Music
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1949 Sir Halewyn: Examples in European Balladry & Folk SongEdinburgh; London: 1949An interesting first edition copy on the history of European balladry, focusing upon the Dutch folk tale of Heer Halewijn, signed by the author with a letter from the author laid in to the front of text. -
1896 The Quarto, An Artistic Literary & Musical QuarterlyLondon: 1896The first edition of the 1896 publication of this Victorian periodical, focused on artistic, literary, and musical entries.
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c1900 6vols Scots Minstrelsie: A National Monument of Scottish SongLondon: c1900The complete six volume set containing a range of musical scores to Scottish songs, many of which were written by Robert Burns, with editors notes by John Greig and a range of illustrated plates.
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1847 3Vol Musique des Chansons de P. J. de BerangerParis: 1847A three volume edition of the songs and music of French chansonnier Pierre-Jean de Beranger, illustrated throughout.
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1878 Les Musiciens CelebresParis: 1878A sweeping study of the most celebrated musicians from the sixteenth to the late nineteenth century, the third edition of this work., illustrated with some striking engravings portraits of the musicians.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2007 Rock Legends at RockfieldCardiff: 2007A signed first edition of this fascinating work telling the story of one of the world's greatest recording studios, and the rock music legends who worked there. -
c1856 Lays and Ballads from English HistoryLondon: c1856A smart copy of this scarce nineteenth-century work of lays, ballads, and poetry from English history.
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1909 SongsLondon; New York: 1909A variety of musical sheets from the twentieth century bound in one volume.
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1941 English MusicLondon: 1941A beautifully bound first edition copy of this charming history of English music, bound for Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie by Sangorski & Sutcliffe.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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1889 Angling SongsEdinburgh: 1889A first edition copy of this charming book on songs for fishing, written by Thomas Tod Stoddart.
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Taschenbuch zum Geselligen VergnugenLeipzig: 1822A beautifully illustrated German pocket guide to social entertainment.
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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.
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1927 The Chelsea Song BookEngland: 1927A delightful collection of twenty traditional English songs arranged for piano, illustrated with chromolithographs.
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1925 Dal cor Gentil d'Italia Canti dal Veneto alla SardegnaOxford: 1925A rhythmical collection of traditional Italian folk songs.
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c1909 Richard Wagner's Werke Opern und MusikdramenBerlin: c1909Eleven volumes of the musical works of Richard Wagner.
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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.
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1877 The Songs of ScotlandLondon & New York: 1877A charming collection of Scottish music bound in charming decorative cloth.
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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.
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1933 Pervigilium VenerisSussex: 1933A very scarce work setting an anonymously authored Latin poem to music for orchestra.
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1948 The Rape of LucretiaLondon: 1948A first edition of this commemorative volume of Benjamin Britten's chamber opera, 'The Rape of Lucretia'.
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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.
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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.
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1825 The Select Melodies of ScotlandLondon: 1825A scarce six volume in one collection of Scottish verses and music, compiled and signed by George Thomson.
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1869 2Vols Scotish SongsGlasgow: 1869A scarce two volume anthology of traditional Scottish songs, poems and ballads.
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1898 Das Klavier Und Seine MeisterMuchen: 1898A wonderful German work looking into prolific and popular pianists.
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1912 A la Decouverte de la Musique JaponaiseParis: 1912An exciting and very scarce extract from the Société Franco-Japonaise of Paris exploring the art of Japanese music.
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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.
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1945 Ungkarlens Visebog Og Aegtemandens SalmebogCopenhagen: 1945A collection of hymns based on Hungarian ballads by Aage Berntsen.