MUSIC [Classical]

Ely Diocesan Church Music Society

(Book #ID 100397)

Published by Novello, Ewer and Co., 1 Berners Street, London 1887. 1887.

First edition in publisher's original sewn plain paper wrap covers [soft back] with black title lettering to the front cover. 8vo. 10'' x 6¾''. Contains 36 printed pages of score with words. Rear cover missing and in Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Brahms, Johannes [Johannes Brahms (7 May 1833 - 3 April 1897) German composer and pianist]. Foreword by Wilhelm Altmann.

(Book #ID 114315)

Published by Ernst Eulenburg & Co. Ltd., 36-38 Dean Street, London | Zürich GmbH | Mainz GmbH | New York 1927. 1927.

Publisher's original classic banana yellow and black livery stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 84 pp score. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. From the private library of Brian Culverhouse (22nd October 1927 - 23rd August 2021) who was a leading and much admired classical music producer throughout the second half of the 20th century, initially associated with EMI, with his name to the front cover 'Brian Culverhouse' with very extensive production notes to the score. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Tovey, Donald Francis [Sir Donald Francis Tovey (17 July 1875 - 10 July 1940) was a British musical analyst, musicologist, writer on music, composer, conductor and pianist]. With an Editorial Preface by Hubert J. Foss

(Book #ID 114110)

Published by Geoffrey Cumberlege Oxford University Press, Amen House, London Reprinted Edition 1947. 1947.

Reprinted edition hard back binding in publisher's original Wedgwood blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8¾'' x 5½''. Contains (vii), 251 pp with musical examples throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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(Book #ID 102760)

Printed 27th September 1992. 1992.

8½'' x 6'' folded souvenir concert programme. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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(Book #ID 104126)



Brand new 10½'' x 7'' Folk Shop Manuscript Book | 12 Stave Octavo 24 Pages (Interleaved). In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Kenyon, Nicholas [Simon Rattle] Natasha Spender, Lady Spender (née Litvin; 18 April 1919 21 October 2010) was an English pianist and author. She was the second wife of the writer Sir Stephen Spender. Sir Stephen Harold Spender CBE (28 February 1909 - 16 July 1995) was an English poet, novelist and essayist whose work concentrated on themes of social injustice and the class struggle.

(Book #ID 106050)

Published by Faber and Faber Ltd., 3 Queen Square, London First Edition 1987. 1987.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 246 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. From the private library of Stephen and Natasha Spender (née Litvin) with a copy of their John Croxton bookplate (plate 36) which was designed as a belated tribute following their wedding in the spring of 1941, Natasha who became the second Mrs Spencer, was a concert pianist. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0571146708

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Palmer, Geoffrey and Noel Lloyd [Illustrated by Charles King].

(Book #ID 105383)

Published by Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., London Reprinted Edition 1968. 1968.

Reprinted edition hard back binding in publisher's original aqua blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt backs. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Warne print code 482.1267. Contains 152 pp with monochrome illustrations throughout. Light foxing to the front free end paper. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with one 20 mm closed tear to the top front cover, not price clipped, £1.05. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Brown, David [Tschaikowsky [Often anglicised as Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky May 1840 - 6 November 1893]

(Book #ID 114077)

Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd., 14 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London First Edition 1978. 1978.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy blue paper covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, biscuit end sheets. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 348 pp with monochrome photographs and musical examples throughout. Fine condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with the spine much sun faded. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Roussel, Albert (1869-1937)

(Book #ID 114395)

Published by A. Durand & Fils, Éditeurs, 4 Place la Madeleine, Paris | United Publishers Ltd., 1 Montague Street, Russell Square, London circa 1965.

Publisher's original classic light grey livery stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 7¼'' x 5¼''. Contains 75 pp score. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. From the private library of Brian Culverhouse (22nd October 1927 - 23rd August 2021) who was a leading and much admired classical music producer throughout the second half of the 20th century, initially associated with EMI, with his name to the top front cover 'Brian Culverhouse' and extensive production notes by Brian throughout. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Haweis, Rev. H. R.

(Book #ID 107205)

Published by Longmans, Green and Co., London Twenty-Fourth Impression 1923. 1923.

Hard back binding in publisher's original dark teal cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 554 pp with monochrome decorated headers. Shallow rubs to the creased and softened spine ends and corners and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Turina, Joaquin (1882-1949)

(Book #ID 114382)

Published by Union Musical Española, Carrera de San Jerónimo, 26 Madrid 1962. 1962.

Publisher's original classic brown livery stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 7¼'' x 5¼''. Contains 92 pp score. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. From the private library of Brian Culverhouse (22nd October 1927 - 23rd August 2021) who was a leading and much admired classical music producer throughout the second half of the 20th century, initially associated with EMI, with his name to the top front cover 'Brian Culverhouse' and extensive production notes by Brian throughout. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Shore, Bernard [With a Foreword by Sir Adrian Boult]

(Book #ID 114089)

Published by Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., 39 Paternoster Row, London | Readers Union First Edition Thus 1950. 1950.

First Readers Union edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt and white back. Contains (xii), 387 pp with 16 monochrome portraits and musical examples throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Forsyth, Cecil (1870-1941)

(Book #ID 114090)

Published by Macmillan and Co. Ltd., St. Martin's Street, London | Stainer and Bell Ltd., 58 Berners Street, London Second Edition 1944. 1944.

Second edition hard back binding in publisher's original royal navy cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8¾'' x 6''. Contains (xi), 530 pp with 12 plates, numerous illustrations and musical examples throughout. In very near Fine condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Liszt, Franz [Franz Liszt (22 October 1811 - 31 July 1886) Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic period].

(Book #ID 114322)

Published by Ernst Eulenburg & Co. Ltd., 48 Great Marlborough Street, London | Zürich GmbH | Mainz GmbH | New York 1977. 1977.

Publisher's original classic banana yellow and black livery stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 86 pp score. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. From the private library of Brian Culverhouse (22nd October 1927 - 23rd August 2021) who was a leading and much admired classical music producer throughout the second half of the 20th century, initially associated with EMI, with his name to the front cover 'Brian Culverhouse'. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Curwen, John S.

(Book #ID 109177)

Published by J. Curwen & Sons, 8 Warwick Lane, London First Edition 1885. 1885.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original olive cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back and front. 12mo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 208 pp. Shallow rubs to softened spine ends and corners, ghosting to free end papers and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Handel, G. F. (George Frederick Handel 1685-1759) Foreword by Michael Nyman

(Book #ID 114313)

Published by Ernst Eulenburg & Co. Ltd., 48 Great Marlborough Street, London | Zürich GmbH | Mainz GmbH | New York 1973. 1973.

Publisher's original classic banana yellow and black livery stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 30 pp score. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. From the private library of Brian Culverhouse (22nd October 1927 - 23rd August 2021) who was a leading and much admired classical music producer throughout the second half of the 20th century, initially associated with EMI, with his name to the front cover 'Brian Culverhouse' and with his pencil notes to the score. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Brahms, Johannes [Johannes Brahms (7 May 1833 - 3 April 1897) German composer and pianist].

(Book #ID 114314)

Published by Ernst Eulenburg & Co. Ltd., 48 Great Marlborough Street, London | Zürich GmbH | Mainz GmbH | New York.

Publisher's original classic banana yellow and black livery stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 166 pp score. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. From the private library of Brian Culverhouse (22nd October 1927 - 23rd August 2021) who was a leading and much admired classical music producer throughout the second half of the 20th century, initially associated with EMI, with his name to the front cover 'Brian Culverhouse' and with his pencil notes to the score. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix (1809-1847) Foreword by Roger Fiske

(Book #ID 114320)

Published by Ernst Eulenburg & Co. Ltd., 48 Great Marlborough Street, London | Zürich GmbH | Mainz GmbH | New York 1976. 1976.

Publisher's original classic banana yellow and black livery stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 168 pp score. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. From the private library of Brian Culverhouse (22nd October 1927 - 23rd August 2021) who was a leading and much admired classical music producer throughout the second half of the 20th century, initially associated with EMI, with his name to the front cover 'Brian Culverhouse'. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Jacobs, Robert L. with Mosco Carner and A. K. Holland [Giacomo Puccini | Italian Opera Composer (1858-1924)]

(Book #ID 114241)

Published for The Governors of Sadler's Wells Foundation by John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd., London Second Edition 1946. 1946.

Second edition in publisher's original plain cream card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 39 pp with monochrome illustrations and photographs on coated art paper. Very Good condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper which is adhered down the spine as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Young, Patricia [British Broadcasting Corporation | with introduction by Sir Malcolm Sargent]

(Book #ID 114242)

Published by British Broadcasting Corporation, 35 Marylebone High Street, London First Edition 1954. 1954.

First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 96 pp with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout Addenda reference note tipped-in to the front free end paper. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Myers, Rollo [Claude Debussy | French classical composer (1862-1918)]

(Book #ID 114243)

Published by Boosey & Hawkes Co. 295 Regent Street, London First Edition 1972. 1972.

First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 52 pp with monochrome archive photographs and musical examples throughout the text. Nick to the fore edge of the first 7 pp and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Dean, Winton [Georges Bizet 1838-1875]

(Book #ID 114244)

Published by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., Aldine House, Bedford Street, London Reprinted Edition 1978. 1978.

Publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 7½'' x 5''. Contains 306 pp with 8 monochrome archive photographs and musical examples throughout the text. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Threlfall, Robert [Sergei Rachmaninoff (1 April 1873 - 28 March 1943)]

(Book #ID 114245)

Published by Boosey & Hawkes Co. 295 Regent Street, London First Edition 1973. 1973.

First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 74 pp with 4 monochrome photographs and musical examples throughout the text. One small scratch mark to the front cover, else in Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Deathridge, John and Carl Dahlhaus [Richard Wagner | German Composer (1813-1883)]

(Book #ID 114247)

Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 4 Little Essex Street, London First Edition Thus 1984. 1984.

First edition of the revised edition in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 226 pp with 16 archive monochrome photographs throughout. In very near condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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De-la-Noy, Michael [Edward Elgar | English Composer (1857-1934)

(Book #ID 114248)

Published by Hamish Hamilton Ltd., | Penguin Group, Penguin Books Ltd., 27 Wrights Lane, London First Edition Thus 1988. 1988.

First edition thus in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 240 pp with 31 monochrome photographic plates. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Kennedy, Michael [Ralph Vaughan Williams (12 October 1872 - 26 August 1958) was an English composer of symphonies, chamber music, opera, choral music, and film scores].

(Book #ID 114249)

Published by Oxford University Press, Walton Street, Oxford Second Edition 1980. 1980.

Second edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8'' x 5¼''. Contains 454 pp with musical examples throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Nichols, Roger [Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 - 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor].

(Book #ID 114250)

Published by Faber and Faber Ltd., 3 Queen Square, London First Edition Thus 1987. 1987.

First edition thus in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 203 pp with archive monochrome photographs and musical examples throughout. In very near Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Palmer, Christopher [Miklós Rózsa (18 April 1907 - 27 July 1995) was a Hungarian-born composer]. With a Foreword by Eugene Ormandy

(Book #ID 114251)

Published by Breitkopf & Härtel London and Wiesbaden First Edition 1975. 1975.

First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains [viii], 78 pp with monochrome photographs and musical examples throughout. Rózsa achieved early success in Europe with his orchestral Theme, Variations, and Finale (Op. 13) of 1933 and became prominent in the film industry from such early scores as The Four Feathers (1939) and The Thief of Baghdad (1940). The latter project brought him to America when production was transferred from wartime Britain, and Rózsa remained in the United States, becoming an American citizen in 1946. His notable Hollywood career earned him considerable fame, including Academy Awards for Spellbound (1945), A Double Life (1947), and Ben-Hur (1959), while his concert works were championed by such major artists as Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky, and János Starker. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Bird, John with Alan Woolgar and David Tall [Percy Aldridge Grainger (8 July 1882 - 20 February 1961) was an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist who moved to the United States in 1914 and became an American citizen in 1918].

(Book #ID 114252)

Published by Schott & Co. Ltd., 48 Great Marlborough Street, London First Edition 1982. 1982.

First edition in publisher's original photographic illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8¼'' x 6''. Contains 44 pp. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Simpson, Robert [Carl August Nielsen (9 June 1865 - 3 October 1931) was a Danish composer, conductor and violinist, widely recognised as his country's most prominent composer]. With a Biographical Appendix by Torben Meyer.

(Book #ID 114253)

Published by Kahn and Averill, 9 Harrington Road, London | Crescendo Taplinger Publishing Company, New York First Edition Thus 1986. 1986.

First edition thus in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains 260 pp with 9 monochrome photographs and musical examples throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Jablonski, Edward [George Gershwin]

(Book #ID 114254)

Published by Faber and Faber Ltd., 3 Queen Square, London First Edition Thus 1992. 1992.

First edition thus in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 181 pp with archive monochrome photographs. In very near Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Trendell, John [Kenneth J. Alford | Major F. J. Ricketts]

(Book #ID 114255)

Published by Blue Band Magazine | A. R. Adams, Dover, Kent First Edition 1991. 1991.

First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 117 pp with colour plate and monochrome photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Bird, John [Percy Aldridge Grainger (8 July 1882 - 20 February 1961) was an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist who moved to the United States in 1914 and became an American citizen in 1918].

(Book #ID 114256)

Published by Faber and Faber Ltd., 3 Queen Square, London First Edition Thus 1982. 1982.

First paperback edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 9'' x 6¼''. Contains [xvi], 319 pp with monochrome photographs throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Moore, Jerrold Northrop [Jerrold Northrop Moore (born 1934) Edward Elgar | English Composer (1857-1934)

(Book #ID 114257)

Published by EMI Records Ltd., 33 Duke Street, London First Edition Thus 1974. 1974.

First edition thus in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 244 pp with archive monochrome photographs throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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