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	BENJAMIN, ARTHUR ET AL, Piper's Music. Paris, Editions de L'oiseau Lyre, 1934. Second Edition, Oblong 12MO, 20 pp. Light wear to covers. VG in Card Coves Â ¶ A book of Pandean Pipe music by Australian composers. Interestingly bound in card covers with spiral spine and a cut-out handle at the fore-edge. Seemingly the second edition of 4000 copies. Produced to introduce Pan Pipes to Australia after the fad had begun in England in the twenties and spread to France in the thirties. USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 \| £UK 9.75 \| JP¥ 1412] Book number: 19245 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	BLOM, ERIC, Everyman's Dictionary of Music. London, J M Dent, 1946. First Edition, 12MO, 706 pp. Light wear. VG Â ¶ A compact and comprehensive musical dictionary. USD 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 618] Book number: 15655 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	BLOM, ERIC (EDITOR), Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians - 9 Volumes + Supplement. London, Macmillan, 1954. Fifth Edition, 8VO, Good to VG Â ¶ A solid non-circulating ex-library set with usual markings, no pockets. A heavy set, special shipping considerations will apply. USD 95.00 [Appr.: EURO 63.5 \| £UK 57.25 \| JP¥ 8384] Book number: 24694 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	BLUME, FRIEDRICH, Protestant Church Music : A History. New York, W W Norton, 1974. First US Edition, 8VO, 831 pp. VG/G ¶ Extensively illustrated in black and white with photos and facsimiles. Very light wear to book, jacket worn and chipped. Owner's signature on front pastedown. Title page states Gollancz as the publisher, jacket and copyright page identify Norton. USD 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 50.25 \| £UK 45.25 \| JP¥ 6619] Book number: 26529 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	BRADLEY, IAN L, Twentieth Century Canadian Composers Volume 1. Agincourt, ON, GLC Publishers, 1977. First Edition, 4TO, 222 pp. Ink underlining on three pages. Jacket edgeworn with several chips and tears. VG/VG Â ¶ Ilustrated with scores and black and white portraits. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 20333 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	CARSE, ADAM, Orchestral Conducting : A Textbook for Students and Amateurs. London, Augener Ltd,, 1929. First Edition, 8VO, 100 pp. NF/Fair Â ¶ Book in very nice condtition with pencilled notes on rear endpapers. Jacket very worn, missing one third of rear pane. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 17578 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	CAUTHEN, JOYCE H., With Fiddle and Well-Rosined Bow: Old Time Fiddling in Alabama. Tuscaloosa, University of Alabama Press, 1989. First Edition, 8VO, 282 pp. F/NF Â ¶ Illustrated in black and white. Lightest of wear to unclipped jacket. USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 \| £UK 9.75 \| JP¥ 1412] Book number: 26009 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	ELSON, LOUIS C. (EDITOR), Modern Music and Musicians for Vocalists ( 9 of 10 Volume set). New York, University Society, 1918. 4TO, Overall light wear. Quite a handsome set. Very heavy, special shipping considerations may apply. VG Â ¶ Vol. I - The Singer's Guide, Vol. II - The Opera, Vol. III - The Great Composers, Vol. IV - The Great Composers, part II, Vol. I - Song Classics, , Vol. III - Sacred Songs, Vol. IV - Opera and Oratorio Excerpts, Vol. V - Popular Ballads; and, Vol. VI - Old Favorites, National, Patriotic and Folk Songs. Missing Volume 2 of the six volume set - Modern Art Songs. Bound in gilt and blindstamped green cloth. USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 \| £UK 30.25 \| JP¥ 4413] Book number: 24418 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	GRANT, PARKS, Handbook of Musical Terms. Metuchen, NJ, Scarecrow Press, 1967. First Edition, 8VO, 476 pp. VG Â ¶ Bound in light blue cloth. Very clean ex-library edition with no external markings and minimal internal. Non-circulating copy. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 10394 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	GRAY, MARTIN, Blues for Bird. Santa Monica, Santa Monica Press, 2001. First Thus, 8VO, 286 pp. Warmly INSCRIBED and dedicated by the author to a prominent Canadian poet. NF in Wraps Â ¶ A remarkable poetic tour de force - a biography of Charlie Parker written entirely in trimeter. This edition extensively revised from the original Exstasis publication. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 15768 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	GRAY, MARTIN, Blues for Bird. Santa Monica, Santa Monica Press, 2001. First Thus, 8VO, 286 pp. SIGNED by the author on the title page. NF in Wraps Â ¶ A remarkable poetic tour de force - a biography of Charlie Parker written entirely in trimeter. This edition extensively revised from the original Exstasis publication. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 15769 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	HAAKEE, WALTER, Orgeln in aller Welt - Organs of the World - Orgues du Monde Entier. Tausend, Karl Robert Langewiesch Nachfolger, 1965. First Edition, 8VO, 112 pp. Ex-library with usual markings. Good Â ¶ Text in English, German and French. With 99 black and white plates. Original wraps have been rebound in sturdy library buckram. USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 \| £UK 8.5 \| JP¥ 1236] Book number: 23752 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	HAMILTON, CLARENCE G, Outlines of Music History. Boston, Oliver Ditson Company, 1924(1908). Reprint, 8VO, 307 pp. VG Â ¶ Boune in maroon cloth. Illustrated in black and white. Lightly worn. USD 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 618] Book number: 10307 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	HAWLEY, ROYAL DE FOREST, THOMAS, THEODORE (INTRO), The Hawley Collection of Violins. Chicago, Lyon & Healy, 1904. First Edition, 4TO, 105 pp. Ex-library with usual interior and exterior markings and pockets. Although overall the book shows light wear the binding is completely split between the title and contents page and it is missing 4 of the colour plates. Fair Â ¶ With a history of their makers and a brief review of the evolution and decline of the art of violin-making in Italy 1540-1800. One of 2000 copies, of which this is #1074. Illustrated with tissue-guarded black and white and mounted colour plates of the intstruments. USD 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 40.25 \| £UK 36.25 \| JP¥ 5295] Book number: 24697 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	IVES, EDWARD D, Lawrence Doyle The Farmer Poet of Prince Edward Island: A Study in Local Songmaking. Orono, ME, University of Maine Press, 1971. First Edition, 8VO, 269 pp. Very attractive copy bound in maroon cloth in somewhat worn but complete jacket. VG/VG Â ¶ Biography of a traditional Prince Edward Island farmer and songwriter with more than 20 of his songs and poems and many more by his contemporaries. USD 22.00 [Appr.: EURO 14.75 \| £UK 13.25 \| JP¥ 1942] Book number: 9025 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	LANDON, H C ROBBINS (EDITOR), The Mozart Compendium : A Guide to Mozart's Life and Music. London, Thames and Hudson, 1990. First Edition, 8VO, 452 pp. Gift inscription, otherwise very light wear. An excellent copy of this useful and absorbing Mozart companion. NF/F Â ¶ With 30 illustrations and a map. USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 \| £UK 9.75 \| JP¥ 1412] Book number: 23895 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	MAREK, GEORGE, Good Housekeeping Guide to Musical Enjoyment. New York, Rinehart, 1949. First Edition, 8VO, NF/VG Â ¶ And you thought they only knew about cooking. Still a good introduction to music and its appreciation USD 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 618] Book number: 3075 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	OWENS, WILLIAM A.; KOEHN, WILLA MAE KELLY (MUSICAL ARRGMTS), Texas Folk Songs. Austin/Dallas, Texas Folklore Society, 1950. First Edition, 4TO, 302 pp. VG/G ¶ Bound in pictorial brick-red cloth. Very light wear to book, jacket is chipped, creased and worn with some losses. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 26546 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	SIMON, GEORGE T, The Big Bands. New York, Macmillan, 1969(1967). Seventh Printing, 8VO, VG+/Good Â ¶ Introduction by Frank Sinatra. Biographies of 400 bands. Illustrated with many black and white photos. A nice copy in worn jacket. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 10954 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	UNCREDITED, Famous Music Corporation's Bing Crosby Dance Folio. New York, Famous Musice Corporation, 1933. f, Folio, 49 pp. VG in Wraps Â ¶ Songs from Big Broadcast, College Humor and Too Much Harmony. Lots of black and white photos and stills. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 8300 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	UNCREDITED, Songs of the Show Boat. General Foods, 1938. 8VO, 66 pp. VG in Wraps Â ¶ Songs and pictures from the Maxwell House Show Boat radio show. USD 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 \| £UK 5 \| JP¥ 706] Book number: 8725 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	VALENTIN, E, Beethoven and His World. New York, VIKING PRESS, 1958. First US Edition, 4TO, 148 pp. Jacket has a number of tears, some tape repaired, now protected. F/VG Â ¶ One of the very nice Thames and Hudson series of illustrated biographies. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 23339 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.

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	BENJAMIN, ARTHUR ET AL, Piper's Music. Paris, Editions de L'oiseau Lyre, 1934. Second Edition, Oblong 12MO, 20 pp. Light wear to covers. VG in Card Coves Â ¶ A book of Pandean Pipe music by Australian composers. Interestingly bound in card covers with spiral spine and a cut-out handle at the fore-edge. Seemingly the second edition of 4000 copies. Produced to introduce Pan Pipes to Australia after the fad had begun in England in the twenties and spread to France in the thirties. USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 \| £UK 9.75 \| JP¥ 1412] Book number: 19245 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	BLOM, ERIC, Everyman's Dictionary of Music. London, J M Dent, 1946. First Edition, 12MO, 706 pp. Light wear. VG Â ¶ A compact and comprehensive musical dictionary. USD 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 618] Book number: 15655 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	BLOM, ERIC (EDITOR), Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians - 9 Volumes + Supplement. London, Macmillan, 1954. Fifth Edition, 8VO, Good to VG Â ¶ A solid non-circulating ex-library set with usual markings, no pockets. A heavy set, special shipping considerations will apply. USD 95.00 [Appr.: EURO 63.5 \| £UK 57.25 \| JP¥ 8384] Book number: 24694 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	BLUME, FRIEDRICH, Protestant Church Music : A History. New York, W W Norton, 1974. First US Edition, 8VO, 831 pp. VG/G ¶ Extensively illustrated in black and white with photos and facsimiles. Very light wear to book, jacket worn and chipped. Owner's signature on front pastedown. Title page states Gollancz as the publisher, jacket and copyright page identify Norton. USD 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 50.25 \| £UK 45.25 \| JP¥ 6619] Book number: 26529 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	BRADLEY, IAN L, Twentieth Century Canadian Composers Volume 1. Agincourt, ON, GLC Publishers, 1977. First Edition, 4TO, 222 pp. Ink underlining on three pages. Jacket edgeworn with several chips and tears. VG/VG Â ¶ Ilustrated with scores and black and white portraits. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 20333 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	CARSE, ADAM, Orchestral Conducting : A Textbook for Students and Amateurs. London, Augener Ltd,, 1929. First Edition, 8VO, 100 pp. NF/Fair Â ¶ Book in very nice condtition with pencilled notes on rear endpapers. Jacket very worn, missing one third of rear pane. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 17578 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	CAUTHEN, JOYCE H., With Fiddle and Well-Rosined Bow: Old Time Fiddling in Alabama. Tuscaloosa, University of Alabama Press, 1989. First Edition, 8VO, 282 pp. F/NF Â ¶ Illustrated in black and white. Lightest of wear to unclipped jacket. USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 \| £UK 9.75 \| JP¥ 1412] Book number: 26009 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	ELSON, LOUIS C. (EDITOR), Modern Music and Musicians for Vocalists ( 9 of 10 Volume set). New York, University Society, 1918. 4TO, Overall light wear. Quite a handsome set. Very heavy, special shipping considerations may apply. VG Â ¶ Vol. I - The Singer's Guide, Vol. II - The Opera, Vol. III - The Great Composers, Vol. IV - The Great Composers, part II, Vol. I - Song Classics, , Vol. III - Sacred Songs, Vol. IV - Opera and Oratorio Excerpts, Vol. V - Popular Ballads; and, Vol. VI - Old Favorites, National, Patriotic and Folk Songs. Missing Volume 2 of the six volume set - Modern Art Songs. Bound in gilt and blindstamped green cloth. USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 \| £UK 30.25 \| JP¥ 4413] Book number: 24418 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	GRANT, PARKS, Handbook of Musical Terms. Metuchen, NJ, Scarecrow Press, 1967. First Edition, 8VO, 476 pp. VG Â ¶ Bound in light blue cloth. Very clean ex-library edition with no external markings and minimal internal. Non-circulating copy. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 10394 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	GRAY, MARTIN, Blues for Bird. Santa Monica, Santa Monica Press, 2001. First Thus, 8VO, 286 pp. Warmly INSCRIBED and dedicated by the author to a prominent Canadian poet. NF in Wraps Â ¶ A remarkable poetic tour de force - a biography of Charlie Parker written entirely in trimeter. This edition extensively revised from the original Exstasis publication. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 15768 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	GRAY, MARTIN, Blues for Bird. Santa Monica, Santa Monica Press, 2001. First Thus, 8VO, 286 pp. SIGNED by the author on the title page. NF in Wraps Â ¶ A remarkable poetic tour de force - a biography of Charlie Parker written entirely in trimeter. This edition extensively revised from the original Exstasis publication. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 15769 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	HAAKEE, WALTER, Orgeln in aller Welt - Organs of the World - Orgues du Monde Entier. Tausend, Karl Robert Langewiesch Nachfolger, 1965. First Edition, 8VO, 112 pp. Ex-library with usual markings. Good Â ¶ Text in English, German and French. With 99 black and white plates. Original wraps have been rebound in sturdy library buckram. USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 \| £UK 8.5 \| JP¥ 1236] Book number: 23752 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	HAMILTON, CLARENCE G, Outlines of Music History. Boston, Oliver Ditson Company, 1924(1908). Reprint, 8VO, 307 pp. VG Â ¶ Boune in maroon cloth. Illustrated in black and white. Lightly worn. USD 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 618] Book number: 10307 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	HAWLEY, ROYAL DE FOREST, THOMAS, THEODORE (INTRO), The Hawley Collection of Violins. Chicago, Lyon & Healy, 1904. First Edition, 4TO, 105 pp. Ex-library with usual interior and exterior markings and pockets. Although overall the book shows light wear the binding is completely split between the title and contents page and it is missing 4 of the colour plates. Fair Â ¶ With a history of their makers and a brief review of the evolution and decline of the art of violin-making in Italy 1540-1800. One of 2000 copies, of which this is #1074. Illustrated with tissue-guarded black and white and mounted colour plates of the intstruments. USD 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 40.25 \| £UK 36.25 \| JP¥ 5295] Book number: 24697 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	IVES, EDWARD D, Lawrence Doyle The Farmer Poet of Prince Edward Island: A Study in Local Songmaking. Orono, ME, University of Maine Press, 1971. First Edition, 8VO, 269 pp. Very attractive copy bound in maroon cloth in somewhat worn but complete jacket. VG/VG Â ¶ Biography of a traditional Prince Edward Island farmer and songwriter with more than 20 of his songs and poems and many more by his contemporaries. USD 22.00 [Appr.: EURO 14.75 \| £UK 13.25 \| JP¥ 1942] Book number: 9025 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	LANDON, H C ROBBINS (EDITOR), The Mozart Compendium : A Guide to Mozart's Life and Music. London, Thames and Hudson, 1990. First Edition, 8VO, 452 pp. Gift inscription, otherwise very light wear. An excellent copy of this useful and absorbing Mozart companion. NF/F Â ¶ With 30 illustrations and a map. USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 \| £UK 9.75 \| JP¥ 1412] Book number: 23895 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	MAREK, GEORGE, Good Housekeeping Guide to Musical Enjoyment. New York, Rinehart, 1949. First Edition, 8VO, NF/VG Â ¶ And you thought they only knew about cooking. Still a good introduction to music and its appreciation USD 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 618] Book number: 3075 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	OWENS, WILLIAM A.; KOEHN, WILLA MAE KELLY (MUSICAL ARRGMTS), Texas Folk Songs. Austin/Dallas, Texas Folklore Society, 1950. First Edition, 4TO, 302 pp. VG/G ¶ Bound in pictorial brick-red cloth. Very light wear to book, jacket is chipped, creased and worn with some losses. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 26546 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	SIMON, GEORGE T, The Big Bands. New York, Macmillan, 1969(1967). Seventh Printing, 8VO, VG+/Good Â ¶ Introduction by Frank Sinatra. Biographies of 400 bands. Illustrated with many black and white photos. A nice copy in worn jacket. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 10954 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	UNCREDITED, Famous Music Corporation's Bing Crosby Dance Folio. New York, Famous Musice Corporation, 1933. f, Folio, 49 pp. VG in Wraps Â ¶ Songs from Big Broadcast, College Humor and Too Much Harmony. Lots of black and white photos and stills. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 8300 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	UNCREDITED, Songs of the Show Boat. General Foods, 1938. 8VO, 66 pp. VG in Wraps Â ¶ Songs and pictures from the Maxwell House Show Boat radio show. USD 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 \| £UK 5 \| JP¥ 706] Book number: 8725 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	VALENTIN, E, Beethoven and His World. New York, VIKING PRESS, 1958. First US Edition, 4TO, 148 pp. Jacket has a number of tears, some tape repaired, now protected. F/VG Â ¶ One of the very nice Thames and Hudson series of illustrated biographies. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 23339 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.