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Proteus Books, Ltd., September 1981. Soft Cover. Gently used; Covers mildly worn from handling; Spine un-creased; Text free of markings; An excellent copy. More
Proteus Books, Ltd., September 1981. Soft Cover. Gently used; Covers mildly worn from handling; Spine un-creased; Text free of markings; An excellent copy. More
Creation Books, January 2004. Paper Back. Music. Cultural Studies. Written with the full co-operation of his late mother, the book charts punk legend Sid Vicious' story from his childhood to his final fix in New York. It details his life before, during and after the Sex Pistols, and reveals, for..... More
Dey Street Books, October 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Filled with never-before-seen photos and art throughout, the much-anticipated autobiography from rock icon and lead singer of Blondie, Debbie Harry BRAVE, BEAUTIFUL AND BORN TO BE PUNK Musician, actor, activist, and the iconic face of New York City cool, Debbie Harry is..... More
Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, June 2007. First Edition. Cloth. (Book). In five brief but glorious years, a handful of young, animated performers set the entertainment world on its ear. The Rockabilly Legends They Called It Rockabilly Long Before It Was Called Rock and Roll celebrates the rebel forefathers who created..... More
Yale University Press, September 1997. Paper Back. The first book based on the rich archive of Steinway business and family papers at LaGuardia Community College in New York, as well as on interviews with family members and company employees in the United States, Germany, and England, Steinway & Sons describes..... More
Bloomsbury Academic, June 2022. Paper Back. On Saturday, June 28, 1986, George Michael picked up his tasselled leather jacket, walked out of London's Wembley Stadium and cheerfully tore up five years of glittering pop history. He'd just disposed of Wham!, the band he'd formed with school friend Andrew Ridgeley when..... More
Bantam Books / Delilah Books, December 1980. Reprint. Mass Market PaperBack. Mass market paperback edition with heavy wear. Chipped edges. Small tears & chips & a two inch (mostly) closed tear to front cover fore-edge. More
Blackwell Publishers, November 1991. Trade Paperback. More
It Books, January 2013. Hardcover. More
Harpercollins, October 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. In a riveting and candid autobiography, music legend Brian Wilson reveals the truth about his meteoric rise to superstardom, his total breakdown, and his long, miraculous struggle back to the top. It is filled with shocking revelations about his abuse as a child by..... More
Oxford University Press, February 1988. First Thus. Cloth. Sidney Bechet was truly a giant of jazz, who ranks with Louis Armstrong and Bix Beiderbecke as one of the supreme jazz soloists and improvisors of the 1920s. Duke Ellington called him "the very epitome of jazz," and the great Swiss conductor..... More
Viking Adult, November 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing; Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Previous owner name present at front free end-page; Pages free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket Very Good w/ no significant flaws to disclose; Jacket now housed in protective mylar to ensure further preservation; An excellent copy..... More
Grove / Evergreen E-272, January 1959. Paper Back. Octavo. Previous owner's name written in ink half title page. Foxing/darkening to margins of front and rear panels. Sun bleached spine. [248 pages]. More
Penguin / a Pelican Original, January 1966. First Thus. Mass Market PaperBack. Mass market paperback with scuff marks & rubbing & shelf wear. Previous owner's name written in ink first inside page. Previous dealer's stamp on verso of heavily darkened front cover verso [384 pages]. More
Simon & Schuster, 1992. First Thus. Paper Back. From Simon & Schuster, What to Listen for in Mozart is Robert Harris' essential introduction to the world's most popular composer. An introduction to the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart explores the essentials of his work, examining his place in the aristocratic..... More
Vintage, February 1960. Mass Market PaperBack. From the Author's Preface: "I believe that in his greatest music Beethoven was primarily concerned to express his personal vision of life. This vision was, of course, the product of his character and his experience. Beethoven the man and Beethoven the composer are not..... More
Collier Book, January 1963. First Thus. Mass Market PaperBack. First Collier mass market paperback. Previous dealer's stamp and previous owner's name written in ink on first inside page. [224 pages]. More
Rinehart and Co., January 1955. Hardcover. Early printing w/ no colophon at copyright page; Solid binding, gently worn at spine; Clean, sturdy black boards w/ white/pink text at spine; Pages free of markings; Dust jacket Good w/ moderate edge-wear present including scuffing, chips and closed tears; Jacket now housed in..... More
Hill and Wang, January 1960. Hardcover. Early printing with no edition stated; Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Mild foxing present at paste-downs; Pages free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket Good w/ moderate edge-wear including scuffing, creasing and some closed tears, one significant closed tear at rear of jacket; Jacket now..... More
Basic Books, October 2001. Hardcover. Why does the brain create music? In Beethoven's Anvil, cognitive scientist and jazz musician William Benzon finds the key to music's function in the very complexity of musical experience. Music demands that our symbol-processing capacities, motor skills, emotional and communicative skills all work in close..... More
Little, Brown & Company, October 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. From Watergate to water bongs, "Rolling Stone: The. First prinitng; Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Pages free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket Very Good, gently rubbed w/ no significant flaws to disclose; Jacket now housed in protective mylar to ensure further..... More
MacMillan Publishing Company, November 1989. First Edition. Oversized Hardcover. First printing; Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Pages free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket Very Good, gently rubbed w/ chipping at lower spine; Jacket now housed in protective mylar to ensure further preservation; An excellent copy. More
Little, Brown, November 1995. First Edition. Oversized Hardcover. For more than twenty-five years the pages of Rolling Stone have been home to the most provocative images of music and musical performers. Rolling Stone Images of Rock & Roll brings together the most potent photographs from the entire history of rock..... More
Black Dog Publishing, July 2008. Oversize Softcover. There is nothing quite like the feeling of thumbing through LP after LP in a dusty old record shop, only to stumble upon some hidden treasure, new obsession or forgotten love. Old Rare New: The Independent Record Shop is an homage to the..... More
Crown, April 2023. First Edition. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The iconic singer-songwriter and three-time Grammy winner opens up about her traumatic childhood in the Deep South, her years of being overlooked in the music industry, and the stories that inspired her enduring songs in this "bracingly candid chronicle"..... More