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New York: Viking, 1966. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. First American Edition, precedes Canadian Edition. Cohen, Leonard. BEAUTIFUL LOSERS. 8vo 243pp. in the original Black cloth with gilt and white stamped on the spine, with the unclipped fresh dust jacket with the visual of trees in a lime green and black photo of a forest. This edition is solid and free of any previous owners signatures or notations. An extremely nice copy in a protective mylar.

London: Printed for & Sold by I. Walsh, in Catherine Street in Strand, c1740, 1740. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Small folio [10" x 13" ] with 58 pages of Corelli (1673-1713) & 25 of Felice Giardini (1716-1796), (paginated separately). Bound in the original marbled paper boards, with leather spine, this volume of music is still in very good condition, especially given its almost three centuries of age. the covers show wear, especially along the edges & corners; but the marbled paper is reasonably well preserved - a lovely example of the hand-made marbling that was popular in the early 1700s - this particular design was 'combed-in' by hand, creating a wavy ribbon effect over a background of blue dappled paint. Untitled Spine has five raised bands, without decoration. A small piece [1" x ½"] of leather is chipped away at the bottom of the spine, & the spine is just beginning at the heel. Original end-papers, free of any ownership or library markings throughout. Paper is high-quality… Read More

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Inc, 1975. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition. 8vo., pp. 59. Original decorated grey cloth with debossing and grey stamping on front and spine. A very good copy in a bright dust jacket with some aging on the edges. Boldly Inscribed on the Title page: "Love Pearly Bailey" Photographs and illustrations are by Arnold Skolnick and Gary Azon. Pearl Bailey (1918-1990) was an American actress and singer renowned for her sultry voice, charismatic personality, and performances on stage and screen. She gained prominence in the 1940s and 1950s, appearing in Broadway productions like "St. Louis Woman" and "Hello, Dolly!" Her performance in the latter earned her a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1968. In addition to her work on Broadway, Pearl Bailey starred in movies such as "Carmen Jones" (1954) and "Porgy and Bess" (1959). She was known for her distinctive husky voice and unique style that blended jazz, blues, and pop music. She… Read More

London: Methuen & Co. [1924], 1924. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Milne, A. A. FOURTEEN SONGS FROM WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG. London: Methuen & Co, [1924]. First Edition. From TBCL's Children's Bookcase. First Edition in Four Parts, of Milne's wonderful children's verses from When We Were Very Young, this first of the Christopher Robin books, set to music by H. Fraser-Simson. Sm 4to., 34pp. A fine copy bound in modern gilt-titled red cloth, hand-made custom blue endpapers; contents near fine, without blemish. A splendid example.

Toronto: McClelland And Stewart, 1925. 1st Edition. E.H. Shepard. E.H. Shepard. 1st Edition. From TBCL's Children's Bookcase. First Canadian Edition of Milne's wonderful children's verses from, When We Were Very Young, set to music by H. Fraser-Simson accompanied by E. H. Shepard's enchanting drawings. A near fine copy (small discreet bookseller's stamp to the front free endpaper), in 1/4 green cloth over green patterned boards, (gentle bump to the top edge of the front and rear board), green titles and decorations in a near fine illustrated dustwrapper with some light use. 4to. 34 pp. Lovely Copy.

Cambridge, MA: New Directions, 1949. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Translated by George Whicher. 8vo. 303pp. 1/4 black cloth over cream paper covered boards [slight sun to the upper extremity] illustrated in black, spine elegantly gilt-lettered & decorated. This Limited Bi-lingual Edition [3000 copies] was printed by University Press, Cambridge, Mass., with the poems in Latin and English on facing pages. Illustrated with thirty-eight 'medieval' illustrations. A near fine copy with the very scarce original clear acetate wrapper titled in maroon on the front panel [short closed tear at the bottom edge]. Maroon topstain. One of New Directions most handsome productions. A wonderful copy in an extra supplied custom cut stiff Mylar protective wrapper.

New York: Random House (1968), 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Fine in near fine [p/c] dustwrapper. Bright yellow top stain. Scarce in this condition. A lovely copy of this musical collaboration first produced in 1954 but not published until its Off-Broadway revival in 1968. Lyrics by Capote & Ar len, who wrote the music. Probably Capote's scarcest book.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1907. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Historical Collection of Native American Lore. Hardcover. 8vo. Harper and Brothers, New York, 1907. Xxxvi, 573 decal-edge pages. Colour, Black and White Illustrations and Photographs throughout. First Edition/First Printing. Original beige woven pattern cloth with red, yellow and black with some rubbing on the edges and spine.The cover design is taken from a parfleche or satchel of dressed hide painted by Wihunahe (Chief Woman) of the Cheyenne Tribe. This was chosen because as the parfleche carries their personal possessions so does this book hold their lore. Black and white and colour illustrations that are outstanding. Beautiful photos of Native Americans from that period. The inside first page has a tiny tear other than that it is in fine condition but pages are aged. A unique and rare compendium of Native folklore, decorations and myths including rare musical scores from many of the tribes in their original languages with contributions… Read More

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1983. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. First Edition, Very Good. First Edition. 8vo 238 pp. With 24 pages of black and white illustrations and twenty essays. Original publisher's burgundy cloth, lettered gilt at the spine with a sharp and bright clipped Dust jacket featuring a cartoon by Vanessa Bell, painted in 1927, of Lydia and Maynard Keynes dancing in a version of the Can-Can. Jacket design by Andrew Kay Lydia Lopokova, Baroness Keynes (born Lidia Vasilyevna Lopukhova ) ( Russian : Ли́дия Васи́льевна Лопухо́ва ; 21 October 1892 - 8 June 1981) was a famous Russian ballerina during the early 20th century and toured with the Ballets Russses. She is known also as Lady Keynes, the wife of the economist John Maynard Keynes. They wed in 1925. She spent her remaining years after the death of Keynes in 1946 in Sussex.

Paris: Rene Julliard, 1950. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Signed by Author. First Edition Inscribed by Maurice Chevalier on the half-title in French, 'Pour .et ., de leur ami', and Signed, 'Maurice, Montreal, 1951'. A bright, fresh copy in the publisher's original illustrated wrappers with some light overall use and foxing to the page edges. A compilation of Chevalier's first four volumes of autobiography. 8vo. 254 pp. Black and white photographs throughout. Best known for his role as Honoré Lachaille in the film adaptation of Colette's, Gigi and his musical duet with Hermione Gingold in the unforgetable, I Remember It Well!

London: Turett Books, (1967), 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Edition, Limited to 100 Numbered and Signed Copies by Lawrence Durrell and composer, Wallace Southam. Number 1 in the series, Contemporary Poetry set to Music. Fine in original printed wrappers with illustrated dustwrapper design by Pip Benveniste. 4to. Unpaginated. 8 pp. Loosely inserted is a proof 'pull', reproducing the title page, illustration and colophon. Nothing Is Lost, Sweet Self, from the poem Echo, which appeared in the author's, Selected Poems. 'Nothing is lost, sweet self, Nothing is ever lost. The unspoken word Is not exhausted but can be heard. Music that stains The silence remains O echo is everywhere, the unbeckonable bird!'.

Montreal: The Book Center, 1952. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Number 108 of 200 Numbered Copies Signed by Israel Rabinovitch and translated from the Yiddish by Governor General Award winning poet A.M. Klein. A fine copy in black cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front board in a near fine pictorial dustwrapper with some light overall use. 8vo. 321 pp. An engrossing history of Jewish music past and present.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First UK edition. 8vo. Black boards with orange paper spine label very fine & sharp in a fine dust jacket with two tiny chip. An outstanding copy of the first musical to ever win a Pullitzer Prize.

London: Peter Owen Ltd, (1962), 1962. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First UK edition. 8vo. Fine in dw. Two works - Pound's comments on cultural stagnation in the early part of the century & his "original" approach to the unterstanding of the theory of music.

New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, (1962), 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. Curtis, Margaret. PLANTER'S PUNCH. Signed. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, (1962). First Edition briefly Inscribed by author and opera singer Margaret Curtis, who sang under the stage name Marguerite Valdi. 8vo. 279 pp. A just about fine copy of this delightful autobiography spanning the author's years in England, Tahiti and France before the German occupation, in orange cloth, gilt titles to the spine.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1973. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. First Edition. 272 pp. Ellen Sander, a rock music journalist for publications such as Vogue and Saturday Review, chronicles the 1960's American music scene via her interviews, essays and reviews, also including stunning black and white photographs. Original cloth covered boards in near fine condition with unclipped dust jacket with some chips on top and heal; some minor scratches, housed in clear mylar protection.

New York: The Viking Press, 1965. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. A poet, a novelist, a musician and so much more! LEONARD COHEN THE TRUE RENAISSANCE MAN. Cohen, Leonard. THE SPICE BOX OF EARTH. First American Edition. Octavo. 88pp This is Cohen's highly acclaimed second book of poetry. This is the FIRST US Edition. It was originally published in Canada by McClelland and Stewart in 1961. Brown cloth spine with gilt text on the spine and beautiful gold stamping on the front cover. A bit of rubbing on the edges. The dust jacket is printed brown and yellow with the same graphics as seen on the Canadian edition with the window portrait of Leonard Cohen photographed by John Max. Dust jacket is unclipped with minimal use and slight tear on the spine crease protected in mylar. A very good collector's copy.

London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1973. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. A poet, a novelist, a musician and so much more! LEONARD COHEN THE TRUE RENAISSANCE MAN. Uncorrected Proof of Leonard Cohen's THE SPICE BOX OF EARTH British Edition1973 for Jonathan Cape. This is Cohen's highly acclaimed second book of poetry. The Wrapper states that the publication date was to be May 31, 1973. This rare wrapper with this uncommon illustration was designed by M.Mohan on the front with a portrait of Leonard Cohen on the back photographed by Sofie Baker. White wrapper over the 96 pp. in the original yellow wrapper with the Cape logo with black title on the front and down the spine. Some slight aging from handling and shelf use.

New York, 1953. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Signed by Author. James Friskin - Pianist and Composer. Signed tribute to Steinway & Sons. Chatangua, New York, July 19, 1953. In 1953 Steinway celebrated its Centennial & Steinway artists from around the globe wrote congratulatory tributes which were sent to Theodore E. Steinway (1883-1957), piano technician, philatelist and son of Henry E. Steinway, piano technician & the founder of Steinway & Sons. One page ALS on plain white letterhead: "Dear Mr. Steinway, I well remember my first recital, many years ago. On an American Steinway concert grand - and my exclamation that it was the most beautiful piano I had ever played on. Even its number is fixed in my memory! Since than the gratitude for these wonderful instruments has never varied. It is a great pleasure to join in the felicitation to you on a century of distinguished services to the cause of music. Very sincerely yours, James Friskin." In fine condition. Original Autographed Letters & Documents.

New York, 1953. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Signed tribute to Steinway & Sons. New York: 1953. In 1953 Steinway celebrated its Centennial and Steinway artists from around the globe wrote congratulatory tributes which were sent to Theodore E. Steinway (1883-1957), piano technician, philatelist and son of Henry E. Steinway, piano technician and the founder of Steinway & Sons. Harry Kaufman ( 1894-1961 ), American Pianist . Here is a 11 x 8.5 handwritten signed tribute to Steinway in full; "June 30 , 1953 . Dear Mr. Steinway: Surely in the annals of musical activity in the United States the name " Steinway and Sons " has always stood for the highest attainable level in beauty of tone and unfailing responsiveness of action, an instrument capable of Ariel- like delicacy as well as Jovian thunder which remains unmatched in the history of piano making. And so may I offer you my cordial felicitations on this occasion of the Centennial celebration of the founding of the house of "Steinway and Sons" - a name… Read More