepaintLondon: 1965A lovingly inscribed copy of Clarkson Rose's work hailing the music and entertainment business during the first half of the twentieth century. -
1921 Musical Instruments Historic, Rare and UniqueLondon: 1921A great colour-illustrated collection of musical instruments in the publisher's original binding. -
c1850 Songs and DuetsLondon: c1850A charming collection of songs and duets, with an informative preface containing 'Instructions in the Art of Singing' with various exercises and 'easy solfeggio' for vocalisation. -
c1850 La Traviata and Il Trovatore OperaParis and Belgium: c1850A wonderful binding of sheet music of two of Verdi's most renowned operas, arranged for piano. -
1928 Songs & Lyrics from the Plays of Beaumont and FletcherLondon: 1928A very smart copy of this limited edition work, comprising the songs featured in Beaumont and Fletcher's plays put to music.
