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THE OXFORD HANDBOOK OF MUSIC AND INTELLECTUAL CULTURE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

Edited by WATT, Paul, COLLINS, Sarah and ALLIS, Michael. · 2020

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. 8vo., pp.xiii,553, hardcover, silver lettering; a near-fine copy in a vg unclipped dust-jacket, some light surface scratches and light creasing to corners.

CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD. Man and Musician.

DIBBLE, Jeremy. · 2002

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. 8vo., pp.xvii, 535, navy hardcover, gilt; light rubbing to fore-edge of text block, spine rolled, else a very good copy in a vg unclipped dust-jacket, creased and lightly worn to upper margin and headband, small tear to upper right corn...

LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS 1895-1958.

Edited by: COBBE, Hugh. · 2010

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Oxford University Press, 2010. Large 8vo., pp.,xx,679, paperback; a few marks to edges of text block, tailband slightly scuffed, else fresh and very good+.

MYSTERY TRAIN IMAGES OF AMERICA IN ROCK'N'ROLL MUSIC.

MARCUS, Greil. · 2020

£68.00 (€81.52 | $89.85 | ¥14,350)

London: The Folio Society, 2020. Large 8vo., pp.xxxix, 516, pictorial hardcover, b/w and colour illustrations; a fine copy, in a red slipcase with a couple of small marks.

THE PURITANS AND MUSIC. in England and New England.

SCHOLES, Percy A. · 1934

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London: Oxford University Press, 1934. 8vo., pp.,xxii,428, black hardcover, gilt, b/w photograph frontispiece, b/w illustrations, b/w photos; toning and spotting to top, text block and tail,light foxing to end-papers and front and back paste-down, occasional very light spott...

EDWARD ELGAR - THE WINDFLOWER LETTERS Correspondence with Alice Caroline Stuart Wortley and her Family.

MOORE, Jerrold Northrop. · 1989

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989. 8vo., pp.xv,352, hardcover, gilt, b/w plate; a fine copy in a vg unclipped dust-jacket, with light creasing to extremities.

PIPING TRADITIONS OF THE INNER ISLES OF THE WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND.

MACKENZIE, Bridget. · 2012

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Edinburgh, John Donald, 2012. 8vo.,pp. x,372, paperback, b/w illustrations; a very good copy.

TREE OF STRINGS: crann nan teud. A history of the harp in Scotland.

SANGER, Keith; KINNAIRD, Alison. · 1992

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Temple, Kinmor Music, 1992. 8vo.,pp. vii,247, paperback, b/w illustrations; creasing to corners, a very good copy.

ROGER NORTH ON MUSIC. Being a Selection from his Essays written during the years c.1695-1728.

NORTH, Roger. Transcribed from the Manuscripts and edited by: WILSON, John. · 1959

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

London: Novello and Company, 1959. 8vo., pp.xxviii,372, pink cloth with stamped title label to spine, gilt, b/w frontispiece and eight further b/w plates; ink ownership inscription to front paste-down endpaper, small note to reverse of frontispiece, some foxing to edges, lig...

FRENCH OPERA: A Short History.

GIROUD, Vincent. · 2010

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

New Haven, Yale University Press, 2010. 8vo.,pp. x,366, hardcover, gilt, b/w illustrations; a very good copy, in a lightly rubbed and soiled pictorial dust-jacket, otherwise very good.

THE MUSIC LIBRARY. Graphic Art and Sound. Featuring over 325 sleeves plus an exclusive CD of rare library recordings.

Conceived and compiled by TRUNK, Jonny. Afterword by Julian House. · 2005

£68.00 (€81.52 | $89.85 | ¥14,350)

London: Murray and Sorrell, FUEL, 2005. Oblong 8vo., pp.207(i), hardcover, colour illustrations throughout; light rubbing to extremities, else very good indeed. CD in loose paper case to rear of volume.

THE FURTWANGLER RECORD.

ARDOIN, John; discography by HUNT, John. · 1996

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,065)

Portland: Amadeus Press, 1996. Reprint, 8vo., pp. 376, hardcover, gilt, b/w illustrations, decorative endpapers; foxing to edges, a few very light spots to endpapers, otherwise internally clean, a very good copy in a vg unclipped dust-jacket.

ODE TO A HIGHFLYING BIRD. My Tribute to the Music of Charlie ‘Yardbird’ Parker.

[WATTS, Charlie] · 1964

£595.00 (€713.31 | $786.21 | ¥125,563)

London: Beat Publications Ltd., (1964). First edition, pocket 8vo., pp.(32), glazed cream hardcover lettered in black, colour-illustrated throughout; small ownership inscription to front free endpaper, ‘Seven Shillings’ label bound in, rubbing and light surface s...

Richard Strauss: A Critical Commentary On His Life And Works [Set of Three Volumes]

Del Mar, Norman. · 1978

£68.00 (€81.52 | $89.85 | ¥14,350)

London: Barrie and Jenkins, 1978. Corrected reprint, three volumes, 8vo., pp.xv,462;xi,452;xxi,552, blue hardcover, gilt, b/w frontispieces and plates; top edges a little dusty, else a very good, fresh set, in unclipped dust-jackets, which are sunned to spines of Volumes II ...

THE HIGHLAND BAGPIPE. Its History, Literature, and Music, With Some Account of the Traditions, Superstitions, and Anecdotes Relating to the Instrument and its Tunes.

MANSON, W.L. · 1977

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Wakefield: EP Publishing, 1977. Facsimile reprint, small 8vo., pp.420, green hardcover, gilt; slight roll to spine, a very good copy, in vg price-clipped dust-jacket.

A DIRECTORY OF COMPOSERS FOR ORGAN. Second Revised and Enlarged Edition.

HENDERSON, John.

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Swindon: John Henderson (Publishing) Ltd., 8vo., pp.xii,789, red faux-leather hardcover, gilt; a fine copy. No dust-jacket.

WILLIAM BYRD. Gentleman of the Chapel Royal.

HARLEY, John. · 1997

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Aldershot: Scolar Press, 1997. 8vo., pp.xvi,480, green hardcover, gilt, b/w frontispiece; slight bowing to front board, with slight bruising to lower corner of front board, a very good, clean copy, in vg unclipped dust-jacket.

REASSURING EIGHTEENTH CENTURY PROTESTANTS - The Librettist’s Intended Message for Handel’s Messiah, Explored Within the Context of Eighteenth Century Belief.

HOLROYD, Arthur. [Signed by the author] · 2017

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

York: Quacks Books, 2017. 8vo., pp.viii,522, paperback; signed by author to title, a fine copy.

JOHN TAVERNER, TUDOR COMPOSER.

JOSEPHSON, David S. · 1979

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Ann Arbor: UMI Research Press, 1979. 8vo., pp.xvi,283, pictorial cloth, b/w plates; a very good, fresh copy. (No dust-jacket).

PERFORMING THE MUSIC OF HENRY PURCELL.

Edited by, BURDEN, Michael. · 1996

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1996. 8vo.,pp. xvi,302, hardcover, gilt, b/w plates, tables and figures; brief typed annotation on paper label to front paste down endpaper, otherwise near-fine, in a near-fine unclipped dust-jacket.