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This list was updated on 31st August 2010.

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Collectors' itemsReference books, Records & RecordingConductorsComposers20th Century Music & British Music
Early MusicMusical InstrumentsViolinists, Pianists etc.Singers, Singing, OperaGeneral Interest
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Collectors items

B664 Ballads and Songs of the Shanty-Boy, by Franz Rickaby, 51 ballads & songs of the lumberjacks of Michegan, Wisconsin & Minnesota, many with the music. Harvard Press 1926. 244pp. Hardback, Cloth spine shows a little wear, ex-libris book plate, 3 of the pictures have come loose, which seems to be a common problem, as they were stuck in rather than sewn, GBP 12.00

Reference books, Records & Recording

B845 Music on Record: A Critical Guide, by Peter Gammond, Invaluable guide to LPs of the late 1950 & early 1960s in 5 paperback volumes: 2 volumes on orchestral music, one on chamber & instrumental music, 2 on opera & vocal music. Grey Arrow 1962-64. 1067 pages in total. A very hard-to-find set. creased spines, no loose pages, GBP 95.00

B573 The Stereo Record Guide Vol 2, by Edward Greenfield, The Long Playing Record Library Ltd 1961. xxi, 343pp. Hardback, GBP 36.00

B838 International Classical Record Collector Numbers 1-4, Gramophone 1995-6. These are the original first four volumes issued, and are hard to find. GBP 36.00

B502 On and Off the Record: A Memoir of Walter Legge, by Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, a fascinating and very readable account of many central figures in music & recording. Faber 1982. xi, 292pp. Paperback, Illustrated. GBP 5.00

B472 A Guide to the Bargain Classics, by Edward Greenfield & Ivan March, rare, contains both the 1964 & 1965 editions. The Long Playing Record Library 1965. 460pp. Hardback. GBP 15.00

B228 New Penguin Guide to Bargain Records, by Greenfield etc, 1980. 172pp. PB. Few loose pages, GBP 2.50

Sackville-West's quirky & informative record guides from the 1950s:

B783 The Record Year, by Edward Sackville-West, Collins 1952. 383pp. Hardback, Vgc, GBP 10.00

B792 The Record Guide Supplement, by Edward Sackville-West & Desmond Shawe-Taylor, Supplement to the 1955 Record Guide. Collins 1956. 191pp. Hardback, ex-library, good condition, GBP 10.00

Penguin Stereo Record Guides are an excellent source of reviews of LPs from 1975 to 1986

B526 The New Penguin Stereo Record and Cassette Guide, by Edward Greenfield, Penguin 1982. xxiii, 978pp. PB. Vgc, GBP 7.50

B786 Penguin Guide to Compact Discs, Cassettes and LPs, by Edward Greenfield, Penguin 1986. xxiii, 1217pp. PB. GBP 10.00

B524 The Penguin Guide to Bargain Records, by Edward Greenfield, Penguin 1966. xxiii, 499pp. PB. GBP 3.50

CAT 10 The Art of Record Buying

EMG issued their yearly catalogues from the mid 1950s to 1979. They list selected recommended recordings that were reviewed in their Monthly Newsletters, "to assist connoisseurs who wish to add only the finest microgroove records to their collection"

At GBP 9.00 per volume, Paperback: 1956 , 1957

At GBP 9.00 per volume, Hardback: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1970, 1973, 1974

At GBP 6.00 per volume: 1975, Hardback, few notes in ink on text, slightly shabby copy;

CAT01 Gramophone Classical LP Catalogues were issued 4 times a year, and listed all the LPs available in Britain. They are immensely useful, as they cross-reference artists & conductors with the composers.

At GBP 11.00 each volume: December 1968, December 1969 (worn cover)

At GBP 9.00 each volume: December 1975, September 1977, September 1979

At GBP 7.50 each volume: March 1978 (worn cover), June 1985, March 1989, December 1989, June 1990

At GBP 5.00 each volume: December 1975 (few loose pages), March 1982 (worn cover), March 1985 (worn cover),

CAT07 Gramophone Classical Catalogue, 1979. Listing LPs & Tapes, Hardback, DW, 376pp. Damage to bottom of back cover, otherwise sound, GBP 6.00

B626 The Gramophone Shop Encyclopedia of Recorded Music, by R.D. Darrell, The Gramophone Shop, New York 1936. 574pp. Hardback, GBP 10.00

B618 Music on Record, by F. W. Gaisberg, Fascinating account of the early years of the recording industry. Robert Hale 1946, 1st Edition, 269pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Illus. GBP 12.00

B849 Building a Library 2: A listener's guide to record collecting, edited by John Lade, Talks broadcast on BBC Radio 3's Record Review. OUP 1980. 170pp. PB. Vgc, GBP 7.50

B393 The New Oxford History of Music. Vol 1. Ancient and Oriental Music, ed Egon Wellesz, Oxford University Press 1966. 530pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Well illus. Ex-lib. clean & sound, GBP 4.00

B612 Understanding Music, by Anthony Hopkins, Dent 1979. 255pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Vgc, GBP 4.00

Conductors

B601 John Barbirolli: A Biographical Sketch, by Charles Rigby, Sherratt 1948. 191pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Well illus. sound condition, dustwrapper discoloured, GBP 5.00

B854 Beecham Stories, by Harold Atkins & Archie Newman, Anecdotes, sayings & impressions of Sir Thomas, includes photographs & cartoons. Robson Books 1978. 96pp. Hardback, Illustrated. dustwrapper price clipped, otherwise very good condition, GBP 7.50

B850 Sir Adrian Boult: Companion of Honour, edited by Nigel Simeone & Simon Mundy, includes personal tributes from leading musicians, and a 16 page discography of the original issues of his recordings. Midas 1980. 96pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Very well illustrated, very good condition, GBP 7.50

B841 Alex: The Authorised Biography of Sir Alexander Gibson, by Conrad Wilson, Mainstream Publishing 1993. 192pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Discography, Well illustrated, small bump on spine, small tear in DW, otherwise very good condition, GBP 8.00

B840 Rudolf Kempe: Pictures of a Life, by Cordula Kempe-Oettinger, Springwood 1979. 180pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, full of wonderful photographs, 1st UK edition, Discography, large format. Quite rare, dustwrapper has price clipped, otherwise very good condition, GBP 18.00

B839 Simon Rattle: The Making of a Conductor, by Nicholas Kenyon, Faber 1987. 246pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Well illustrated, Discography, good condition, GBP 5.00

Composers

B843 The National Music of Russia: "Musorgsky and Scriabin", by M.P. Calvocoressi & A. Eaglefield Hull, Waverley Book Company Ltd. 304pp. Hardback, Illustrated, probably published between about 1918 & the early 1920s. I see that a modern print-on demand edition is available, so this continues to be a sought-after book. Blue cloth with gold print binding. Good condition, GBP 12.00

B835 The New Grove: Haydn, by Jens Peter Larsen, The Composer Biography Series, with a work-list by George Feder, & bibliography. Norton 1983. 237pp. Hardback. Well illus. Handsome blue binding with gilt title, Very good condition, GBP 10.00

B831 The New Grove: Mozart, by Stanley Sadie, The Composer Biography Series, with a list of works & bibliography. Norton 1983. 247pp. Hardback. Well illustrated. handsome blue binding with gilt title. Very good condition, GBP 10.00

B828 Grieg: A Symposium, ed Gerald Abraham, "Music of the Masters" series, a collection of articles discussing aspects of the composer's work. With a chronological list of compostions and 40 pages of musical examples. Lindsay Drummond Ltd 1948. 144, 40pp. Hardback. GBP 6.00

B760 Music of Latin America, by Nicholas Slonimsky, South American composers and their folk music antecedents. Includes a 30 page dictionary of Musicians, Songs and Dances, Musical Instruments. Harrap 1946. 374pp. Hardback, Illustrated. cloth cover partly faded & foxed, edges of pages foxed, otherwise good condition, GBP 8.00

B610 The Coming of Age of American Art Music, by Nicholas E. Tawa, New England's classical romanticists: Paine, Chadwick, MacDowell, Parker, Foote, Beach. Greenwood Press 1991. 237pp. Hardback, Ex-lib. fly-leaf removed & 2 library stamps. Otherwise Vgc, GBP 12.00

B753 The Music of Johannes Brahms, with 27 pages of recommended recordings. By Bernard Jacobson, Tantivy Press 1977. 222pp. Hardback, Illustrated, very good condition, GBP 5.00

B478 Composers' Gallery, "Biographical Sketches of Contemporary Composers" by Donald Brook, one of the rarer volumes of Brook's series of very readable musical biographies. 40 composers ranging from Bantock to Vaughan Williams, Bartok to Stravinsky. Rockliff 1946. 218pp. Hardback, Well illus. faded binding, GBP 3.00

B582 Danish Composers, Danes of the present & past, by Vagn Kappel, The Danish Soceity 1948. 110pp. PB. Well illus. Discography. GBP 4.00

B826 Gustav Mahler, by Bruno Walter, a living portrait of the man & an estimate of his career & compositions. Alfred A. Knopff 1958. xvii, 176, vpp. Hardback. Frontispiece. an attractive little volume, bound in black, red & gold. GBP 7.00

B767 Alma Mahler, or the Art of Being Loved, by Francoise Giroud, Oxford 1991. 162pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Illustrated. very good condition, GBP 15.00

B768 Gustav Mahler, Memories and Letters, by Alma Mahler, John Murray 1968. 369pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Illustrated. edges of pages foxed, small mark on binding, otherwise good condition, GBP 6.00

B834 Monteverdi, by Denis Arnold, Master Musicians series. Includes a useful calendar relating Monteverdi's life & works to contemporary musicians, and a catalogue of works. Dent. 212pp. Hardback. revised edition 1975, good condition, GBP 3.00

B480 Wagner & Russia, by Rosamund Bartlett. Wagner's visit to Russia in 1863 & a history of productions of his work both before & after the Revolution. Wagner's influence on Russian Modernist writers. Cambridge University Press 1995. 405pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Well illus. Ex-lib. flysheet missing, library stamps, otherwise Vgc, (In print at GBP 65.00). GBP 8.00

20th Century Music & British Music

B837 Music in Fascist Italy, by Harvey Sachs. How individual composers & performers reacted to the pressure to conform & how it affected Italy's musical institutions. Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1987. 271pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, very good condition, GBP 15.00

B827 Charles Ives: A Portrait, by David Wooldridge, with a select discography. Faber 1975. 342, xpp. Hardback. Illustrated. very good condition, GBP 6.00

B754 Tippett and his Operas, by Eric Walter White, Barrie & Jenkins 1979. 142pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper. Well illustrated. Book in very good condition, dustwrapper has faint markings, GBP 5.00

B715 Music Ho! A Study of Music in Decline, by Constant Lambert, Faber & Faber 1942. 342pp. Hardback, signs of having been read, but sound & clean, GBP 4.00

B667 Boulez, Composer, Conductor, Enigma, by Joan Peyser, Cassell 1976. 303pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Well illus. very good condition, GBP 5.00

B550 Famous Modern Negro Musicians, by Penman Lovinggood, facsimile reprint of 1921 publication, with new introduction by Eileen Southern. Da Capo Press 1978. 68pp. Hardback, Frontispiece. Ex-lib. Vgc, GBP 6.00

B691 A History of English Opera, by Eric Walter White. Traces English Opera from its origins in Elizabethan incidental music & Jacobean masques, right up to the post-war renaissance - Britten & Tippett. first edition, Faber & Faber 1983. 472pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Illus. Book is in very good condition, back of dustwrapper shows a little signs of handling, GBP 22.50

Early Music

B737 The Rise of Opera, by Robert Donington, traces its development from courtly masques & interludes to Monteverdi, Cavalli & Lully. Faber 1981. 399pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Well illustrated, very good condition, GBP 12.50

B712 The Letters of Claudio Monteverdi, translated & introduced by Denis Stevens. Faber 1980. 443pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Frontispiece. tiny ink mark on few page edges & a touch on the dustwrapper. Otherwise almost like new, GBP 22.50

B690 The Interpretation of Early Music, "an invaluable source of reference to those who enjoy listening to music as well as to performers & scholars". By Robert Donington, Faber & Faber 1977. 766pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, extensively revised edition. Very good condition, GBP 10.00

B652 Tudor Music, by David Wulstan, Dent 1985. 378pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, full of musical and other illustrations. Dustwrapper a little chipped at top, book is in very good condition, GBP 10.00

B515 Johann Sebastian Bach, by Werner Felix, richly illustrated biography by one of Europe's leading Bach scholars. Orbis 1984. 185pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Slight chipping on dustwrapper, otherwise excellent condition, GBP 4.00

Musical Instruments

B755 Musical Instruments of the West, by May Remnant, Batsford 1978. 240pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, a beautiful book, full of illustrations, in fine condition, GBP 7.00

B766 Musical Instruments of India, by B. Chaitanya Deva, Munshiram Manoharlal 1987. 159pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Well illustrated. second revised edition. ex-library stamps, looks little read, GBP 9.00

B713 The Piano: A Pictorial Account of its Ancestry & Development, by Helen Rice Hollis, David & Charles 1975. 120pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, very good condition, GBP 7.00

B651 Stringed Instruments of the Middle Ages, Their evolution and development. by Hortense Panum, Revised and edited by the translator, Jeffrey Pulver. Reeves, London 1971. 511pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Very well illustratedtrated. Good condition, GBP 35.00

B650 Three Centuries of Harpsichord Making, by Frank Hubbard, Harvard University Press 1974. 373pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, 4th Printing, 41 plates. Very good condition. Still in print at GBP 54.95, GBP 15.00

B427 Victoria & Albert Museum Catalogue of Musical Instruments, Volume II, Non-Keyboard Instruments, by Anthony Baines, HMSO 1978. 123pp. and 138 plates (pictures). PB. GBP 7.00

Violinists, Pianists etc

B751 Fritz Kreisler, by Louis P. Lochner, Rockliff 1951. 459pp. Hardback, Well illustrated and includes photos of his violins. GBP 15.00

B820 The Book of the Violin, edited by Dominic Gill, a sumptuously illustrated volume, written by distinguished craftsmen, historians & critics. Includes a chronology of violinists & a 6 page discography. Phaidon, Oxford 1984. 256pp. Hardback. Very good condition, GBP 20.00

B816 Violin Virtuosos from Paganini to the 21st Century, by Henry Roth, California Classic Books 1998. 372pp. Well illustrated. Large paperback 8.5" x 110", good condition, GBP 17.50

B846 Yehudi Menuhin. The story of the man and the musician, by Robert Magidoff & Henry Raynor, Robert Hale 1956. 286pp. Hardback, Well illustrated. Vgc, GBP 5.00

B817 David Oistrakh, by Viktor Jusefovich, Conversations with Igor Oistrakh about his father, also drawing on interviews with David Oistrakh's wife and many musicians, and David Oistrakh's private files & letters. Full of photographs. Cassell 1979. 248pp. Hardback. Book has an "ex libris" impression on flyleaf, otherwise is in very good condition, dustwrapper shows signs of handling, but no tears, GBP 27.00

B757 Woman with Violin, by Ida Haendel, Signed by Ida Haendel, Gollancz 1970. 334pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper. Illustrated & colour frontispiece. Ex-library, dustwrapper taped to inside of cover, front flysheet missing, front hinge slightly strained, otherwise sound, GBP 75.00

B703 Violin Playing: A Treatise on the Fundamental Principles, by Leopold Mozart, translated by Editha Knocker with a preface by Dr Alfred Einstein. Oxford University Press 1948. 231pp. Hardback, Ex-lib. shabby binding, strained inside front cover, no loose pages, GBP 12.00

B661 Keyboard Music, ed Denis Matthews, ranges from early keyboard music to the 20th century, includes chapters by John Ogdon, Charles Rosen. David & Charles 1972. 386pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, musical illustr. very good condition, GBP 5.00

B668 Chats with Violinists, by Wallace Ritchie, How to overcome difficulties. A practical manual for the violinist. William Reeves. 112pp. Hardback, Illus. Original edition (1930s?). Quite rare, very good condition, GBP 8.00

B670 Violin & Keyboard: The Duo Repertoire, by Abram Loft, complete in 2 volumes; vol 1: From the 17th Century to Mozart, vol 2: from Beethoven to the present. Grossman 1973. 360, 417pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, very good condition, GBP 12.00

B554 Good Vibrations: My Autobiography, by Evelyn Glennie, the great percussionist, Hutchinson 1990. 179pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Well illus. signed by Evelyn Glennie, with inscription "to Rosie, Best Wishes". GBP 4.00

Singers, Singing, Opera

B851 The Ring: Anatomy of an Opera, by Stephen Fay & Roger Wood, follows the 1983 Bayreuth production - with Peter Hall as Producer & Solti conducting. Full of photographs. Secker & Warburg 1985. 218pp. Harback, Dustwrapper. very good condition, GBP 9.00

B829 Opera at Home, The Gramophone Company Ltd 1925. 463pp. Hardback. Well illustrated. Third Edition, "revised & enlarged". A handsome volume, with gold/red binding, giving a brief account of both well-known, and now less well-known operas, and full details of His Masters Voice records of the operas & arias. A fascinating period piece!. Good condition, GBP 7.00

B830 Piaf: A Passionate Life, by David Bret, includes a 21 page discography, and a "filmography". Robson Books 1998. 282pp. Hardback. Well illustrated. First edition, Very good condition, GBP 7.00

B770 The Performing World of the Singer, by Alan Blackwood. Primarily but not solely aimed at young people considering singing as a career. As well as classical music & opera it covers folk & popular singers and vocal training. With a profile of Sherrill Milnes. Hamish Hamilton 1981. 113pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Very well illustrated. Small rub on dustrwrapper, book is in very good condition, GBP 4.00

B737 The Rise of Opera, by Robert Donington, traces its development from courtly masques & interludes to Monteverdi, Cavalli & Lully. Faber 1981. 399pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Well illustrated, very good condition, GBP 12.50

B691 A History of English Opera, by Eric Walter White. Traces English Opera from its origins in Elizabethan incidental music & Jacobean masques, right up to the post-war renaissance - Britten & Tippett. first edition, Faber & Faber 1983. 472pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Illus. Book is in very good condition, back of dustwrapper shows a little signs of handling, GBP 22.50

B663 Bravo, by Helena Matheopoulos, 22 great male opera singers explore the relationship between the singer & some of the roles with which he is identified. Weidenfeld & Nicholson 1986. 338pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Well illus. very faint bumping at top of spine, otherwise book is like new, dustwrapper is good, GBP 7.00

B657 Caruso: His Life in Pictures, by Francis Robinson, a magnificent collection of photographs, with discography by John Secrest. Bramhall House 1957. 160pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, book is in very good condition, dustwrapper has some creases on the back which look original, GBP 15.00

B615 Mary Garden's Story, by Mary Garden & Louis Baincolli, The memoirs of a great Opera Diva, who knew Debussy, Messager, Massenet, Caruso, Chaliapin, Diaghilev etc. Michael Joseph 52. 276pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Illus. first edition. dustwrapper slightly chipped, otherwise Vgc, GBP 6.00

B687 Tito Gobbi on his World of Italian Opera, draws upon his lifetime as interpreter, producer & teacher to analyse 16 Operas, inc the clues to interpretation to be found in the libretto & score. Includes portraits of the composers he has known. Hamish Hamilton 1984. 265pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Well illus. like new condition, first edition, GBP 6.50

B416 My Friend Pavarotti, by Candido Bonvicini, his friend since childhood, incl a selection of rare family photographs. Omnibus Press 1989. 202pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Well illus. Ex-lib. clean & sound, GBP 5.00

B600 Star on the Door, the life & experience of a great prima donna, by Maggie Teyte, Putnam 1958. 192pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Illus. Discography Vgc, a very nice copy, GBP 7.00

B673 The Complete Opera Book, by Gustave Kobbe, G.P. Putnam's 1935. 993pp. Hardback, with 64 full page photographs. Cover a bit worn, otherwise good conditon, GBP 4.00

B540 Royal Opera House Retrospective 1732-1982, sumptious catalogue for the Royal Academy exhibition 1983, full of illustrations & photographs, 1983. 144pp. PB. first edition. Vgc, GBP 5.00

General Interest

B853 To Speak for Ourselves: The London Symphony Orchestra, edited by Alan Smyth. Members of the orchestra talking informally with the editor, himself a viola player in the orchestra, exploring how a great orchestra works. William Kimber 1970. 190pp. Hardback, Well illustrated. dustwrapper a little shabby, otherwise good condition, GBP 7.50

B852 The Joys of Music, by Leonard Bernstein, "instructor in the difficult art of popular music appreciation" Seven scripts from Bernstein's Omnibus prgrammes, illustrated & expanded, plus essays & conversations. White Lion 1974. 303pp. Hardback, Full of musical illustrations. dustwrapper shabby, book is in sound second-hand condition, GBP 5.00

B833 The Unashamed Accompanist, by Gerald Moore, Aschgberg, Hopwood & Crew 1945. 76pp. Card binding with fabric spine, paper dustwrapper. 6th impression. very good condition, GBP 6.00

B825 Am I too Loud?, by Gerald Moore, Memoirs of an Accompanist. Hamish Hamilton 1962. 303pp. Hardback. Well illustrated. Good secondhand condition, dustwrapper chipped, GBP 10.00

B541 Journey Towards Music, a Memoir, by Victor Gollancz, Gollancz 1964. 238pp. Hardback. Well illustrated. Vgc, GBP 6.00

B822 Beating Time, by Antony Hopkins, His autobiography "tells the story of his life in hilarious detail". Michael Joseph 1982. 224pp. Hardback. Well illustrated. Flysheet signed by Antony Hopkins. book is very good condition, dustwrapper shows slight signs of handling, GBP 8.00

B821 Daring to Excel, by Ruth Railton, The Story of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. Secker & Warburg 1992. 466pp. Hardback. Well illustrated. book is very good condition, dustwrapper is good, GBP 6.00

B818 Sounds of Music, by Charles Taylor, "An introduction to the physics of sound...takes his readers into a real understanding of the physical concepts...of sound waves...a bridge between the world of art & that of science". BBC 1976. 183pp. Hardback. Well illustrated. Good condition, GBP 7.50

B742 Sir Charles Halle, the founder of the Halle Orchestra, by Charles Rigby, with a foreword by Barbirolli. Dolphin Press 1952. 180pp. Hardback, Illustrated, GBP 8.00

B716 London Philharmonic, Music makers since 1932: by William Kallaway, Full of photographs. Introduction by Richard Baker. Kenneth Mason 1972. 104pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, very good condition, GBP 6.00

B665 The Concerto, by John Culshaw, the great Decca record producer. Max Parrish & Co 1949. 72pp. Hardback, well illustrated including 4 colour plates, GBP 6.00

B698 Russian Music, and its sources in chant & folk-song, by Alfred J. Swan, John Baker 1973. 234pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Illus. small tear on back of dutwrapper, slightly bumped at bottom of spine. Otherwise very good condition, GBP 7.00

B672 Brass Bands in the 20th Century, "from it's humble beginings to information on bands, contests, music trends & personalities". ed Violet Brand & Geoffrey Brand, EPL 1979. 239pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, full of photographs & other illustrations, Ex-lib. ex-library stamps, removable plastic cover on dustwrapper, otherwise very good condition, GBP 5.00

B689 The Proms, by Altes Orga, David & Charles 1975. 191pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, full of illustrations & photographs. very good condition, GBP 4.00

B585 Voices of a People, The Story of Yiddish Folk Song, by Ruth Rubin, Thomas Yoseloff 1963. 496pp. Hardback, Dustwrapper, Illus. First Edition. Ex-lib. tight inside, GBP 5.00

Books on HiFi

Miniature Scores

Eulenberg Editions:

Beethoven, Piano Concerto no 5. GBP 3.00

Brahms, Symphonies nos 1 & 2, hardback, GBP 6.00

Brahms, Symphonies nos 3 & 4, hardback, GBP 6.00

Mozart Symphonies, No 39. No 41. (2 separate scores). GBP 3.00 each

Boosey & Hawkes: GBP 3.00 each

Beethoven, Symphony no 5

Delius, Appalachia.

Prokofiev, Classical Symphony.

Vaughan Williams, The Wasps.

Alfred Lengnick (Simrock):

Dvorak, Symphony no 9, hard-back, ex-library, GBP 3.00

Belaieff, Leipzig:

Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade GBP 3.50

Bagster's Gem Editions:

Mendelssohn, Elijah GBP 2.50

Handel, Judas Maccabaeus GBP 2.50

Catalogs

CAT05 His Masters Voice Recorded Music Catalogue June 1940. GBP 6.00

CAT06 His Masters Voice Recorded Music Catalogue June 1941. GBP 6.00

CAT 07 Parlophone Records 1954-55 Catalogue. LPs, 45 rpm, and 78s, GBP 6.00

CAT 09 Capitol Record Catalogue 1956, LPs, 45 rpm extended play, 45 rpm standard, and 78s, GBP 6.00

CAT 11 Archiv Catalog 1970, GBP 6.00

CAT03 Schwann Catalogs are the US equivalent of the Gramophone Catalogues.

Schwann Artists issue : listed by performers (including conductors) and groups

Artists issue : 1966, 1970, and 1979, GBP 8.00 each volume

Artists issue: 10th Edition 1982, 11th Edition 1985, 12th Edition 1986, 13th Edition 1987, GBP 4.00 each volume

Schwann-1 Catalog: Record, Tapes, December 1976, Listed by composers, this issue includes Electronic Music. GBP 8.00.

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