Music
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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.
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1959 Moving into AquariusLondon: 1959The scarce first edition of this fascinating and unconventional autobiographical work by English composer Michael Tippett.
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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.
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1895 The Child's Garden of SongsChicago: 1895An excellent first edition of this uncommon volume comprising various songs for children with their musical annotations, profusely illustrated in colour throughout with lovely designs by Ella Ricketts.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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1916 La Fille du Regument Opera-Comique en Deux ActesParis: 1916An attractively bound edition of Gaetano Donizetti's French opera comique, containing the sheet music for the opera, in the original French.
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1834 Les Amours de VenusParis: 1834A very scarce, beautifully bound, pocket sized collection of intimate songs. An almanac of the 'amours de venus'.
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1907 Tom an AutobiographyBradford: 1907A very scarce, first edition of the pioneering Black artist Thomas Rutling's autobiography.
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1907 Tom an AutobiographyBradford: 1907A very scarce, first edition of the pioneering Black artist Thomas Rutling's autobiography. Signed by him, with a dedication to one Miss Wight. -
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1972 Facade an EntertainmentLondon: 1972A fine signed limited edition copy of this influential poem put to music by William Walter, with a 7 inch record of Edith Sitwell reading the poem to music in 1929. -
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1836 The Rhine Boat Lay of Many Lands Romance Very Scarce SignedLondon: 1836A very scarce copy of this musical poem by Mark Lemon and Frank Romer. Signed by Frank Romer to the title page. -
1912 2vol British Museum Catalogue Of Printed Music Between 1487-1800 By SquireLondon: 1912A catalogue of Printed Music Published Between 1487 and 1800 now in the British Museum printed by the order of the Trustees of the British Museum and written by W. Barclay Squire.
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1928 Songs and Lyrics Beaumont and Fletcher Limited Edition DustwrapperLondon: 1928A collection of songs and lyrics taken from the play of the two Renaissance playwrights Beaumont and Fletcher.
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1883 Pan-Pipes Book of Old Songs Theo Marzials Walter Crane Illus Colour PlatesLondon: 1883A charming collection of old songs and poems set to music by Theo Marzials, colourfully illustrated by Walter Crane.
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1927 Autumn Songs With Music Flower Fairies Barker Linnel First Edition IllustratedLondon: [1927]A first edition copy of this charming collection of twelve songs, written and beautifully illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker with accompanying musical scores by Olive Linnel.
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1890 The Golden Treasury of Art and Song Very Scarce Bell Mack Colour IllustratedLondon: [1890]A very scarce copy of this charming collection of songs, with beautiful accompanying romantic pastoral scenes.
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1810 4 vol in 2 Old Ballads Historical and Narrative Evans IllustratedLondon: 1810A complete four volume set of Thomas Evans's collection of 'Old Ballads', bound in two volumes.
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c1850 Songs Duets Instructions in the Art of Singing Music Scores Very ScarceLondon: 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.
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1903 JUST SO SONG Book KIPLING 1st US edLondon: 1903Twelve songs from the author's Just So Stories set to music.
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c1900 Songs without Words MENDELSSOHN StephanoLondon: c1900A collection of piano works from Mendelssohn.
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1925 Folk Songs South John Harrington Cox Anthology Folklore United States MusicCambridge: 1925A scarce first edition anthology of American folk songs from the South.
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1937 J. Armiger Trollope College Youths History Society Bellringing HistoryWoking: 1937A scarce first edition of this history of bellringing in Britiain.
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1896 Musa Pedestris Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes John S Farmer Subscriber OnlyN/A: 1896An anthology of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes from 1536-1896.
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1979 Society and the Lyric Song Culture in 18th Century Scotland by T CrawfordEdinburgh: 1979An interesting history on Scottish music.
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1902-1906 6Vol The Connoisseur Illustrated Magazine for Collectors Leather BoundLondon: 1903-1906A uniformly bound collection of The Connoisseur, being a fine art publication and famous collectors' magazine lavishly illustrated with full page plates.
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c1910 5 vols The Strand MUSICAL PortfolioLondon: c.1910Charming selection of various sheet music, from composers including Bonheur and Cuthbert Clarke
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1810 Essays on Songwriting English Songs Aikin FOLK SONGSLondon: 1810A collection of essays on the art of song-writing, with examples of traditional English songs.
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c1880 Temple Church CHORAL Service Edward J. HOPKINS HymnsLondon: c1880A rare original copy of this Victorian hymnbook, in an Inner Temple binding.
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c1890 A Collection of Various Musical Compositions Collected TogetherUnknown: c1890A personal collection of musical scores bound together, in a leather binding.
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c1850 Taglioni's Favorite Shawl Dance Ballet Sheet Music In Leather BindingLondon: c1850A scarce volume of sheet music.