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Schubert's Songs: A Biographical Study

Schubert's Songs: A Biographical Study

by Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich and Kenneth S. Whitton (translator)

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Used - Very Good
Edition
Reprint
Published
(1984)
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Trade Paperback
ISBN
9780879100056
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New York: Limelight Editions. Very Good. (1984). Reprint. Trade Paperback. 0879100052 . Cover is clean and unmarked with only minimal signs of wear. Binding is straight, but has several spine cracks (opens flat) but none are separated. Pages clean and unmarked. ; 8.3 X 5.9 X 1.6 inches; 333 pages .
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Who's Who in Mozart's Operas:  From Alfonso to Zerlina

Who's Who in Mozart's Operas: From Alfonso to Zerlina

by Kaiser, Joachim & Charles Kessler (translator)

Condition
Used - Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket
Edition
First American Edition; First Printing
Published
(1987)
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780028733807
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New York: Schirmer Books. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. (1987). First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0028733800 . As new book and unclipped DJ. No ownership or other marks. Not a remainder. DJ now in archival sleeve. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 212 pages .
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IL Trovatore

IL Trovatore

by Verdi, Giuseppi; Salvatore Cammarano (Words) ; Edward J. Dent (Transl. )

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Used - Very Good
Published
(1948)
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Hardcover
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New York: Allen, Towne & Heath, Inc.. Very Good. (1948). Hardcover. Red faux leather cloth over boards with gilt lettering on spine. There is wear at the head and tail of spine and the corners. Binding sound. Pages are tanned but not brittle. No owership or other marks in book; Pocket LIbretto LIbrary; 24mo 5" - 6"… Read more about this item
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Rigoletto:  In three acts

Rigoletto: In three acts

by Verdi, Giuseppe

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Used - Near Fine
Published
(1948)
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Hard cover
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New York: Allen, Towne & Heath, Inc.. Near Fine. (1948). Hard cover. Dark green faux leather (cloth) over boards with gilt lettering on top cover. Text in English. Binding sound. Cover unworn, corners sharp. No ownership or other marks. Book would be fine but for light age toning of the pages. No DJ as issued.; Pocket Libretto… Read more about this item
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La Traviata: In Three Acts

La Traviata: In Three Acts

by Verdi, Giuseppe

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Published
(1948)
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Hardcover
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New York: Allen, Towne & Heath, Inc.. Very Good. (1948). Hardcover. Navy blue faux leather (cloth) over boards with gilt lettering on top cover. Text in English Binding sound. Cover has minor wear at corners and head of spine. No ownership or other marks. There is light age toning of the pages. No DJ as issued.; Pocket… Read more about this item
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European and American Musical Instruments

European and American Musical Instruments

by Baines, Anthony

Condition
Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Published
(1966)
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780713407525
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New York: Viking Studio. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. (1966). Hardcover. 0713407522 . Book would be as new if not for a very neat armorial bookplate on the front free endpaper and a minor wrinkle at head of DJ. No writing or other marks in book. Binding sound, tight, and straight. No indication of … Read more about this item
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Gioacchino Rossini's The Barber of Seville: A Comic Opera in two Acts

Gioacchino Rossini's The Barber of Seville: A Comic Opera in two Acts

by Rossini, Gioacchino

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Used - Very Good+
Published
(1948)
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Hardcover
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New York: Allen, Towne & Heath, Inc.. Very Good+. (1948). Hardcover. Brown paper with simulated leather pattern over boards. Gilt lettering on spine and top cover. There is very minimal wear at the corners. No ownership or other marks. Pages have light toning due to acid paper. ; Pocket libretto library; Black and… Read more about this item
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Heritage of Music: Volume I: Classical Music and its Origins

by Raeburn, Michael & Alan Kendall & Roger Blanchard & Denis Arnold & H. C. Robbins Landon

Condition
Used - Fine in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
Second Printing
Published
(1990)
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780195053708
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Oxford - New York: Oxford University Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. (1990). Second Printing. Hardcover. 0195053702 . Book is as new. This is the second printing with corrections. No ownership or other marks. DJ has wear, creasing, and a short tear at the top edge. Not a remainder. ; 4to … Read more about this item
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Heritage of Music Volume II: The Romantic Era

by Raeburn, Michael & Alan Kendall & Denis Matthews & Ludwig Finscher & Robert Donington

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Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition
Second Printing
Published
(1990)
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780195053715
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Oxford - New York: Oxford University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. (1990). Second Printing. Hardcover. 0195053710 . Book and DJ as new. No ownership or other marks. Not a remainder. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 320 pages .
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Heritage of Music Volume IV: Music in the Twentieth Century

by Raeburn, Michael & Alan Kendall & Felix Aprahamian & Wilfrid Mellers

Condition
Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition
Second Printing
Published
1992
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780195053739
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Oxford--New York: Oxford University Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1992. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0195053737 . Book is as new. This is the second printing with corrections. No ownership or other marks. DJ has very light wear at edges. Not a remainder. ; 11.80 X 8.60 X 1 inches; 334 pages .
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Heritage of Music Volume III: The Nineteenth-Century Legacy

by Raeburn, Michael & Alan Kendall & Martin Cooper & Heinz Becker

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Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
Edition
Second Printing
Published
(1990)
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780195053722
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Oxford - New York: Oxford University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. (1990). Second Printing. Hardcover. 0195053729 . Book would be as new but for previous owner's name on front free endpaper. DJ has minimal wear at edges. No marks in text. Not a remainder. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 322… Read more about this item
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Heritage of Music Volume IV: Music in the Twentieth Century

Heritage of Music Volume IV: Music in the Twentieth Century

by Raeburn, Michael & Alan Kendall

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Used - Near Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition
Second Printing
Published
(1989)
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780195053739
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New York: Oxford University Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. (1989). Second Printing. Hardcover. 0195053737 . This is the 2nd printing, 1990, with corrections. Book and dust as new other than previous owner's signature of front free endpaper. Not a remainder. ; 11.10 X 8.70 X 1.20 inches; 1294 pages .
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Milton Babbitt:  Words about Music
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Milton Babbitt: Words about Music

by Babbitt, Milton & Stephen Dembski & Joseph N. Straus

Condition
Used - Fine with no dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
(1987)
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780299107901
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Madison and London: University of Wisconsin Press. Fine with no dust jacket. (1987). First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0299107906 . Book is as new. Lacking DJ. Purple cloth cover clean and unworn, corners sharp. No ownership or other marks. Not a remainder. ; Madison Lectures; 10 X 7 X 0.80 inches; 205 pages .
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Essays in Musical Analysis Volume V, Vocal Music

Essays in Musical Analysis Volume V, Vocal Music

by Tovey, Donald Francis

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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Edition
Fifth Printing
Published
(1946)
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Oxford University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. (1946). Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth cover is clean with minimal wear. Corners sharp. Binding sound. Previous ower's name on front pastedown. No marks in text. There is minimal foxing on the endpapers and front blank pages. Text is nearly free of foxing. … Read more about this item
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Heritage of Music:  Volume II: The Romantic Era

Heritage of Music: Volume II: The Romantic Era

by Raeburn, Michael & Alan Kendall & Denis Matthews & Ludwig Finscher & Robert Donington

Condition
Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
Edition
Second Edition
Published
(1990)
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780195053715
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Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. (1990). Second Edition. Hardcover. 0195053710 . This is the 2nd corrected edition, 1990 printing. Book is as new other than previous owner's name on front endpaper. DJ has light wrinkling at top edge. No tears or chips. ; 11.50 X 8.40… Read more about this item
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Wagner and the Romantic Disaster

Wagner and the Romantic Disaster

by James, Burnett

Condition
Used - Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
Edition
First US Edition; First Printing
Published
1983
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780882546674
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New York: Hippocrene Books+inc. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1983. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0882546678 . Book is as new. Navy blue cover with gilt lettering. Corners sharp. Binding sound. No ownership or other marks. Not a remainder. DJ is not clipped. Minor wear at base of spine, otherwise… Read more about this item
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Bachanalia:  The Essential Listener's Guide to Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier

Bachanalia: The Essential Listener's Guide to Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier

by Altschuler, Eric Lewin & Stephen Jay Gould

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Used - Fine+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
(1994)
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780316035293
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Boston: Little Brown & Company. Fine+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. (1994). First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0316035297 . Book is as new. Cover clean and unworn. No ownership or other marks. Pages clean and unmarked. DJ is unclipped with only very slight wear at bottom rear edge and a surface crease on back. Not a… Read more about this item
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Blues Up and Down

by Piazza, Tom

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Used - Fine+
Published
(1999)
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Trade paperback
ISBN
9780312201326
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New York: St. Martin's Griffin. Fine+. (1999). Trade paperback. 031220132x . Book is as new. Signed by author on title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 208 pages; Signed by Author .
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An American Virtuoso on the World Stage: Olga Samaroff Stokawski

by Kline, Donna Staley

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Used - Fine
Published
(1996)
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Trade paperback
ISBN
9780890967621
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College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press. Fine. (1996). Trade paperback. 0890967628 . Book is as new. There is a personal inscription on the half-title page which begins with "To another student and admirer of Samaroff...." and signed by Jean Mainous. Mainous was a concert pianist who studied with Samaroff at Juliard. No other writing… Read more about this item
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Gioacchino Rossini: The Reluctant Hero

by Kendall, Alan

Condition
Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
1992
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780575051782
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London: Victor Gollancz. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0575051787 . Book is as new. DJ has very light wear at edges. Not price clipped.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 288 pages .
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