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"to George You're Great And Always will be!": Bob Dylan's Lyrics; Inscribed by Him to George Harrison
DYLAN, Bob.
Bob Dylan Lyrics 1962-1985.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985.
First printing of the second edition of this compilation of Dylan's lyrics. Quarto, original glossy illustrated boards. Association copy, inscribed by Dylan to close friend and fellow legendary musician, George Harrison on the front free endpaper: "To George [surrounded by a sun] You're Great And Always will be! Best wishes Bob Dylan/3/'86." George Harrison wrote the lyrics to the Beatles hit, "Here Comes the Sun" and Dylan was a major catalyst for Harrison as a musician. They met in person for the first time in August of 1964 at the Delmonico Hotel in New York City, where Dylan, after misinterpreting…
Price: $50,000.00 Item Number: 80146
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“The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between”: Rare First Editions of the Full Orchestral Scores of the Symphonies of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven; Including the first appearance of of the full scores of Mozart's Overture to the Marriage of Figaro and Symphony no. 40
BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van; Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart .
A Compleat Collection of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven’s Symphonies, in Score, Most Respectfully Dedicated, by Permission, to H.R.H The Prince of Wales.
London: Lavenu, Cianchettini & Sperati, 1808-1810.
First editions of the first printings of the full orchestral scores of the complete symphonies of Beethoven, Mozart, and Hadyn. Quarto, two volumes bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards wit gilt titles and tooling to the spine, including A Complete Collection of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven's Symphonies (Cianchettini and Sperati) and A Complete Collection of Mozart and Beethoven's Symphonies. A Compleat Collection of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven's Symphonies contains the first appearance of the full scores of Mozart's Overture to the Marriage of Figaro, Mozart's Symphony no. 40, and no. 41. (Fuld, The Book of World-Famous Music, 564-567). A Complete Collection…
Price: $40,000.00 Item Number: 95829
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“Ev’ry valley shall be exalted, and ev’ry mountain and hill made low: the crooked straight and the rough places plain": Rare First Edition, Third Issue of Handel's Messiah An Oratorio in Score
HANDEL, George Frideric.
Messiah An Oratorio in Score.
London: Randall & Abell, c.1767.
Rare first edition, third issue of this classic work. Quarto, bound in full diced morocco, raised bands, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, 3 leaves, 188 and 35 pages, printed subscribers' list and index, engraved music. In very good condition, worming to margins, damp-staining to lower outer corner of a few leaves, small paper loss to lower outer corner of pages 93-94. First editions are rare.
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 143841
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“There's no liquor in the land that can stop your brain from bleedin": First Edition of Bob Dylan's First Book Tarantula; Signed by Him
DYLAN, Bob.
Tarantula.
Madison, Wisconsin: Wimp Press, c. 1966.
First pirated edition of Dylan's first book. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Signed by Bob Dylan in a contemporary hand on the title page. One of the earliest pirated editions of Dylan’s novel, taken from the Macmillan 1966 proofs after production was delayed, pre-dating the 1971 trade edition. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Scarce and desirable signed by Dylan.
Price: $14,500.00 Item Number: 60050
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"I'd come from a long ways off and had started a long ways down": First edition of Bob Dylan: Chronicles: Volume One; signed by Bob Dylan
DYLAN, Bob.
Bob Dylan: Chronicles.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004.
First edition of Dylan's revealing autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Coco Shinomiya. PSA/DNA LOA and sticker to the title page. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 143531
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"The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind": The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan; Signed by Bob Dylan
DYLAN, Bob.
The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan.
1963.
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on May 27, 1963 by Columbia Records, boldly signed by Dylan. Whereas his self-titled debut album Bob Dylan had contained only two original songs, Freewheelin' represented the beginning of Dylan's writing contemporary words to traditional melodies. Eleven of the thirteen songs on the album are Dylan's original compositions. The album opens with "Blowin' in the Wind", which became an anthem of the 1960s, and an international hit for folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary soon after the release of Freewheelin'. The album featured several other songs which came to…
Price: $10,500.00 Item Number: 109822
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SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION OF PORGY AND BESS; SIGNED BY GEORGE AND IRA GERSHWIN, DUBOSE HEYWARD, AND ROUBEN MAMOULIAN
GEORGE GERSHWIN. LIBRETTO BY DUBOSE HEYWARD. LYRICS BY DUBOSE HEYWARD AND IRA GERSHWIN. PRODUCTION DIRECTED BY ROUBEN MAMOULIAN,.
Porgy and Bess.
New York: Random House, 1935.
Deluxe limited edition of Porgy and Bess, number 162 of only 250 copies signed by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward and director Rouben Mamoulian. Folio, original full red morocco, raised bands, top edge gilt, illustrated. In near fine in the rare original slipcase.
Price: $10,000.00 Item Number: 130673
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“The closest I ever got to the sound I hear in my mind": Blonde on Blonde; Signed by Bob Dylan
DYLAN, Bob.
Blonde on Blonde.
1966.
Original pressing of one of the greatest albums of all-time. Boldly signed by Bob Dylan on the front panel. The cover photograph of Blonde on Blonde shows a 12-by-12 inch close-up portrait of Dylan. The double album gatefold sleeve opens to form a 12-by-26 inch photo of the artist, at three quarter length. The artist's name and the album's title only appear on the spine. A sticker was applied to the shrink wrap to promote the release's two hit singles, "I Want You" and "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35". The cover shows Dylan in front of a brick building, wearing a suede jacket…
Price: $9,200.00 Item Number: 114175
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The Beauties of Mozart, Consisting of the most Admired Sonatas Duetts and Concertos of this Esteemed Author
MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus.
The Beauties of Mozart, Consisting of the Most Admired Sonatas Duetts and Concertos of this Esteemed Author.
London: Printed & Sold by Preston, c. 1810.
Rare edition of this compilation of Mozart's sonatas. Quarto, bound in full diced morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, 6 parts in 1, each part engraved throughout, titles incorporating small oval portrait vignette. In near fine condition.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 143842
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SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION OF PORGY AND BESS; SIGNED BY GEORGE AND IRA GERSHWIN, DUBOSE HEYWARD, AND ROUBEN MAMOULIAN
GEORGE GERSHWIN. LIBRETTO BY DUBOSE HEYWARD. LYRICS BY DUBOSE HEYWARD AND IRA GERSHWIN. PRODUCTION DIRECTED BY ROUBEN MAMOULIAN,.
Porgy and Bess.
New York: Random House, 1935.
Deluxe limited edition of Porgy and Bess, number 55 of only 250 copies signed by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward and director Rouben Mamoulian. Folio, original full red morocco, raised bands, top edge gilt, illustrated. In very good condition with light rubbing and wear.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 98943
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Bob Dylan's Lyrics; Signed by Him
DYLAN, Bob.
Bob Dylan Lyrics 1962-1985.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985.
First printing of the second edition of this compilation of Dylan's lyrics. Quarto, original glossy illustrated boards. Signed by Bob Dylan on the front free endpaper. In near fine condition. One of a few examples signed by Dylan for Knopf representatives.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 119777
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First Edition of Young Folk Song Book; Signed by Bob Dylan
DYLAN, Bob; Joan Baez; Jack Elliott; The Greenbriar Boys; The New Lost City Ramblers; Peggy Seeger; Introduction by Pete Seeger.
Young Folk Song Book.
New York : Simon & Schuster, 1963.
First edition of this collection of songs from the 1960's folk music scene. Quarto, original cloth, with 112 pages with photographs. Signed by Bob Dylan in a contemporary hand on the front free endpaper. Features photos and tabulature of music by Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Jack Elliott, The Greenbriar Boys, The New Lost City Ramblers and Peggy Seeger. Introduction by Pete Seeger. Notes by Earl Robinson. Rare and desirable signed by Dylan.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 43008
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"Don't Stop Me Now'Cause I'm having a good time, having a good time": Original Record of Queen's Jazz, Signed by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon
MERCURY, Freddie. Brian May.
Queen. Jazz Signed Album.
1989.
Original record, boldly signed by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon on the front panel. In fine condition. Framed. The entire piece measures 18 inches by 18 inches. Rare and desirable signed by each member of Queen.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 122488
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Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring; inscribed by him
COPLAND, Aaron.
Appalachian Spring. (Ballet for Martha).
New York: Boosey and Hawkes, 1945.
First edition of the Booksey and Hawkes Pocket Orchestral Score of Copland's Appalachian Spring, one of the most enduring of the twentieth century. Large octavo, original wrappers as issue. Inscribed by the composer on the title page, "For Bruce Kubert Aaron Copland Heaton Hall July 1946." In very good condition with a tear to the front panel. Exceptionally rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $5,800.00 Item Number: 96244
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“I'M WILD ABOUT YOU, GAL, YOU OUGHT TO BE A FOOL ABOUT ME”: Bob Dylan's Original Album Modern Times; Signed by Him
DYLAN, Bob.
Bob Dylan: Modern Times.
New York: BMG & Columbia Records, 2006.
First pressing of this album by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Quarto, 2 original vinyl records. Boldly signed by Bob Dylan on the front panel. In fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 122328
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"This is a book that needed to be written": First Edition of Tin Pan Alley; Signed by George Gershwin, Charles Previn and James Melton
GOLDBERG, Isaac; Introduction by George Gershwin.
Tin Pan Alley.
New York: The John Day Company, 1930.
First edition of this work on American popular music. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Introduction by George Gershwin. Boldly signed "Sincerely George Gershwin" on the dedication page. Additionally signed by conductor Charles Previn and tenor James Melton. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Previn was an American film composer who was highly active at Universal in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s. Before going to Hollywood, Previn had arranged music for over 100 Broadway productions. Melton was a popular singer in the 1920s and 1930s and later began a career as an operatic singer when tenor voices went out…
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 84308
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“Music, of all the arts, stands in a special region, unlit by any star but its own": First Edition of The Joy of Music; Inscribed by Leonard Bernstein
BERNSTEIN, Leonard .
The Joy of Music.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959.
First edition of this classic work, a national best-seller on its publication, Bernstein's first collection of essays and conversations on the world of music. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the the author on the front free endpaper, "For Ed Hiller Sincerely Leonard Bernstein." Fine in a good dust jacket. Jacket design by Ronald Clyne. Rare and desirable signed by Bernstein.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 129577
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Peter Tchaikovsky's Symphonies I-VI; Finely Bound
TCHAIKOVSKY, Pyotr Ilyich .
Symphonies I-VI.
Quarto, 6 volumes. Bound in full red morocco, gilt titles, gilt ruling to the spine, front and rear panels. In near fine condition. Mixed early editions. Rare and desirable.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 51080
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Rare Collection of Patti Smith Signed Books, Catalogs and Magazines
SMITH, Patti.
Patti Smith Signed Autograph Document Collection.
Rare collection of first and limited editions, catalogs and magazines signed by American rock legend Patti Smith. Approximately twenty volumes, each signed by Smith, the collection includes a first edition of New Women in Rock (New York: Delilah/Putnam, 1982), a signed limited edition of Rimbaud (Zurich: Vasellari, 1991), a first edition of Strange Messenger: The Work of Patti Smith (Pittsburgh: The Andy Warhol Museum, 2002), a first edition of Robert Mapplethorpe Portraits Patti Smith Dessins (Paris: Baudoin Lebon, 1998), the July/August 1996 issue of Option Music and Culture, the March 1998 issue of Time Out: New York, several copies of…
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 110268
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"This is our way of showing our great admiration for you and your music. We are very proud to be part of your 'American' musical staff": First Edition of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita; from the library of Andrew Lloyd Webber
WEBBER, Andrew Lloyd.
Evita.
1979.
First edition of the musical score from the 1979 Broadway production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated title page. Association copy, inscribed by Mathilde Pincus of Chelsea Music on the second free endpaper to Andrew Lloyd Webber, "To Andrew Lloyd Webber: This is our way of showing our great admiration for you and your music. We are very proud to be part of your 'American' musical staff. Sincerely - and with best regards, Mathilde Pincus and Chelsea Music." Mathilde Pincus was a leading music-preparation supervisor for the New York theater. The recipient, Andrew Lloyd…
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 130419
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"Maybe you could show me how to let go, Lower my guard, Learn to be free. Maybe if you whistle, Whistle for me": First Edition of Anyone Can Whistle; Inscribed by both Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim
LAURENTS, Arthur & Stephen Sondheim.
Anyone Can Whistle: A Musical Fable.
New York: Random House, 1965.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Warmly Inscribed by both Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine bright jacket without the fading usually encountered with the spine.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 762
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Rare Original Silk Stockings Script
KAUFMAN, George S..
Silk Stockings Original Musical Script.
New York: Tams-Witmark Music Library, .
Rare original Silk Stockings shooting script with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Quarto, original black Hart Stenographic Bureau leatherette wrappers bound and bradded. In near fine condition. Annotations throughout. Accompanied by the vocal part of Ninotchka which is in fine condition.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 110658
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First Edition of Fiddler on the Roof; Inscribed by Sheldon Harnick
STEIN, Joseph.
Fiddler on the Roof.
New York: Crown Publishers, 1964.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the lyricist Sheldon Harnick on the title page, "For Candy: Sheldon Harnick 12/16/15." Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket, small name to the front free endpaper. Jacket drawing by Tom Morrow. An exceptional signed example.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 131388
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"But you'll be hearing from me baby, long after I'm gone I'll be speaking to you sweetly From a window In the Tower of Song": First Edition of Leonard Cohen's Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs; Inscribed by Him to Mort Lindsey and fellow singer Judy Johnson
COHEN, Leonard.
Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs.
New York: Pantheon, 1993.
First edition of this collection of poems and songs. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, "To Mort and Judy warm regards on Christmas Day Leonard Los Angeles 1993." Cohen has include his trademark entwined heart stamp. The recipients were composer Mort Lindsey and fellow singer Judy Johnson and close friends of Cohen. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Kathleen DiGrado. Jacket photograph by Edward Gajdel. Association copies are uncommon.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 117464
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First Edition of The Beatles Yellow Submarine; Signed by Ringo Starr
THE BEATLES: JOHN LENNON; PAUL MCCARTNEY; GEORGE HARRISON; RINGO STARR; MAX WILK; WRITTEN BY LEE MINOFF, Al Brodax.
The Beatles Yellow Submarine.
New York: The New American Library, 1968.
First edition of the book companion to the classic Beatles album. Small octavo, original illustrated boards. Signed by Ringo Starr on the front panel, with the signature slightly faded. In very good condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 132593
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First Edition of The Bread of Life; Inscribed by the Illustrator to Julie Andrews and signed by Halldor Laxness
LAXNESS, Halldor.
The Bread of Life.
Reykjavik: Vaka-Helgafell, 1987.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the illustrator to actress Julie Andrews on the front free endpaper, "August 1988 To Julie Andrews with thanks and appreciations Snorri Sveinn Fridriksson." Additionally signed by Halldor Laxness on the half-title page. Illustrated by Snorri Sveinn Fridriksson." Translated by Magnus Magnusson. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. From the library of Julie Andrews.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 116748
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"An Eye as Fine As Her Ear": On Tour With Leonard Cohen; Signed by Him
COHEN, Leonard.
On Tour With Leonard Cohen.
New York : Powerhouse Books, 2014.
First edition, early printing of this work on Leonard Cohen. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Signed by Leonard Cohen on the title page. Photographs by Sharon Robinson. Essay by Larry Sloman. In good condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 144188
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"How fair art thou, my bonnie lass, So deep in love am I; And I will love thee still, my dear, Till all the seas gang dry": The Poems and Songs of Robert Burns; decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting
BURNS, Robert.
Poems and Songs of Robert Burns. [Fore-edge Painting]
London: George Routledge & Sons, 1867.
Finely bound example of the poetical works of Robert Burns decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting. Octavo, bound in full crushed levant morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, decorated with a concealed for-edge painting of a portrait of Burns, illustrated with numerous engravings by Birket Foster, Harrison, Weir, etc. In very good condition. Rare.
Price: $1,150.00 Item Number: 138654
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First Edition of Son of Dracula; Signed by Ringo Starr
STARR, Ringo & Harry Nilsson.
Son of Dracula.
Blackwood Music, 1974.
First edition of this original work. Quarter, original wrappers. Signed and dated by Ringo Starr on the front panel, "Love Ringo 05." In near fine condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 3245
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Anthony Burgess Signed Vinyl Of Stanley Kubrick's Clockwork Orange
BURGESS, Anthony; Stanley Kubrick.
Stanley Kubrick’s Clockwork Orange.
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1972.
Original LP of Stanley Kubrick's Clockwork Orange. Signed by Anthony Burgess on the front cover. In near fine condition. This is the first record we have seen signed by the creator of the classic novel.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 5645
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"One of the best musicals of the century": Original tour program from the 1961 U.S. tour of My Fair Lady starring Ronald Drake and Caroline Dixon
LERNER, Alan Jay. Music by Frederick Loewe.
Original My Fair Lady Tour Program.
New York: Kal Efron, .
Original program from the 1961 U.S. tour of My Fair Lady starring Ronald Drake and Caroline Dixon. Quarto, illustrated with photographs. Signed and inscribed by Ronald Drake, Margaret Bannerman, Marie Paxton, Charles Vistory, Hugh Dempster, and Katharine Hynes. In very good condition. A unique example.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 95285
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First Edition of Leonard Bernstein's The Unanswered Question: Six Talks at Harvard; Inscribed by Him
BERNSTEIN, Leonard.
The Unanswered Question: Six Talks at Harvard.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1976.
First edition of this work by the legendary composer. Oblong, quarto, original illustrated boards, original slipcase, original records enclosed. Inscribed by the Leonard Bernstein on the front free endpaper. In near fine condition.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 44062
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Our New Music: Leading Composers in Europe and America; Signed by Aaron Copland
COPLAND, Aaron.
Our New Music: Leading Composers in Europe and America.
New York: Whittlesey House, 1941.
Early printing of the composer's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Mrs. Harold Moran Aaron Copland April 1944." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 116734
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"For Alden Who Really loves Music": First Edition of Copland on Music; Inscribed by Aaron Copland and with a signed letter
COPLAND, Aaron.
Copland on Music.
New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1960.
First edition of this work by the "Dean of American composers." Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Alden, who really loves music, Aaron Nov 1960." With an autographed letter signed to the same recipients by Copland on his letterhead which reads, "Dear Alden and Rolf: What a pleasant surprise to get your Encyclopedia for my birthday! Many thanks. It is full of nostalgic memories for me, especially of my student days in the teens, and those exciting twenties. Where on earth did you find such a book?? All best to you…
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 118362
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Jack Gottlieb's personal copy of Leonard Bernstein: A Complete Catalogue of His Works; compiled by him and with his ownership signature
[BERNSTEIN, Leonard]. Compiled by Jack Gottlieb.
Leonard Bernstein: A Complete Catalogue of His Works. Celebrating His 60th Birthday August 25, 1978.
Amberson Enterprises, Inc. Publisher, 1978.
First edition of Gottlieb's complete catalogue of Leonard Bernstein's works of music, writing, and film. Octavo, original wrappers. Association copy, Bernstein's assistant and editor Jack Gottlieb's personal copy with his ownership signature to the title page. Gottlieb worked for Bernstein for more that thirty years, first as his assistant and later as his editor, preparing for publication Bernstein’s books, scores, catalogues, programs and jackets. In his memoir “Working with Bernstein”, Gottlieb relayed, “Close to my heart were the editing jobs I did on three of Bernstein’s popular books. First was ‘The Joy of Music,’ on which I had the pleasure…
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 135237
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“Everything is possible, even the impossible.": The deluxe novelization of Disney's Mary Poppins Returns; signed by Legendary Actress Angela Lansbury
TRAVERS, P.L.. Adapted by Kathy McCullough. Screenplay by David Magee. [Angela Lansbury].
Mary Poppins Returns.
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Disney Enterprises, Inc., 2018.
First edition, early printing of the deluxe novelization of the 2018 American musical fantasy film starring Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated with color photographs from the film. Signed by Angela Lansbury opposite the title page. Lansbury played played the role of the Balloon Lady, a kindly old woman who sells balloons at the park. The part was written to be a cameo role for Julie Andrews who portrayed Mary Poppins in the original film, but she turned the role down as she felt her presence would unfairly take attention away from Emily Blunt. In fine…
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 138522
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Original Playbill of Fiddler on the Roof; Inscribed by Sheldon Harnick
STEIN, Joseph.
Fiddler on the Roof.
New York: Crown Publishers, 1964.
Original playbill of this classic play. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Presentation copy, inscribed by the lyricist Sheldon Harnick on the front panel, "For Peter: Sheldon Harnick 12/16/15." In near fine condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 112721
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First Edition of Steve Reich's Writings on Music, 1965-2000; Inscribed by Him
REICH, Steve; Edited by Paul Hillier.
Writings on Music, 1965-2000.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
First edition of Reich's collection of music from 1965-2000. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, "For Peter Happy Birthday! Steve Reich." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Edited by Paul Hillier.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 2220
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First edition of Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein's Allegro
RODGERS, Richard and Oscar Hammerstein II.
Allegro: A Musical Play.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948.
First edition of the book companion to Rodgers and Hammerstein's third collaboration for the stage. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Portrait of Hammerstein by Lupas.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 137245