4 leaves, 5pp musical notation. Piano score no linguistice content. Drawn & printed by T. Packer. Undated, circa 1875. Color litho of a young, female child to the front. Scan available. Bright, clean copy. Only very slight foxing - see scan. Disbound from folder but all pages still connected. Weight, 38g. View More...
Photograph by Abbe of Paris of Lydia Chaliapin - sister of Feodor and Boris Chaliapin - in a number called 'Le Menestral' of the Russian 'Theatre du Coq d'Ori in Paris [her debut]. Lydia was a singer and actress, 1901-1974. A description of the photo is written by hand on the reverse. The lower figure with the harp is actress M. Boytler. Scan available. View More...
Photograph by Abbe of Paris of Lydia Chaliapin - daughter of opera great, Feodor - in a number called 'Le Menestral' of the Russian 'Theatre du Coq d'Ori in Paris [her debut]. Undated but probably 1924. Lydia was a singer and actress, 1901-1974. A description of the photo is written by hand on the reverse. View More...
Originally appearing on Boadway in 1954, the slightly later version for which this program was produced is from 1955 [noted in ink by a previous owner to the verso of the front wrapper]. The stars were Fran Warren, Larry Douglas, Pat Stanley and Buster West. Choreography by Bob Fosse. Music & Lyrics by Adler and Ross. Front wrapper art by Peter Arno. 16pp, profusely photo illustrated, bios etc. Bright and clean with a sound, stapled binding. Weight, 82g. View More...
Program for two productions - 1] Salome, an Opera by Richard Strauss an Oscar Wilde, 2] A Ballet by St. Georges. Performers include Lily Djanel, Georgette Caro, Almona, Serge Lifar and many others. 40pp, photo illustrated. Text in French and in English. Bright, clean and unmarked. Sound stapled binding. Program has been folded at some point leaving a very light vertical bend at the centre. Front wrapper is creased at that point. This item weighs 70g and qualifies for inexpensive Lettermail postage both to Canada, the USA and other parts of the World. View More...
Musical sketch. 1 score (18 pages) 27 cm. OCLC Number: 20622945. Attractivei llustrated front wrapper. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail. Postage $4.00 to 6.00 within North America, in card sleeve. Enquire for rates to the Rest of the World. We ship at our cost. Image available. View More...
12 songs by Helen Adam with music transcribed by Carl Grundberg who also supplied an Introduction. Signed by Grngberg - for Anna warwick, Carl Gundberg 3/86'. 51pp, music notation. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding. Some light rubbing to wrappers, mostly adjacent to the spine. Weight, 200g. View More...
Detailed biography of Australian, operatic soprano, Joan Sutherland. 329pp, photo illustrated in color and in b&w. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a sound binding and a similar, unclipped dustjacket. Weight, 880g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Canadian's GST is included. Images always available. Shipped well packed. View More...
A best-selling 'Sea Song' from the Victorian era. Composed by Stephen Adams -Composer's real name is Michael Maybrick. 1 score ([4] p.) ; 27 cm. Front page contains advertising for a St. John's, New Brunswick firm of Millinery etc. Rear page contains a full page, illustrated ad for Mystic Rubber Garments, of Boston Mass. These rubber goods are well illustrated on the rear wrapper. Publication data, date etc is lacking. Probably published in Canada dating from the 1870s, possibly 1880s.Dusboud from a folio, pages still lightly attached. A clean, unmaked copy. Weight, 11g. View More...
Last book by celebrated musicologist, Theodor Adorno, on the Austrian Composer and atonalist, Alban Berg. Bright, fresh interior with solid binding. Only wear evident is at the tips of the corners of the spine, otherwise, bright, clean exterior. German language text. View More...
Last book by celebrated musicologist, Theodor Adorno, on the Austrian Composer and atonalist, Alban Berg. Bright, fresh interior with solid binding. Only wear evident is at the tips of the corners of the spine, otherwise, bright, clean exterior. German language text. View More...
The Metropolitan has stood among the grandest of opera companies since its birth in 1883. Tracing the offstage/onstage workings of this famed New York institution, the authors tell how the Met became and remains a powerful actor on the global cultural scene. The first new history of the company in thirty years. 472 pages, illustrated, tables, notes, index. An 'as new' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked in a similar, unclipped dustjacket. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are often incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. We use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asen... View More...
John Newton,1725-1807, was an English Anglican clergyman and abolitionist who was forced to served as a sailor in the Royal Navy for a period. He was first a slave of Princess Peye, a black princess of the Sherbro people and then, years after, He became the captain of slave ships. He became ordained as an evangelical Anglican cleric, served Olney, Buckinghamshire, for two decades, and also wrote hymns, known for "Amazing Grace" and "Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken" [wikipedia]. 400pp. An 'as new' copy - bright, clean and fresh, no signs of use. Unpacked weight, 561g. We use both the Canada... View More...
Well known popular song from the Warner Bros 'Vitaphone Talking Picture, 'On with the Show', 1929. Sung by Ethel Waters. 1 score (5 pages) ; 23 x 30 cm. Music by Harry Akst ; lyrics by Grant Clarke. 5pp, piano score, lead line, Ukulele chords, lyrics. Very attractive and colorful front cover. Scan available.Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Only defect - a short tear near to head of the spine closed with acid-free tape - on the inside. View More...
Small handbill, Concert notice promtoting an appearance by Canadian pianist, Reginal Godden, at Convocation Hall, the University of Alberta on Mon., Nov, 22, [1948]. Printed a small sheet of flimsy paper, one side only. This copy in Fine condition. Ships Lettermail. View More...
The Bookazine [Whatever That Is] #77, Spring 2009. 'Surveying the Past, Present, and Future of American Music'. Eleven articles plus an appendix. 144pp, profusely illustrated, some color. A 'mint' copy, quite 'as new'. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs 490g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates based on specific destination and weight. View More...
Cover features great portait of pianist/musician Artur Rubinstein, by arist Boris Chaliapin. Canada edition - same content as USA edition but scarcer, plus Canadian news. 92pp. Bright and clean copy - near display quality. Sound binding. Address label present, otherwise Unmarked. Vol 87, No 8. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $6.50 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations. View More...
Canadian edition of Time Magazine - same as USA edition but with a little bit of Canadian content added. This weeks cover featured Frank Sinatra. Size - 8.5" by 11', 76pp, weight 146g. A very bright, clean copy, unmarked, with a tight, sound, stapled binding. No address label present. This item weighs and qualifies for inexpensive Lettermail postage both to Canada, the USA and other parts of the World. View More...
Generic Program for the First Trans-Canada Tour of the Red Army Singers, Dancers and Musicians. Appearances in 11 Canadian Cities. Undated, but 1962 from internal evidence. Also, laid-in, a 4-page program for the performance. 38pp, photo illustrated, a little advertising. Bright, clean and unmarked. Weight, 135g. View More...
Biography of Rock-Pop star, Roy Orbison, The Big 'O' [1936-1988]. "A Lyle Stuart book." 283 pages : illustrations. The book appears almost 'as new' -only defect - a small name in ink to the top corner of the ffep. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. This item weighs 651g. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance, USA rates by weight alone. View More...
