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ANDREA BOCELLI  The Music Of Silence
London, Virgin Books. 2000. (ISBN: 0753506408) Soft Cover , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Music biography. Biography of the world's most successful male solo recording artist and the popular face of classical music; yet Andrea's personal triumph is more dramatic than any opera, as he lost his sight at the age of twelve, and undeterred, he continued to pursue his childhood dream of becoming a famous tenor, using Braille musical scores and lyric sheets. 271 pages. Very Good.
AUD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.75 US$ 12.94 | £UK 8 | JP¥ 1143] Book number: MB10512
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NIGEL PERRIN, ALASTAIR HUME, BILL IVES, ANTHONY HOLT, SIMON CARRINGTON & BRIAN KAY  The King's Singers, A Self-Portrait
London, Robson Books. 1980. (ISBN: 086051109X) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Music Biography. Choral Music. Foreword by Steve Race, Traces the rise of this brilliant choral group from their early days as choral scholars; they discuss their music, technique and the way they work together. 160 pages, covered in clear contact, a few marks on covers. Very Good/Very Good.
AUD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.5 US$ 18.48 | £UK 11.25 | JP¥ 1633] Book number: MB10509
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ALMA MAHLER EDITED BY DONALD MITCHELL TRANSLATED BY BASIL CREIGHTON  Gustav Mahler Memories and Letters
No place, John Murray. 1973. (ISBN: 0719529441) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Biography - Musicians. 3rd edition, 1973. Price-clipped d/j, 393 pages, d/j has wear along upper edge, foxing, marks and a dollop of white-out on fep. Very Good/Good.
AUD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 US$ 13.86 | £UK 8.5 | JP¥ 1225] Book number: MB7614
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DERVAL, PAUL  The Folies Bergère
London, Methuen. 1955. (ISBN: No ISBN) Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library, Translated by Lucienne Hill with a preface by Maurice Chevalier. Memoirs of the Director of the great Parisian music hall; anecdotes, posters, wonderful b/w photos of the shows & girls. First English Edition. 147pp. Ex-library with the usual marks & stamps, marked blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine, pages are good. Good/No Jacket.
AUD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 US$ 9.24 | £UK 5.75 | JP¥ 816] Book number: 0436
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ARTHUR GOLD & ROBERT FIZDALE  The Divine Sarah, A Life of Sarah Bernhardt
London, HarperCollins. 1992, First Edition. (ISBN: 0002170825) . Biography. Entertainment. Delves beneath the layers of legend and fiction (much of it promulgated by Bernhardt herself) to create a marvellous portrait of this beautiful, iron-willed and tempestuous stage star; drawing on her own writings, on previously unpublished letters, on reminiscences and critical appraisal of friends and admirers, this is a unique perspective on the life of one of the supreme artists of the theatre. 353 pages, d/j is worn along edges and knocked in corners, remainder mark at bottom of pages, shop stamp inside cover, else very good. This book weighs 1.1 kilograms.
AUD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 US$ 13.86 | £UK 8.5 | JP¥ 1225] Book number: AE7703
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ROBERT MAGIDOFF  Yehudi Meduhin, The Story Of The Man And The Musician, The Authentic Biography
London, Robert Hale. 1956, First Edition. (ISBN: No ISBN) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Music biography. Poor price-clipped d/j, 286 pages, d/j is worn with small chips in edges and a large piece torn from top of front, foxing on page edges, some light foxing on some pages, else book is good. Good/Poor.
AUD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 US$ 13.86 | £UK 8.5 | JP¥ 1225] Book number: MB10514
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YEHUDI MENUHIN  Unfinished Journey
London, Macdonald and Jane's. 1977, Reprint. (ISBN: 0354041460) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Autobiography. 2nd imp. Price-clipped d/j, 393 pages, light wear to edges of d/j with both ends of spine chipped. Very Good/Good.
AUD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.5 US$ 18.48 | £UK 11.25 | JP¥ 1633] Book number: MB7829
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DAVID REES  Minstrels In The Gallery, A History Of Jethro Tull
Fire Fly. (ISBN: 0946719225) Soft Cover , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library, Music Biography. Pop music. 218 pages, ex-library with the usual marks and stamps, title page has been cut out, corners knocked, light soiling on edges of pages. Fair.
AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 | £UK 14 | JP¥ 2041] Book number: MB10513
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STUCKENSCHMIDT, H H  Arnold Schoenberg
NY, Grove Press. 1959, First Edition. (ISBN: No ISBN) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A warm and brilliant study of composer Arnold Schoenberg; two epochal events in the history of modern music are due to him: he revealed the way to the land of music without key-feeling and unveiled a world of new sounds, and he also derived, from the historically developed law of twelve-note music, a comprehensive technique of composition; his ability to discover the colour extremes of each instrument helped in the pioneering of new musical expression. Translated by Edith Temple Roberts & Humphrey Searle. 168pp. Good/Poor.
AUD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 US$ 13.86 | £UK 8.5 | JP¥ 1225] Book number: B5
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COLIN THIELE  Heysen Of Hahndorf
Adelaide, Rigby. 1983. (ISBN: 0851793681) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Australian Art. This biography of Australian artist Sir Hans Heysen tells of the growth and ripening of a great artistic talent, of family life and love, and the sweep of one man's life across almost a century. Reprint of 2nd edition, 1983. 320 pages, light wear along upper edge of d/j, light foxing on eps. This book weighs 1.1 kilograms. Very Good/Very Good.
AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 | £UK 14 | JP¥ 2041] Book number: AT7670
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BILLY THORPE  Most People I Know (Thank That I'm Crazy)
Sydney, Macmillan. 1998. (ISBN: 0732909678) Soft Cover , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Music Literature. Pop Music. The story of Billy's wild and hilarious journey through the pop world of the late 1960s and early 1970s. 426 pages, corners knocked, light soiling on edges of pages. Good.
AUD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 US$ 13.86 | £UK 8.5 | JP¥ 1225] Book number: MB10580
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SUSAN VANHECKE  Race With The Devil, Gene Vincent's Life In The Fast Lane
New York, St. Martin's Press. 2000, First Edition. (ISBN: 0312262221) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rock & Roll Music. Biography. Biography of Gene Vincent, famous for his classic 1956 single song "De-Bop-A-Lula", and a comprehensive survey of Vincent's career and turbulent personal life. 277 pages, a few creases & light wear on d/j. Fine/Very Good.
AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 | £UK 14 | JP¥ 2041] Book number: MB7232
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WELCH, CHRIS  Take You Higher, The Tina Turner Experience
London, W H Allen. 1986, First Edition. (ISBN: 0491039514) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Lots of b/w & colour photos, 192pp. As New/As New.
AUD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.5 US$ 18.48 | £UK 11.25 | JP¥ 1633] Book number: MU1
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