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Zaria: Department of Education, 1976.. Grey-blue wrappers, taped spine. 130pp. printed on rectos only. Folding map at rear. Several small illustrations within the text. An ALS from the author dated 1977 is laid in. A little wear to edges, some old stains along the spine of the first few leaves, a very good copy. A detailed study of music… Read more about this item

London: Francis, Day & Hunter, 1897. . Colour pictorial wrappers, 4pp. Sheet music. Sung by Johnny P. Dane, Also by J.B. Preston. Old stain along spine, some wear to corners, an attractive very good copy. A scarce piece of comical sheet music.

Halifax, N.S.: Peiler, Sichel & Co., [1871].. Sheet music, 5 leaves, disbound from a volume. Remains of stitching at spine, very good condition. This copy has been trimmed slightly to fit into the binding. Ownership inscription at the top dated 1872. The imprint is partly covered by the sticker of J.P. Hagarty, Musical Warehouse, Halifax, and their ink stamp… Read more about this item

Ottawa: Orme, [c.1873]. . Sheet music, 4 leaves, disbound from a volume. Remains of stitching at spine, very good condition. Small circular ink stamp at lower front cover, from a Montreal distributor. This copy has been trimmed slightly to fit into the binding, affecting the first word of the title at the top, and the imprint at the bottom.… Read more about this item

Halifax: Peiler, Sichel, [c.1870].. Sheet music, 3 leaves, disbound from a volume. Remains of stitching at spine, very good condition. This copy has likely been trimmed slightly to fit into the binding. Of several possible songs, this one contains "Full Speed, Galop". Decorative front wrapper. Small piece from the margin of the second leaf. Robinson governed Prince Edward Island… Read more about this item

London: H. D'Alcorn, [c.1879]. . 4pp., a single leaf once folded. Non-pictorial; the initial letters of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" are in a decorative tree/twig font. Back cover is blank. Words by Walter Burnot. Arranged by J.E. Mallandaine. Some short marginal tears, a little soiling to lower front cover, very good condition. An ownership signature on the front cover is… Read more about this item

Paisley: Alexander Gardner, (1930).. Green cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Frontispiece portrait of Ord, and several illustrations. 493pp, indexed. A very good copy.

Paisley: Alexander Gardner, 1904. . Red cloth, spine lettered in gilt. 334pp plus two leaves of ads at rear. Frontispiece & illustrated title page. Spine very faded, modest edge wear, a very good copy.

Boston, etc.: White-Smith, 1896. Revised Edition. . 4to., decorative printed boards, black cloth spine. 152pp. Inner hinges cracked, paper chipped from fore-edge of covers, some fraying to spine ends, a very good copy generally. First published 1884, this is the revised edition of 1896.

Chicago: Will Rossiter, c.1924.. Pictorial wrappers, stapled. 9 x 12 inch format. 16pp. Some wear to spine and corners, but a very good copy of an extremely fragile and cheaply-produced book. Ownership signature and stamp on front cover. The cover features a picture of Ralph Maddison, billed as "The Premier Canadian Tenor", "The Singing Miner", and "Canada's Greatest Ballad… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: Chambers, [c.1872]. Self-wrappers, 28pp. Illustration on front leaf, tailpiece illustration on final leaf. Split in first leaf at upper left corner, dust-soiling, very good. Issued as No. 88 in Chambers Miscellany of Instructive and Entertaining Tracts. Includes The Eve of St John by Walter Scott, The Mermaid by Leyden, The Nut-Brown Maid, others.

Argentina: Cortizo Editor, (1995).. 4to., colour pictorial wrappers, [192]pp. Illustrated with many drawings in the text, and some plates in colour. Notes in pencil (translation) on one page, lower corner bumped, a nice clean copy otherwise. An anthology of poems and art about Tango. Text is in Spanish.

anticat16. London: Printed & Sold for the Author by Preston, [1806]. Folio. [8] pp. Disbound. Frayed at the spine, some small chips, very good. Inscribed above the title: "From the Author, 1806", and with Stevens's signature at the bottom beneath the imprint. Lyrics are a poem by Richard Cumberland.

Los Angeles: Interscope Records, 1991. This is a promo packet for the band PRIMUS, promoting the album SAILING THE SEAS OF CHEESE. Three glossy 8 x 10 inch photos, and 5 pages of printed biographical info on three sheets (stapled). Fine condition.

Oblong decorative wrappers, tied with orange string. An 8-page booklet comprising a list of patronesses, a program of music, and a photograph. Fine condition.

London: Turnour, [c.1840]. Fifth Edition. Disbound, self-wrappers, 8vo., 16 pages. Indents on spine where removed from a binding, a little browning to edges, very light wear, very good. This booklet contains ads for music published by Hill & Co. including the scores for the Devil's Opera. This booklet contains the lyrics for the musical numbers in the play, and… Read more about this item

Paris: Au Menestrel / Heugel et Fils, 1880. Original slate printed wrappers, somewhat chipped at edges and mounted on backing paper, bound in contemporary quarter-calf & marbled boards, marbled end papers. Two portraits, manuscript facsimile of Don Juan. Scattered foxing, fairly heavy in places, small publisher's ink stamp on title, some scuffing to spine extremities, a very good copy.… Read more about this item

Evansville, Indiana: Berger, (1955). Printed in Biloxi, Miss. Blue cloth, spine and front cover lettered in black. Printed erratta slip laid in. Illustrated with photographic portraits of musicians. Some light dust soiling, a few amendments to the text in pen, a nice clean copy in general. A biographical directory of notable band members.

anticat16. London: Goulding & D'Almaine, [c.1825]. Oblong, half-calf & marbled boards, spine designed and lettered in gilt. Marbled end papers. The boards very rubbed, wear to corners, front board detached, yellow tape marks to front end papers from ancient tape, last leaf and rear end paper detached; basically very good otherwise. 246 pages. The first three numbers bound together,… Read more about this item

anticat16. Stuttgart: Greiner und Pfeiffer, [1906]. Erstes bis funftes Tausend. Dark blue cloth, black spine, front cover lettered in light blue and designed in black & gilt; spine designed and lettered in gilt. Spectacular Art Nouveau end papers printed in black, blue, and silver. Decorative title page and facing series page, and a small decorative panel on the verso… Read more about this item