Jazz in the sixties. The expansion of musical resources and techniques
Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, [1990]. First edition, review copy with publisher's slip laid in; 8vo, pp. xiii, [1], 185; fine copy in original blue printed wrappers. More
Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, [1990]. First edition, review copy with publisher's slip laid in; 8vo, pp. xiii, [1], 185; fine copy in original blue printed wrappers. More
Philadelphia: J. W. Keeler, 1890. Subscription publication issued under a number of imprints; large 8vo, pp. [2], 17-576; 4 chromolithograph plates, folding map, hundreds of wood-engraved illustrations throughout, many full-page; original red cloth stamped in gilt and black on upper cover and spine; hinges cracked, vermin nibble at the bottom..... More
New York: The Kosciuszko Fountation, 1965-73. Third and fourth printings respectively, 2 volumes, 8vo, pp. xii, 1037, [1]; xii, 772; lexicon in double column; near fine and sound set in original green cloth, gilt-stamped spines. More
[Wisconsin]: University of Wisconsin Press, [1983]. First edition, 8vo, fine copy in original dust-jacket. More
New York: New York Public Library, 1939. First edition, 8vo, pp. vii, [1], 180; very good in original grey printed wrappers. This copy inscribed by the author: "For Robert R. Finster, one of the few who take delight in the verbal waywardness of our language, W. J. Burke." Approximately 2000..... More
New York: N.Y.P.L., 1939. First edition, wrapper issue; 8vo, pp. vi, [2], 180; very good in original printed wrappers. Approximately 2000 annotated entries, with collations, extensively indexed. More
New York Public Library, 1939. Republished Detroit: Gale Research, 1965. First edition, 8vo, pp. vii, [1], 180; very good to fine copy in orig. terracotta cloth. Approximately 2000 annotated entries, with collations, extensively indexed. More
New York Public Library: 1939. First edition, 8vo, pp. vii, [1], 180; very good in original red cloth with light spotting to lower cover. Approximately 2000 annotated entries, with collations, extensively indexed. More
New York: The New York Public Library, 1939. First edition, 8vo, pp. vii, [1], 180; original printed wrappers, edges toned and a bit shelf worn, 1-inch loss at spine foot, textblock very good, bookplate mounted inside upper wrapper. Approximately 2000 annotated entries, with collations, extensively indexed. More
Davenport: Glass & Company, 1888. First edition, small 8vo, pp. xi, [1], 182; frontispiece portraits of the author and R. M. Prettyman; a little bit of wear at the extremities and the front hinge tender, otherwise very good in original dark green cloth lettered in gilt on front cover. Howes..... More
Davenport: Glass & Company, 1888. First edition, small 8vo, pp. xi, [1], 182; frontispiece portraits of the author and R. M. Prettyman; a little bit of wear at the extremities and some minor spotting to covers, otherwise very good in original brown cloth lettered in gilt on front cover. Howes..... More
Davenport: Glass & Company, 1888. First edition, small 8vo, pp. xi, [1], 182; frontispiece portraits of the author and R. M. Prettyman; some wear at the extremities, covers a little scuffed and dirty, and the front hinge cracked with binding askew; a good copy in original brown cloth lettered in..... More
n.p. [1877]. 16mo, pp. 30, [2]; self-wrappers (loose); 5 full-page wood-engraved illustrations; stitching loose, top of last 2 pages with tears and minor loss; good copy of a fragile item. More
Anvers [i.e. Antwerp]: Marché aux Boeufs, 1182. Julillet, 1843. 8vo, pp. [6] plus 29 leaves of specimens (2 folding) printed on rectos only; vignette lithograph title page, 2 of the plates with illustrations including 1 chromlithograph; original pale green printed wrappers repeating the title page illustration, the blank back wrapper..... More
London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd, 1949. Large 8vo, pp. xii, 979, [1]; text illustrations; original full green cloth, gilt title on spine; spine sunned, light foxing to edges, textblock clean and sound, very good. Edwin Butler was the first director of the Imperial Bureau of Mycology in England, and has..... More
Mystic, CT: Mystic Seaport, 1975. Large, oblong 8vo, unpaged; color frontispiece, black and white illustrations throughout, text printed in double columns; original blue printed wrappers, near fine. Compliments of the Seaport laid in. More
New York: Brentano's, 1909. 8vo, pp. 88; 4 color plates showing pilot flags, national merchant flags and signal flags, maps, charts; original red calf over flexible boards, cover lettered in gilt; covers rubbed at the edges, front hinge starting, else very good. The text explains many aspects of sailing, such..... More
New York: Ackerman Lith. 1856. One uncolored lithographic map (572 x 337 mm.) folded down to 240 x 137 mm.; removed from Sen. Ex. Doc. No. 5, 3rd Session, 34th Congress according to OCLC no. 26281490; edges darkened, minor foxing, contemporary black cloth over edge removed from volume. Lithographically reproduced..... More
Lichfield: Printed for the Council by A. C. Lomax's successors, ca. 1960. Large 8vo, pp. 35, [9] (ads); plain photographic illustrations and maps throughout; original white pictorial stitched wrappers, yapp edges; some wear from handling, a few shallow tears along wrapper edges not affecting text; interior fine. Cover title: "Lichfield..... More
Newark: University of Delaware Press, [1989]. First edition, review copy with publishers slip laid in; 8vo; pp. 200; near fine copy in original jacket, slightly chipped on bottom edge of upper panel. More
Austin: Kairos Press, 1987. Edition limited to 150 copies printed by Elaine Smyth and Tom Taylor, 8vo, pp.[6], 65, [2]; 14 woodcuts throughout printed in varying colors; original calf-backed paper-covered boards, original plain paper jacket; fine. More
Paris: Societe Franc. du Livre, [1976 ]. 162 large octavo color plates of mineral specimens, with descriptions in French on verso of each, accompanied by a 67, [1] pp. 8vo booklet with introductions and indices, the whole in a purple cloth clamshell box, fine. This is the French translation of..... More
Iowa City: Sticky-Fingers Press, 1973. 12mo, pp. [46]; printed from typescript; original red wrappers, red cloth spine; very good, except that a piece of candy [?] has been removed from the front cover. From the library of Allan Kornblum, poet, fine press printer, and publisher who founded Coffee House Press..... More
Providence: Sidney S. Rider & Brother, 1866. 8vo, pp. 51, [1]; old sticker on the upper wrapper, text slightly toned, else very good in original printed gray wrappers. Stern and heavy handed, Wayland did bring about progressive ideas for discussion in the classroom, but lack of support for his progressive..... More
Philadelphia, Boston and Cincinnati: Hubbard Bros. [1875]. First edition, 8vo, pp. 805, [9] ads; heavily illustrated, folding map; publisher's red cloth with pictorial decorations at spine and front panel in gilt and black; some light rubbing and edgewear; very good. More