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The First Four Symphonies, Opus 68, 73, 90, 98, The Orchestral Scores.

Brahms, Johannes

The First Four Symphonies, Opus 68, 73, 90, 98, The Orchestral Scores.

Berlin : N. Simrock, 1877-86.

The first four symphonies. Opus 68, 73, 90, 98, the orchestral scores, Quarto, bound in full morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. First Symphony (plate 7957), is first printing, conforming to McCorkle; the balance appear to be early printings. In near fineContinue reading "The First Four Symphonies, Opus 68, 73, 90, 98, The Orchestral Scores."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-48030

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Marching Through Georgia: Written in Honor of Sherman’s Famous March From “Atlanta to the Sea”.

Work, Henry C. [William Tecumseh Sherman]

Marching Through Georgia: Written in Honor of Sherman’s Famous March From “Atlanta to the Sea”.

Boston : Ticknor and Company, 1889.

First Ticknor and Co. edition of Henry Clay Work’s greatest hit, “Marching Through Georgia”, inspired by Sherman’s march to the sea at the end of 1864. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. In good condition.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-132439

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Enrico Caruso Signed Pri Fixe Menu.

Caruso, Enrico

Enrico Caruso Signed Pri Fixe Menu.

1890.

French pri fixe menu signed and dated by famed Italian tenor Enrico Caruso, “Enrico Caruso New York 9/12/90,” Caruso has also added a large self-caricature to the verso of the menu. One page, printed and illustrated in color. In near fine condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-117751

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Ford O’Kabul River. No 2. Of the Second Series of Barrack-Room Ballads. Words by Rudyard Kipling. Music by Gerard F. Cobb.

Kipling, Rudyard

Ford O’Kabul River. No 2. Of the Second Series of Barrack-Room Ballads. Words by Rudyard Kipling. Music by Gerard F. Cobb.

London : Cas. Sheard & Co, 1895.

Rare sheet music printing of Rudyard Kipling’s Ford O’Kabul River, a song from Barrack-Room Ballads. Folio, bound in one quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine. In good condition. Bound with several other pieces including Ciro Pinsuti’s Bedouin Love Song.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-126930

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Caricatures: In Quattro Parti.

Caruso, Enrico

Caricatures: In Quattro Parti.

New York : La Follia Di New York, 1908.

First edition of this compendium of Caruso’s caricatures. Quarto, original publisher’s half morocco with portrait label, illustrated with 150 pages of lithographed drawings. Presentation copy, with a full-page inscription by Caruso on the title page, “à mes amis Otto et Lina affectueusement Enrico Caruso London 1908”. In near fine condition. Exceptionally rare, with no otherContinue reading "Caricatures: In Quattro Parti."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-131641

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Richard Strauss Signed Program.

Strauss, Richard

Richard Strauss Signed Program.

1925.

Richard Strauss signed program. The program was for a concert by the Dusseldorf City Orchestra and Richard Strauss, held April 30, 1925. The program measures 6.5 inches by 8.75 inches. Double matted and framed opposite a photograph of Strauss. The entire piece measures 14.5 inches by 17.5 inches.

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-65034

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George Gershwin Signed Rhapsody in Blue Piano Score.

Gershwin, George

George Gershwin Signed Rhapsody in Blue Piano Score.

New York : Harms Incorporated, 1925.

Rare 1925 printing of the piano score for the orchestral composition that defined the jazz age, first published in 1924. Small folio, original illustrated wrappers, piano solo and second piano in score. Presentation copy, inscribed by George Gershwin on the title page, “For Mr. Fuerst – with all best wishes George Gershwin.” The recipient, EugeneContinue reading "George Gershwin Signed Rhapsody in Blue Piano Score."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-145285

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Christopher Robin Songbooks: Teddy Bear & Other Songs From When We Were Very Young, Songs From Now We Are Six, More Very Young Songs.

Milne, A.A.; Music by H. Fraser-Simson

Christopher Robin Songbooks: Teddy Bear & Other Songs From When We Were Very Young, Songs From Now We Are Six, More Very Young Songs.

London : Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1926-1928.

First edition set of songbooks from Milne’s Christopher Robin and Pooh series. Quarto, 3 volumes, original tan half cloth, illustrated with decorations by E. H. Shepard. In near fine condition with a gift inscription to the front free endpaper of each volume.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-146005

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Tin Pan Alley.

Goldberg, Isaac; Introduction by George Gershwin

Tin Pan Alley.

New York : The John Day Company, 1930.

First edition of this work on American popular music. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Introduction by George Gershwin. Boldly signed “Sincerely George Gershwin” on the dedication page. Additionally signed by conductor Charles Previn and tenor James Melton. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Previn was an American film composer who was highly active atContinue reading "Tin Pan Alley."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-84308

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George Gershwin’s Song-Book.

Gershwin, George

George Gershwin’s Song-Book.

New York : Simon and Schuster Inc, 1932.

First edition of Gershwin’s classic songbook, with stunning full-page illustrations by Constantin Alajalov. Quarto, original half-cloth, frontispiece photograph of Gershwin playing the piano taken by Maurice Goldberg, profusely illustrated by Constantin Alajalov. In near fine condition.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-149433

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George Gershwin’s Song-Book.

Gershwin, George

George Gershwin’s Song-Book.

New York : Simon and Schuster Inc, 1932.

First edition of Gershwin’s classic songbook, with stunning full-page illustrations by Constantin Alajalov. Quarto, original half-cloth, frontispiece photograph of Gershwin playing the piano taken by Maurice Goldberg, profusely illustrated by Constantin Alajalov. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Jean King Good wishes, George Gershwin.” Very good in a goodContinue reading "George Gershwin’s Song-Book."

$5,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149432

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Irving Berlin and Moss Hart Signed Dinner Invitation.

Berlin, Irving; Hart, Moss

Irving Berlin and Moss Hart Signed Dinner Invitation.

New York 1934.

Rare dinner invitation signed and inscribed by both Irving Berlin and Moss Hart, from a dinner party held aboard the MV Saturnia on August 5, 1934. Printed on Arches paper with an illustration after Charles Martin on the cover. Inscribed by Berlin on the cover, “To Mrs. Annie Wales all good wishes from Irving Berlin,”Continue reading "Irving Berlin and Moss Hart Signed Dinner Invitation."

$1,450.00

Item Number: RRB-152189

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Porgy and Bess.

George Gershwin. Libretto by DuBose Heyward. Lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin. Production Directed by Rouben Mamoulian

Porgy and Bess.

New York : Random House, 1935.

Deluxe limited edition of Porgy and Bess, number 55 of only 250 copies signed by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward and director Rouben Mamoulian. Folio, original full red morocco, raised bands, top edge gilt, illustrated. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-98943

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Vienna Dreams and Vienna Cries Signed Musical Score.

Caesar, Irving and Rudolph Sieczynski

Vienna Dreams and Vienna Cries Signed Musical Score.

New York : Harms Inc, 1937.

Musical score from Rudolf Sieczynski and Irving Caesar’s Vienna Dreams and Vienna Cries. Quarto, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Irving Caesar on the front wrapper, “To Percy with friendship from Irving.” In very good condition.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-138548

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Our New Music: Leading Composers in Europe and America.

Copland, Aaron

Our New Music: Leading Composers in Europe and America.

New York : Whittlesey House, 1941.

Early printing of the composer’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Mrs. Harold Moran Aaron Copland April 1944.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-116734

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Glenn Miller’s Method For Orchestral Arranging.

Miller, Glenn

Glenn Miller’s Method For Orchestral Arranging.

New York : Mutual Music Society, 1943.

First edition of the great swing-era American jazz musician’s guide to orchestral arranging. Royal octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Sincerely Glenn Miller.” In very good condition.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-141030

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Carmen Jones Musical Score Collection.

Bizet, George and Oscar Hammerstein II

Carmen Jones Musical Score Collection.

New York : Williamson Music, Inc., 1943.

Collection of three musical scores from Bizet and Hammerstein’s popular musical. Quarto, three volumes, original illustrated wrappers. The collection includes piano scores for Stan’ Up An’ Fight, Dat’s Love, and My Joe. In very good to near fine condition.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-138564

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Appalachian Spring. (Ballet for Martha).

Copland, Aaron

Appalachian Spring. (Ballet for Martha).

New York : Boosey and Hawkes, 1945.

First edition of the Booksey and Hawkes Pocket Orchestral Score of Copland’s Appalachian Spring, one of the most enduring of the twentieth century. Large octavo, original wrappers as issue. Inscribed by the composer on the title page, “For Bruce Kubert Aaron Copland Heaton Hall July 1946.” In very good condition with a tear to theContinue reading "Appalachian Spring. (Ballet for Martha)."

$5,800.00

Item Number: RRB-96244

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Dmitri Shostakovich Autograph Musical Quotation Signed.

Shostakovich, Dmitri

Dmitri Shostakovich Autograph Musical Quotation Signed.

1947.

Handwritten musical quotation inscribed by Russian composer and pianist Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich in Russian above the opening three bars of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 in D minor (Op. 47) on a two-stave system with holograph tempo directive and title, “To Lionel Okvin from Dmitri Shostakovich 17th February 1947.” Double matted and framed with a photographContinue reading "Dmitri Shostakovich Autograph Musical Quotation Signed."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-82418

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The Trapp-Family Book of Christmas Songs.

Selected and Arranged by Franz Wasner [Baroness Maria Augusta von Trapp, et al]

The Trapp-Family Book of Christmas Songs.

New York : Pantheon Books, 1950.

First edition of this selection of Christmas songs from the world famous Trapp family singers. Oblong octavo, original pictorial half-cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed on the front free endpaper by Baroness Maria Augusta von Trapp and her six children Maria Franziska, Agathe, Werner, Hedwig, Johannes, and Eleonore. Additionally signed by priest, conductor, and arranger FranzContinue reading "The Trapp-Family Book of Christmas Songs."

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-148760

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Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans.

Armstrong, Louis [Barney Bigard]

Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans.

New York : Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1954.

First edition of the autobiography of one of the most influential figures in the history of jazz, Louis “Pops” Armstrong. Octavo, original half cloth, top stain red, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by the musician and his bandmate, jazz clarinetist Barney Bigard, on the half-title page. Barney Bigard (1906–1980) wasContinue reading "Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148635

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Johnny Cash Signed Sings Hank Williams Record.

Cash, Johnny

Johnny Cash Signed Sings Hank Williams Record.

Memphis, TN : Sun Records Co., Inc, 1958.

Johnny Cash’s compilation album of songs by Hank Williams, released in 1958, featuring songs ‘I Can’t Help It,’ ‘You Win Again,’ Hey Good Lookin’,’ and ‘I Could Never Be Ashamed of You.’ Square duodecimo, double-sided record housed in the original pictorial sleeve. Boldly signed by Johnny Cash on the rear panel of the sleeve. InContinue reading "Johnny Cash Signed Sings Hank Williams Record."

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-146946

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Here I Stand.

Robeson, Paul

Here I Stand.

London : Dennis Dobson, 1958.

First edition of Robeson’s powerful first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-133146

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The Joy of Music.

Bernstein, Leonard

The Joy of Music.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1959.

First edition of this classic work, a national best-seller on its publication, Bernstein’s first collection of essays and conversations on the world of music. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the the author on the front free endpaper, “For Ed Hiller Sincerely Leonard Bernstein.” Fine in a good dust jacket. Jacket design by RonaldContinue reading "The Joy of Music."

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-129577

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