Musica

The Recital Series of Original Compositions for the Organ No. 33 Two Duologues

Bernard Johnson; Edwin H. Lemare [editor] · 1907 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, Novello & Co. Ltd. 1907. Hardback. A smart copy of this very scarce musical composition for the organ. Very scarce. The Recital Series of Original Compositions for the Organ No. 33. An original set of classical musical scores intended for the organ, containing two duol...

Eight Songs

1943 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

Copenhagen , Anker Kysters , 1943 . First edition. Paperback. A limited edition of this delightful collection of songs and musical accompaniment, with a signed note from the publisher. A limited edition, with six hundred copies printed, the first one hundred of which were prin...

The Real Jazz

Hugues Panassie · 1960 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

New York, A. S Barnes and Company Inc. 1960. Cloth. A smart copy of the new and revised edition of this work on modern jazz from French critic and producer Hugues Panassie. New and revised edition. A detailed study on the creation and development of jazz music, from the sponta...

The Babe of Bethlehem Being Some Christmas Carols

G. R. Woodward · 1923 · Rooke Books

£36.00 (€43.15 | $47.56 | ¥7,594)

London , G. R. Woodward, 1923 . First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A smart, limited edition copy of this Christmas carol by G. R. Woodward. Limited to 200 copies, with this being number 122.A charming Christmas carol written by the Rev. G. R. Woodward. G. R. Woodward was an Eng...

The Light Infantry Record of Music

1993 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,227)

Not Stated, Light Infantry, 1993 . First edition. Paperback. The very scarce first edition of this collection of songs and music from the Light Infantry. First edition of The Light Infantry Record of Music, in the original paper wraps. Being a record of music of the former Li...

The Evolution of the Beautiful in Sound. A Treatise, in Two Sections. Tracing Up the Origin, History, and Gradual Evolution of the Modern Series of Musical Sounds, from the Most Ancient Periods Through the Greek, Ecclesiastical, and Mediaeval Ages to the Present Time.

Henry Wylde · 1888 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Manchester, John Heywood, 1888. First edition. Cloth. Henry Wylde provides a fascinating account of the development of various musical scales and tonal systems in this scarce first edition In this scarce work, Henry Wylde traces the origin, history, and evolution of different ...

The Normal Singer for Schools and Families with a Full Course of Vocal Exercises, and a Variety of Harmonized Melodies

E. J. Westrop [ed.] · 1855 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, Musical Bouquet Office, c1855 . Paperback. A very scarce mid nineteenth century book of songs, 'arranged for one, two, three and four voices' and containing a 'new and complete course of vocal instruction&apos. A very scarce work, edited by popular compo...

The American Songbag

Carl Sandburg · 1927 · Rooke Books

£88.00 (€105.48 | $116.25 | ¥18,564)

New York , Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A first edition comprehensive volume that beautifully celebrates the diverse melodies and verses of America. A first American edition of this work. This volume is a collection of two hundred and eighty melodies...

Fourteen Songs from "When We Were Young

A.A. Milne; H. Fraser-Simon · 1930 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1930. Cloth. An illustrated work containing a selection of Milne's children's poems, set to music by the composer Harold Fraser-Simson. The thirteenth impression of this work. Illustrated with decorations to each of the musical notations b...

The Rivulet: A Contribution to Sacred Song

Thomas T. Lynch · 1868 · Rooke Books

£265.00 (€317.64 | $350.08 | ¥55,904)

London , Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer , 1868. Cloth. A collection of hymns for the heart and voice with a signed letter from the author. This is the third, enlarged edition of The Rivulet, a collection of hymns for both the heart and voice. The collection are largely song...

The Beggar&Apos;S Opera

john Gay · 1905 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, De La More Press, 1905. Cloth. A limited edition of John Gay's ballad opera in three acts. One of two-hundred and fifty copies printed on hand-made paper of this opera in three acts by John Gay. in 'The King's Library' series edited by Professor Gol...

The Just So Song Book

Rudyard Kipling; Edward German · 1903 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.74 | ¥27,424)

London, Macmillan & Co. 1903. First edition. Cloth. Twelve of Rudyard Kipling's stories set to music by Edward German, the first edition of this work. The first US edition of this work with copyright in the United States of America. Featuring the last song as 'Rollin...

English Music

W. J. Turner · 1941 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.40 | $581.27 | ¥92,821)

London, Penns in the Rocks Press by William Collins, 1941. First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound first edition copy of this charming history of English music, bound for Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. The first edition of this work.A charming volume of...

Songs Heard in Palestine [Hebrew and Yiddish]

Anna Shomer Rothenberg; Meyer Posner · 1928 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

New York, Bloch Publishing Company, 1928. First edition. Cloth. And excellent copy of the first edition of this charming collection of Jewish music as collected and sung by Anna Shomer Rothenberg, accompanied by piano arrangements composed by Meyer Posner. The first edition of...

Oratorios: The Novello&Apos;S Original Octavo Edition

G. F. Handel; John Brahms; Ludwig Van Beethoven · 0 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.92 | ¥24,260)

London, Novello, Ewer and Co. c1890. Leather. A lovely composition of seven volumes in one containing music sheet by notorious composers G. F. Handel, John Brahms, and Ludwig Van Beethoven. Seven volumes bound in one comprising music sheets from the 'Novello's Origin...

Select Psalms and Hymns for Public and Private Worship.

1819 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

Shrewsbury, J. Watton, 1819. Leather. An extremely scarce copy of this nineteenth-century, Shropshire hymn book. An early edition of this scarce nineteenth-century work, with no known copies found.  Bound in half calf, with marbled paper boards. A charming, pocket sized hymn ...

The Theatre of Music: Series a, Volume I

Robert Spencer [introduction] · 1983 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Tunbridge Wells, Richard Macnutt Ltd. 1983. Cloth. A pleasing copy of this uncommon facsimile collection of music for theatres originally published by Henry Playford and Robert Carr. Facsimile collection, being Series A, Volume I of six. A collection of reproductions of origin...

Street Music in the Metropolis

Michael T. Bass · 1864 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.25 | $726.58 | ¥116,026)

London, John Murray, 1864 . First edition. Cloth. William Hutchins Callcott's own copy of this very scarce first edition discussion of noise pollution and busking, a work which includes a letter from Callcott himself on the subject. A very scarce first edition.MP Michael ...

The Violin and Its Music

George Hart · 1881 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Dulau & Co. 1881. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this detailed study of the violin from violin maker George Hart, with illustrations. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and ten plates. Collated complete. A detailed study on the origins and m...

Twelve Ballads Set to Music

Thomas Linley · 1780 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, S. A. & P. Thompson, 1780. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce volume of twelve ballads put to music by the leading Georgian musician Thomas Linley, the first edition. The first edition of this very scarce work.A volume of twelve beautiful ballads put to music, prime e...