Abbot, John.

The Story of Francis, Day & Hunter.

London, Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., 1952. 13 cm x 19 cm. 83 pages with portrait and several illustrations. Original hardcover. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear. Inscribed and signed by Frederick Day: “To Maureen O’Sullivan from Doris & Frederick Day, 1st Jan. 1953”.

Adorno, Theodor Wiesengrund [Teddy / Theodor W.].

Collection / Sammlung von zwei signierten und mit Annotationen versehenen Sonderdrucken und einem ausfuehrlich bearbeiteten Typoskript von Theodor W. Adorno “zu einem Buch von Paul Valery”). Die Sammlung enthaelt: 1. Theodor W. Adorno – “Der Artist und der ganze Mensch – [Entwurf] Zu einem Buch von Paul Valery” – (17 DIN A4 – Seiten mit sehr vielen, handschriftlichen Korrekturen und Einschueben von Adorno. Das Typoskript ist mit einer handschriftlichen Widmung von Adorno versehen und auch von Ihm wie ueblich signiert (″Mit den schönsten Grüßen T.W.A.” / c.1953 – ) – Die endgueltige Publikation dieses Entwurfs erfolgte im November 1953 im “Merkur” unter dem Titel “Der Artist als Statthalter” / 2. Theodor W.Adorno – Voraussetzungen – [Originale Druckfahnen] Aus Anlass der Vorlesung von Hans G.Helms am 27.Oktober 1960 in Koeln – Mit Notizen und schwer lesbarer Widmung von Adorno aus dem Jahre 1961 [Mit 14 hs. Korrekturen sowie mit dreizeiliger Widmung von Teddie [Adorno], datiert im April 1961 / 10 Seiten) – Abgedruckt wurde das Essay in „Akzente” Nr. 5, 1961 / 3. Theodor W.Adorno – [Separatdruck] – Form in der neuen Musik – Für Pierre Boulez (16 Seiten mit zahlreichen, handschriftlichen Korrekturen und Einschueben von Adorno. ([Das Essay erschien in dem gleichnamigen Sammelband des Musikverlags Mainz, Schott & Söhne, 1966] – Mit Widmung und im Jahre 1966 signiert) //

[Frankfurt], c.1953 – 1966. Octavo (Separatdrucke) und Quarto (Typoskript). Original Softcover. Theodor W.Adorno – Collection, annotated and signed by Adorno and in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear / Sehr guter Zustand. This stunning collection of three separate presentation-copies by the towering figure of the Frankfurt School, Theodor W. Adorno, is unusual in its composition.

Antheil, George.

Two Toccatas for the Piano.

New York, G.Schirmer, 1951. Folio. 8 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

[Beatles, The] Sansom, Clive A. / Marchbank, Pearce / Coke, Jane.

Pocket Beatles Complete. [Easy to Read Arrangements of 184 Beatles Songs, Including a Complete Discogrpahy of British Record Releases].

London, New York, Sydney, Tokyo, Cologne, Wise Publications, 1979. 14 cm x 20 cm. 383 pages. Illustrated with eight black-and-white portrait photographs of The Beatles and one black-and-white group photograph (on inside front pastedown). Original Hardcover (yellow cloth with embossed black lettering on cover and spine). Designed by Peace Marchbank. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

[Beethoven, Ludwig van] Leitzmann, Albert.

Beethoven’s Briefe. In Auswahl herausgegeben von Albert Leitzmann.

Leipzig, Insel-Verlag, 1924. Octavo. XIX, 307 Seiten. Hardcover / Originaler Leinenband mit verziertem und vergoldetem Einbandrücken. Außergewöhnlich guter Erhaltungszustand. Namenseintrag und Adresse des Vorbesitzers auf dem Vorsatzblatt.

[Boulez, Pierre] Nattiez, Jean-Jacques (Editor) / Cooper, Martin (Translator).

Orientations – Collected Writings.

London / Boston, Faber and Faber, 1986. 16 cm x 24 cm. 541 pages. Some black and white diagrams and bars of music throughout. Original Hardcover with the rare illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Boydell, Brian.

Rotunda Music – In Eighteenth Century Dublin.

Blackrock (Dublin), Irish Academic Press, 1992. 16 cm x 24 cm. 240 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

[Burns, Robert] Eyre-Todd, George / Berger, Emile.

Ancient Scots Ballads with the Traditional Airs to which they were want to be Sung. Edited by George Eyre-Todd, Author of “Byways of the Scottish Border”, the “Sketch-Book of the North” &c. Editor of the Abbotsford Series of Scottish Poets. With Harmonies for the Pianoforte arranged by Emile Berger.

London, Bayley & Ferguson, [1895]. Folio. Frontispiece (The Jolly Beggar), (14) 217 pages including List of Subscribers. Original, decorative Hardcover. Usually in poor condition, the binding of this edition in firm and after a professional restoration, overall excellent condition with only occasional, very moderate foxing. No.109 of only 150 copies printed on Van Gelder`s Dutch hand-made paper, separately, hand-numbered and specially bound. Rare in this presentable condition !

Condon, Eddie.

We Called It Music – A Generation of Jazz. Narration by Thomas Sugrue.

Fourth Printing of the first edition. Westport, Connecticut, Greenwood Press, Publishers, 1970. 14.5 cm x 22 cm. 341 pages. Eight pages of black and white photographic illustrations. Original Hardcover (yellow cloth) / No dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear with occasional pencil markings.

[Condon, Eddie] Sugrue, Thomas (Narration).

We Called It Music. Sing Unto Him a New Song; Play Skilfully With a Loud Noise…Psalm XXXIII, 3.

London, Transworld Publishers, 1962. 11 cm x 18 cm. 224 pages. Some black and white photographs in centre of book. Original illustrated softcover. Good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Pages dicoloured throughout and foxing also mostly to endpapers and cover. Previous owner’s name in ink pen inside cover dated ‘62.