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Privately Printed. Fair/NONE. 1971. Softcover. Fair, very heavily annotated by a collector who has added, in ink, additional discography information. ; Editors notes indicate that this discography commences 14 months prior to the departure of James from the Benny Goodman orchestra, as James was at that time doing some recordings under his own name while still… Read more about this item

Naples, Italy: Frontiers Records. NF/No dust jacket As Issued. 2006. Stapled wraps. Near fine, minor edge wear only. ; Photo of Bobby Kimball warmly inscribed by Kimball in silver ink. Promotional booklet for the Toto tour of 2006, coinciding with the release of the Falling In Between album. Tour stops: London, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Milan, Paris and… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Atria Books. NF/F. 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. 1451657846 . NF, gift note to front free endpaper in Fine DJ ; 8.43 X 5.75 X 1.10 inches; 288 p. .

New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams. F/F. 1998. Hardcover. 0810941937 . Fine in a fine DJ; Beautiful copy of a beautifully produced book. Photo endpapers, 237 illustrations with 118 plates in full color. Well researched, with notes and suggestions for further reading. ; 12 X 9.30 X 1.20 inches; 304 p. .

Los Angeles, CA: Feral House. NF/NONE. 2002. First Edition. Softcover. 0922915806 . Near fine. No DJ, as issued. ; Presentation copy, signed by author Dennis Penna. Colulmbo died at the early age of 26, in 1934 and was the composer of songs such as "Prisoner of Love" and "You Call it Madness (But I Call It Love)… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Perennial. F/NONE. 1994. First Edition. Softcover. Fine; Great read; 1.3 x 9 x 6 Inches; 448 p. .

New York, NY: Crown Publishers. NF/G. 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. NF in Good DJ with edge wear, closed tears, Owner name to FFEP. 33109; 33109; 8vo .

New York, NY: Crown Publishers. VG/VG. 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. VG, owner name ffep in VG DJ with light edge wear; With English and French or German Parallel Texts, Also Music of the Principal Airs. ; tall 8vo 9" - 10" t .

Taipei, Taiwan: Chinese Classical Music Association. VG/NONE. 1970. Softcover. Good, front cover has slit; Text in English and Chinese, well-illustrated with b&w photos and drawings; Softcover; 4to; No DJ .

New York, NY: Holt Rinehart and Winston. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. 0030033810 . NF in a VG+ DJ with two small closed tears rear panel of DJ; Survey includes Northern European music, rise of film music, folk songs, Benjamin Britten, Bo Nilsson, Pijper; First US; Green cloth; 8vo; DJ .

Secaucus, NJ: Lyle Stuart. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0818404329 . NF in a NF DJ, minor edge wear only; INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO BENNY [CARTER] on the ffep. ALS to Murray and tipped in note from Sid [Fine? ]. Warm notes to Carter; First; Cloth backed boards; 8vo; DJ; Signed by Author .

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 0395193982 . Fine in NF DJ with very minor edge wear only; Also includes Blossom Dearie and, of course, Alec Wilder. Portraits of American artists; First (1974) ; Grey cloth; 8vo; DJ .

New York, NY: Oak Publications. 1970. Softcover. 0825600219 . VG; 4th Ptg; Stapled booklet; 4to; No DJ .

New York, NY: Columbia University Press. NF/VG. 1979. Hardcover. 0231039530 . NF in a VG DJ, price-clipped w/ two closed tears to rear panel; Sociological approach to the history of music in the US; 2nd Ptg; Black cloth; 8vo; 466 p.; DJ .

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall Press. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 0131701754 . VG in Good DJ with 4 in taped tear to front panel of DJ; Approach based on social, political and cultural interaction. ; First; Yellow cloth; 8vo; DJ .

Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0810810891 . NF; Great reference work; First (1978) ; Blue cloth; 8vo; No DJ .

1948. Softcover. Very good; Per text, catalog includes popular, race, hillbilly, polka, jazz, children's records. , w/ artists, titles, record numbers, serie; Softcover; 4to; 31 p.; No DJ .