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THE DULCIMER BOY
Written by Tor Seidler. Illustrated by David Hockney.
Stock no. 1825535
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st UK 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A story for children set in New England at the turn of the century. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0224019333. Slight fading to boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned to spine and a little scuffed.

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THE GUITAR REVIEW: VOLUME TWO ISSUES 7-12 1948-1951
Written by Vladimir Bobri; Gregory D'Alessio; Andres Segovia.
Stock no. 1824730
Published by The Society Of The Classic Guitar. 1st thus 1976. Slightly better than very good condition.

Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine and elaborate gilt decoration to front. Introduction by Segovia & Bobri, foreword by D'Alessio. Contains the entire editorial contents of issues 7 through 12 of The Guitar Review, which appeared in 1948 - 1951. Advertising pages of the original editions have been omitted. Music scores and b/w illustrations. Boards clean and bright, lower edge of boards lightly rubbed. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

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THE GUITAR REVIEW: VOLUME ONE ISSUES 1-6 1946-1948
Written by Vladimir Bobri; Gregory D'Alessio.
Stock no. 1824729
Published by The Society Of The Classic Guitar. 1st thus 1975. Slightly better than very good condition.

Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine and elaborate gilt decoration to front. Introduction by Bobri, foreword by D'Alessio. Contains the entire editorial contents of issues 1 through 6 of The Guitar Review, which appeared in 1946, 1947, and 1948. Advertising pages of the original editions have been omitted. Music scores and b/w illustrations. Boards bright. Text block browned. Contents clean.

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ROBERT SCHUMANN AND MASCOT ZIFF
Written by Opal Wheeler. Illustrated by Christine Price.
Stock no. 1322123
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Great Musicians series. Green cloth, black titles. B/w illustrations. 167 pages. Spine bumped and just a little faded at top and tail. Some slight foxing to textblock. Green and yellow pictorial wrapper is edge worn with slight loss at corners and some light grubby marks.

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THE YOUNG BRAHMS
Written by Sybil Deucher. Illustrated by Edward Godwin; Stephani Godwin.
Stock no. 1322122
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 2nd 1953. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Great Musicians series. Orange cloth, black titles. 152 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and a little grubby.

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MUSIC FOR KING HENRY
Written by Nicolas Bell; David Skinner.
Stock no. 1822161
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

A facsimile of a Royal Choirbook. Very large format. Burgundy cloth spine, cream boards with gilt & foil decorations. Limited edition of 500 copies and 20 lettered copies. 36 pages. Coloured frontispiece and ornamented initial letters. Also includes a commentary volumes which has red cloth spine with gilt title and pictorial front board. Colour illustrations and 117 pages. Also included is a CD: Henry's Music Motets from a Royal Choirbook Songs by Henry VIII. This is copy 55 of 500. CD is MISSING. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcases which are lightly scuffed. The song book has a bump to tail of spine which also transfers to inside tail of gutter edges (see photos). There is some transference of red dye from the slipcase to the very outer edges of the song book (minor). All contained in original packaging from the Folio Society.

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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN THE BOSS
Written by Mick Wall.
Stock no. 1321212
Published by Abstract Sounds Books Ltd. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition.

Special edition four DVD and book set. Pictorial boards. 116 pages. B/w and colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780956603999. Spine and corners slightly bumped. DVD's look unused but they have not been tested.

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MUSIC FOR KING HENRY
Written by Nicolas Bell; David Skinner.
Stock no. 1821643
Published by Folio Society. 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

A facsimile of a Royal Choirbook. Very large format. Burgundy cloth spine, cream boards with gilt & foil decorations. Limited edition of 500 copies and 20 lettered copies. 36 pages. Coloured frontispiece and ornamented initial letters. Also includes a commentary volumes which has red cloth spine with gilt title and pictorial front board. Colour illustrations and 117 pages. Also included is a CD: Henry's Music Motets from a Royal Choirbook Songs by Henry VIII. Commentary volume and CD ARE MISSING. This copy is the Facsimile volume ONLY. Boards and contents fine. This is copy 377. Contained in publisher's slipcase with some light scuffing.

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MUSICAL HAUNTS IN LONDON
Written by F.G. Edwards.
Stock no. 1820758
Published by J. Curwen & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1895. Almost very good condition.

Buildings of London with a musical history. Red cloth boards, black title to front. 13 b/w illustrations including fold-out sketch of St. Paul's Cathedral to front. 58 pages including index plus adverts to rear. Spine faded, boards grubby. Front joint split but binding tight. Browning to free endpapers. Contents clean.

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THE ROCK PACK
Written by James Henke.
Stock no. 1319105
Published by Van Der Meer. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

An extraordinary "interactive" book packed with memorabilia and facsimiles from the most famous album covers and posters to guitars and sitars. More than 200 full colour photos and illustrations, plus separate pull-out booklets and pop-up pictures. ISBN: 9076048053. Some light page browning. Appears complete.

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THE CHELSEA SONG BOOK
Written by Charles Kennedy Scott; et al. Illustrated by Juliet Wigan.
Stock no. 2130310
Published by The Cresset Press. Circa 1935. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. Colour illustrations. Covers are grubby with wear. What appears to be a damp stain to edge of rear cover. Joints are a bit weak. Name in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing.

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IN PARALLEL
Written by Barbara Freeman; David Brett; et al.
Stock no. 2128921
Published by Ormeau Baths Gallery. Circa 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

In collaboration with Michael Alcorn, Ian Wilson, Nicola LeFanu, David Lumsdaine. Essays and notes by Brett. CD inserted to rear. ISBN: 1900128071. CD is UNCHECKED, but still in envelope to rear.

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