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1964 Love Letters to The BeatlesLondon: 1964A smart first edition of this humorously illustrated collection of love letters written to The Beatles at the height of Beatlemania.
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c1928 Alice's Adventures in WonderlandNottingham: c1928A wonderfully illustrated copy of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, with colour illustrations by Gwynedd M. Hudson.
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1892 Art and Song: A Series of Original Highly Finished Steel EngravingsLondon: [1892]The new edition of this charming book of songs and artwork, bound in full crushed morocco.
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1968 Mon Premier Livre de ChansonsParis: 1968A scarce, early edition of this collection of music and lyrics by composer Jean Colin, colourfully illustrated by Hélène Poirié.
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1913 Clair de Lune and Other Troubadour RomancesLondon: [1913]The first edition of this beautifully illustrated collection of romantic songs, designed to look like a decorative medieval manuscript.
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c1880 Change RingingLondon: c1880An uncommon charming beginners guide to the art of bell ringing, written by Charles A. W. Troyte.
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1917 The Bab Ballads With Which are Included Songs of a SavoyardLondon: 1917A smart copy of W. S. Gilbert's comic operas, illustrated throughout with charming drawings by the author.
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1922 Modern Musicians: A Book for Players, Singers, and ListenersEdinburgh: 1922A smartly bound copy of this detailed work on modern musicians with tipped in portraits.
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1911 Studies in Modern Music. Hector Berlioz. Robert Schumann. Richard Wagner.London: 1911A very smart copy of the first series of Hadow's musical biographies, a lovely illustrated copy bound by Hatchards.
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1891-1892 Eton SongsLondon: 1891-1892A very smart first edition of this illustrated collection of Eton Songs, with the original music scores.
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1928 The Stories of the Great Operas With MusicLondon: 1928A beautifully presented complete set of this collection surrounding the great operas, with music, edited by Ernest Newman and Sir Landon Ronald.
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1843 The True Enjoyment of AnglingLondon: 1843The first edition of this charming mid nineteenth century collection of poems about angling.
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c1870 A Handwritten Book of Sheet MusicN/A: c1850A charming nineteenth century volume of handwritten sheet music and accompanying lyrics.
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1841-42 A Mass For Five Voices, and, Cantiones SacraeLondon: 1841-42Two musical pieces by important Renaissance composer William Byrd bound in one volume.
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1882 The May Pole Illustrated, or Come, Lasses and LadsLondon: 1882An early illustrated edition of this old English ballad, harmonized by G. A. Macfarren; illustrated throughout.
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1933 Highland Songs of the Forty-FiveEdinburgh : 1933The first edition of this collection of Scottish songs, translated and edited by John Lorne Campbell, with a folding map and musical scores.
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c1860 The Songs of ScotlandGlasgow: 1860A charming work on traditional Scottish songs adapted for the pianoforte.
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1892 Songs of Two SavoyardsLondon: 1892A delightful first edition containing the music and lyrics of Gilbert and Sullivan, in the original, vanishingly scarce dust wrapper.
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1876 The Baby's OperaLondon: [1876]The first edition of this charming book of rhymes and music for children by Walter Crane, illustrated in colour throughout by Edmund Evans.
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1871 Henry Leslie's Musical Annual, 1871London: 1871English composer and conductor Henry Leslie's very scarce illustrated musical annual for the year 1871.
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1879 The Children's Musical CinderellaLondon: 1879A scarce volume of music and lyrics for the children's musical Cinderella, illustrated in colour by Walter Crane.
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1867 Ballads and Legends of CheshireLondon: 1867The first edition of this illustrated collection of legends and ballads collected by Egerton Leigh.
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1926 Debussy (1862-1918)Paris: 1926A very smart copy of Vallas's biography of Claude Debussy, in the original French language.
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1896 Notable Welsh Musicians (of To-Day)London: 1896A scarce fourth edition of this illustrated study of Welsh musicians.
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1923 The Babe of Bethlehem Being Some Christmas CarolsLondon : 1923A smart, limited edition copy of this Christmas carol by G. R. Woodward.
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1970 Jazz Dance The Story of American Vernacular DanceLondon : 1970A vibrant exploration of the history of American Jazz, with illustrations.
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[c1811] Photo Album Containing Plates Depicting Destouches Operas- : [c1811]This unique leather bound photo album contains plates depicting scenes from André Cardinal Destouches operas.
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1876 2 Vols Musical Myths and FactsLondon: 1876A first edition of this interesting work on the relationship between music and mythology.
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1831 Seventy of the Psalms of David, for the use of ChurchesDublin: 1831A very scarce collection of music scores and lyrics for seventy of the psalms of David, with chants for morning and evening service.
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1919 Reminiscences of Henry CowardLondon: 1919Henry Coward offers a narrative of his life in this scarce autobiography. Found in the unclipped dust wrapper, with six illustrations.
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1969 Song, Dance and Poetry of the Court of Scotland Under King James VICambridge: 1969A first edition of this work on the Scottish Renaissance court song.
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1968 A Bibliography of the Musical Works published by John Walsh during the years 1695-1720Oxford: 1968A smart reprint of William Charles Smith's bibliography of music published by John Walsh from 1695 to 1720.
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1791-1793 7 Vols Opere del Signor Abate Pietro MetastasioGenoa: 1791-1793Seven leather bound volumes containing a collection of libretti and plays by eighteenth century Italian poet Pietro Metastasio.
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1824 Casgliad o Hymnau o'r Awdwyr GoreuAbertawe [Swansea]: 1824A first edition copy of this very scarce collection of over two hundred and fifty hymns in Welsh.