Philadelphia Free Library of Philadelphia 1948-1951., 1951. Soft Cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents near fine condition. 9" x 6" (124)pp in all Each of the four programmes includes notes on the history of the Curtis String Quartet and the compositions played that year. Also present are biographical sketches of the composers featured in the 24 concerts (Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn) and information on the Free Library's music department. Four volumes in all. First Editions. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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York, PA Gingerich Music House 1945., 1945. Very good condition. 11" x 14" broadside Admission was 45 cents for adults, 35 cents for children. Illustrated by lyre at center of poster. Original edition. Binding is not bound. (more information)

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Brooklyn & Chicago: Fred. Gretsch Mfg Co., ca. 1945. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 20pp; text illus from photographs. This booklet accompanied a new Gretsch guitar, built just after World War II. On the back is printed the Gretsch Guitar Guarantee, with the model number and serial number filled in by hand. 7.5" x 5.25 (more information)

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Laurel, MD: Erngeobil Publications, 1966. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. pp: i, 16, printed on rectos only by stencil method. Covers the entire recording history of this fine dance band. 10.75" x 8.25". (more information)

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NY: Atlantic Recording, 1950. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Good. Usual light wear to the plastic records, else in good condition. 4pp illustrated text. Stories by Max Levine. Music by Julius Levine. Produced by Herb Abramson. Offers "21 hours of entertainment on only two records! . 256 different stories . Each time you play the Magic album through, you get a different story! How's it done? By Atlantic's new and exclusive trick-grooving process, which puts four record tracks on each side. Thus, when you play a side you never know which of the four tracks will play.Every episode dovetails into the next record so that the sequences, or story-parts, combine coherently and logically to form a complete story." 10" x 10.25". (more information)

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Pittsburgh: Historical Soc of Western PA, 1938. 3rd printing. Original wraps. Very Good. 32pp; 2 plates from photographs. Outlines Stephen Foster's youth in Pittsburgh, and reveals the connections between the city and some of his compositions. 9.25" x 6". (more information)

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Hollywood, CA: Hollywood HS Printing Dept], 1920. First Edition. Self-wraps. Very Good. (4)pp. Lists the cast and credits, and summarizes the three dramatic works in English and in French. 8.25" x 5.5". (more information)

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Bethlehem, PA: Windish , 1925. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 8pp. This programme for the Hungarian operetta, "Vig Ozvegy," performed in Magyar in Bethlehem, PA, includes many ads for Hungarian-owned local businesses. 9.5" x 6 (more information)

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NY: New Yorki Magyar Szinpad, 1922. first editions. Original Wraps. Good. Two booklets, 8pp + 16pp; occasional illus from photographs. Both productions featured Hegedus and Horvath Lajos. Each program includes a plot precis, cast list, and lyrics in Magyar to many songs. 9" x 6" and 8.5" x 5.5 (more information)

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NY: A. Kuruzslo, ca. 1920. first editions. Original Wraps. Very Good. Each 32pp; photo-portraits of performers. These programs are for two plays in Magyar, performed in NYC, starring Oszkar Beregi. Each contains many ads for Hungarian-owned businesses in New York, Chicago, and northern NJ cities. 9" x 6 (more information)

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NY: Amerikai Magyar Nepszava, 1922. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 20pp; photo-portraits of performers. Contains programmes for two productions, with some lyrics in Magyar, both with Hegedus and Horvath Lajos: "Bucsukeringo" (an operetta) and "A Golem" (based on a folk legend). Also contains for Hungarian-owned businesses in New York City, including a Magyar detective agency. 9" x 6 (more information)

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Seattle, WA Seattle Times 1979., 1979. Overall in very good condition. 25" x 14" 1 page, folded. Illustrated by portrait in news article. original items edition. Binding is not bound. (more information)

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Detroit Sav-Way Industries nd [ca. 1946-7]., 1946. 1st Edition. Record near fine in a brown RCA Victor envelope. 10" 78 rpm two sides A full-color picture of a teary-eyed girl gazing at a man's portrait occupies Side 1. Side 2, a happy woman getting roses. This is Vogue Picture Record #R-734. The color illustrations are embedded in the transparent vinyl of the record. The first 10-inch Vogue picture record (R-707) was released in May 1946, while production ceased less than a year later in April 1947. The vocal on Side 1 is by The Kassel Trio. The Side 2 vocal is by Gloria Hart and Art Kassel. Illustrated by color-illus on both sides. First Printing edition. (more information)

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San Francisco: William J. Zwissig, Manager, 1955. First Edition. not bound. Very Good. Broadsheet (2)pp. Lists the large cast, synopsis of scenes set in Baghdad, the musical numbers, understudies, other credits, theater ads. 17.25" x 5.5". (more information)

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NY: Chronicle Books, 1997. First Edition. Original Wraps. Fine. This "book" comprises a portfolio and 8 prints housed in an aluminum box, measuring 15" x 12" x 3", with a piano-hinged top, buckle clasp, and colored image on the top. Inside the box is a portfolio of stiff brown paper, which opens to reveal two pages of background text inside the covers and eight loose, brightly colored prints on stiff paper. The prints are from " event posters commissioned for now-legendary jazz happenings at Aerobleu (a Paris nightclub in the late 1940s), including an evening with Dizzy Gillespie in "48 and one of Miles Davis"s first Paris appearances in "49." This unusual, limited-edition item commemorates the 50th anniversary of Aerobleu's zenith as a jazz club. Shipping is extra. 14.75" x 11.75". (more information)

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s.l. Rucker's Triena Laxative nd [ca. 1930s]., 1930. Pictorial cardboard fan in very good condition. 11" x 8.25" This evocative country-music fan was distributed by M.E. Johnson's Hasty Service Station, Route 1, Thomasville, NC. Illustrated by group portrait of 7 players. original fan edition. (more information)

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Bound Brook, NJ: Record Press, 1921. Original. not bound. Very Good. Broadside. Setting is the Lakeville Boat Club. Cast includes lead roles as well as maids, middies, young men, and Liberty Battalion. Special dances: Dance of the Summer, Hornpipe, Japanese Dance. Music: A Gay Sea Dog; Looking for A Criminal; Row, Little Girls; When the Manzanita Blooms Again; Our Flag; &c., &c. 9.25" x 5.75". (more information)

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Manheim, PA various printers ca. 1887-1931., 1931. Minor signs of age, else in very good condition. approx. 6" x 9" broadsides Includes: [1] Musical and Dramatic Entertainment, Friday, Feb. 18th, 1887, Programme. Printed at Manheim by J.M. Fetter. [2] A Christmas Cantata, St. Nicholas, A Charming Poem in Two Parts . In the Town Hall, Dec. 27, '88, Dramatic Personae . Synopsis ." Printed at Manheim by the Weekly Sun Job Print. [3] Eccentric Cake Sociable. Yoos be axed tu this party to be given by the St. Paul P.E. Sunday School at Mechanics' Hall, Manheim, May 28, 1898, Rools and Reggylashuns . Yu git a plade uf ize gream too. [4] The Emaus Players present "De Calline Browierts," A Pennsylvania German Comedy . April 11, 1931 . Cast of Characters . Synopsis of Scenes . Family Trouble in Pennsylvania German must be Real Entertainment. Priced as a group. Illustrated by one printed in red ink. originals edition. Binding is not bound. (more information)

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Detroit Sav-Way Industries nd [ca. 1946-7]., 1946. 1st Edition. Record near fine in a brown Decca envelope. 10" 78 rpm two sides A full-color treatment of Gabriel blowing his horn into a mic covers Side 1. Side 2 shows a flirtatious young couple. This is Vogue Picture Record #R-752. The color illustrations are embedded in the transparent vinyl of the record. The first 10-inch Vogue picture record (R-707) was released in May 1946, while production ceased less than a year later in April 1947. The vocalist on both sides of this record is Billie Jane Bennett. Illustrated by color-illus on both sides. First Printing edition. (more information)

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NY: T. Newman, Mason Opera House, 1905. First Edition. not bound. Good. Broadside, some wear at top and bottom edges, no text loss. Lists the characters, the scenes in Ireland and London, and the musical program under direction of J.N. Laraia. 9.5" x 4.5". (more information)

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Pittsburgh, PA Carnegie Hall nd [1894]., 1894. 1st Edition. Two old foldmarks, else in very good condition. 8" x 5.25" one page Hard-to-find concert announcement for one of the greatest and most popular pianists of all time. Illustrated by photo-portrait of Paderewski. First Edition. Binding is not bound. (more information)

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Worcester, MA: Chas. Hamilton, Printer, 1859. First Edition. Unbound. Very Good. Faint dampmark at top. Lists characters and cast. BALLAD, MISS HASTINGS.CONCLUDE WITH THE FARCE OF THE SIAMESE TWINS!. 18" x 6". (more information)

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Worcester, MA: Chas. Hamilton, Printer, 1859. First Edition. Unbound. Very Good. Small piece from corner of margin, no text loss. NOVEMBER 8TH, 1859.SHE WILL SING THE CELEBRATED "CUCKOO SONG".TO CONCLUDE WITH THE FARCE OF MR. & MRS. PETER WHITE. 17.75" x 6". (more information)

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St. Louis, MO: National Society of Pi Mu, 1937. Enlarged Edition. Original Wraps. Fine. 37pp. Laid in is a small broadside containing words and music to the Pi Mu Chant. The handbook of this music organization for women gives the background of the society, the constitution, degrees of eligibility, initiation details, meeting format, membership rituals (including one called "The Torch of Beauty"), &c. 6.5" x 5". (more information)

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Nashville: Jack D. Johnson, 1967. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Fine. 4pp, printed in green ink; photo on front. Inscribed in black ink: "Thanks, Vivian / Your friend / Charley Pride." On the back, Vivian has written neatly in red ink, "October 28, 1967." Pride, born to poor sharecroppers in Mississippi, started his music career in the late 1950s while he was playing ball for the Negro American League's Memphis Red Sox. He played guitar on the team bus between ballparks. By the late 1960s he had a number one record. 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)

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NY: Radio City Music Hall, 1954. First Edition. Self-wraps. Very Good. (4)pp; four illus from photographs. Has a cover photo of the Rockettes, a portrait of Elizabeth Taylor (then starring in "Rhapsody"), and the rest of the bill. 9" x 6". (more information)

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Chicago Frank K. Root nd [ca. 1890]., 1890. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Spine reinforced with transparent tape, else very good condition. 11" x 8.25" 24pp The orange-and-black cover features an art nouveau design and a woman seated at a grand piano. This trade catalog includes a complete list of the Root Edition Beautiful (piano pieces for children) and Ten Fairy Stories for Children, with samples of music from each. Also contains lists of High Grade Teaching Music for Piano and Violin, the Royal Popular Music Library, the Root Famous Instruction Books for Piano and Organ, etc. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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Lewiston, NY: Blues Society of W.N.Y., 1995. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. 31pp. This issue features Dr. Z & the Blues Remedy, along with an editorial on The House Of Blues, the club scene, concerts and blues sessions in western New York, recordings, etc. 11" x 8.25". (more information)

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NY Columbia Records 1972., 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Records and jacket near fine condition. 12.25" x 12.25" four sides Columbia #CG31949. Jacket illustrated in color by James McMullan. Full-page photograph of Pete Seeger by David Gahr. Text by Gil McKean. Contains 20 musical selections, including: We Shall Overcome; Little Boxes; Who Killed Davy Moore?; The Bells of Rhymney; Masters of War; Coal Creek March; Hobo's Lullaby; and 13 more. Illustrated by pictorial cover. First Edition. Binding is orig jacket. (more information)

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NY: Folkways Records, 1953. First Edition. Pictorial boards. Very Good/Very Good. 33-1/3 rpm 10" vinyl lp. Folkways Project, 3. Editor, Alan Lomax. Recording supervisor, Moses Asch. This was Pete Seeger's first solo lp, containing his versions of 16 songs, including: John Riley; Devilish Mary; East Virginia Blues; Skillet Good and Greasy; My Blue-eyed Gal; Cripple Creek; Jam on Jerry's Rocks; Danville Girl; etc. Top edge of sleeve repaired with old tape. 10.25" x 10.25". (more information)

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