Music from DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books

New York: E.P. Dutton and Co , 1941. 172pp/illus. First Edition. Story of a young boy growing up with the gift of music. Along the way he plays his music with a minstrel band and at an African American church. Tape on spine. Text clean.. 1st Edition. Illustrated Boards. Very Good+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Dover Publications, 1970. 331pp/illus. Some notations. . Trade Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket - Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

United Kingdom: Sanctuary Pub Ltd, 2000. 239pp/illus. Author Foehr talked to internationally-renowned reggae stars at home & in the studios of Kingston, sought out Kumina dancers, Nyabinghi drummers, Rasta priests & Maroon musicians in order to explain reggae’s roots. The book is as much an evocative travelogue as a journey into the island’s unique music. "A voyage of discovery… Saber más sobre este artículo

Mineola, New York, U.S.A.: Dover Pubns, 1972. 478pp/illus. 4 parts - 1 -Technical Development of the Pianoforte, 2- Commercial Development of the Piano Industry, 3- Men Who Have Made Piano History, and 4- Influence of Piano Virtuosos Upon the Industry, appendix, with 300 b&w illustrations. Clean. Reprint. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Portland, OR: Amadeus Pr, 1991. 341pp/illus. In depth study of all the concertante works of the French composer, with detailed analyses of the works. Includes an extended biographical sketch, background material on the French musical scene of the time and reviews of performances. Translated from the German.. DJ slightly faded. Text clean.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very… Saber más sobre este artículo

Berlin, Germany: Schonfeld's, 1930. 64pp/beautifully illustrated German song book. ca 1930's. German text.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Czechoslovak Art and Craft, 1925. Rose cloth backed color pictorial boards of a clean copy of the book. 25 numbered pages with the brightly colored and energetic images that we usually associate with Rudolph Mates. There are ten songs with appropriate images on the matching page; great endpapers, and even a nice border design. Clean. First Edition. Illustrated… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1901. 363pp Being an Anthology of the Patriotic Poetry of the British Empire from the defeat ofthe Spanish Armada till the Death of Queen Victoria.Tight with minimal markings.. 1st Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Budapest, Hungary: Edition Cserepfalvi, 1950. 157pp/illus. Detailed illustrated history of melody. Hungarian text. Clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (oblong).

New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1929. 2 Volume set. 693pp/illus. A full and well-illustrated biography of Beethoven, which vividly describes his lasting influence on music and composing. Rare 1st 1929 printing. Corners bumped. Clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Minneapolis, MN: Univ of Minnesota Pr, 1980. 383pp/illus. Traces the development of music-drama from the rituals of primitive man to the 'first operas' of the early seventeenth century and further. In detail discussed are Monteverdi's "Orfeo", Händel's "Rodelinda", Mozart's "Nozze di Figaro", and Britten's "Peter Grimes". Clean. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1931. 253pp/illus. Autographed by Koussevitzky on the half-title page. Clean. Signed By Koussevitzky. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

San Mateo, CA: Redwood Pr, 1981. 224pp/illus. Lyrics to over 660 songs with extensive checklist. Flapology: "Songs of pilots, bombardiers, gunners, navigators, ground crews, mechanics and 36 WWI songs never published before in the United States. Clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

New York: Tudor Publishing, 1932. 533pp/illus + index. Berlioz began to write his memoirs in 1848 at the age of 44, and finished the them in 1865, four years before his death. The composer left an important literary work that is at once a record of his innermost thoughts about his music, an account of the pressures, tribulations,… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1981. 316 pages including an index, text and illustrated with black and white photographs. One of the premier tenors of his time--one of the most celebrated, best-loved, and extraordinary artists--takes us on a behind-the-scenes tours of his most notable performances, including the acclaimed Three Tenors. Gift inscription inside front cover - otherwise clean.. First… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Coward, McCann. 475pp/illus. This is the revised edition with 11 colour plates and over 400 illustrations in the text published by Coward-McCann, Inc. A biography of their lives and music. DJ chipped with tear along back. Text clean.. Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Taplinger, 1969. 244pp, over 400 imaginatively selected illustrations introduce the reader to the composer's career, his friends, the circle of people amongst whom he moved, the buildings and towns where he lived. DJ has light wear. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Sheridan House, 1944. 253 pages, b/w illustrations by Richard A. Loederer and Kurt Werth, music notation, index, illustrated endpapers. Over 100 illus and 30 complete piano scores. Light chipping to dj. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Cassell, 1946. 299pp. Illustrations; facsimiles; music examples.. Tight and Clean. . 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Ernest Benn, 1969. 268pp w/12 plates including many figures, five appendixes, condensed subject index, index of names, and index of instruments. All you want to know about the flute in this scholarly but accesible volume. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.