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This is a rare copy of the instructional songbook "THE INSTRUMENTAL ASSISTANT" - Volume I by Samuel Holyoke. Circa 1800 or 1801 (there is no date of publication stated, though the work was copyrighted in 1800 and contracted for in November, 1800); H. Ranlet; Exeter, New Hampshire. Included in this volume is an early publication of the patriotic tune "Yankee Doodle." Full soft leather binding. "Containing Instructions for the Violin, German-Flute, Clarionett, Bass-Viol, and Hautboy. Compiled from Late European Publications. Also a Selection of Favorite Airs, Marches, &c. Progressively Arranged and Adapted for the Use of Learners." There is an Index at the back. "'The Instrumental Assistant' was the most comprehensive volume of its kind published in America up to 1800. In addition, it was the first graded instrumental primer printed in this country." [Willhide]Holyoke, an American composer and teacher of vocal and instrumental music, was among the first in America to attempt to provide instruction and… Read More

Boston: Little, Brown & Company. 1962. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. .

Richmond: Everett Waddey Co., Stationers and Printers, 1890. . 8vo, confederate gray cloth, front pictorial, somewhat soiled; spine lacking 1/8 inch at tail of spine; head, some wear; a few paragraphs marked for attention Not in Haynes. Wright III, 4724.Manuscript note at head of title: "To Mary Custis Lee Chapter U.D.C. Lexington Va".Ryals has appended "of Virginia" after his name. He gives Clifton Forge as his address at the end of the Introduction which includes the following: "I will not apologize for having taken the privilege of using such language as seems to me would express the thoughts, feelings, and opinions of the people of the South during the exciting days of 1860-'61, but I feel it my duty to say I have put not a single word in the mouth of any Northern man. The quotations made from the speeches delivered at the Philadelphia mass-meeting and the Albany convention, as also the extracts from the Northern press, are strictly… Read More

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1909. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. Fair. No dust jacket. Cover has some wear, soing. staining, and some 'dings'. Bookplates (one defaced) inside front cover. Interior good to very good. Several pages have only page numbers to avoid overlapping illustrations.. 255, [1] p. Includes: illustrations, index. Literatures used for this report. Musical notes. Occasional footnotes. The compiler was the Chief of the Division of Music at the Library of Congress. From Wikipedia: "Oscar George Theodore Sonneck (October 6, 1873 in Jersey City October 30, 1928 in New York) was a U.S. librarian, editor, and musicologist. Sonneck studied philosophy and musicology in Germany at the universities of Heidelberg and Munich. From 1902 to 1917, he was head of the music division of the Library of Congress, and as such created a significant music library. Since 1915, he was also editor of the The Musical Quarterly. As a writer, he specialized in the… Read More

Very Good. VG decorative orange cloth HC, stated first Am. edition, 1st printing, 1962, in G, clipped Dj. No reader's marks.

WM OLAND BOURNE [NEW AMERICAN NEWS COMPANY], 1868 HARDBACK BOOK IN FAIR TO GOOD CONDITION,. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair.

Toronto: Stodart Publishing Co. Limited, 1995. No Edition Stated, Presumed 1st . Blue Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾. Author was Washington bureau chief for Maclean's from 1984-1993. Here she, " offers a unique glimpse of the backstage deal and personalities on the American side and the blinkered view U.S. view of Canada. " (front flap) 365 pp. plus: A Note on Sources, Index. 400 pp. in toto. Book has blue cloth covered boards with as-new silver gilt text on spine. Gift dedication to fo ffep, light wear at tail of spine, ow as new. Unclipped DJ has slight top edge wear. FlatSIGNED by author in blue ink. Bookseller's Inventory # 185571.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Boston and Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1962. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo. 305 pages, indexed. Hardcover in brown dust jacket, now in mylar. The jacket shows moderate wear, and there is a small tear at foot of spine, which appears closed now that the jacket is in mylar. Jacket spine is toned. Map endpapers. A sound copy with clean text. Originally published in 1830.

Little Brown, 1962., 1962. 2nd ed. 305p. Red cloth. Spine very sunned. Corners worn as is the bottom of the spine. Good copy. Hardcover. Good. Book.

21st Century, 2003-01-22. Library Binding. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Multnomah Pub. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Images From The Past, 1999-07-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Picture Window Books, 2003-01-01. Library Binding. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Fleming H Revell Co, 1989-04-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Regnery Kids, 2013-10-07. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

New York: Scribners, 1938. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Owner name, and a little foxing to the boards, and the first and last few leaves, near fine in near fine dustwrapper with rubbing and small tears at the extremities. A play about a Western family in an America in the grips of neutrality as the European war rages. The original production featured Ethel Barrymore, who is depicted on the cover photograph. Howard was the first writer to win both a Pulitzer Prize for Drama and an Academy Award for Best Screenplay.

Hardback. New. This work recounts the story of the Indiana boy, Tod Sloan, who rose from obscurity to become the most famous jockey in the USA and Great Britain at the turn of the century. It evokes the turbulent, colourful world of horse racing and gambling in which Tod Sloan rocketed to celebrity.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.