The Charms of Melody; or Siren Medley. Being the Most Extensive Collection of Love, Sentimental, War, Hunting, Bacchanalian, Humorous, Sea, -and Political Songs, Old English, Irish, Scotch and German Ballads, Legendaries, &c. Every Brought Together in a Single Publication. Selected from the Best Poets and most admired Writers. by Songsters

Carnarvon: W. Jarrett Roberts, 1882. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Inscribed "with the composer's compliments" to (Jarred Lauvago?), 1882. Score to a Cantata composed for the 1881 Merthyr Tydvil National Eisteddvod. Lyrics in Welsh and English. Introductory text in English. 152 pages (score) plus introduction and list of subscribers. Pages and binding intact. Red cloth cover with a spot on front and some rubbing and edge wear, including tears/chips to ends of spine. Good Plus Condition, close to Very Good.

London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1863. Hardcover. Very Good. "To which is added a chronological list of all the operas that have been performed in Europe." 2 volumes (xvi, 381, [1] p.; [4], 452 p.): engraved portrait frontispieces and 4 additional plates of portraits; 23 cm. Half dark green morocco with marbled paper over boards. Six spine compartments between raised bands; gilt-tooled spine titles and decoration. Top page edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Bound by G.A. Brown & Co. Gift inscription on blank leaf following front free endpaper in each volume: "Hazel Wegeng?? Tilden from Mr. Wanamaker October 8th 1915." Includes index; "Chronological list of operas, and their composers"; "Alphabetical list of dramatic composers, not pre-eminent as operatic writers"; and "List of authorities." In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed, most prominently at lower corners of boards; foxing of plates and facing pages, heavy in some places; occasional light… Read More

Fernand Nathan, 1961. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. 2 volume set. Folios. French. Fernand Nathan, 1961. Clean, unmarked pages. Hardcover and dust jacket. Shelf wear. Bindings slightly cocked. Tears to jackets. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

anticat16. London: Goulding & D'Almaine, [c.1825]. Oblong, half-calf & marbled boards, spine designed and lettered in gilt. Marbled end papers. The boards very rubbed, wear to corners, front board detached, yellow tape marks to front end papers from ancient tape, last leaf and rear end paper detached; basically very good otherwise. 246 pages. The first three numbers bound together, each with an engraved title page; a fourth part was published, not present here. At the front is a decorative engraved title page, with the title spelled: Duetts. A scarce compilation of the popular songs of the day.

Davis, Calif.: Composer/Performer Edition, 1968. Very Good. 50, [51-52] pp. 28 × 35 cm. Includes vinyl recordings. Source Record One and Source Record Two, as issued in paper sleeves as pp. 3-4 and 23-24. PO Sig to cover, general wear to edges of covers and comb cutouts and surfaces of wraps. The slipcase for Record One has been neatly repaired with black library book tape, there welded to the paper. Disk One is in it's white paper sleeve and appears fine. Disk Two lacks the original white paper sleeve, but also appears unplayed. Record One, Side A has Robert Ashley—"The Wolfman." Side B is David Behrman's "Wave Train." Record Two, Side A is Larry Austin's Accidents, Side B, Allan Bryant's Pitch Off. Issue 4 is particularly prized among collector because it contains two recordings. Printed contents: 1. Robert Ashley's "Wolfman," instructions for performance. 2. Mario Bertoncini's a mio padre: Cifre, per pianoforti, uno piu esecutori, with a one page fold-out graphic score for one or more pianos.… Read More

Dublin: Browne and Nolan Limited, 1913 IN GOOD + CONDITION. Third Edition. xv, [1], 357pp, bound in original blue cloth, with binding tight. Includes Ancient Irish Music, Ancient Irish Musical Instruments, Ancient Irish Scales, Anglo-Irish Music, O'Carolan, The Jacobite Period, Irish Pipers in the Eighteenth Century, Harp and much more. Backstrip wear at gutters, back hinge cracked, appears a label was removed from spine. IRISH MUSIC HISTORY.

Philadelphia: Steiner und Kämmerer, und H. Kämmerer, jun, 1797. Hardcover. Very Good. Title contintued: "als auch für den öffentlichen Gottesdienst enthalten sind. Nebst einem Anhang des Heydelbergischen Catechismus, wie auch erbaulicher Gebäter. Nach einem Synodal Schluss zusammen-getragen und eingerichtet vor die Evangelisch-Reformirten Gemeinen in den Vereinigten Staaten von America." [8], 148, [8], 585, [43] p.: frontispiece, music; 17 cm. Signatures: pi4 A-N6 (A)-(Ddd)6 (Eee)2 (12mo). Errors in signing: I1 not signed; (N) signed N; (Mm2) signed (Mn2). Contemporary full black calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Red leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: Reformiert Gesangbuch. Gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments. Red leather label on front board with gilt-tooled former owner's name, "1798" and border. Gilt-tooled chain-pattern borders on both boards; gilt-rolled edges. All page edges… Read More

anticat16. London: Goulding & D'Almaine, [c.1825]. Oblong, half-calf & marbled boards, spine designed and lettered in gilt. Marbled end papers. The boards very rubbed, wear to corners, front board detached, yellow tape marks to front end papers from ancient tape, last leaf and rear end paper detached; basically very good otherwise. 246 pages. The first three numbers bound together, each with an engraved title page; a fourth part was published, not present here. At the front is a decorative engraved title page, with the title spelled: Duetts. A scarce compilation of the popular songs of the day.

Rockford: Gots Publishing [0-9635279-0-B] 1993, a numbered copy form a limited edition of 500. (4to) 181pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Numbered and signed with drawing by Rick Nielsen. The jacket is lightly rubbed and has some minor scratches. Book about Rick Nielsen. (Music, Guitars).

No place, no date. (but French, 1805). 56 pages. Original wrappers (stitched).Contains the texts of 32 songs on 54 pages and an alphabetical index of song titles on two pages (without mention of the pages on which the songs can be found). Some of the titles are: Le vin et les femmes; Le parachute; Les miracles du jour; la discrétion etc. etc. A charming and neatly written manuscript.