Music from Cornish Books

London: Barrie and Rockliff, 1965. Cloth. Near Very Good/Near Very Good. English Translation of a Major Work by the eminent Hungarian Musicologist. Includes the ancient Chinese discovery of tuning, Gregorian Chant, archaic folk-music, India at the time of Christ, France around 1200, Bach and Beethoven as the supreme architects of European Melodic construction and Debussy's influence on contemporary… Read more about this item

London: New Burlington Books, 1977. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Wide ranging, includes development of music, intruments, chronology and much more. Well illustrated in colour and B&W. 192 p.pages, 1.2 kilos, 12 1/4" tall. No inscriptions. Jacket a little curled at top edge. Clipped.

Complete with CD and Booklet at the back. Curator Mimi Waitzmann gives a detailed account of the 19 Instruments. Includes: Harpsicords, Spinets, Virginals, Clavichords and Pianos. Also an interesting History. 112 p.pages, 770g, 11 1/4" tall. No inscriptions. Jacket unclipped.

New York: Sam Fox Publishing Company Inc, 1965. Original Wraps. Very Good. Musical Score by Mitch Leigh and Lyrics by Joe Darion. Songs are Dulcinea, The Impossible Dream, I Really Like Him, Man of the Woeful Countenance, Little Bird, Little Bird, a Little Gossip, Man of La Mancha, To Each Man his Dulcinea. 110g, 11" Tall. No inscriptions.… Read more about this item

Barcelona: Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas. Instituto Espanol De Musicologia, 1949. Original Wraps. Near Very Good. 2 Volumes in Original Cream Wraps with Red & Black Lettering to fronts. Transcripcion y Estudio por Miguel Querol Gavalda. SPANISH TEXT. Volumes include Muscial Scores & Lyrics. Vol. I, Polifonia Profana I Text 54 Pages + "Parte Musical 135 Pages. Vol.II,… Read more about this item

London: Barrie and Rockliff, 1960. Cloth. Near Very Good/Good. Fascinating study of Hungarian Folk Music by the Distinguished Hungarian Composer. Illustrated with B&W Photos and Musical Examples. Light Grey Cloth cover with Green Floral Design to front and Lettering to spine. 166 Pages, 540g, 9 1/2" Tall. Included is a Universal Edition catalogue with a BYW photo of… Read more about this item

82, Rue Bonaparte, Paris: A. et J. Picard, 1957. Original Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. Publie avec le Concours de la Fondation Universitaire de Belgique. From the La Vie Musicale en France sous les Rois Bourbons series. Frontispiece Illustrated with a portrait of Campra. French Text, includes some Musical Notation. In original wraps with red and black lettering to… Read more about this item

London: Herbert Jenkins, 1962. Cloth. Very Good/Good+. Includes the Techniques of Handbell Ringing and how to arrange & write Music for them. Green cloth cover with White Lettering to spine.Illustrated with B&W Photos & some Musical Notation. 93 Pages + adverts, 190g, 7 1/2" Tall. Previous owner's inscription penciled on ffep, some penciled numbers above 1 line of… Read more about this item

Firenze: Leonis S. Olschki, 1953. Original Wraps. Very Good +/Good+. ITALIAN TEXT with some Musical Examples. Tomo I, 210 Pagina + Indice. Tomo II, 473 Pagina + Indice. Cream Card covers with Black Lettering within red Linear border. Red & Black Lettering to spines. 10" Tall, 1.6 Kilos. Some tanning to spines and cover near spine. No inscriptions.… Read more about this item

London: Book Club Associates, 1977. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. Revised by Sir Jack Westrup. 5th Edition. Includes 130 Music Examples and Biographical notices. 7 3/4" Tall. Red clot cover with bright gilt lettering to spine. No inscriptions. Jacket a little faded at spine. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall

Eggmont, 1988. Hardcover. Fine. Well illustrated with many Colour Photos. 10 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Paris: Editions De La Revue Musicale, 1932. Numbered. Paperback. Very Good. FRENCH TEXT. Limited, Numbered Edition, Exemplaire No. 55 of 325. From the "OEUVRES COMPLETES de J. B. LULLY 1632 - 1687 Publiees sous la Direction de HENRY PRUNIERES. LES OPERAS, TOME II, ALCESTE. Reduction pour Clavier les Parties Instrumentales et realisation de la Basse continue par Raymond… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1980. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Complete Set of 20 Volumes. Enourmous Reference Work, a new Music Dictionary, Encyclopedic and Universal, based on the original compiled by Sir George Grove in 1870-1890. Includes substantial articles on many topica new to "Grove" e.g. Ethnomusicology & Electronic Music. Text arranged in Double Columns.Vol. I, A to Bacilly, contains 899… Read more about this item

British Museum Trustees: London, 1964. Cloth. Near Very Good/Near Very Good. 1964 Reprint of the 1906 Catalogue. Black cloth cover with dull lettering to spine. 615 Pages. 10 1/4" Tall. Some loss of colour around spine edges (like splash marks). front free endpaper has a vertical crease. Pages in very good, clean condition. No inscriptions. Weighs 1.6 Kilos… Read more about this item

London: The Waverley Book Company Linited, 1954. Half-Leather. Very Good. Entries Alphabetically Arranges and Illustrated with about 2,000 B&W Photographs and Drawings etc. Associate Editors, R. H. Hill and K. Claussen. 2239 Pages. Lovely Half Leather and Polished Wood Binding. Spine has gilt lines, lettering and an image of a boy and girl holding up a Lyre. Very… Read more about this item

Bramante Edirice, 1973. Numbered. Imitation Leather. Near Fine. ITALIAN TEXT. Complete 3 Volume Set. Limited Edition of 2,000, this set is No. 1,716. Contents; Il Teatro; Sviluppi del Teatro Comico; L'Opera Seria; L'Oratorio; La Musica Sacra; La Musica Vocale e Profana; La Musica Strumentale; Il Teatro; Teorici,Trattatisti, Storici e Scrittori. Brown imitation Leather Bindings with Gilt Lettering &… Read more about this item

London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1948. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. History of the Concerto, including the Beethoven Concert and Romantic Concerto. Light grey cloth cover with dull gilt lettering on red ground to spine. Top page edges Red. 330 pages, 580g, 8 3/4" Tall. 2 Previous owner's names and old penciled price on ffep and a few penciled refs.… Read more about this item

London: BBC, 1966. Original Wraps. Good. BBC RADIO FOR SCHOOLS, SUMMER TERM 1966. 15 PAGES ILLUSTRATED with COLOUR DRAWINGS. 6 Simple Songs for Children to sing along with the Radio programme, including "Over the Hills and Far Away" & "Tottenham Toad". Red cover illustrated with a child sleeping. Pages are in nice condition but spine has split up… Read more about this item

LONDON: ELDON PRESS. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 79 PAGES, ILLUSTRATED WITH B&W PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SINGING STARS, INCLUDING ELVIS PRESLEY, SHIRLEY BASSEY, TOMMY STEELE, JUDY GARLAND and MANY MORE. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

New York: Boosey and Hawkes Inc, 1945. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Fascinating accxout by a great Singer. Includes reflection mostly on German Leider; Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Beethoven, Wolf etc, with some French, Old English & Russian. Mostly Text with a few Musical Examples. Brown cloth cover with Gilt facsimilie Signature on front and faded Gilt lettering to… Read more about this item