Music
Harold Arlen: Rhythm, Rainbows, and Blues
Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1996. Paperback. 408pp+ index. Very good in publisher's wraps. More
California Soul: Music of African Americans in the West
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998. Paperback. 453pp+ index. Very good in publisher's wraps. More
Original Poster For John Fahey Apearing June 4th at The Last Chance
Poughkeepsie: Last Chance, [1977]. 17 by 11 inches, black lettering printed on white stock. Edges toned, else very good. More
Irving Berlin: New York Genius
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2019. Hardcover. xv, 380pp+ index. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket. More
Obelisk #1
Brunswick: Lenny Kaye, 1961. 30pp each, side stapled. First issue of the first sci-fi fanzine produced by a 15 year old Lenny Kaye from his home in Brunswick, New Jersey. Paper tanned lacking the bottom staple, else a very good example. Long before he was known as the guitarist for..... More
Sadistic Sphinx No. 1 [of two published]
Brunswick: Lenny Kaye, [1962]. Side stapled 6pp. [including wraps], mimeographed. Paper tanned, some minor loss at the edges, else very good. Almost more of a personal essay than a traditional fanzine, Kaye writes "I'm just a non-conformist [sic] fan. I like rock and roll......[sic] now don't slam this indignantly, but..... More
Conjuration of the 4 Winds-Keith Hen One Man Show
Chicago: N.A.M.E. Gallery, [ca. late 1970s]. 11 by 17 inches, printed in black on white stock. Some light handling wear, fold lines from mailing, else very good. Original poster/ invite for Conjuration of the Four Winds by Keith Hen with Muhal Richard Abrams Sextet playing the Sunday night of the..... More
Source: Music of the Avant Garde Issue Number 11
Sacramento: Composer/ Performer Edition, 1973. Wraps a bit rubbed and darkened with some light wear, else very good in publisher's comb binding. The final issue of one of the greatest and most creative music journals that was published in the 1960s. Includes a leaflet "Coming Soon in Future Issues of..... More
Jelly Roll, Bix, and Hoagy: Gennett Studios and the Birth of Recorded Jazz
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1996. Hardcover. xx, 227pp+ index. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket. More
Catalog Of The Emilie And Karl Riemenschneider Memorial Bach Library
NY: Columbia University Press, 1960. Hardcover. xv, 276pp+ indices. Very good hardback in a lightly rubbed dustjacket. Ink name on front free endpaper, otherwise internally fine. More
Friends Along the Way: A Journey Through Jazz
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003. Hardcover. xvii, 334pp+ index. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket. More
Leif Brush: Orchestral Concept Array, Terrain Instruments, and Personal Seans/ Dennis Kowalski: Here and Other Places
Chicago: N.A.M.E. Gallery, [ca. late 1970s]. 11 by 17 inches, printed in black on white stock. Some light handling wear, fold lines from mailing, else very good. Original poster/ invite for Dennis Kowalksi show, Leif Brush playing the night of the opening. More
Ensemble: A Rehearsal Guide to Thirty Great Works of Chamber Music
Portland: Amadeus Press, 1992. Hardcover. 360pp. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket. More
The Land Where The Blues Began [Uncorrected Bound Galleys]
NY: Pantheon Books, 1993. Paperback. 521pp. Very good in publisher's plain printed buff cream wraps. Light edgewear and unavoidable soiling, bottom corner lightly bumped, else a nice copy. More
Selected Letters of Berlioz
London: Faber and Faber, 1995. Hardcover. xiii, 464pp+ index. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket. More
A Survey of Musical Instruments
NY: Harper and Row, 1975. Hardcover. xii, 842pp+ indices. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket. More
Chimes of Freedom: The Politics of Bob Dylan's Art
NY: New Press, 2003. Hardcover. First Edition. 296pp+ index. Very good hardback in a lightly rubbed jacket that is a bit sunned on the spine. More
Helen Rice: The Great Lady of Chamber Music
Burlington: George Little Press, 1983. Hardcover. 191pp. Very good hardback in a rubbed jacket. More
The Jazz Cataclysm
South Brunswick: A.S. Barnes, 1967. Hardcover. ix, 178pp+ index. Very good hardback in a lightly rubbed jacket. More
Twilight of the Gods: The Music of the Beatles
NY: Viking Press, 1974. Hardcover. Second Printing. 209pp+ index. Pages tanned, ink gift inscription on front free endpaper, else a very good hardback in a price clipped, darkened, and lightly edgeworn jacket. More
A Raw Recital
NY: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1970. Single 11 by 8.5 inch sheet printed on tan stock. Faint vertical crease, else very good. Original flyer for this event featuring an opening excerpt from a piece by Bach with the remainder consisting of music from Monk's Juice. More
The Blues Route
NY: William Morrow and Company, 1990. Hardcover. First Edition. 236pp. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket. Inscribed and signed by Merrill to author Terry Kay on the title page. More
Moments Musical
Chicago: Associated Authors, 1935. Hardcover. 110pp. Very good hardback in a darkened jacket that has a fairly large chip to the top left hand side of the front panel. Signed by Michell on the front free endpaper. More