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Viking 1st 1987
large 8vo, tiny bmps to bds, tiny inscr to fep o/w VG++/VG++ 895 gms
(Order reference 10043).£8.50 -
Blake 2nd imp 1996
8vo, staining to inside of d/w o/w F/VG++ 705 gms
(Order reference 10046).£6.00 -
Bloomsbury 1st 1992
8vo, v min crsing to d/w edges o/w F/VG++ 790 gms
(Order reference 10054).£20.00 -
Robson Books 1st 1986
8vo, v min bmps + wr to bds, v v min wr to edges of d/w o/w VG+/VG+ 360 gms
(Order reference 10059).£5.50 -
Marshall, Morgan & Scott no date (letter and inscription dated 1931)
8vo, no d/w, maroon bds with gold titling to spine and slight marking to fr bd. Inscription from author to fep and signed letter laid in. VG++ 470 gms
(Order reference 10078).£20.00 -
Evans Brothers 1st 1978
4to, v min bmps to bds o/w VG++/VG++ 470 gms
(Order reference 10174).£8.50 -
Pocket Books 1st 2004
8vo pb 293pp, v v min crse to fr cvr o/w F+ 295 gms
(Order reference 10236).£4.00 -
Kenneth Mason 1st 1973
8vo pb 96pp, wr to edges of cvrs + tiny crse to fr cvr o/w VG+ 165 gms
(Order reference 10717).£5.00 -
David & Charles 1st 1988
8vo F/VG++ 450 gms
(Order reference 10901A).£6.00 -
Michael O'Mara 1st 2004
8vo, v min crsing to d/w edges o/w F/VG++ 555 gms
(Order reference 10975A).£5.00 -
Omnibus Press 1st 1986
8vo pb 120pp VG++ 250 gms
(Order reference 10984A).£4.00 -
Taschen 1st 2002
8vo pb 192pp F 395 gms
(Order reference 10998).£3.00 -
Routledge 1st 1996
4to pb 231pp, v min bmps + wr to cvrs, small rectangle cut from top edge of 1/2 title page o/w VG++ 625 gms
(Order reference 11000A).£12.50 -
Albert Hand/World International Publishing 1981
4to, glazed pictorial boards VG++ 345 gms
(Order reference 11166).£5.00 -
BBC 1st 1981
large 8vo pb 55pp, wr to cvrs o/w VG+ 150 gms
(Order reference 11168).£6.00 -
Ted Smart 1995
square fmt 4to, glazed pictorial boards in a similar d/w, closed tr to fr of d/w o/w F/VG++ 1035 gms
(Order reference 11169A).£8.00 -
Hamlyn 1st 1993
4to pb 160pp 615 gms
(Order reference 11245).£10.00 -
Virgin 1st 1996
8vo M/F 820 gms
(Order reference 11376A).£20.00 -
Bobcat Books 1987
4to pb 127pp, v min wr to edges of cvrs o/w VG++ 415 gms
(Order reference 11521).£5.00 -
Running Press 2003
8vo, pen mrk to base of bds o/w F/F 555 gms
(Order reference 11759).£6.00 -
Quartet Books 1st 1985
lrge frmt pb, min bmps o/w VG+ 868 gms
(Order reference 1191).£15.00 -
Poseidon Press 1st 1993
8vo, paper cvred bds with cloth spine, v v min spotting to top edge of pages o/w F+/F 595 gms
(Order reference 12108).£6.50 -
Pocket Books 2005
8vo pb 293pp VG++ 300 gms
(Order reference 12260A).£4.50 -
Frederick Muller 1st 1973
4to, red cloth cvred bds with gold titling to spine, sl wr + chps to d/w with two short closed trs to d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 1410 gms
(Order reference 12409).£45.00 -
Waltons 1984
4to stapled sftbk 25pp VG++ 90 gms
(Order reference 12724).£12.00 -
Ossian 1979
8vo stapled sftbk 68pp, v min crsing to cvrs o/w VG++ 90 gms
(Order reference 12725).£1.25 -
Privately Published no date
4to, red bds with gold titling to spine + fr bd, bds sl dulled o/w VG+ 770 gms
(Order reference 12920).£5.00 -
Wise Publications 1st 1980
8vo stapled sftbk 40pp F. 75 gms
(Order reference 12930).
An easy step-by-step method which assumes no previous knowledge of the penny whistle or of music. Teaches you all you need to know to become an accomplished player. Illustrated throughout with clear diagrams to make learning even easier for the private student. Filled with popular tunes for you to play.
£3.50 -
Rambletree/Pelham 1984
lrge 4to pb, min bmps & crses o/w VG 392 gms
(Order reference 1299).£3.00 -
George Routledge & Sons no date
4to cream cvred bds with stamped gold titlinmg to spine + fr bd, dark brown titling + ills to fr bd. V min bmps to bds + min dmge to bds + page edges from spilled paint (now almost all removed) o/w VG+ 890 gms
(Order reference 13181).£11.00 -
Atlas Publishing 1969
4to, glazed pictorial boards, bds v sl grubby, v v min bmps to bds o/w VG+ 415 gms
(Order reference 13378).£8.50 -
Cassell 1st 1972
8vo, black bds with gold titling to spine, v v sl wear + sl staining to d/w edges o/w VG++/VG+ 470 gms
(Order reference 13507A).£6.00 -
Mark Beard/Self Publishing Association 1st 1988
8vo, tan bds with gold titling to spine, signed by the author and Lavender Groves, extra drawing by author applied to fep verso,
impact dmge to btm edge affecting 1st 28pp o/w VG++/VG++ 745 gms
(Order reference 13567A).
Hairs on a G String is an auto-biography that will evoke a nostalgia in the breasts of many mature readers; a longing for a time that is past, a time when the band played on the Promenade, on theBandstand in the Park, at coffee mornings, Tea Dances ... An age when the Viennese Waltz and the William Tell Overture were in the 'top ten' of the day ...The first part of the book has connotations of Just William, with tales of mischief high~ lighted by delightfully witty illustrations. We gambol through the deliciousness of a boy's sexual awakening in the capable hands of the housemaid, Nelly, into the world of the Silent Movie with its musical accompaniment: memories of "Saturday pictures", the advent of the "talkies" and the need for thousands of musicians to find other avenues for their talents.
Mark's stories of the famous names in the musical world, Sir Edward Elgar, Sir Thomas Beecham and Sir Adrian Boult, will charm and delight the reader - and these, together with a feast of recipes and memories of gourmet meals are guaranteed to enliven and rejuvenate the jaded palate ...
£55.00 -
Century 21 Publishing 1968
glazed pictorial boards, v v min wr o/w VG++ 710 gms
(Order reference 13594).£8.00 -
Carlton Books 1st 1997
large 4to, glazed pictorial boards in a similar d/w, small area of impact dmge to hd of spine o/w F/F 1185 gms
(Order reference 13600).£25.00 -
Michael Joseph 1st 1978
4to, small tr + sl staining to d/w edges o/w VG++/VG+ 755 gms
(Order reference 13642A).£3.00 -
Walton Manufacturing 1993
8vo stapled softback 64pp VG++ 130 gms
(Order reference 13664).£1.50 -
Spencer Leigh Limited 1st 2000
4to pb 288pp, min bmps + wr to edges of cvrs o/w VG++ 1210 gms
(Order reference 13780).
£5.00 -
Virgin 1989
large 4to pb 255pp, min wr + sl curling to edges of cvrs o/w VG+ 1085 gms
(Order reference 13906A).£4.00 -
Omnibus Press 1st 1997
small 4to pb 333pp, creasing to fr cvr, v sl creasing to first few pages o/w VG++
(Order reference 13973).£4.00 -
Beat Publications 1983
8vo, stapled sftbk 47pp VG++ 80 gms
(Order reference 14082A).£5.00 -
Beat Publications 1983
8vo stapled sftbk 47pp, sl creasing + wr to cvrs + sl dogearing o/w VG+ 80 gms
(Order reference 14083A).£4.00 -
Beat Publications 1983
8vo stapled sftbk 47pp, v v min wr + crsing o/w VG++ 80 gms
(Order reference 14084A.£5.00 -
Beat Publications 1983
8vo stapled sftbk 47pp, sl sunning to cvrs o/w VG+ 75 gms
(Order reference 14085A).£3.50 -
Beat Publications 1986
8vo stapled sftbk 47pp, v v sl creasing + wr to cvrs o/w VG+ 80 gms
(Order reference 14086A).£4.00 -
Beat Publications 1986
8vo stapled sftbk 47pp, v v slight crsing + wr to cvrs o/w VG++ 85 gms
(Order reference 14087A).£4.50 -
Beat Publications 1986
8vo stapled sftbk 47pp VG++ 80 gms
(Order reference 14088A).£5.00 -
Beat Publications 1988
8vo stapled sftbk 47pp 80 gms
(Order reference 14094A).£5.00 -
Sidgwick & Jackson 1st 1992
small 4to pb 163pp, v min wr to cvrs which have been neatly covered in self-adh film, prev owner's name + date to 1/2 title page o/w VG+ 335 gms
(Order reference 14204).£2.50 -
Mel Bay Publications 1982
4to stapled sftbk 64pp, v min wr to edges + v v sl curling o/w VG+ 185 gms
(Order reference 14240).£6.00 -
Hermes House 2001
small 4to, glazed pictorial boards in a similar d/w F+/F 835 gms
(Order reference 14256).£6.00 -
Oak Publications 1963
4to pb 97pp, wr to edges of cvrs, sl dmge to spine o/w VG+ 255 gms
(Order reference 14316).£10.00 -
TV Publications 1963
4to stapled sftback, unpaginated. Crsing + wr to cvrs o/w G+. Features stars such as the Beatles, Adam Faith, Billy Fury, Rolling Stones, Searchers + Helen Shapiro. 130 gms
(Order reference 14361).£5.00 -
Nirvana Books 1st 2004
4to pb 278pp F, signed by author on 1/2 title page. 655 gms
(Order reference 14402A).£60.00 -
Sceptre 1st 2005
large 8vo, black bds with white titling to spine, wr + chips to d/w o/w VG++/VG+ 755 gms
(Order reference 14406).£8.00 -
BBC Books 1st 2007
4to, pictorial bds, v v min dmge to bds o/w VG+ 890 gms
(Order reference 14466).£5.00 -
David & Charles 1st 1976
8vo VG++/VG++ 445 gms
(Order reference 14496).£7.50 -
Ealing Strings 1st 1975
4to, maroon cloth-covered bds with gold titling + bow device to front board + spine, splits + chips to clear d/w, book slightly curved o/w VG++ 835 gms
(Order reference 14740).£55.00 -
Hodder & Stoughton 1st 2000
large 8vo, blue bds with silver titling to spine F/VG++ 645 gms
(Order reference 14743A).£15.00 -
Keith Prowse Music Publishing 1927
4to stapled booklet 32pp, paper covers, dulling + staining to covers o/w VG+ 70 gms
(Order reference 15026)£12.00 -
Deans/W H Smith 1984
large 4to, glazed pictorial boards in a similar d/w, slight creasing & wrinkling to d/w edges, small tear to bottom of d/w spine o/w F/VG+ 1230 gms
(Order reference 15039)£5.00 -
Select Editions 1996
large 4to, glazed pictorial boards in a similar d/w F/VG++ 755 gms
(Order reference 15040)£5.00 -
Oak Publications 1974
4to pb 45pp VG++ 185 gms
(Order reference 15182)£65.00 -
Abacus/Sphere 1974
8vo paperback 156pp + 4pp of publisher's ads, slight wear to edges of covers o/w VG+ 160 gms
(Order reference 15214)A study of the career of legendary music producer Phil Spector, creator of the famous Wall Of Sound and naturally there is a great deal of content regarding the rock scene of the 50's-70's. The author analyses each of Spector's disks (released or otherwise) and details his relationships with some of the era's biggest stars from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to Carole King, Mick Jagger and The Beach Boys. Includes a comprehensive discography, and list of songs. An indispensable pop music text.
£6.00 -
Omnibus Press 1990
small 4to paperback. Minor wear to edges of covers, very slight tanning to page edges o/w VG++ 605 gms
(Order reference 15310)£12.00 -
Novello, Ewer & Co. nd c. 1897
8vo, stamped decorative front board with gold titling and black decoration. VG++ 360 gms£15.00 -
Beat Publications 1987
8vo stapled booklet 48 pages F 80 gms
(Order reference 15376)£5.00 -
Beat Publications 1987
8vo stapled booklet 48 pages F 80 gms
(Order reference 15377)£5.00 -
Beat Publications 1987
8vo stapled booklet 48 pages F 85 gms
(Order reference 15378)£5.00 -
Walton Manufacturing 1980
4to stapled booklet 20 pages. Name sticker to front cover, minor wear + slight creasing o/w VG+ 100 gms
(Order reference 15542)£2.00 -
Ossian Publications 1985
small 4to stapled booklet 40 pages VG++ 80 gms
(Order reference 15554)This step-by-step instruction book explains everything required to master the basics of tin whistle playing. This easy, straightforward approach to playing the penny whistle has countless diagrams and symbols and comes complete with a wide selection of simple tunes and traditional songs from around the globe.
£2.50 -
Arthur Barker 1st 1981
4to, red boards with gold titling to spine + front board. Minor shelfwear. Slight wear, chips + wrinkling to price -clipped d/w o/w VG++/VG 820 gms
(Order reference 15564)£10.00 -
Eldon Press no date c.1957
4to, red boards with gold titling to front board. Short tear, chips, slight crease to d/w o/w VG+/VG+ 435 gms
(Order reference 15566)£3.00 -
Purnell & Sons 1964
4to, glazed pictorial boards. Wear & chips to corners, small area of delamination to spine o/w VG+ 375 gms
(Order reference 15567)£3.00 -
Liverpool Echo no date (1980?)
4to paperback 48 pages VG++ 240 gms
(Order reference 15574)£10.00 -
Quadrillion/Colour Library 1998
4to, glazed pictorial boards in a similar d/w. Slight staining to inside of d/w from boards o/w VG++/VG++ 855 gms
(Order reference 15600)£3.50 -
Kelmoss 1980
4to stapled booklet, creasing, bumps + wear to very slightly grubby covers + pages o/w VG 120 gms
(Order reference 15607)£8.00 -
Winterland Productions 1990
square format 4to stapled softback, unpaginated. Slight wear, rubs + bumps to edges of covers o/w VG+ 290 gms
(order reference 15608)£5.00 -
Heinemann reprint 1967
small 8vo, red boards with gold titling to front board. Chips + wear to d/w o/w VG++/G++ 125 gms
(Order reference 15627)£3.00 -
IPC Magazines 1975
4to, glazed pictorial boards. Not price-clipped, puzzles not done. VG++ 330 gms
(Order reference 15665)£15.00 -
Plexus 1st 1984
8vo, black boards, wear, chips + short tears to folds of d/w o/w VG+/VG 640 gms
(Order reference 15668)£10.00 -
Allen Lane 2006
8vo, green boards with gold titling to spine. Very, very minor wrinkling + wear to top edge of d/w o/w F/VG++ 640 gms
(Order reference 15675)£4.00 -
Flame Tree Publishing 1st 2008
square 8vo paperback 384 pages F++ 645 gms
(Order reference 15678)£5.00 -
Cassell reprint 2010
4to, black finely ribbed boards with gold titling to spine. Very, very slight wear to edges of d/w with one tiny tear to bottom front corner o/w F++/F 1480 gms
(Order reference 15681)Featuring 250 photographs of Fender guitars-including some extremely rare guitars in private collections-as well as the largest collection of Fender advertising ever assembled, this gorgeously designed volume is a comprehensive account of Fender's golden age. It will be irresistible to anyone interested in guitars, rock 'n' roll, or mid-century American collectibles and ephemera.
£35.00 -
Chicago Review Press 1st 2009
8vo, paper-covered boards with dark blue spine with gold titling. Gift inscription to front free endpaper o/w F++/F++ 760 gms
(Order reference 15739)By the time he died in 1959, Blind Willie McTell was almost forgotten. He had never had a hit record, and his days of playing on street corners for spare change were long gone. But this masterful guitarist and exquisite singer has since become one of the most loved musicians of the pre-war period, spurring Bob Dylan to write, "Nobody can sing the blues like Blind Willie McTell." Now this richly evocative and wide-ranging biography illuminates for the first time the world of this elusive and fascinating figure, a blind man who made light of his disability and a performer who exploded every stereotype about blues musicians. Traveling the back roads of Georgia, interviewing relatives and acquaintances, and digging up fascinating archival material, author Michael Gray weaves together his discoveries to reveal an articulate and resourceful musician with a modest career but a mile-wide independent streak. Whether selling high-quality homemade bootleg whisky out of a suitcase, bragging about crowds of women chasing him, or suffering a stroke while eating barbecue under a tree, McTell emerges from this book a cheerful, outgoing, engaging individualist with seemingly limitless self-confidence. This moving odyssey into a lost world of black music and white power is also an unprecedented portrait of the culture, language, and landscape of the deep South--the violence, the leisurely pace of life--and of the blues preservationists who ventured into its heart. A long, thoughtful stare into the world of Blind Willie McTell, ‘Hand Me My Travelin' Shoes’ is sure to find a place among the classics of American music history.
£15.00 -
The O'Brien Press 1st 1987
4to paperback 304 pages, minor bumps + wear to edges of covers o/w VG+ 680 gms
(Order reference 15811)£2.50 -
Ted Smart 1995
4to, glazed pictorial boards in a similar wrapper. Finger marking to front free endpaper, minor bumps + wear to d/w edges o/w VG++/VG++ 1490 gms
(Order reference 15874)The story of Rock'N'Roll is the story of the biggest entertainment phenomenon of the 20th century. from it's explosive beginning in the fifties, rock'n'roll has become the expression of youthful creativity, and has guaranteed hysteria, hostility adulation and excitement ever since. Here is the book which tells that story in all it's sprawling glory, from peak achievements of rock's most gifted artists to tales of excess, folly and disaster that have followed in their wake.
£8.50 -
Parragon 1999
4to, glazed pictorial boards in a similar wrapper F+/F 1510 gms
(Order reference 15878)Contains details of some of the best albums ever produced, it is organised in alphabetical order and fully cross referenced and allows the reader to explore bands such as Led Zeppelin to The Spice Girls, James Brown to Take That and many more.
£3.50 -
Shadows Music 1961
4to stapled softback 24 pages in laminated paper covers. 4 full-page + 2 1/2 page black and white photos. Neat handwritten notations to some pages. Wear, bumps, creasing + chips to slightly grubby covers. Wear + dogearing to page edges. P++ overall. Contents: Jet Black, Driftin', Shot Gun, FBI, Midnight, Saturday Dance. 90 gms
(Order reference 15884)£5.00 -
Music Press 2016
small 8vo paperback 225 pages F++ 185 gms
(Order reference 15898)"When David sat down later, he tucked one leg up under him and I noticed that the sole of his shoe was as clean as the day he'd bought it. OK, maybe the shoes were new, but it struck me that he hardly ever sets foot in the street. It's all hotel, limousines, sterilized airports - the life I was about to lead. I shivered, feeling poised at the top of a rollercoaster about to sweep across the world." On 11 January 2016, the world was stunned to wake up to the news that David Bowie had died the day before. A genuine icon, he left behind a body of work among the most important in music history. But only a lucky few were privileged to know the man behind that mystique, and know him well. Sean Mayes was one of them. In 1978, Sean toured the world with David Bowie, in what was one of the most important periods in the artist's history. Travelling first class and performing each night with one of the world's greatest rock stars at the height of his fame was an amazing experience - fortunately, Sean had the foresight to document it. Here, in complete book form, Sean's tour diary is presented; a blow by blow record of how it felt to be part of a real rock circus. Providing page after page of fascinating insight into life on the road with Bowie, Sean's account is a unique travelogue, a must for any Bowie fan or, indeed, anyone interested in life on a sell-out world tour.
£5.00 -
Music Press 2016small 8vo paperback 225 pages F++ 185 gms
(Order reference 15899)"When David sat down later, he tucked one leg up under him and I noticed that the sole of his shoe was as clean as the day he'd bought it. OK, maybe the shoes were new, but it struck me that he hardly ever sets foot in the street. It's all hotel, limousines, sterilized airports - the life I was about to lead. I shivered, feeling poised at the top of a rollercoaster about to sweep across the world." On 11 January 2016, the world was stunned to wake up to the news that David Bowie had died the day before. A genuine icon, he left behind a body of work among the most important in music history. But only a lucky few were privileged to know the man behind that mystique, and know him well. Sean Mayes was one of them. In 1978, Sean toured the world with David Bowie, in what was one of the most important periods in the artist's history. Travelling first class and performing each night with one of the world's greatest rock stars at the height of his fame was an amazing experience - fortunately, Sean had the foresight to document it. Here, in complete book form, Sean's tour diary is presented; a blow by blow record of how it felt to be part of a real rock circus. Providing page after page of fascinating insight into life on the road with Bowie, Sean's account is a unique travelogue, a must for any Bowie fan or, indeed, anyone interested in life on a sell-out world tour.
£5.00 -
Leslie Frewin 1st 1975
tiny bmps to cvr o/w VG/VG 436 gms
(Order reference 182).£7.00 -
W H Allen 1986
8vo pb 230pp, crse to fr cvr + min wr o/w VG+ 320 gms
(Order reference 2055).£3.00 -
Virgin 1986
8vo pb 192pp, wr + bmps to cvrs o/w VG 308 gms
(Order reference 2056).£4.00 -
Dutton 1st 1991
8vo, sp v sl shaken o/w VG++/VG++ 752 gms
(Order reference 2057).£9.00 -
Mandarin 1992
4to pb 444 gms
(Order reference 2058).£2.50 -
Plexus 1983
4to pb 176pp, min crsing to cvrs o/w VG+ BF 568 gms
(Order reference 2059).£6.00 -
Colour Library Direct 1998
large 4to, glazed pict bds F 1165 gms
(Order reference 2061).£10.00 -
Carlton 1998
large 4to, glazed pict bds in similar d/w F/F 1050 gms
(Order reference 2062).£15.00 -
Publisher not given 1981
stapled 4to magazine - style publication, b/w + colour photos, crsing + splitting to sp o/w VG 162 gms
(Order reference 2066A).£7.00 -
Hodder & Stoughton 1977
8vo pb 190pp, min wr to edges o/w VG+ 498 gms
(Order reference 2067A).£4.50 -
Phaidon 1st 1995
8vo pb 240pp, card cvrs F 644 gms
(Order reference 2074).£10.00 -
Egon Publishers 1st 1979
min crsing to top of d/w o/w F/VG+ 864 gms
(Order reference 2076).£12.50 -
Berendt, Joachim: The Story of Jazz
Barrie & Jenkins 1st UK 1978
v v min bmps, sl crsing to d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 820 gms
(Order reference 2239).£12.00 -
Robson Books 1st 1982
M/VG++ 366 gms
(Order reference 2426).£6.50 -
Vista Books 1st 1962
4to, clth cvred bds, min bmps to bds, d/w sunned with crsing + sm amt of loss plus short tr to fr of d/w o/w VG/VG- 884 gms
(Order reference 2755).£25.00 -
Zomba Books 1984
4to pb, fep mssg, min rbs to edges of cvrs. Large signature of David Lee Roth to fr cvr. VG+ 260 gms
(Order reference 3465).£25.00 -
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Routledge & Kegan Paul 1st 1982
v min bmp to bds, v v min wr to d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 460 gms
(Order reference 4030).£8.00 -
Boxtree 1st 1995
8vo, min bmps to bds, v v min crsing to d/w, inscr to 1/2 title VG++/VG++ 565 gms
(Order reference 4035).£10.00 -
Robson Books 1st 1988
8vo, v min bmps + sl wr to bd edges, min crsing + wr to d/w o/w VG+/VG+ 380 gms
(Order reference 4036).£5.00 -
W H Allen 1st British edn 1978
8vo, v min bmps to bds, v min wr + sl crsing to d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 650 gms
(Order reference 4038).£14.00 -
Parragon 1st 1999
lrge 4to, glazed pict bds in similar d/w, sm chp to btm rear cnr of bds, min chp to d/w + v v sl wr o/w VG++/VG++ 1500 gms
(Order reference 4136).£8.00 -
Delacorte Press 1st 1993
lrge 8vo, v v min surface abrasion to d/w + v v min crsing to edges o/w VG++/VG++ 900 gms
(Order reference 4139).£10.00 -
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Paul Elek 1st 1947
8vo, wr + bmps to bds, sl browning to p edges, wr, chps, crsing + sm areas mssg from d/w o/w VG/VG 315 gms
(Order reference 4591).£8.00 -
Bloomsbury 1st 1993
large 4to, v minor cockling to top and bottom edges of d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 1190 gms
(Order reference 5112).£9.00 -
Oliver, Cordelia (intro by Lord Harewood): It is a Curious Story - the tale of Scottish Opera (5459)
Mainstream 1st 1987
square format 4to, v min bmps to bds, tiny amt of wr to price-clipped d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 960 gms
(Order reference 5459).£7.00 -
Hamish Hamilton 3rd imp 1968
chps to d/w o/w G++/G 712 gms
(Order reference 552A).£4.00 -
David & Charles 1st 1975
8vo M/VG++ 510 gms
(Order reference 5804).£16.00 -
Methuen 1st 1982 4to, v min crsing to d/w edges,
d/w price-clipped o/w VG++/VG++ 845 gms
(Order reference 5874).
Lift the lid of your great-aunt's piano-stool and you will be sure to find a few drawing-room ballads. Here is a selection of the best of them from the Edwardian era. They brought pleasure and inspiration to millions of people, both in their own day and in the years since then. You will half-know many, for they were the hits of their time and are in the repertoires of famous singers even today: "Land of Hope and Glory", "Drake's Drum", "Glorious Devon", "I Hear you Calling Me", "Macushla", "Kashmiri Song". They strike a mingled chord of pride and nostalgia, for they were as much part of the fabric of Edwardian Britain as the musichall songs that are so well known. Drawing-room ballads were, in fact, the folk art of the middle-classes.Here is a delicious voyage of discovery back in time. The songs in this collection were originally introduced at Ballad Concerts run by the publishing house of Boosey by such celebrated artistes as Dame Clara Butt and John McCormack. The ones that met popular acclaim were rolled off the presses, despatched to all corners of the English-speaking world, rendered in smart drawing rooms, suburban parlours and colonial cabins, and recorded for the new Phonographs, Graphophones and Gramophones and eventually settled to rest beneath the seats of those innumerable piano-stools.
£24.00 -
Michael Joseph 1st 1984
large 4to, v v min bmps to bds, v v min crsing + chps to d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 1550 gms
(Order reference 5929).
There are some songs which just ask to be sung. Daisy, Daisy, Give me your answer, do! is an irresistibly catchy chorus. Almost everyone can join in After the ball is over or swing to the lilting melody of She is my Lily of Laguna. Most people recognize such heroines of the popular stage as Pretty Polly Perkins of Paddington Green or Oh! Susanna, and know heroes like The Man That Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo. And surely everyone can summon up a folk memory or two with those stalwarts of land and sea, Good-bye Dolly Gray and Rule Britannia. All these songs were written a century or more ago, and yet they are still as bright and compulsively singable as they were at the height of the Victorian era.This unique and delightful songbook brings together the most popular of the old favourites, songs that sent a whole generation of men and women flocking to the music halls and entertained them at home round the family piano. The book, compiled and presented by modern music hall artistes, is meant to be used. Each song is reproduced from original Victorian songsheets, with piano accompaniment and words large enough to be read by a fair-sized gathering behind the piano stool; each page is illustrated and decorated in the elaborate graphic style so beloved of the Victorians; and the whole collection of 60 songs, beautifully printed and finished with a register ribbon, is sewn and bound so that it will stay open in use and last through many a raucous sing-song.
With more than 250 photographs, engravings, paintings and other period illustrations and a full accompanying text, The Illustrated Victorian Songbook also paints in the social background, the pubs, the seamy song and supper rooms, the society drawing rooms, the gaslit music halls and the rival temperance coffee houses where the songs were sung, introduces star artistes like Marie Lloyd, Albert Chevalier and the Christy Minstrels and revives in all its charm and vitality the first great age of popular entertainment.
£30.00 -
MacGibbon & Kee 2nd imp 1958
8vo, wr + closed trs to d/w, inscr to 1/2 title o/w F/VG 380 gms
(Order reference 5999).£5.00 -
Beat Publications 1998
A5 48pp magazine, handwritten letter 'R' to front cover below date o/w VG++ 80 gms
(Order reference 6473A).£4.00 -
Plexus 1st thus
4to pb 191pp, v min crsing to cvrs o/w VG++ 485 gms
(Order reference 7180).£6.50 -
Carlton 1st 1997
4to pb 128pp, v v min crsing to cvrs o/w VG++ 500 gms
(Order reference 7309A).£8.50 -
Bantam Press 1987
small 4to pb 283pp, bmps, sl crsing + sl wr to cvrs o/w VG+. The story of the summer of 1967. 560 gms
(Order reference 7329).£5.00 -
Pelham Books 1st 1981
4to, v v min wr to btm of bds, v v min wr to d/w, prev owner's ex libris plate to fep o/w VG++/VG++ 775 gms
(Order reference 7460).£15.00 -
Barricade Books 1st 1994
8vo, paper covered bds with cloth spine, gold titling to sp o/w F/F 815 gms
(Order reference 8029A).£10.00 -
Liverpool Echo no date (1980?)
4to pb 48pp, v v min bmps o/w VG++ 235 gms
(Order reference 8130A).£10.00 -
UFO Books 1st 1996
4to pb 80pp + 2 double-sided cards in slipcase - all F+ 465 gms
(Order reference 8133).£10.00 -
Macdonald 1st 1989
8vo, v v min bmps to bds, sl crsing, chps + 2 tiny trs to d/w o/w VG+/VG 445 gms
(Order reference 8189).£10.00 -
Cassell 1st 2001
large square format 4to 399pp, sl crsing to d/w o/w F/VG++. Over 2kgs
(Order reference 8297A).£30.00 -
Blandford 1st 1997
large 8vo pb 256pp, v sl wr + bmps to edges of cvrs o/w VG++ 470 gms
(Order reference 8343).£7.50 -
Hamlyn 1st English edn 1980
4to, min bmps + wr to bds, sl wr + crsing to d/w o/w VG+/VG+ 1020 gms
(Order reference 8376).£15.00 -
Robson Books 1st 1989
4to F/VG++ 590 gms
(Order reference 8566A).£7.00 -
St Martin's Press 1st 1989
8vo, sl wr + crsing to d/w + short tr o/w VG++/VG+ 520 gms
(Order reference 8954).£5.00 -
Century 1st 1997
8vo F+/F 630 gms
(Order reference 9015).£6.50 -
New English Library 1st 1990
8vo, small red mark to fep o/w F+/VG++ 535 gms
(Order reference 9036).£12.50 -
Victor Gollancz 1st 1985
8vo F+/F 435 gms
(Order reference 9037).£8.00 -
Pan 1989
8vo pb, VG+ 272 gms
(Order reference 905).£5.00 -
Sphere 1978
pb, min rbs + wr to cvrs, pp brning o/w VG 200 gms
(Order reference 907).£3.00 -
Magna Books 1992
4to, spotting/marking to inside of d/w, 2 tiny trs to hd of spine of d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 765 gms
(Order reference 9131).£6.00 -
Omnibus Press 1982
4to pb 104pp, crsing + wr to cvrs + v v min indents o/w VG+ 295 gms
(Order reference 9158).£8.00 -
Parragon 1st 1996
landscape format 4to, glazed pictorial boards in a similar d/w F+/F 495 gms
(Order reference 9167).£5.00 -
Octopus 1st 1977
4to, pictorial bds, over 100 illustrations in colour and black and white, v min wr to d/w o/w F/VG++ 760 gms
(Order reference 9250).£5.00 -
Colour Library International 1st 1981
4to, gold titling to fr bd + spine, v min wr to price-clipped d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 810 gms
(Order reference 9251).£5.00 -
Aurum Press 1st 1986
square format 4to pb, unpaginated, v v min wr to edges of cvrs o/w VG++ 565 gms
(Order reference 9255).£25.50 -
Omnibus Press 1st 1978
4to pb 128pp, wr + crsing to cvrs o/w VG+ 355 gms
(Order reference 9260).£4.00 -
Omnibus Press 1st 1989
4to pb 96pp F 280 gms
(Order reference 9279).£8.50 -
Plexus 1st 1990
square format 4to pb 224pp, v v min crsing + wr to cvrs o/w VG++ 785 gms
(Order reference 9280).£8.00 -
New English Library/Times Mirror 1st pb edn 1978
square format 4to pb, crse to rear cvr, min wr to edges of cvrs o/w VG++ 650 gms
(Order reference 9281).£10.00 -
Hamlyn 1st 1996
4to pb, unpaginated, v v min wr to edges of cvrs o/w VG++ 345 gms
(Order reference 9289).£5.00 -
Omnibus Press 1st 1978
4to pb 128pp, wr + bmps to edges of cvrs o/w VG+ 375 gms
(Order reference 9319).£4.00 -
Grafton Books 1990
8vo pb 278pp, sl wr + crsing to cvrs o/w VG+ 200 gms
(Order reference 9335A).£3.00 -
Bobcat Books 1987
4to pb 127pp, v v min damage + min crsing + wr to cvrs o/w VG+ 430 gms
(Order reference 9342).£5.00 -
Cherry Lane Books 1st 1985
4to pb 48pp VG++ 215 gms
(Order reference 9353A).£2.50 -
Corgi 1982
8vo pb 426pp, wr + crsing to cvrs o/w VG+ 340 gms
(Order reference 9366).£4.00 -
Publications Int'l 1991
4to, glazed pict bds in sim d/w F/VG+ 608 gms
(Order reference 937).£6.00 -
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Virgin 1st 1997
4to pb unpaginated VG++ 335 gms
(Order reference 9410).£6.00 -
Proteus Books 1st 1984
large 8vo pb 181pp, crse to fr cvr o/w VG++ 365 gms
(Order reference 9420).£5.50 -
Creation 1999
large 8vo pb 158pp, v v min bmps + wr o/w F 410 gms
(Order reference 9422).£8.00 -
Shire 2nd prtg 1977
small 8vo pb 48pp, wr, slight crsing + sunning to cvrs o/w VG 55 gms
(Order reference 9443).£4.50 -
Spring Books 1974
trs, wr + sm stns to d/w o/w VG/G++ 900 gms
(Order reference 948).£5.00 -
Octopus 1st 1975
large 4to, wr to edges of bds esp btm edge, wr, chps, crsing + small trs to d/w o/w VG/G++ 790 gms
(Order reference 9493).£5.00 -
Constable 1st 1962
4to, no d/w, pictorial bds, min wr + bmps, small cancelled name to fep o/w VG+ 410 gms
(Order reference 9529).£20.00 -
BBC 1992
lrge sftbk VG 690 gms
(Order reference 965).£7.00 -
Pyramid Books 1st 1991
square format 4to, v v min wr to bds, v v min wr + tiny tear to d/w at hd of spine o/w VG++/VG++ 805 gms
(Order reference 9672).£5.00 -
Franklin Watts 3rd imp 1993
8vo pb 124pp VG++ 255 gms
(Order reference 9887).£5.00
