Things We Said Today: The Complete Lyrics and a Concordance to the Beatles' Songs 1962-1970 by Campbell, Colin and Allan Murphy - 1980

NY: Firth, Pond, 1851. 20th Edition. Decorative Wraps. Very Good. 6pp; embellished cover title; spine reinforced. Contains words and music to four verses and a chorus. 13" x 10.25" In part: "Oh! carry me 'long; Der's no more trouble for me: I's gwine to roam In a happy home Where all de niggas am free...." First published in 1851.

Oliver Ditson Company, 1906. Poor condition Softcover Quarto, 1906, 1st edition. This book is absolutely falling apart, but since none of the text is compromised except for pencil marks, and it seems complete, I am offering it for sale.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Poor. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. Book.

Randall Thompson, Book and Music. Solomon and Balkis (The Butterfly That Stamped) Opera in One Act. Boston, Mass.: E. C. Schirmer Music Co., c. 1942. Plate Number E.C.S. No. 1320. Wraps, Quarto 12 x 9 in., 87 pp. + ads. Very Good, (a bit of sunning on the edges of the wraps, else fine). Vocal Score. Errata slip tipped in. Libretto adapted from "Just So Stories" by Rudyard Kipling. "The first performance of the music of Solomon and Balkis was given under the auspices of the Columbia Workshop, James H, Fassett, Musical Director, over WABC and affiliated stations, . . . on Sunday, March 29, 1942, Howard Barlow conducted the Columbia Concert Orchestra." Eileen Farrell sang the role of the Egyptian Queen. "The Butterfly, when he stamps, causing Solomon's own castle to crumble at the sound, makes a noise like a small darning needle."

133 pp. Ads on back leaf. Slight wear to edges and top and bottom of spine, else fine. Quarto, 8.5 x 11 in., The "1999" on the lower left is not a date. Other longer digits appear there in other exemplars; this seems to me to be the original 1946/7 issue, but I am unable to verify. Book by E.Y. Harburg & Fred Saidy. Crawford Music Corporation, c1947. Made in England. Vocal Score. Pictorial wraps, illus, Don Freeman. Laid in a program from November 14-18, 1956, for a production at Brown University by "Sock and Buskin," a student theater group, at the Faunce House Theater. The musical was performed on several campuses in 1956, having been revived on Broadway in 1955. Also laid in, an article by E. Y. Harburg, "The Bridge That Spans the Galaxy," clipped from an unidentified source. There Harburg says, "The merry, light-hearted handling of all these problems by the dancing, singing leprechauns and pixie people, make us long wistfully for a Congress of just such characters in Washington, D.C."

224 pp. Vocal score. Wraps, beige covers with brown lettering, no title on spine, quarto, 9 x 12 in. Very Good, perhaps slightly tilted spine. Edvard Grieg, Robert Wright, and George Forrest. Song of Norway: An operetta based on the life and music of Edvard Grieg. Musical adaptation and Lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest. Book by Milton Lazurus from a play by Homer Curran. Orchestral and Choral Arrangements and Musical Direction by Arthur Kay. Choreography and Sing Ensembles sated by George Balanchine. Produced by Edwin Lester. New York, N.Y., RKO Building – Rockefeller Center: Chappell & Co., Inc., c.1951. Plate 40549. Made in England. First performed in the Imperial Theatre, New York, August 21st, 1944, by The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and Los Angeles and San Francisco Civic Light Opera.

Harrisville, NH: Boston Organ Club Chapter of the Organ Historical Society. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0961009217 . Near fine in near fine dust jacket. First edition. No visible flaws. ; From dust jacket flap: George Bozeman, Jr. Writes that this fascinating study of a nineteenth century Texas organbuilder gives "a vivid view into the life of pioneer German immigrants..." facing "the unknown challenges of life on the Texas prairies. " Dr. Frank "has tracked down details of (Johann Traugott) Wandke's life and work, and has carefully studies his available extant instruments. The result is a fascinating corner of the history of American organbuilding, as well as an important contribution to Texana and Americana. " ; 100 pages .

NY: various publishers, 1940. first Editions. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good. 16 issues, 1941-1947 passim, 24-32pp per issue; illus from photographs of vocalists of the World War II era. The first issue listed is lightly chipped at the fore-edges, otherwise these fragile magazines are in remarkable condition. Each issue contains lyrics to many songs of the day. 11.5" x 8.5" Each issue features a performer on the cover, shown here in parentheses. Issues present are: December 1941 (Fred Astaire & Rita Hayworth); May 1943 (Betty Grable); June 1943 (Dorothy Lamour); July 1943 (Ina Ray Hutton); August 1943 (Carole Landis); October 1943 (Frank Sinatra); October 1944 (June Allyson); December 1944 (Gene Krupa); February 1945 (Grace McDonald); April 1945 (Ginny Sims); December 1945 (Marion Bell); February 1946 (Lina Romay); August 1946 (Jan Clayton); November 1946 (Peggy Lee); December 1946 (Dick Haymes); January 1947 (Betty Grable).

152 pp. Vocal Score. Wraps, quarto, 12 x 9 in., Very good, slight wear to edges with some light abrasion to front, else with a fine interior. Stephen Sondheim. (Music & Lyrics) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, based on the plays of Plautus. New York, NY: Burthen Music Company, Inc., 1964. Plate 5542-148. A typed sheet with the lyrics of "Love is going around," which was cut from the show, laid in with an incipit of the song in pencil also laid in.

172 pp. Plate number F126-168. Vocal score, beige wraps with red titles. Quarto, 9 x 12 in. Very good, a slight tilt to spine and light bumps to corners. Kismet: A Musical Arabian Night. The music is based on themes by the composer Alexander Borodin and the play of Edward Knoblock. First presented at the Ziegfeld Theater, New York City, on December 3, 1953.

137 pp. Vocal score, a slight tilt to spine, light wear to wraps, else fine. Quarto, 8.5 x 11 in. "New Edition." An original modern comic opera in two acts, words by W. S. Gilbert, music by Arthur Sullivan. G&S's third production. Based on a story, The Elixir of Love, that Gilbert published in 1876 in The Graphic.