Princeton Architectural Press, November 2015. Trade Paperback. Very good paperback copy. The 1960s were a period of radical cultural, social, and political upheaval in the United States and around the globe; yet in just three years, between 1969 and 1972, Village Voice "Scenes" columnist, WPLJ FM radio host, and cult.....
Simon & Schuster, November 2022. Hardcover. A new copy. The Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan's first book of new writing since 2004's Chronicles: Volume One--and since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. Dylan, who began working on the book in 2010, offers his extraordinary insight into.....
Omnibus Pr & Schirmer Trade Books, November 1996. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers. A biography of Leonard Cohen which traces his path from Montreal to New York via Greece and his Zen retreat in California. It analyzes 118 songs, 18 tours, and scores of television and radio appearances and.....
Strange Attractor Press, November 2014. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). An obsessively researched biography of the three seminal music groups Coil, Current 93, and Nurse With Wound that also illuminates the history of the English underground scene. Based on hundreds of hours of interviews with members of the.....
Simon & Schuster, November 2022. Hardcover. The Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan's first book of new writing since 2004's Chronicles: Volume One--and since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. Dylan, who began working on the book in 2010, offers his extraordinary insight into the nature of.....
Mortimer, July 2022. Hardcover. A new copy. Elvis passed away in 1977 but his spirit lives on. His records still sell, his movies are still hugely popular and his concerts are still discussed by new generations of fans. The Elvis Presley estate has tens of thousands of photographs and miles.....
Sona Books, August 2022. Hardcover. A new copy. Packed with rare photographs and stunning on-the-page facsimile memorabilia, this book provides an insight into the unique journey of one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century - Elvis Presley. Follow the incredible story of the man they call.....
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, March 2019. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). From his early work as lyricist for West Side Story to acclaimed creations such as A Little Night Music, Sunday in the Park with George, and Sweeney Todd, Stephen Sondheim is widely regarded as the most important.....
Algonquin Books, April 2021. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. "Thompson is a master showman . . . [Beeswing is] everything you'd hope a Richard Thompson autobiography would be . . . It's both major and minor, dirge and ditty, light on its feet but.....
Haymarket Books, August 2015. Trade Paperback. A new copy. Provocative and prolific, Boots Riley has written lyrics as the frontman of underground favorites The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club, as well as solo artist, for more than two decades. An activist, educator, and emcee, Riley's singular lyrical stylings combine.....
Riverhead Books, 2010. Trade Paperback. 208 pages. From the founder of the Wu-Tang Clan--celebrating their 25th anniversary this year--an inspirational book for the hip hop fan. The RZA, founder of the Wu-Tang Clan, imparts the lessons he's learned on his journey from the Staten Island projects to international superstardom. A......
Lyle Stuart, Inc., 1982. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback).
Simon & Schuster, October 2020. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). This extraordinarily intimate and "gripping" (Vanity Fair) biography of Janis Joplin establishes the Queen of Rock & Roll as the rule-breaking musical trailblazer and complicated, gender-bending rebel she was. Janis Joplin's first transgressive act was to be a......
St. Martin's Griffin, March 1997. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). Clinton Heylin has devoted his career to Bob Dylan's work and presents here a comprehensive study of all of Dylan's recording sessions.
Corvina Press, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 286 pages. An examination of Gypsy music and how it relates to Hungarian music, by the Hungarian ethnomusicologist. First published in 1971 under the title Ciganyzene. This English language edition translated by Fred Macnicol. Some illustrations in color. First English edition (first printing). A......
Park Street Press, September 2017. Trade Paperback. Remainder Copy - like new. Explores the visionary, mystical, and ecstatic traditions that influenced the music of the 1960s - Examines the visionary, spiritual, and mystical influences on the Grateful Dead, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, the Incredible String.....
Two Dollar Radio, November 2017. Trade Paperback. A new copy. * 2018 "12 best books to give this holiday season" --TODAY (Elizabeth Acevedo) * A "Best Book of 2017" --Rolling Stone (2018), NPR, Buzzfeed, Paste Magazine, Esquire, Chicago Tribune, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, CBC, Stereogum, National Post, Entropy, Heavy, Book Riot.....
Édité par Publicité commerciale & théatrale, [1929]. Trade Paperback. 40 pp. Program distributed for performances of 'Snegourotchka' with music by Rimsky-Korsakoff. The cover illustration is signed 'J. Bilibine, 1928'; the illustrations of stage designs and costumes are signed 'A. Korovine.' Some color illustrations are tipped-in. Advertisements appear on front cover.....
Carrie Jacobs-Bond & Son. The Boston Music Co. (selling agent), 1929. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Sheet music, 6 pages. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in color illustrated wrappers (paperback).
Mildred H. Kolar, 1923. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Sheet music, 5 pages. First edition (first printing). Very good copy in illustrated wrappers (paperback). Signature in ink on upper front cover of prior owner. Mild soiling of covers.
Sherman, Clay & Co., 1944. First Edition. Trade Paperback. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in illustrated wrappers (paperback).
Robin H. Nelson, 1945. Trade Paperback. Sheet music, single sheet folded to create 4 pages. In illustrated folder. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in color illustrated wrappers (paperback).
1969 and 1997. Trade Paperback. 1. 3-typed xeroxed sheets, undated (but ca. 1969), 'Ernst Bacon: A Contemporary Tribute,' by Horgan. 2. 3-typed xeroxed sheets, undated, 'Ernst Bacon: An End-of-Century Perspective,' by Matthew Owens, a Berkeley cellist and composer. 3. Autograph letter signed, letterhead, Ellen Bacon / 8 Drovers Lane /.....
Joseph Summer, n.d., ca. 1980s. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Comic opera in three acts, 'based on sundry stories from the 'Decameron' by Giovanni Boccaccio.' - from title page. Act I: 22 pp; Act II: 18 pp; Act III: 20 pp. This opera is the first of four completed works based.....
Simon & Schuster, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 688 pages. 8-3/4 by 11-1/4 inches. Examines the life of composer Igor Stravinsky. Illustrations in black-and-white. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a price-clipped dust jacket. Light bumps to corners. A large, heavy book.