Donington, Robert.
The Interpretation of Early Music (First Edition).
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. [Book #118552]. (read more)

Duckworth, William.
Talking Music: Conversations with John Cage, Philip Glass, Laurie Anderson, and Five Generations of American Experimental Composers (First Edition).
New York: Schirmer Books, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. [Book #117587]. (read more)

Glass, Philip; Robert T. Jones (editor).
Music by Philip Glass (Signed First Edition).
New York: Harper & Row, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. INSCRIBED by Philip Glass on the half-title page, "For Michael / Philip Glass." A guide to the iconic twentieth-century composer's music, with a complete music catalog and two color photo sections. [Book #117577]. (read more)

Glass, Philip & Robert Wilson .
Einstein on the Beach: An Opera in Four Acts (Signed Limited Edition).
New York: EOS, 1976. First Edition. First Edition. One of an edition of 100 numbered copies (this being No. 5) SIGNED by Glass, Wilson, and de Groat Accompanied by a limited edition print of a stage design drawing by Wilson, SIGNED by him and laid in as called for. Near Fine in perfect bound, oblong wrappers as issued. A few tiny dots of soil and a minute touch of rubbing along the edges. Philip Glass' seminal first operatic work, a 5-hour magnum opus that was designed to revolutionize the very concept of a musical story, and the work that essentially introduced Glass and Robert Wilson to the world. Using a combination of voices, primitive synthesizers, organ and winds to accompany dance, staging and set designs, "Einstein on the Beach" was designed as an experience where a "sequence of events developed in the form of a musical score in which language is not a subject but a means of expression dependent on a series of mathematical conventions." This book, published to document the piece, alternates illustrations of Glass' score with librettos, drawings representing Wilson's stage design, Andrew de Groat's complex choreography, and finally, a full-color mathematical pattern demonstrating the intention of the work. A key document in the history of twentieth century classical music. [Book #117465]. (read more)

Glass, Philip, David Henry Hwang and Jerome Sirlin; John Howell (introduction).
1000 Airplanes on the Roof: A Science Fiction Music-Drama (Fist Edition).
Salt Lake City: Peregrine Smith, 1989. First Edition. Softcover. First Edition, first printing. Near Fine in photo-illustrated wrappers. Minute rubbing at the corners and to the rear panel, else Fine. 63 pages. [Book #117474]. (read more)

Wallace, David Foster and Mark Costello.
Signifying Rappers (Signed First Edition).
New York: Ecco, 1990. First Edition. Softcover. First Edition, first printing, a paperback original. SIGNED by David Foster Wallace on the title page. Just about Fine in illustrated wrappers. [Book #117448]. (read more)

Wenner, Jan (editor).
Large run of Rolling Stone magazine, in original publisher's bindings.
San Francisco: Rolling Stone, 1968-1976. Hardcover. 17 volumes, elephant folio. A near-complete run of issues of Rolling Stone magazine from August 24, 1968 through April 8, 1976, beginning with issue sixteen [16] and ending with Issue two hundred ten [210], and including 2 copies of the volume containing issues forty-six [46] through sixty [60]. In the publisher's large-format buckram cloth, with gilt titles, bound by the Cardoza-James Bindery in San Francisco, each magazine on newsprint stock as issued. Nine of the volumes contain 15 issues, one contains 6 issues, one contains 9 issues, and six contain 10 issues. Issues 142-210 are bound in slightly smaller folios. All pages in Near Fine condition, with normal age toning; bindings are Very Good to Near Fine condition, with extremities lightly bumped and rubbed, with the exception of a few volumes where the wear is slightly more advanced. A complete run of Rolling Stone for the years cited, with the following exceptions: November 9, 1967 through August 10, 1968 (issues 1-15), and every issue after April 9, 1976. An impressive collection of original issues of the foundational rock music publication, the magazine that was the program guide to the Summer of Love and shepherded rock music through the remainder of the twentieth century. Shipping billed at cost. [Book #117327]. (read more)

Reich, Steve.
Autograph Letter Signed to Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic Tim Page.
1980. Autograph letter signed by composer Steve Reich, written to Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and biographer Tim Page. Page is best known for his biographies of Glenn Gould and Dawn Powell, as well as being an early champion of minimalist composers such as Reich and Philip Glass. This particular letter addresses some brief concerns Reich had about advance publication of his program notes for a 1980 Carnegie Hall concert featuring his ensemble, the publication of which was Page's responsibility. The letter reads: "1/8/80 / Dear Tim / Many thanks for the offer to publish these program notes for Carnegie in the Soho News in advance. I hope everything is readable, but give a ring if you have a question. / I'll be up at WKCR at about 10:15-10:30 on Feb. 10th. I'll try and prepare some reel to reel samples of rehearsal. Probably 5 minutes or more from "Octet," 5 minutes or a little less from "Music for a Large Ensemble" and hopefully about 5 minutes from "Variations for Winds, Strings, and Keyboards" - though I will only have the full rehearsal with all instruments present beetween now and then to record. Also included are some flyers to send and/or post. You can get more, plus large posters from Lynn. / Thanks again for helping out. Let me know when my notes will be published in Soho News, and congratulations on your new job. / See you 1/10 at KCR / All best, Steve." A superb ALS from Reich demonstrating the effort he put into his early work in New York City, not only as a composer but as a promoter. Note card, 5 x 7 inches, with holograph note on both recto and verso. Near Fine. [Book #117121]. (read more)

Wenner, Jan (editor).
[The] Rolling Stone: Issue Numbers One Hundred Sixty One through One Hundred Seventy (161 through 170) - May 23, 1974 through September 26, 1974 (Publisher's binding).
Rolling Stone, 1974. Ten issues of the Rolling Stone magazine from May 23, 1974 through September 26, 1974, issue numbers 161 through 170. In the publisher's large-format blue buckram cloth, with gilt titles. A couple of corners lightly bumped, else Near Fine condition. [Book #117108]. (read more)

Adams, John.
Autograph letter signed to Washington Post critic Tim Page.
1981. Autograph letter signed by minimalist composer John Adams, written to Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and biographer Tim Page. Page is best known for his biographies of Glenn Gould and Dawn Powell, as well as being an early champion of minimalist composers such as Steve Reich and Philip Glass. The letter is dated October 28, 1981 and with Adams' San Francisco address, and reads: "Dear Tim Page / Thanks for the enthusiasm in your High Fidelity article. I thought it was a good bit of work...and something long overdue. / I thought you might be interested in my latest piece of mega-minimalism, "Harmonium." The chorus is not well miked in this recording, but you can still get the flavor of it. Dennis Russell Davies is doing it in Stuttgart and Cologne this February and perhaps we'll have a better recording (although I don't expect better orchestral playing than in this S.F. performance, led with real feeling by Edode Woort). Hope you enjoy it. A broadcast could be arranged if you are interested (as long as it's not syndicated). / Yours / John Adams." One leaf, recto only, Near Fine. An early letter from a composer who would in the two decades that followed become a major figure in contemporary music, with mention of one of his most important works. [Book #116915]. (read more)

[Glass, Philip] Kostelanetz, Richard.
Writings on Glass: Essays, Interviews, Criticism (First Edition, Signed by Philip Glass).
New York: Schirmer Books, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. SIGNED by Philip Glass on the half title page. Fine and unread in an about Fine dust jacket. Laid in is a flyer for the event where the book was signed. [Book #116314]. (read more)

Byrne, David and Robert Wilson.
the Knee Plays from the CIVIL warS: a tree is best measured when it is down (First Edition).
Minneapolis, MN: Walker Art Center, 1984. First Edition. First Edition, first printing. Exhibition catalog for the seminal multi-media production, "The Knee Plays," a 12-act opera combining elements of Kabuki theater, Noh theater, and New Orleans jazz, conceived by David Byrne and Robert Wilson as a segment in Wilson's vast five-act opera, "CIVIL warS." The greater opera included work by Philip Glass, Gavin Bryars, and others. "the Knee Plays" was the American section of the work, set in Minneapolis, with the entire opera visualized as an international effort. Funding never materialized for the entire day-long opera to reach completion, but Byrne's 12-act section premiered in Minneapolis in 1984 at the Walker Art Center, and was issued as a recording as well. Very Good+ or better in black and white saddle-stitched wrappers as issued. Stressing to hinge and wrappers lightly rubbed overall. [Book #116237]. (read more)

Jacquette, Tommy and Al Bell (producers); Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers, Billy Eckstine, Luther Ingram, Richard Pryor, Rufus and Carla Thomas, The Bar-Kays, Albert King, Jesse Jackson (performers).
Wattstax '72 (Original Program).
Los Angeles: N.p., 1972. First Edition. First Edition. Quarto. The original program for the seminal African-American musical/political event, Wattstax, held in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles in 1972 to commemorate the 1965 riots. One of the most significant cultural gatherings of the twentieth century, and in terms of music, and a singular event in the history of rhythm and blues music, produced by the founders of the legendary Stax label, Tommy Jacquette and Al Bell. This is not the program for the film, but for the event itself, with illustrations of the performers (including Isaac Hayes in his famous gold chain vest), a promotional ad for the Jackson 5 at the Los Angeles Forum, and many advertisements for local and national African-American interests, including gasoline stations, record outlets, banks, and department stores. The concert, which was the basis for a major motion picture released the same year, was hosted by Richard Pryor and featured Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers, Billy Eckstine, Luther Ingram, Richard Pryor, Rufus and Carla Thomas, The Bar-Kays, and Albert King, along with a speech by a young Jesse Jackson. Orange illustrated wrappers, saddle-stitched, 28 pages. Very Good condition, with no loss, but some creasing and rubbing from use. OCLC locates no holdings. [Book #116140]. (read more)

Smith, Patti.
The Coral Sea (Signed First Edition).
New York: W.W. Norton, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED by Patti Smith on the title page. A novel that is a metaphor for the early travels of Robert Mapplethorpe, to whom the author is paying tribute here. Photo-illustrated throughout with Mapplethorpe pieces. [Book #115869]. (read more)

Blitzstein, Marc (adaptation); Kurt Weill (music); Bertolt Brecht (lyrics); Carmen Capalbo (director).
The Threepenny Opera ("Die Dreigroschenoper") (Original annotated script for the 1954 Broadway production).
Capalbo & Chase, 1954. Original script for the 1954 Broadway production of "The Threepenny Opera" (Die Dreigroschenoper") by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, adapted into English by Marc Blitzstein. This production--the first major staging in America after an engagement at Brandeis University, under a young Leonard Bernstein's baton--opened on Broadway on March 10, 1954 at the Theatre de Lys, and ran until May 30, 1954, for a total of 96 performances (with a much longer return engagement from September 20, 1955 to December 17, 1961, for 2611 performances, with the same director and production company). This copy of the script belonged to actor Peter Benzoni, who acted in the role of Walt Dreary, a member of Macheath's gang (better known as "Mack the Knife"). Benzoni's name is written in holograph pencil, with profuse annotations throughout the script on nearly every page, including a date of "[19]54," Walt Dreary's lines circled througout, phone numbers, stage directions, song lyrics, corrected lines, and a complete rundown of the song order, written on the leaf opposite the cast listing. Unlike many film and play scripts from this era, this one includes the lyrics to all the songs, including "The Ballad of Mack the Knife," probably the most famous song ever written by Weill and Brecht. Plain brown wrappers, 84 leaves, with credits on the title page for Weill, Brecht, and Blitzstein, along with the production company of Capalbo & Chase (the production was directed by Carmen Capalbo). Pages Very Good+, with light edge and corner wear, wrapper Good to Very Good. An important surviving document that details the development of the first major English-language production of one of the greatest musicals of the Western world. [Book #115704]. (read more)

Balliett, Whitney.
Night Creature (First Edition).
New York: Oxford University Press, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in an about Fine dust jacket. [Book #115113]. (read more)

[Simone, Nina] Cohodas, Nadine.
Princess Noire: The Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simone (First Edition, Review Copy).
New York: Pantheon, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. REVIEW COPY, with publisher's material laid in. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. [Book #115015]. (read more)

Jowitt, Deborah (editor), Meredith Monk, Tom Johnson, Kyle Gann, Tobi Tobias, Laura Shapiro and others (contributors).
Meredith Monk (First Edition).
Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997. First Edition. First Edition, first printing, a trade softcover original. Fine in wrappers (softcover). Art and Performance series on the musician and peformance artist. A clean, unread copy. [Book #114550]. (read more)

[Beatles, The] The General Register.
The Beatles: Facsimiles of the Birth Certificates of John, Paul, George, and Ringo from the General Register.
London: The Glenlock Press, 1968. Four separate booklets, 7.5 x 6.5 inches, each in color illustrated card wrappers, saddle stitched, with a four-panel paper foldout bound into each, with facsimiles of the birth certificates of the four Beatles from the UK General Register. Released in the style and spirit of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band (released the same year), each booklet has a biography and discography of the respective Beatle up until the release of that recording. Each booklet is easily Near Fine, bright and colorful, with only occasional light rubbing to note. Uncommon. [Book #114511]. (read more)

[Chopin, Fredric (Fryderyk)] Szulc, Tad.
Chopin in Paris: The Life and Times of the Romantic Composer (Signed First Edition).
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page: "To Dave Vorhees / Tad Szulc / 1998." Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. [Book #114254]. (read more)

Dylan, Bob.
Lyrics 1962 - 2001 (First Edition).
New York: Simon and Schuster, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine but for a very slight bowing to the boards in a Near Fine dust jacket. [Book #114116]. (read more)

Goldsmith, Lynn.
Rock and Roll (First Edition).
New York: Harry N Abrams, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. [Book #114015]. (read more)

Smith, Patti; Michael Stipe (compiler, photographer).
Two Times Intro: On the Road with Patti Smith (First Edition).
Boston: Ray Gun Press / Little Brown, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. A fascinating black-and-white photography monograph by Michael Stipe (lead singer for the band R.E.M.), consisting of photos taken of Ms. Smith while he joined her on tour in 1998. [Book #113809]. (read more)

Robinson, RE (editor).
Days in the Life: The Lost Beatles Archive (First Edition).
London: Star Publishing, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Gift inscription with name crossed out on the front flyleaf. [Book #113618]. (read more)

Hautzig, David.
Djs, Ratings, and Hook Tapes: Pop Music Broadcasting (First Edition).
New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Remainder mark to the bottom page edges, else Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. Photo-illustrated. [Book #113001]. (read more)

Baraka, Amiri.
Later Trane (Signed Limited Edition).
Candia, NH: LeBow, 2003. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo. First Edition, one of twenty six lettered copies (this being copy G),SIGNED by Baraka and with original artwork by the author. Fine in sewn wrappers with a copy of Coltrane's Love Supreme CD all housed in a paper portfolio with a matching paper wraparound band. Homage to the late John Coletrane. [Book #112609]. (read more)

Baraka, Amiri.
Later Trane (Signed Limited Edition).
Candia, NH: LeBow, 2003. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo. first Edition, one of two hundred copies (of which 176 copies were for sale) numbered and SIGNED by Baraka.This is copy 14. Fine in sewn wraps. Homage to the late John Coletrane. [Book #112612]. (read more)

Hentoff, Nat and Alebert McCarthy (editors); Ernest Borneman, Charles Edward Smith, Guy Waterman, Martin Williams, Paul Oliver, Max Harrison, John Steiner, Hsio Wen Shih, Franklin S. Driggs, Gunther Schuller, Albert J. McCarthy, Nat Hentoff (contribu.
Jazz: New Perspectives on the History of Jazz by Twelve of the World's Formost Jazz Critics and Scholars (First Edition).
New York: Rinehart, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Spine lightly faded with a bit of rubbing along the extremities and light soil overal. Includes a selected discography and an index. [Book #112619]. (read more)

Williams, Martin.
Jazz Masters of New Orleans (First Edition).
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. About Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Jacket is lightly toned at the edges with a touch of wear but free from any chips, tears, or creasing. [Book #112544]. (read more)

[Rolling Stones] Watts, Charlie.
Ode to a High-Flying [Highflying] Bird (Hardcover).
London: UFO, 1991. First Edition. First printing of this edition, an exact facsimile of the rare 1964 edition of this title. Near Fine with no dust jacket as issued, with the tipped-in price of Seven Shillings. Some light foxing to the front and rear boards, else a sharp copy. An illustrated poem by Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, a memoriam to his hero, Charlie Parker. Years after publishing this book, Watts went on to embody his love for American jazz by fronting The Charlie Watts Orchestra, a group that produced two 1990s recordings, Tribute to Charlie Parker with Strings and From one Charlie. Extremely scarce. [Book #112442]. (read more)

Sing Out! The Folksong Magazine.
The Collected Reprints from Sing Out! The Folksong Magazine: Vol. 1 - 6, 1959 - 1964 (First Edition).
Bethlehem, PA: Sing Out Corporation, 1990. First Edition. Softcover. First Edition, first printing. Very Good+ condition. Spiral bound in cardboard wrappers. Faint dampstain to the rear wrapper. Overall wrappers lightly faded with minor rubbing and edgewear. Internal pages still clean and very bright. A collection of tradition folk songs, originally published as 6 volumes in 1959 - 1964. [Book #111167]. (read more)

Bell, Leia.
The Charlatans: A Sold Out Show at Rock City in Nottingham, UK, June 1st, 2004 (Signed Limited Print).
Leia Bell, 2004. Six-color silkscreen print for "The Charlatans: A Sold Out Show at Rock City in Nottingham, UK, June 1st, 2004," one of 80 issued (this being No. 69) SIGNED and numbered by artist Leia Bell. Fine condition. 12.5 x 14.5 inches. Originally from Tennessee, Leia Bell began making limited edition prints and posters upon graduation from the University of Utah. She is one of the featured poster artists in "The Art of Modern Rock" by Paul Grushkin and Dennis King, and her original art and prints are now sold all over the world. [Grushkin & King, The Art of Modern Rock, pp. 446-451] [Book #110601]. (read more)

Bell, Leia.
P.J. Harvey at In the Venue: 19 October 2004 (Signed Limited Print).
Leia Bell, 2004. Six-color silkscreen print for "P.J. Harvey - at In the Venue," one of 125 issued (this being No. 32) SIGNED and numbered by artist Leia Bell. Fine condition. 12.5 x 14.5 inches. Originally from Tennessee, Leia Bell began making limited edition prints and posters upon graduation from the University of Utah. She is one of the featured poster artists in "The Art of Modern Rock" by Paul Grushkin and Dennis King, and her original art and prints are now sold all over the world. [Grushkin & King, The Art of Modern Rock, pp. 446-451] [Book #110600]. (read more)

Crumb, R.
Heroes of the Blues - Playing Card Set (First Edition).
New York: Yazoo Records, 1980. First Edition. First Edition, first printing. Set of 36 cards illustrated by R. Crumb, housed in a custom card box. Each card illustrated separately in color, and not one major blues figure was forgotten. Cards Fine, box is Near Fine. Though Crumb started out as a illustrator who chronicled his generation, his love for traditional American music seems to strike an even more resonant chord. Mouth-waterin', and very uncommon. [Book #110432]. (read more)

[Stravinsky, Igor] Newman, Arnold (photographs); Robert Craft (text); Francis Steegmuller (foreword).
Bravo Stravinsky (First Edition).
New York: World, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Jacket has a slightly rough closed tear at the top of the rear panel, else Near Fine. A survey of Stravinsky's career in photographs by Arnold Newman, with text by noted music scholar Robert Craft. [Book #110199]. (read more)

Hirsch, Foster.
Harold Prince and the American Musical Theatre (First Edition, inscribed by Prince to his producer Robert Fryer).
London: Cambridge University Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. INSCRIBED by Harold Prince on the title page to his longtime producer Robert Fryer: "For Bobby Fryer / Employer, collaborator, lasting friend [underlined] / w/Love Always / Hal Prince / 5/13/89." Prince produced many of the best-known Broadway musical productions of the past half-century, including "Cabaret" (1966), "Company" (1970), "A Little Night Music" (1973), and "Sweeney Todd" (1979). He also directed two of Andrew Llloyd Webber's best-known musicals, "Evita" and "The Phantom of the Opera." Over time he has garnered twenty-one Tony Awards, more than any other individual, including eight for directing, eight for producing, and three special awards. Robert Fryer staged some of Broadway’s most popular productions from the 1950s to the 1980s, starting in 1951 as a co-producer, with George Abbott, for "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn." He went on to produce such hits as "Wonderful Town" (1958), "Sweet Charity" (1966), "Chicago" (1975), and "Merrily We Roll Along" (1981). His Broadway shows won a total of 37 Tony Awards. Fryer also produced a number of well-known films, including "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" (1969), "The Boys from Brazil" (1978), and "The Shining" (1980). Also laid in is an card from the Beverly Hills Hotel, inscribed (presumably to Fryer also): "Sun AM / Last night was special! / Love, H." With forewords by Prince and Stephen Sondheim. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. A tremendous association between two of the most important figures in twentieth-century American theatre. [Book #109235]. (read more)

Ramones, The.
1978 Press Kit for The Ramones.
Sire Records, 1978. Original Sire Records Press Kit for The Ramones, released concurrently with the band's third and probably most influential album, "Rocket to Russia," in 1978. The press kit is complete with two glossy photos of the band, the first a familiar shot with the band standing together in front of a warehouse, the second in performance at what appears to be Max's Kansas City. Both photos state "Ramones / Johnny, Tommy, Joey, & Dee Dee" along the bottom edge, followed by the Sire Records logo. Also included is the original Sire Press Information sheet, on yellow stock with the blue-and-purple Sire logo at the top, 2 pages, stapled. Several photocopied articles from the New Yorker and The New York Times are included as well, and all the contents are housed in the original Sire Records folder, yellow with the blue-and-purple logo, complete but well-worn, with a small dampstain at the bottom left corner and a separation starting at the bottom edge of the spine fold. Overall, contents are Near Fine, folder about Very Good. An important document on the band that is considered by most to be the founders of punk rock in the United States, showing some insight on the perception of the movement in the midst of what would be its peak period. [Book #108853]. (read more)

[Jefferson Airplane, The] Tamarkin, Jeff.
Got a Revolution! The Turbulent Flight of the Jefferson Airplane (First Edition, signed by Kantner, Balin, Kaukonen, Casady, and manager Bill Thompson).
New York: Atria Books, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. The first history of the legendary band, with a tremendous set of autographs and laid-in ephemera. Signed first by the author on the title page, then by Marty Balin and Paul Kantner on the dedication page (as they are the dedicatees), then by Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady (who went on to form Hot Tuna) on the first set of plates featuring their photos, and finally by manager Bill Thompson on the second set of plates, where his photo appears. Newspaper clippings and tickets tipped in on the recto and verso of the half-title, the verso of the title page, and the first set of plates. Numerous Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna material laid in as well, notably the 1991 "fishue #6" of "The Tuna Times," signed by Kaukonen and Casady; and a 1999 concert ticket signed by Casady. Very Good+ in a Near Fine dust jacket. A one-of-a-kind piece, assembled with loving care by an Airplane rider. [Book #108768]. (read more)

Gershwin, Ira.
Lyrics on Several Occasions: A Selection of Stage and Screen Lyrics Written for Sundry Situations; and Now Arranged in Arbitrary Categories. To Which Have Been Added Many Informative Annotations and Disquisitions on Their Why and Wherefore, Their Who.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. INSCRIBED by Ira Gershwin to noted pianist and composer Radie Britain on the front flyleaf: "For Radie / Affectionately, / Ira." Fine in a Near Fine, lightly spine-toned dust jacket. A lovely copy, and a nice association. [Book #108630]. (read more)

Townshend, Pete.
Horse's Neck (First Edition).
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. First American Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. Page edges very slightly toned. The legendary rock performer's autobiography, written between 1979 and 1984, told as a series of short fictional pieces. Townshend's influence on rock music, as both a guitarist and a songwriter, is almost inestimable. [Book #108588]. (read more)

Byrne, David and Robert Wilson.
the Knee Plays from the CIVIL warS: a tree is best measured when it is down (First Edition).
Minneapolis, MN: Walker Art Center, 1984. First Edition. First Edition, first printing. Exhibition catalog for the seminal multi-media production, "The Knee Plays," a 12-act opera combining elements of Kabuki theater, Noh theater, and New Orleans jazz, conceived by David Byrne and Robert Wilson as a segment in Wilson's vast five-act opera, "CIVIL warS." The greater opera included work by Philip Glass, Gavin Bryars, and others. "the Knee Plays" was the American section of the work, set in Minneapolis, with the entire opera visualized as an international effort. Funding never materialized for the entire day-long opera to reach completion, but Byrne's 12-act section premiered in Minneapolis in 1984 at the Walker Art Center, and was issued as a recording as well. Near Fine in black and white saddle-stitched wrappers as issued. [Book #108181]. (read more)

Roxon, Lillian.
Lillian Roxon's Rock Encyclopedia (First Edition).
New York: Workman Publishing / Grosset and Dunlap, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Near Fine in a Very Good+, price-clipped dust jacket. Evidence of erasure on the front flyleaf, else an apparently unread copy, with a bright red topstain. Jacket has no loss, only a bit of faint edge creasing along the top edge. A comprehensive guide to rock music as of 1969. Uncommon in the first printing or in a presentable dust jacket. A sharp copy. [Book #108094]. (read more)

Peck, Ira (editor), Murray the K (introduction).
The New Sound / Yes! (First Edition, Review Copy).
New York: Four Winds Press, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Very Good in an extremely bright, Very Good price-clipped dust jacket. Book is cocked. Jacket has a few small, closed tears and nicking to the extremities. Review copy with publisher's slip laid-in. Essays about rock and roll. [Book #106979]. (read more)

[Coleman, Ornette] Litweiler, John.
Ornette Coleman: A Harmolodic Life (First Edition).
New York: William Morrow, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a bright, Near Fine dust jacket. Three years after Charlie Parker's death, Ornette Coleman emerged on record, with a musical principle that would overturn the very foundations of jazz: "the pattern for the tune will be forgotten, and the tune itself will be the pattern." A superb history of Coleman up to 1992, and a scarce title. [Book #106542]. (read more)

Smith, Willie "The Lion" with George Hoefer; Duke Ellington (foreword).
Music on my Mind: The Memoirs of an American Pianist (First UK Edition).
London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. First UK Edition, first printing. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket shows just a touch of rubbing at the spine ends and corners, else an especially nice copy. [Book #106423]. (read more)

[Ellington, Duke] Gleason, Ralph J. (author); Studs Terkel (foreword).
Celebrating the Duke: and Louis, Bessie, Billie, Bird, Carmen, Miles, Dizzy and Other Heroes (First Edition).
Boston: Atlantic / Little Brown, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine in an about Fine, price-clipped dust jacket. An unread copy. Photo-illustrated throughout. [Book #106417]. (read more)

Harrison, Max.
Charlie Parker - Kings of Jazz Series - No. 6.
London: Cassell, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo. First UK Edition, first printing. Near Fine in laminated illustrated boards as issued. [Book #106411]. (read more)

Copland, Aaron and Vivian Perlis.
Copland: 1900 Through 1942 (Signed First Edition).
New York: St. Martin's, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. SIGNED by both Aaron Copland and Vivian Perlis in the half-title page, and INSCRIBED to Rosamund Bernier by Copland: "For Peggy / with love / Aaron." Rosamund Bernier (nee Peggy Rosenbaum), an American ex-patriate painter, art critic, and founder of the influential avant-garde magazine "L'Oeil," was a close friend of Copland's for many years. Slight bump to the lower front corner, else Fine in a Near Fine price-clipped dust jacket. Very minor nicking to the jacket crown and heel and some light rubbing overall. An interesting association between two important figures in 20th Century art. [Book #106167]. (read more)

The Beatles.
Yellow Submarine: 20 Pop-Out Art Decorations (First Edition).
King Features-Subafilms, 1968. First Edition. Folio. First Edition, first printing. Fine in original stapled color illustrated stiff wrappers (softcover), all pop-outs completely intact. Eight pages of full-color pop-outs on heavy card stock, featuring characters from the film, as well as the submarine in question. [Book #106162]. (read more)

Nesmith, Michael.
The Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora (Signed First Edition).
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. SIGNED and dated November 22, 1997 by Michael Nesmith on the title page. Nesmith was an original member of the Monkees, but unlike his compatriots in that tuneful outfit, went on to become a noted songwriter ("Different Drum"), film producer ("Repo Man"), and all-around cult figure. Nesmith's first novel, and an uncommon signature. [Book #105258]. (read more)