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Aspen 7, Spring/Summer: British Box (a multimedia magazine)
by Johnson, Phyllis (editor); J. G. Ballard, Peter Blake, Ossie Clark, Christopher Finch, Ian Hamilton Finlay, John Furnival, David Hockney, Michael Instone, John Lennon, Christopher Logue, Edward Lucie-Smith, Yoko Ono, Eduardo Paolozzi, David Robinson and J
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- Used - Very Good
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- First edition
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- 1970
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- Looseleaf paper
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CA$345.95
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New York: Roaring Fork Press, 1970. First edition. Looseleaf paper. Very Good. Square (9.5"x9.5"). 12 of 14 sections, loose (box designates 15 sections, the 15th of which was not included). Light toning, very light edgewear, flexi-discs apparently fine and unused (by visual inspection only).
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24 Preludia: Rękopis Biblioteki Narodowej W Warszawie
by Chopin, Fryderyk [Frédéric]
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- Used - Good
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- Facsimile
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- 1951
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- Paperback
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Warsaw, Poland: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1951. Facsimile. Paperback. Good. Oblong 4to (11"x13.5"). 41pp. Preface text in English, French, Russian and Polish, followed by facsimile manuscript scores. Heavily chipped paper over spine, binding/sewing weak. Edgewear, lightly creased corners. Covers and interior toned. Item Price
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L'Ultimo Giorgio di Pompei. Melodramma Tragico in Due Atti
by Pacini, Giovanni
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- Used - Very Good
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- Second edition
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- 1831
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- Hardcover
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CA$207.57
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Milan, Italy: Gio. Riccordi, 1831. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Oblong (13.25"x9.75"). Rebound in dark green and blue. Shelfwear. Corners scuffed. Original front cover shows more wear than rest of book, with small tears and a bit of a crumpled look. This cover is only page to show signs of repair patching. Foxing throughout. Instances of double page… Read more about this item Item Price
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King of the Delta Blues: The Life and Music of Charlie Patton
by Calt, Stephen and Gayle Wardlow
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- Used - Very Good
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- First edition, first printing
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- 1988
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- Paperback
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- 9780961861001
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CA$55.35
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Newton, NJ: Rock Chapel Press, 1988. First edition, first printing. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo (8.5"x5.5"). 341pp. Illustrated paper covers (Robert Crumb). Light shelfwear: light scuffs, laminate starting to wrinkle at fore-edge, corners rubbed. Lightly soiled textblock edges. Erased pencil marks to ffep. B&W frontis, B&W plates. Item Price
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The Organ of the Ancients: From Eastern Sources (Hebrew, Syriac and Arabic)
by Farmer, Henry George and Canon F.W. Galpin (forward)
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- First edition
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- 1931
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- Hardcover
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CA$69.19
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London, UK: William Reeves Bookseller Ltd, 1931. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo (9"x6"). Navy cloth-covered boards with giltstamped title to spine. Color frontis. B&W illustrations. Spotting to upper joint & fore-edge. Light creasing from head to tail of the upper cover cloth. Tail corners bumped. First/last pages & textblock edges foxed. Missing dust jacket. Item Price
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The Rolling Stones 1962-1995: The Ultimate Guide
by Aeppli, Felix
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First edition
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- 1996
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- Hardcover
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- 9780907872269
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Kent, England: Felix Aeppli/Record Information Services, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to (9"x11.5"). 607pp. Red paper-covered boards with silver-stamped decoration to upper cover. No dust jacket as issued. Textblock edges slightly toned. Item Price
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University of Strangers
by Pfeifer, Bob
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- First printing
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- 2010
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- Paperback
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- 9780615425955
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CA$24.91
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Power City Press / Smog Veil Records, 2010. First printing. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. 159pp. Pictorial covers lightly scuffed. Joints creased with a spot of soiling to upper cover. Inscribed by author with accompanying doodle.
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The Sonata in the Classic Era
by Newman, William S.
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- No additional printings indicated
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- 1963
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- Hardcover
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CA$41.51
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Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 1963. No additional printings indicated. Hardcover. Very Good/very good -. 8vo. 897pp. Green cloth covered boards. Endpapers and edges lightly foxed and soiled. Price-clipped Dj. foxed along edges with chipping to edges of spine. Contains notation of musical examples throughout.
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Neon Angel: The Cherie Currie Story
by Currie, Cherie; Neal Shusterman
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- Used - Good +
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- First edition, first printing
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- 1989
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- Paperback
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- 9780843123487
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CA$89.95
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Los Angeles, CA: Price Stern Sloan, 1989. First edition, first printing. Paperback. Good +. Small 8vo. 176pp. Covers lightly scuffed with creasing to edges. Inscribed by Cherie on inside of front cover. Reads, "To Lori with love, Cherie Currie." Currie's tale of fast teenage living playing while playing with the Runaways.
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More Than a Song to Sing : Mystical Ideas and the Lyrics of Van Morrison
by Kelly, Pat
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- 1993
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- Paperback
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- 9781874309000
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Rowan Press, 1993. Paperback. Very Good. 99pp. Simple blue wraps lightly scuffed. Edge of text block foxed. One page formerly dog-earred. An interesting and scarce book. The title is pretty self-explanatory, the Kelly examines song lyrics in six differently themed chapters.
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Outlaw Blues: A Book of Rock Music
by Williams, Paul
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- Used - VG-
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- Second edition
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- 2000
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- Softcover
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- 9780934558358
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Encinitas, CA: Entwhistle Books, 2000. Second edition. Softcover. VG-. 8vo. 206pp. Illustrated wraps. Front cover gently creased along fore edge and is warping away from the text block, especially at the corners. Crease along lower joint. Written by founder and editor of Crawdaddy! Magazine.
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Improvised Music from Japan 2002-2003
by Suzuki, Yoshiyuki
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- Used - VG
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- First edition
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- 2003
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- Softcover
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CA$34.60
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Tokyo, Japan: Improvised Music from Japan, 2003. First edition. Softcover. VG. 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Exterior of wraps lightly scuffed. General wear to extremities. Text in both English and Japanese. B/W pictures throughout. DOES NOT INCLUDE CD. Excellent articles and interviews with contemporary radical Japanese musicians. Featuring such artists as Ami Yoshida, Sachiko M, Otomo Yoshide, Aki Onda, and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Black Dice & Jason Frank Rothenberg: Gore
by Black Dice
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- Used - Fine
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- No additional printing indicated
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- 2006
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- Softcover
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- 9780971367081
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PictureBox Inc, 2006. No additional printing indicated. Softcover. Fine. 4to. Unpaginated. All pictures/collages, no text. Created by the band Black Dice. Color photographs/collages throughout.
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The Traditional Music of Britain and Ireland: A Research and Information Guide
by Porter, James
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- Used - VG
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- No dustjacket
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- No add'tl ptg. indicated
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- 1989
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- Hardcover
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- 9780824066239
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CA$235.25
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New York, NY: Garland Publishing, Inc, 1989. No add'tl ptg. indicated. Hardcover. VG/No dustjacket. 8vo. 408 pp. Green cloth with gold lettering on upper board and spine. Foxing to head of text block. A few light spots of scuffing to lower board, else fine. "Includes traditional music from Britain and Ireland, mostly from the late 19th century… Read more about this item Item Price
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