Search Results: Music from Knickerbocker Books

Schwartz & Wade Books/Random House, 2006. 2006 SIGNED Stated First Edition, First Printing. FINE in NEAR FINE dust jacket. INSCRIBED by Illustrator Barry Blitt "To Ellie - Best Wishes from Barry Blitt" - on title page. A delightful tale, written for youngsters but equally enjoyable for oldsters, of the misadventures of Beethoven and his many moves and legless pianos. Illustrated throughout with lively color artwork by the renowned artist and cartoonist, Barry Blitt. Blitt's work will be recognized by readers of "The New Yorker" magazine to which he has contributed over 100 cover illustrations.This is a fresh, clean copy, unmarked (other than Britt's inscription). Pages fine. Hardcover of color illustrated paper over boards (art matching jacket) is fresh and unworn. Dust jacket also clean and fine, price clipped from front flap. Binding firm, book square and straight. 10-1/4 x 10-1/4". 32 pages.. Signed by Illustrator. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.… Read More

Lebanon, NH: ForeEdge, 2016. 2015 First Edition, First Printing with "1" in printing line. FINE in FINE dust jacket. A fresh, crisp copy. No markings or wear. Binding and hinges tight. Dust jacket is clean and complete and is in a clear archival protector. A comprehensive biography of the inspired American luthier, Carleen Hutchins, who created a suite of eight tonally complementary violins ranging in size from an 11-inch treble to a 7-foot contrabass. "In the face of intransigently classical musicians, instrument sellers, and critics, Hutchins, a biologist and skilled wood-worker, married music with acoustics to make a new family of stringed instruments. Leopold Stokowski celebrated her monster viola, Yo-Yo-Ma won a Grammy performing on her vertical viola." (-Sharon Bertsch McGrayne), 6-1/4 x 9-1/4". xix + 290 pages plus 10 pages of black & white photos.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1986. 1986 Stated First Edition. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD price intact dust jacket. Top page edge has a short remainder in red marker, no other markings. Pages are crisp and fine. Hardcover of light violet-blue boards with black cloth spine is gilt-titled on spine and front. Slight marginal color fade and tiny bump to top front corner, otherwise fine. Binding and hinges firm and straight. Unclipped jacket lightly rubbed with three tiny closed edge tears; no chips or creases. Jacket is in a new clear archival protector. David Blum interviews members of the famed quartets for insights into the chemistry, technical and interpretative considerations to a successful combination of four voices. Discography, Glossary and Index included. 6-1/2 x 9-1/2". xiii + 252 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

New York: TV Guide Magazine for the Bell System, 1964. 1964. NEAR FINE illustrated softcover booklet - celebrating the historic 1962 live telecast of Philharmonic Hall's opening night in New York's new Lincoln Center. The concert was conducted by Leonard Bernstein and was viewed by over 23,000,000 people. (Philharmonic Hall became Avery Fisher Hall and is now David Geffen Hall.) The booklet was produced on heavy textured colored papers: blue cover, green and ivory text. It contains an article (condensed from the original) by Jack Gottlieb, assistant to Leonard Bernstein and several witty cartoon illustrations. Gottlieb provides an exciting firsthand account of the technical preparations that went into producing such an enormous event. There are several witty black and white cartoon illustrations (unattributed) as well as a line illustration from a photo of Bernstein seated at the piano. The final leaf contains the broadcast schedule for the 1964-65 Young People's Concerts to be broadcast… Read More

Roseville, MI: Ridgeway Press, 2005. Stated First Edition. INSCRIBED by Francke on half-title page "To Jim, Stay well my friend. Best, Stewart 7/28/05" FINE softcover. One tiny nick to back cover, otherwise "as new" - a crisp, clean and tightly bound copy. No soiling, no tears, creases or chips. A collection of essays and interviews by the award-winning musician, songwriter and music producer. 6 x 9". 236 pages.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo.

Netherlands: Rebo Publishers, 2003. 2003 First Editon. "A comprehensive guide to music instruments from around the world." Beautifully printed with color illustrations throughout. A fascinating history of instruments both familiar, unfamiliar, new and old, some strange and odd. FINE in NEAR FINE dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Hardcover of color illustrated paper over boards - matches jacket design. Pages and cover are fine. Dust jacket is lightly edge rubbed but clean, no tears or chips. Binding and hinges tight. 6-1/2 x 9-1/2"; 256 pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

London: Alfred A. Knopf/Borzoi, 1930. 1930 First Edition in English. (Published in German in 1929.) 1930 stated on copyright pages (though the statement has been blocked out in blue ink on both copies perhaps because these copies were printed in the US for the British market). 1930 (MCMXXX) is printed on both title pages. Two-volume set (complete) in scarce dust jackets. VERY GOOD in GOOD jackets. A clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound set. Pages crisp and near fine. Red cloth hardcover bindings, titles gilt-stamped on spine and front with decorative blind stamp on front, are clean and bright. Cover edges lightly color faded, most noticeably at spine ends. Volume I bottom front corner bumped. Binding and hinges firm, intact and straight. Jackets, price clipped, are clean with moderate edge wear (small chips and short tears). There is a 2" hole in the back of panel of Volume 1 jacket, affecting the jacket copy. Jacket spines and edges lightly toned. Jackets are in new archival protectors.… Read More

Neptune City, NJ: Paganiniana Publications, Inc, 1985. 1985 First Edition. NEAR FINE hardcover. (A jacket was not issued.) A clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound copy. Generously illustrated with color photographs of the instruments, printed on fine glossy paper. The book is bound in a hardcover of color illustrated paper with a gloss lamination over boards. Pages pristine. Slight rubbing to cover laminate, cover otherwise fine. Binding and hinges secure and straight. Historical background (including reproductions of documents pertinent to provenance) and physical descriptions of this quartet of magnificent Stradivarius instruments: the Greffuhle violin, the Ole Bull violin, the Herbert Axelrod viola and the Marylebone cello. Axelrod donated the quartet to the Smithsonian Institution in 1997. 8-1/2 x 11-1/4". 48 pages. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Not Issued. Illus. by Francais, Isabelle (photographer).

London: Sanctuary Publishing, Ltd., 1999. 1999. Printing unstated, presumed First. VERY GOOD large-format, full-color, softcover. A clean, totally unmarked and solidly bound copy. Pages fresh and fine. Heavy paper cover with folded flaps has light surface rubbing and light edgewear including short creases to bottom outside corners. Light crease to cover spine but binding is intact. Pages are sewn, not just glued and there are no loose pages, no splits. Profusely illustrated with "eye catching images, strange designs, haunting photographs and cool graphics devised for rock 'n' roll bands by Storm Thorgerson, mostly in association with Peter Curzon and Jon Crossland." 9-3/4 x 12-1/2"; 192 pages. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 2012. 2012 Stated First Edition. FINE in NEAR FINE dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pages and light brown hardcover are fresh and unblemished. Binding and hinges tight and straight. Jacket is clean with one tiny nick to front spine fold; font flap price clipped. An enjoyable exploration of the influences the legendary Fifth Symphony has exerted over two centuries as well as possible sources that inspired those revolutionary first four notes. 5-7/8 x 8-1/2". xiii + 359 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

New York: The Ronald Press Company, 1948 1948 Edition. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD dust jacket. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound copy. Pages, including color frontispiece illustrating costumes of Scandinavian countries, and illustrated map endpapers are fine; bound in gray hardcover titled in light blue on front and spine. Cover is lightly rubbed at spine ends but otherwise fresh and clean. Binding and hinges intact. Color pictorial jacket is clean, lightly edge worn with tiny chips and two 1" closed tears from top of front edge; small rub mark near bottom front edge. Jacket is in a clear protector. The dances, including their cultural background, are meticulously described and the book includes dance diagrams and piano scores of the music. 8-3/4 x 11-1/4"; 120 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to.

New York: The Ronald Press Company, 1948 1948 Edition. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD dust jacket. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound copy. Pages, including color frontispiece illustrating costumes of Britain, and illustrated map endpapers are fine; bound in gray hardcover titled in light blue on front and spine. Cover is lightly rubbed at spine ends but otherwise fresh and clean. Binding and hinges intact. Color pictorial jacket is clean, moderately edge worn with a few tiny closed tears and small chips, 1 large chip from top of rear flap fold. Jacket is in a clear protector. The dances, including their cultural background, are meticulously described and the book includes dance diagrams and piano scores of the music. 8-3/4 x 11-1/4"; 110 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to.

Durham and London: Duke University Press, 2006. 2006 First Edition, FINE Trade Paperback, Review Copy with publisher's information sheets laid in. In new, unread condition. A clean, totally unmarked, unworn copy in tight binding. Illustrated with black and white photos in text. 6 x 9-1/4"; x + 249 pages.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo.

Nashville, TN: McQuiddy Press, 1961. The historic 1961 First Edition of the renowned music historian Linnell Gentry's definitive reference. A VERY GOOD, totally unmarked and collectible copy. Bound in black cloth hardcover titled in yellow on front and spine. No jacket (likely issued without a jacket). Pages very good+. Shallow marginal damp stain to top and side of endpapers and last 2 leaves of book, small spot from old sticker on front endpaper, faint soiling to edges, otherwise pages are clean and fine. Cover very good. Faint staining along top and thumb edge of rear board, yellow titles faded but still readable. Binding and hinges firm, intact and straight.. Contains author's Introduction; 37 major magazine articles on country, western and gospel music since 1904; a section on country music shows since 1924; nearly 200 pages of brief biographies of singers, musicians and comedians in the genre, as well as a list of names. 5-3/4 x 8-3/4". vi + 380 pages. "Tell all who have an… Read More

Chicago: William Lewis & Son, 1945. 1945 First Edition, Limited to 1400 copies of which this is number 1293. Author inscribed in blue pen on first blank page, "To our esteemed colleague Hans Nebel, Esq. with warm regards. Ernest N. Doring." (Hans Nebel Sr. - a renowned violin maker). VERY GOOD+ hardcover bound in red leatherette with gilt and black stamping on spine and front cover, red endpapers. Other than the inscription and penned limitation number, the book is unmarked. Publisher's Errata Sheet is tipped onto the second blank page. Pages are fresh and clean; the top edge brightly gilt. There is faint scuff to the front pasted endpaper, likely from a removed bookplate. The cover is lightly rubbed at spine ends and corner tips, but is otherwise clean and fine, the stamping bright and strong. Binding is firm and straight. There is a slipcase (stiff boards covered in pale or faded red paper) but it is in poor/fair condition as masking tape was used to hold the joints together and covers the entire… Read More

London: William Reeves NEAR FINE hardcover. Edition undated (the book was originally published in the early 1900s, this is a more recent facsimile). A clean, unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pages fresh and fine. Small abrasion to top corner of front free endpaper. Bound in green cloth hardcover titled in black on spine. Binding and hinges firm and straight. The first chapter is dedicated to the violin, the second chapter to bows. Other instruments included are guitar, banjo, mandolin, melodeon, concertina, brass and woodwinds, and musical boxes. Illustrated with black & white line drawings. 5 x 7-1/2". [viii] + 47 text pages plus 46-page publisher catalog bound at end of book (also early 1900s) which is quite interesting.. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 2010. 2010 First Edition, First printing with "1" in printing line. FINE in VERY GOOD+ dust jacket. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked copy, tightly bound in hardcover gray paper over boards with black cloth gilt-titled spine. Jacket is near fine; some rubbing to back panel with small scratches to bottom right corner near barcode. No tears, creases of chips. 6-1/4 x 9-1/4". x + 308 pages. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good.

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 2005. 2005 First Edition, First printing with full printing number line. NEAR FINE in NEAR FINE slipcase. (A jacket was not issued.) A clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound copy. Creasing to cover at base of spine and a small bump to top corner of slipcase, all else fresh and pristine. An oversized volume, measuring 12 x 15-1/4", with more than 80 powerful celebrity portraits by the renowned photographer, Mark Seliger. The photos are beautifully reproduced in fine duotone printing. Subjects include Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Lou Reed, Bruce Springsteen, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Liam Neeson, Willie Nelson, Laurie Anderson, Philip Glass and KiKi Smith. Text includes a conversation between Matthew Barney and Mark Seliger and a conversation between Lou Reed and Mark Seliger.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near FIne Slipcase. Illus. by Seliger, Mark (Photographer). Folio.

London: Quartet Books Ltd, 1982. 1982 British First Edition. NEAR FINE in NEAR FINE price-intact dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound copy. Pages crisp and fine. Blue cloth hardcover, gilt titled on spine and front is clean, edges slightly color faded. Binding and hinges firm and intact. Color illustrated jacket is clean, lightly edge rubbed, otherwise fine and in a clear archival protector. A delightful history of recorded music; including the early inventors of phonographic technology and musical performers from classical greats to popular artists. Generously illustrated with color and black & white photos. 9 x 10-3/4";.288 pages. First British Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to.

Los Angeles, CA: Bugiganga Press, 1998. 1998. Stated First Edition. NEAR FINE softcover - a small, faint spot on front paper cover, minor light rubbing to back cover, otherwise a clean, fresh, unworn and tightly bound copy. With an Introduction by Steve Banks; short quote from William Blake; discography; reference guide; list of video performances; bibliography and short timeline of Joplin's life. The rest is left to Banks with his extraordinary photographs, reproduced in duotone. Boldly INSCRIBED in marker on first blank leaf (likely by Banks tho the signature is a simple scrawl) "For Kira, Keep on rockin' (signature) 5/2000. L.A.". 9 x 8" (oblong), unpaginated.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Small 4to.