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New York, New York, USA: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1969. BX6 - A hard cover first American edition withdrawn ex-library book in good+ condition with a dust jacket in good+ to very good- condition. The words FIRST PUBLISHED and the year appear on the copyright page with no additional printings indicated. A tight, clean, sound copy in green cloth covered boards with silver lettering and a graphic on the spine wity very minor overall shelf wear mainly in the form of some tape staining on the front and back outside board surfaces and front and back free endpapers from where the dust jacket was taped to the boards plus there is a very, very light bump to the front top right board corner plus there are the usual library stamps, label, and pocket on the top and bottom outside paper edges, front and back free endpapers, and copyright page. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear mainly in the form of some light label staining on the spine plus it is price clipped plus it is still in the original… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007. BT6 - An advance uncorrected reader's proof trade paperback in fine condition. Chasing the Rising Sun is the story of American music told by a prize-winning writer who traced one song in its many incarnations, as it was carried across the world by some of the most famous folk singers of the 20th century. 9"x6", 293 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

Amsterdam, Netherlands: Amsterdam University Press, 2003. CE4 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound cop in color wraps with very minor overall shelf wear primarily in the form of some light creasing on the bottom edges of the front and back covers. Illustrated with black and white photographs. A book that documents four centuries of music composition in the Netherlands. It contains a hundred articles written by over forty specialists. Eash essay deals with the life and work of an individual composer and includes a discography. About the contributors, indexed, 437p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2006. CM5 - An advance reader's edition trade paperback book in very good condition that has label, lightly curled, light discoloration and shelf wear. Musicians strive to "keep it real"; listeners condemn "fakes";... but does great music really need to be authentic? Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 2007. BU2 - A paperback book SIGNED by author on the title page in as new condition. Jazz Mavericks of the Lone Star State presents sixteen published and previously unpublished essays on Texans and jazz. 9"x6", 242 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Paperback. As New/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1939. BW4 - Book has some rubbing and wear on the cover edges, sides, and corners, bumped on some corners, tanning and some wear on the spine, lightly cocked, library markings, stamping, and cardholder adhered on the endpapers, lirbary marking on the title page and spine, discoloration due to old age, and shelf wear otherwise good.. New Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Free Press, 2006. BS3 - An advance uncorrected proof paperback book in very good condition that has label on the front and back, light crease on the front bottom and back left, and light shelf wear. A moving and intelligent spiritual memoir revealing the true stories behind some of the most cherished works in the American hymnal and one man's search for community and religious grace through hymn singing. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC).

New York: Da Capo Press, Inc., 1978. CA6 - An ex-library hardcover book in very good condition that has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), some bumped corners and cover edgewear, a few pencil markings, light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. A Da Capo Press Reprint Series. 8.75"x6", 258 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Boston, Massachusetts: Twayne Publishers, 1985. BW3 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has wrinkling and crease on some edges and corners, wrinkling on the upper part of the front and back, inside flaps adhered to the fixed endpapers, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has some rubbing on the cover edges, library stamping on the top and copyright page with label, cardholder adhered on the back loose endpaper, light label stain on the first few pages, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. . First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: HarperCollins, 1997. F4 - DJ has some wrinkling on the edges and light shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has "FINAL" stamped on top page edges, light soiling on the top front loose end paper, some discoloration and light shelf wear otherwise very good. Hope, heartbreak, and changing, fortunes in Nashville. Behind the scenes with those who make and shape country music...450 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 1991. O4 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping, crease and some tiny tears on the edges and corners, light discolroation and shelf wear. Book lightly bowed, some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.25"x6.25", 157 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. In the beginning, poetry and music formed one art: Homer was sung, Beowulf was sung, and the Provençal lyric was sung. Even today, music and poetry remain united in popular song, in opera and oratorio, and in church liturgy and other kinds of sacred music. In these essays, originating from a symposium held at the University of Texas at Austin, six noted scholars draw upon the insights of musicology, philology, linguistics, and metrics to illuminate central aspects of the relationship between poetry and music in the Middle Ages. Each essay… Read More