MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT from Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)

Million Dollar Movie, Powell, Michael. Published by Random House, 1995. First US Edition. Introduction by Martin Scorsese. 626pp. with black and white photographs, index. Quarter black cloth over black boards, red spine titles. Volume is in fine, unread condition; dustjacket has a light ruffle head of spine.

Entertaining Canadians: Canada's International Stars 1900-1988, Gould, E. Published by Cappis Press Publishers Ltd, Victoria BC., 1988. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 324pp. with black and white photos. White cloth boards with black spine titles. In fine, unread condition; very light shelf wear to dustjacket. Profiles 500 prominent actors, writers, directors, producers, dancers, singers, composers etc.

My 60 Memorable Games, Fischer, Bobby. Published by Faber & Faber, London, 1969. First British Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 384pp., text illustrations, index. Selected and annotated by Bobby Fischer, introduction to the games by Larry Evans. Blue cloth boards with gilt spine titles. Top corner is clipped on free endpaper and half-title; light dusting and spotting to outside… Saber más sobre este artículo

Gibson Guitars 100 Years of an American Icon, Carter, Walter. Published by Gibson Publishing, 1994. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 341pp. illustrated, index. Burgundy textured boards with gilt spine titles; endpapers illustrated with diagram of the Gibson guitar. Volume is in fine, unread condition; dustjacket has light top edge ruffling and is otherwise fine. Chronicles 100 years… Saber más sobre este artículo

Lost Divas, Tubeuf, Andre. Published by Assouline. New York, 2005. Folio up to 15" tall., 120 pp. with full page black and white photographs printed on high quality paper; rear pocket with accompanying CD produced specially for this publication. Photographic boards; issued without dustjacket. Volume is in fine condition and CD has not been used or removed. Photographs (some unpublished) of… Saber más sobre este artículo

Fritz Lang, Eisner, Lotte. Published by Da Capo Press, 1986. Softcover. 416pp. illustrated. Contents are in fine, unmarked condition; card covers have moderate shelf wear. Director Fritz Lang's distinguished career included such films as Metropolis and M and Dr. Mabuse, You Only Live Once, The Woman in the Window, Scarlet Street, Ministry of Fear, Rancho Notorious, and The Big Heat. He… Saber más sobre este artículo

Our Hearts Went Boom: The Beatles' Invasion of Canada, Kendall, Brian. Published by Viking, Toronto, Canada, 1997. First Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 200pp., with memorabilia and photographs. Quarter bronze over grey cloth boards, orange endpapers. Volume is in fine, unread condition. Dustjacket is clipped with a light corner rub. A chronicle of the Beatles first trip to Canada in… Saber más sobre este artículo

Ravenloft: Nine Volumes. Published by TSR Ravenloft Books, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, 1991-1994. Soft covers. First Editions except for Vampire of the Mists which is a third printing. Volumes are in fine condition with three volumes showing toning and one volume with a light rub to front cover. Titles: 1. Vampire of the Mists, Christie Golden; 2. Knight of the Black… Saber más sobre este artículo

Stompin' Tom: Before the Fame, Connors, Stompin' Tom. Published by Viking, Toronto, 1995. First Edition. 525pp., index, black and white photographs. Quarter brown over beige marbled boards. Volume is in fine, unread condition; clipped jacket has light shelf wear.

All Yesterday's Parties: The Velvet Underground in Print 1966-1971, Heylin, Clinton (Ed). Published by Da Capo Press, Cambridge, 2005. 278pp., illustrated with photos and posters etc. Quarter black over yellow boards. In fine condition with very light shelf wear to unclipped jacket. pages, illustrations All Yesterday's Parties, gathers for the first time, almost all the published writings contemporary with the band's… Saber más sobre este artículo

The Silver Crown (World of Darkness), Bridges, Bill. Published by White Wolf Publishing, 1995. Softcover. 249pp. Tiny rub to top of spine and otherwise, book is In fine condition. Bill Bridges is an award-winning writer and game designer. The Silver Crown is the second in a series of novels based on the World of Darkness card game Rage.

The Flame: Poems and Selections From Notebooks, Cohen, Leonard. Edited By Robert Faggen and Alexandra Pleshoyano; Foreword By Adam Cohen. Published by McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 2018. First Edition. 288pp. with illustrations. Black boards with red spine titles. Both volume and jacket are in fine condition without markings, tears, or fold; appears unread. The final work from Leonard Cohen, Canada's… Saber más sobre este artículo

The Comics Before 1945, Walker, Brian. Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 2004. First Edition. Illustrated boards and endpapers. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 336pp., color plates and illustrations throughout; bibliographical references, index. Volume is in mint condition; unclipped jacket has light shelf wear. "Cartoonist and historian Brian Walker's comprehensive survey - illustrated with rare original art… Saber más sobre este artículo

The Thrill of Fear: 250 Years of Scary Entertainment, Kendrick, Walter M. Published by Grove Weidenfeld, NY, 1991. First Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 292pp., notes, bibliography, index. Quarter black cloth over blue boards with silver spine titles. Volume is in unread condition; unclipped jacket has a fold to inside flap and is otherwise fine. An in-depth look at… Saber más sobre este artículo

Dreadful Pleasures: An Anatomy of Modern Horror, Twitchell, James B. Published by Oxford University Press, 1985. First Edition. 385pp. with notes, bibliography and index. Quarter red cloth over red boards. Volume is in unread condition; jacket is clipped with rub to head of spine and toning inside flaps and rear panel. James Twitchell traces our fascination with horror from the… Saber más sobre este artículo

The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead, Melton, J Gordon. Published by Visible Ink Press, Detroit, 1994. First Edition. Glossy card covers. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 852pp. illustrated, index, bibliography of vampire novels, appendix of vampire filmography, vampire stage drama and ballets. In unread condition. Here from A-Z are the historical literary, mythological, biographical and popular elements of… Saber más sobre este artículo

Song on My Lips, Jazz Greats Were My Mentors, Botek, Stephen T. Published by Granville Island Publishing, Vancouver, 2008. First Edition. Signed by author. Card covers. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 224pp. with black and white photographs. Foreword by Buddy De Franco. In fine condition. Growing up in small-town Pennsylvania in the shadow of the Dorseys, Botek decides to… Saber más sobre este artículo

The Dracula Scrapbook, Haining, Peter. Published by Chancellor Press, London, 1992. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 160pp., illustrated with images of newspaper clippings, comics, movie posters, woodcuts, programs from plays, and photos. Illustrated laminated boards. Includes a detailed listing of Dracula films and a chronology of famous real-life cases of vampirism from around the world. Contents in fine, unread condition;… Saber más sobre este artículo

Silent Night: The Song From Heaven, Granfield, Linda; Art by Nelly and Ernst Hofer Linda. Published by Tundra Books, Toronto, 1997. First Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall. Unpaginated, [24pp.]. Red paper boards with gilt spine titles gilt angel to front board, cream marbled endpapers. Illustrated in black, white and gold "scherenschnitt" (cut paper art), popular at the time… Saber más sobre este artículo

The Amusement Park: 900 Years of Thrills and Spills, and the Dreamers and Schemers Who Built Them, Silverman, Stephen M. Published by Black Dog & Leventhal, USA, 2019. First Edition. 432pp. with index; illustrated throughout. Blue boards eith white titles, illustrated endpapers. Both volume and unclipped jacket are as new without marks. The Amusement Park is a rich, anecdotal history that… Saber más sobre este artículo