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Un Ballo in Maschera
by Verdi, Giuseppe
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- Used - Very Good.
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- First Edition
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- Paperback
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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A$7.69
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Vancouver: Vancouver Opera Association Normal wear from use. Owner's first name on cover. Not dated, but appears to be 1969. 24 pages including the covers. Lists the participants in the opera, plus many ads of the day. This copy is signed by the Conductor, Mario Bernardi on the page with his picture.. First Edition. Wraps.… Read more about this item Item Price
A$7.69
The Commonwealth Railways Community Song Book: 'Sing-A-Long' as You Travel Along
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- Used - Very Good.
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- Paperback
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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A$15.38
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Sheets folded and bound with red string in cover of heavy tan paper printed in black and red. Faint splashes on covers and a few darker splashes on a couple of pages. No date or publisher. Words to 101 of popular songs of the day, like "Baby Face", "Four Leaf Clover", "Goodnight Irene", etc. Text from… Read more about this item Item Price
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Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones (with poster)
by Ross, Courtney Sale (editor). Essay By Nelson George
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- Used - Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition, First Printing
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- 1990
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- Paperback
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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A$38.45
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New York: Warner Books, 1990. Large format: 11" x 11 1/4". The book is clean, unmarked and tightly bound, Spine panel of dust jacket is slightly faded and has trace wear to edges. Based on Warner Bros. movie of the same name. 192 pages with index and many B&W illustrations from photos. The movie poster… Read more about this item Item Price
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Two Hand and for Ever: A New Muscial About Old Yellowknife (theatre program)
by Beaumont, Robin (music & lyrics)
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- Used - Near Fine Plus.
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- First Edition
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- Paperback
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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A$15.38
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Yellowknife: St. Pats Society for Musical Theatre Large format theatre program, 8 1/2" x 11". Not dated but appears to be about 1978. Printed in sepia with ads, cast members, and historic photographs.. First Edition. Stapled in Wraps. Near Fine Plus.. Item Price
A$15.38
The Gondoliers; or, the King of Barataria (Arrangement for Pianoforte)
by Wadsworth, J. H. (piano arranger) of Opera By Gilbert and Sullivan
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Published
- 1890
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- Hardcover
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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A$38.45
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London: Chappell & Co., 1890. Large format, 8" x 10 1/2", bound in pebbly dark maroon cloth with gilt lettering on upper board. Edge wear to cloth, front endpaper partially split, rear endpaper totally split but holding (webbing exposed), title page tanned, otherwise internally clean. 82 pages.. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Item Price
A$38.45
RCA Victor Bluebird Records: Western Songs and Country Music / Popular Classics
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- Used - Very Good Plus.
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- 1950
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- Paperback
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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A$30.76
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Montreal: RCA Victor Company, 1950. Corner creasing, record store stamp on front and back cover, and faint stain on fore edge margin of a few pages; otherwise internally clean and unmarked. Complete catalogue of all RCA Victor Bluebird Records released up to and including August 1950. Listings arranged alphabetically by song name and artist. 32 pages.. Pamphlet.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Rustic Rhythm: a Unique Brand Magazine for a Country-Brand Audience, Volume 1, Number 4, July, 1957
by Filosa, Gary Fairmont (publisher)
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- Used - Very Good.
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- First Edition
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- 1957
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- Paperback
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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A$15.38
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New York: Filosa, 1957. Light magazine wear, faint owner name bottom of front cover. Front cover features picture of Sonny James. 64 pages including the covers.. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good.. Magazine. Item Price
A$15.38
Kings of Jazz 9: Miles Davis
by James, Michael
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- Used - Very Good Plus
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1961
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- Hardcover
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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A$23.07
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London: Cassell, 1961. Bound in illustrated boards, probably issued without dust jacket. Minor wear top and bottom of spine with short splits along spine folds. Clean and tight save for one very small stain to fore edge of pages. 90 pages with selected discography plus two pages of B&W photos of Davis.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Beat, Volume 1, Number 16, February 10, 1968 [KJR Edition]
by Tuck, Cecil I. (exexcutive editor)
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- Used - Very Good.
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- First Edition
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- 1968
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- Paperback
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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A$38.45
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Los Angeles: Beat Publications, 1968. Tabloid, 11 1/2" x 15", 18 pages, folded once to display front and rear covers. Paper tanned with minor wear to fore edges. Front cover has photo of peter Tork, the rear has photo of Davy Jones. The music scene, including articles, photos and advertising.. First Edition. Tabloid. Very Good.. Item Price
A$38.45
On the Trail: of News and Views on the Progress of Country Music, Volume 1, Number 5
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- Used - Very Good Plus.
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- First Edition
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- 1958
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- Paperback
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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A$46.14
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New York: Trail Publications, 1958. 3/4" split bottom of front spine fold, otherwise cover is bright, and internally this magazine is clean and unmarked; spine is square. September-October 1958 issue. On cover is colour photo of Johnny Cash; articles and photos on Gene Autrey, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Dee, and others. 76 pages including the… Read more about this item Item Price
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On the Trail: of News and Views on the Progress of Country Music, Volume 1, Number 6
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- Used - Very Good Plus.
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- First Edition
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- 1958
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- Paperback
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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A$23.07
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New York: Trail Publications, 1958. Front cover is rubbed near spine, and the top of the pages are over cut by about 1/4" (not affecting any text, but the tops of some photos); internally this magazine is clean and unmarked; spine is square. November-December 1958 issue. On cover is colour photo of Wilburn Brothers articles and photos on… Read more about this item Item Price
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Vancouver Golden Jubilee: Fox Trot
by Greenwood, Livingston (words & music)
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- Used - Very Good Plus.
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1936
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- Paperback
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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A$46.14
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Vancouver & Hollywood: Greenwood, 1936. Single sheet, 19" x 12 1/2", folded once vertically to make four pages. Owner name on front cover, a little light overall soiling, and a couple of short closed edge tears. B&W illustration on front cover, two pages of music and words, rear cover blank. "In my old Home Town Vancouver We… Read more about this item Item Price
A$46.14
Canada's Story in Song
by Fowke, Edith & Alan Mills
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- Second Printing
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- 1962
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- Hardcover
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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A$15.38
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Toronto: W. J. Gage, 1962. Upper tips bumped, and owner name on front free endpaper. Dust jacket has edge wear and the spine panel is faded. "Seeks to present Canada's story as it has been reflected in song. Most the songs are folk songs; the songs that are composed and sung by ordinary people and handed down… Read more about this item Item Price
A$15.38
Gordon Monahan: Seeing Sound: Sound Art, Performance and Music 1978-2011
by Jansma, Linda (editor). Gordon Monahan (artist)
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- Used - Fine
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- No Jacket as Issued
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- First Edition
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- 2011
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- Hardcover
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- 9781926589091
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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A$76.90
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Oshawa, ON: Robert McLaughlin Gallery, 2011. Illustrated boards, 7 3/4" x 9 3/4", 160 pages. "First comprehensive monograph on the work of sound artist and composer Gordon Monahan, born in 1956 in Kingston, Ontario. This trilingual book (English, French, and German) is published on the occasion of Monahan's first retrospective exhibition.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket as… Read more about this item Item Price
A$76.90
Phono-Graphics: The Visual Paraphernalia of the Talking Machine
by Schwartzman, Arnold
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- Used - Fine.
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- First Edition, First Printing
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- 1993
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- Paperback
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- 9780811803021
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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San Francisco: Chronicle, 1993. Cover with flaps; almost as new, with only slight fading of spine of book; slipcase has price neatly blacked out on back side. 119 pages.. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback in Slipcase. Fine.. Item Price
A$15.38
Rolling Stones: An Illustrated Discography
by Miles (compiled by)
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- Used - Very Good.
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- First Edition
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- 1980
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- Paperback
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- 9780860017622
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London: Omnibus, 1980. Sections include Records Released in the UK and the USA by the Rolling Stones and Individual Members of the Rolling Stones, Records Produced by Members of the Rolling Stones, The Rolling Stones as Session Guests Plus Spoken Word Recordings, Bootleg Recordings; and Appendix of Checklist of Albums Released in the UK and Checklist of Albums Released in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Spanish Folk Songs
by De Madariaga, S. (selected and Translated by)
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- Used - Very Good.
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- First Edition
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- 1922
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- Paperback
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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A$30.76
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London: Constable, 1922. Smallish, with stiff wraps having uniform soiling and darkened spine, offsetting of free endpapers, and owner name inside front cover; internally nice. Some pages unopened; 58 pages, printed by Shakespeare Head Press, Stratford-Upon-Avon.. First Edition. Stiff Wraps. Very Good.. Item Price
A$30.76
Conversations with Glenn Gould
by Cott, Jonathan
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- Used - Near Fine.
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1984
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- Paperback
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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A$15.38
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Boston: Little Brown, 1984. Minor rubs along spine folds and faint creases on spine (though spine is square). Also published simultaneously in a hardcover version.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine.. Item Price
A$15.38
The Cover Art of Blue Note Records
by Marsh, Graham, Glyn Callingham, and Felix Cromey (editors) with Foreword By Horace Silver
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- Used - Near Fine.
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- First UK Edition
- Published
- 1991
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- Paperback
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- 9781855850965
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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A$115.36
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London: Collins & Brown, 1991. Large squarish (12" x 12") paperback, bumped and text block a little bent top fore corner; overall a very nice copy. All in colour.. First UK Edition. Large Paperback. Near Fine.. Item Price
A$115.36
Songs of Delta Gamma
by Lamba Chapter, University of Minnesota (collected and Arranged by)
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Published
- 1922
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- Hardcover
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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A$38.45
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Minneapolis, 1922. Cloth binding with minor wear and marks, previous owner name on front free endpaper, and music notations, in pencil, on rear free endpaper; internally nice. Includes words and music for 44 Delta Gamma songs; 68 pages.. Third Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Item Price
A$38.45
