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Items By Category: All Categories: Music Search in Sub-Category:  Music Reference Title Author Keywords  For items that are: First Edition Signed 36 items found.   List items by:   Author     Title     Publisher 1.   Anderson, Robert and Gail North GOSPEL MUSIC ENCYCLOPEDIA. Introduction by Don Butler, Executive Director, Gospel Music Association   Publisher: NY Sterling (1979). 1979 1st Edition ISBN: 0806901748 Color-pictorial binding and contents near fine condition. 10.25" x 7" 320pp Has an index. In addition to alphabetical entries on gospel performers, this volume also contains a list of Dove Award winners in all gospel categories, 1969-1978, as well as lists of radio and tv stations featuring gospel music, lists of gospel Hall of Fame members with biographical data, and an extensive discography of gospel recordings. Illustrated by illus throughout from photos. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. Hardcover Appr.: | AUD 16.39 | CAD 16.06 | EUR 10.09 | GBP 9.09 | JPY 1,363.64 | MXN 194.81 | ZAR 113.64 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS014917I.      US$15.00 2.   Burrowes, J.F. BURROWES' PIANO-FORTE PRIMER: containing the Rudiments of Music Intended Either for Private Tuition or Teaching in Classes   Publisher: W.F. Shaw 1889 Revised Edition Small hole in spine cloth. 114pp. This new edition adds a chapter on fingering, a dictionary of the latest musical terms, two pages of "time puzzles, " etc. 5.75" x 3.75". Hardcover. Book condition: Good Appr.: | AUD 9.84 | CAD 9.64 | EUR 6.05 | GBP 5.45 | JPY 818.18 | MXN 116.88 | ZAR 68.18 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS009038I.      US$9.00 3.   Burrowes, J.F. THE THOROUGH-BASE PRIMER, containing Explanations and Examples of the Rudiments of Harmony   Publisher: N-Y S.T. Gordon & Son 21st edition, revised & corrected 96pp, music in the text. Bound in cloth-backed printed green boards, lightly rubbed at the edges as usual. Contains 50 exercises. Published ca. 1840s. 7.5" x 5". Hard Cover. Book condition: Very Good Appr.: | AUD 16.39 | CAD 16.06 | EUR 10.09 | GBP 9.09 | JPY 1,363.64 | MXN 194.81 | ZAR 113.64 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS020021I.      US$15.00 4.   Coolidge, Elizabeth Sprague AUTOGRAPH MUSICAL SCORES IN THE COOLIDGE FOUNDATION COLLECTION   Publisher: Washington Library of Congress 1950. 1950 1st Edition Printed paper covers and contents in very good condition. 9" x 5.75" 30pp Describes the Foundation's collection of handwritten scores (1900-1949), many dedicated to or commissioned by Mrs. Coolidge. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. Soft cover Appr.: | AUD 9.84 | CAD 9.64 | EUR 6.05 | GBP 5.45 | JPY 818.18 | MXN 116.88 | ZAR 68.18 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS016683I.      US$9.00 5.   Crew, Danny O. PRESIDENTIAL SHEET MUSIC: An Illustrated Catalogue of Published Music . The American Presidency and Those Who Sought Office   Publisher: Jefferson, NC McFarland 2001 First Edition ISBN: 0786409282 pp: xvi, 800; text illus from sheet music. Arranged by candidate and party, with an appendix listing publishers by city as well as title and composer indices. 9.25" x 6". Original cloth. Book condition: Fine Appr.: | AUD 29.51 | CAD 28.91 | EUR 18.16 | GBP 16.35 | JPY 2,454.55 | MXN 350.65 | ZAR 204.55 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS016722I.      US$27.00 6.   Ewald, W.H. THEMATIC INDEX OF THE MOST FAVORITE VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITIONS   Publisher: Jersey City, NJ W.H. Ewald & Bro. nd [ca. 1885]. 1885 1st Edition Edges of covers lightly chipped, else in good condition. 12.5" x 10" 40pp Contains first lines of several hundred "new" popular songs and pieces from the Ewald sheet-music catalog, arranged by topic. Illustrated by engraved illus ads & borders. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. Soft Cover Appr.: | AUD 22.95 | CAD 22.48 | EUR 14.12 | GBP 12.72 | JPY 1,909.09 | MXN 272.73 | ZAR 159.09 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS016737I.      US$21.00 7.   Haydon, Glen MUSICOLOGY IN THE UNITED STATES: A Survey of Recent Trends   Publisher: Chicago Music Teachers Nat'l Assn 1947. 1947 1st Edition Printed paper covers and contents near fine condition. 8.75" x 5.5" (21)pp Offprint from the MTNA Proceedings for 1947. Documents the growth of musicological studies, library resources, etc. 1st book edn. Binding is original wraps. Soft cover Appr.: | AUD 6.56 | CAD 6.42 | EUR 4.03 | GBP 3.63 | JPY 545.45 | MXN 77.92 | ZAR 45.45 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS016684I.      US$6.00 8.   Haydon, Glen ON THE MEANING OF MUSIC: A Lecture   Publisher: Washington Library of Congress 1948. 1948 1st Edition Printed paper covers and contents in very good condition. 9" x 5.75" 26pp Haydon, Professor of Music at the University of North Carolina, delivered this lecture in the Coolidge Auditorium at the L.C. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. Soft cover Appr.: | AUD 6.56 | CAD 6.42 | EUR 4.03 | GBP 3.63 | JPY 545.45 | MXN 77.92 | ZAR 45.45 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS016685I.      US$6.00 9.   Haydon, Glen THE SCOPE AND FUNCTION OF MUSICOLOGY   Publisher: s.l. Music Teachers Natl Assn 1947. 1947 Printed paper covers and contents in very good condition. 8.75" x 5.5" (5)pp Haydon stresses the growing importance of musicology to both "music and the music profession.". orig offprint edition. Binding is original wraps. Soft cover Appr.: | AUD 6.56 | CAD 6.42 | EUR 4.03 | GBP 3.63 | JPY 545.45 | MXN 77.92 | ZAR 45.45 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS015989I.      US$6.00 10.   Heyer, Anna Harriet, compiler A CHECK-LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF MUSIC   Publisher: Ann Arbor School of Music, U. Michigan (1944). 1944 1st Edition Binding and contents in very good condition. 9" x 6" pp: xii, 49 Comprises checklist of holdings at 113 libraries: periodicals re music; historical collections of music; individual composers. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. Soft cover Appr.: | AUD 9.84 | CAD 9.64 | EUR 6.05 | GBP 5.45 | JPY 818.18 | MXN 116.88 | ZAR 68.18 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS016682I.      US$9.00 11.   Hinks, Donald R. BRETHREN HYMN BOOKS AND HYMNALS, 1720-1884   Publisher: Gettysburg, PA Brethren Heritage Press 1986 First Edition 205pp; illustrations in the text. One of a limited edition of 2, 000 copies. 9" x 9" Original Cloth. Book condition: Fine Appr.: | AUD 32.79 | CAD 32.12 | EUR 20.17 | GBP 18.17 | JPY 2,727.27 | MXN 389.61 | ZAR 227.27 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS018153I.      US$30.00 12.   Hobbs, June Hadden I SING FOR I CANNOT BE SILENT: The Feminization of American Hymnody, 1870-1920   Publisher: Pittsburgh, PA Univ of Pittsburgh Press 1997 First Edition ISBN: 0822939908 pp: x, 220, notes, bibliography and index; few illus from photographs. Hobbs examines the role of women as hymn-writers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes Fanny Crosby, the blind woman who claimed authorship of 8, 000 hymns, as well as lesser known women. 9.25" x 6". Original Cloth. Book condition: Fine Appr.: | AUD 16.39 | CAD 16.06 | EUR 10.09 | GBP 9.09 | JPY 1,363.64 | MXN 194.81 | ZAR 113.64 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS014754I.      US$15.00 13.   Howard, George S. THE BIG SERENADE   Publisher: Evanston, IL Instrumentalist 1961 First Edition pp: (li), 242; 16pp illus from photographs. The US Air Force's Chief of Bands & Music tells the history of the Air Force Band as goodwill ambassadors around the world. 8.5" x 5.5". Original Cloth. Book condition: Very Good. Jacket condition: Good Appr.: | AUD 13.11 | CAD 12.85 | EUR 8.07 | GBP 7.27 | JPY 1,090.91 | MXN 155.84 | ZAR 90.91 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS009390I.      US$12.00 14.   Hughes, Andrew MEDIEVAL MUSIC: The Sixth Liberal Art   Publisher: Toronto University of Toronto Press 1974 First Edition ISBN: 0802020941 pp: xii, 326l index. This extensive bibliography documents the critical literature as well as the many editions of medieval music. 10" x 7". Hardcover. Book condition: Very Good. Jacket condition: Very Good Appr.: | AUD 22.95 | CAD 22.48 | EUR 14.12 | GBP 12.72 | JPY 1,909.09 | MXN 272.73 | ZAR 159.09 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS015467I.      US$21.00 15.   Jasen, David A. TIN PAN ALLEY: The Composers, the Songs, the Performers. The Golden Age of American Popular Music from 1886 to 1956   Publisher: NY Donald I. Fine 1988 First Edition ISBN: 1556110995 pp: xxiv, 312; 32pp illus from photographs. This decade-by-decade history covers more than 3, 000 songs and the major performers who made them hits. 9.5" x 6". Hardcover. Book condition: Fine. Jacket condition: Fine Appr.: | AUD 16.39 | CAD 16.06 | EUR 10.09 | GBP 9.09 | JPY 1,363.64 | MXN 194.81 | ZAR 113.64 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS017508I.      US$15.00 16.   Jay, Dave THE IRVING BERLIN SONGOGRAPHY: 1907-1966   Publisher: New Rochelle Arlington House 1969 First Edition 172pp. Lists Berlin's songs year by year, along with known recordings of each song and the artist(s) who recorded it. 8" x 5.25". Original Wraps. Book condition: Very Good Appr.: | AUD 16.39 | CAD 16.06 | EUR 10.09 | GBP 9.09 | JPY 1,363.64 | MXN 194.81 | ZAR 113.64 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS014379I.      US$15.00 17.   Johannsen, Albert THE HOUSE OF BEADLE AND ADAMS AND ITS DIME AND NICKEL NOVELS: The Story of a Vanished Literature -- Volume III, Supplement...   Publisher: Norman University of Oklahoma Press 1962 First Edition 99pp. This supplementary volume of additions and corrections, issued ten years after the main two-volume work, includes a complete list of the 121 Beadle "songsters." 11.5" x 8". Original Cloth. Book condition: Very Good. Jacket condition: Good Appr.: | AUD 9.84 | CAD 9.64 | EUR 6.05 | GBP 5.45 | JPY 818.18 | MXN 116.88 | ZAR 68.18 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS009106I.      US$9.00 18.   Key, Pierre THIS BUSINESS OF SINGING [association copy, signed by Rudy Vallee]   Publisher: NY Pierre Key Publishing (1937). 1937 1st Edition Child's pen marks on page 3, else in very good condition. 8.25" x 6" 128pp Inscribed in purple ink on the front free-endpaper: "To Wynne Murray from Rudy Vallee." This book tells how to become a professional singer, with chapters not only on musical techniques (e.g., vibrato, breath control, etc.) but also performance advice (how to "put it over"), and business matters (managers and publicizing, "singing for money, " etc). First Edition. Binding is original cloth. Hardcover Appr.: | AUD 29.51 | CAD 28.91 | EUR 18.16 | GBP 16.35 | JPY 2,454.55 | MXN 350.65 | ZAR 204.55 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS017150I.      US$27.00 19.   Krythe, Maymie R. SAMPLER OF AMERICAN SONGS   Publisher: NY Harper & Row 1969 First Edition 245pp, index. Gives the background and lore of 18 well-known American songs and their composers: "Dixie"; "Battle of the Green Berets"; &c. 8.5" x 5.5". Hardcover. Book condition: Fine. Jacket condition: Very Good Appr.: | AUD 9.84 | CAD 9.64 | EUR 6.05 | GBP 5.45 | JPY 818.18 | MXN 116.88 | ZAR 68.18 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS009161I.      US$9.00 20.   Lang, Paul Henry MUSIC AND HISTORY: The Eleventh Kenyon Lecture, November 21, 1952   Publisher: Poughkeepsie Vassar College 1953. 1953 1st Edition Wraps a bit creased at corners, else in very good condition. 9.25" x 6" 26pp Examines "what music means within the history of civilization and thus what it means to the nation and its culture.". First Edition. Binding is original wraps. Soft cover Appr.: | AUD 9.84 | CAD 9.64 | EUR 6.05 | GBP 5.45 | JPY 818.18 | MXN 116.88 | ZAR 68.18 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS016766I.      US$9.00 21.   Mathews, W.S.B. PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY AND CONDENSED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MUSICAL TERMS, INSTRUMENTS, COMPOSERS, AND IMPORTANT WORKS   Publisher: Philadelphia Theodore Presser 1880 First Edition 88pp. 9" x 6". Original Cloth. Book condition: Very Good Appr.: | AUD 9.84 | CAD 9.64 | EUR 6.05 | GBP 5.45 | JPY 818.18 | MXN 116.88 | ZAR 68.18 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS008263I.      US$9.00 22.   Reese, Gustave MUSIC IN THE MIDDLE AGES: With an Introduction on the Music of Ancient Times   Publisher: NY W.W. Norton (1940). 1940 Binding and contents in very good condition. 9.5" x 6" pp: xvii, 502 Has bibliography, discography, and index. Illustrated by 8 plates from photographs. 5th printing edition. Binding is original cloth. Hardcover Appr.: | AUD 16.39 | CAD 16.06 | EUR 10.09 | GBP 9.09 | JPY 1,363.64 | MXN 194.81 | ZAR 113.64 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS015470I.      US$15.00 23.   Riker, Charles THE EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC: ITS FIRST QUARTER CENTURY, 1921-1946   Publisher: Rochester, NY University of Rochester 1948 First Edition 99pp; illus from photographs. Describes the physical plant (music library, etc.), departments of instruction, honorary degrees, alumni awards, recordings, &c. 9" x 5.75". Original Cloth. Book condition: Very Good Appr.: | AUD 9.84 | CAD 9.64 | EUR 6.05 | GBP 5.45 | JPY 818.18 | MXN 116.88 | ZAR 68.18 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS009444I.      US$9.00 24.   Robyn, Louise, Illustrator: Florence White Williams ROBYN ROTE-CARDS: : Teaching Musical Notation with Picture Symbols   Publisher: Philadelphia Oliver Ditson 1935 First Edition pp: iv, 47; 34 full-page illustrations. 9.25" x 12" Original Wraps. Book condition: Very Good Appr.: | AUD 13.11 | CAD 12.85 | EUR 8.07 | GBP 7.27 | JPY 1,090.91 | MXN 155.84 | ZAR 90.91 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: 030805.      US$12.00 25.   Russell, Ronald A NEW WEST TO EXPLORE: The Story of the Portland (Oregon) Jr. Symphony Orchestra and Jacques Gershkovitch [signed]   Publisher: Boston Marshall Jones 1938 First Edition Gift inscription inside cover. 71pp; frontispiece, 12 plates from photographs. This is number 89 of 200 advance copies of the first edition, signed by the conductor, Jacques Gershkovitch. 9" x 6". Hardcover. Book condition: Very Good Appr.: | AUD 16.39 | CAD 16.06 | EUR 10.09 | GBP 9.09 | JPY 1,363.64 | MXN 194.81 | ZAR 113.64 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS010947I.      US$15.00 26.   Siegmeister, Elie INVITATION TO MUSIC. Preface by Virgil Thomson. Illustrated by Beatrice Schwartz   Publisher: NY Harvey House (1961). 1961 1st Edition Near very good condition in a somewhat stained and worn jacket. 10.25" x 7" pictorial dj 193pp Considers music history, forms, instruments & composers, with a select discography and suggested library of songbooks, etc. Illustrated by full-page and text illus. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. Hardcover. Jacket condition: Dust Jacket Included Appr.: | AUD 9.84 | CAD 9.64 | EUR 6.05 | GBP 5.45 | JPY 818.18 | MXN 116.88 | ZAR 68.18 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS015402I.      US$9.00 27.   Siegmeister, Elie, editor THE MUSIC LOVERS' HANDBOOK   Publisher: NY William Morrow 1943 First Edition pp: xiii, 817. Includes biographies of the contributors and an index. Comprises more than 150 essays by 52 outstanding figures in the world of music, ranging from Shostakovich to Louis Armstrong. Arranged by topic: folk music, orchestral compositions, American musical forms, etc. 8.5" x 5.75". Hardcover. Book condition: Very Good. Jacket condition: Very Good Appr.: | AUD 16.39 | CAD 16.06 | EUR 10.09 | GBP 9.09 | JPY 1,363.64 | MXN 194.81 | ZAR 113.64 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS014211I.      US$15.00 28.   Skowronski, JoAnn WOMEN IN AMERICAN MUSIC: A BIBLIOGRAPHY   Publisher: Metuchen Scarecrow Press 1978 First Edition pp: viii, 183 Has index. 8. 25" x 5. 25". Hardcover. Book condition: Very Good Appr.: | AUD 9.84 | CAD 9.64 | EUR 6.05 | GBP 5.45 | JPY 818.18 | MXN 116.88 | ZAR 68.18 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS000831I.      US$9.00 29.   Skowronski, JoAnn WOMEN IN AMERICAN MUSIC : A Bibliography   Publisher: Metuchen, NJ Scarecrow Press 1978 First edition 183pp, index. Contains 1, 305 annotated entries. 8.75" x 5.5" Original Cloth. Book condition: Fine Appr.: | AUD 6.56 | CAD 6.42 | EUR 4.03 | GBP 3.63 | JPY 545.45 | MXN 77.92 | ZAR 45.45 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: 030205.      US$6.00 30.   Smith, Charlotte A MANUAL OF SIXTEENTH-CENTURY CONTRAPUNTAL STYLE.   Publisher: Newark, DE Univ of Delaware Press 1989 First Edition ISBN: 0874133270 142pp, index; two illustrations, music in the text. 11.25" x 8.5" Original Cloth. Book condition: Fine. Jacket condition: near fine. Renaissance counterpoint. Appr.: | AUD 32.79 | CAD 32.12 | EUR 20.17 | GBP 18.17 | JPY 2,727.27 | MXN 389.61 | ZAR 227.27 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: 031695.      US$30.00 31.   Smith, John L., compiler THE JOHNNY CASH DISCOGRAPHY, 1984-1993. Foreword by Marty Stuart   Publisher: Westport, CT Greenwood Press (1994). 1994 F Binding and contents in fine condition. 9.5" x 6" pp: xviii, 227 Bibliography and index. Contains data on singles, albums, CDs, Billboard Chart listings, and recording sessions. Illustrated by photo-portrait frontispiece. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. Hardcover Appr.: | AUD 19.67 | CAD 19.27 | EUR 12.10 | GBP 10.90 | JPY 1,636.36 | MXN 233.77 | ZAR 136.36 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS015575I.      US$18.00 32.   Smith, Nicholas STORIES OF GREAT NATIONAL SONGS   Publisher: Milwaukee Young Churchman (1899). 1899 1st Edition Gilt-pictorial binding and contents near fine condition. 7.5" x 5" 238pp w/index Tells the history of "Bonnie Blue Flag, " "We Are Coming, Father Abraham, " "Old Shady, " "Dixie, " Maryland, My Maryland, " etc. Illustrated by 20 plates from photos, etc. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. Hardcover Appr.: | AUD 22.95 | CAD 22.48 | EUR 14.12 | GBP 12.72 | JPY 1,909.09 | MXN 272.73 | ZAR 159.09 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS015532I.      US$21.00 33.   Talley, John Barry SECULAR MUSIC IN COLONIAL ANNAPOLIS: The Tuesday Club, 1745-56   Publisher: Urbana University of Illinois Press (1988). 1988 1st Edition Silver-stamped binding and contents in fine condition. 10.25" x 7" pp: xvi, 312 Has bibliography and index. Part one of this book comprises a "detailed examination of music in colonial Annapolis, relying on contemporaneous newspapers, letters, journals, estate inventories and.the documents of the Tuesday Club." Part two contains modern editions of music composed by Tuesday Club members (lyrics and melody lines), along with a transcription of the book of minuets owned by John Ormsby, Annapolis dancing master. Illustrated by few illustrations in text. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. Hardcover Appr.: | AUD 22.95 | CAD 22.48 | EUR 14.12 | GBP 12.72 | JPY 1,909.09 | MXN 272.73 | ZAR 159.09 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS016516I.      US$21.00 34.   Taubman, H. Howard OPERA FRONT AND BACK   Publisher: NY Charles Scribner's Sons 1938 First Edition Slight wear to front inner hinge. pp: x, 388, index; 32pp illus from photographs. Taubman examines the world of the New York Metropolitan Opera from preparations for staging through final performance. 9.25" x 6.25". Original cloth. Book condition: Very Good Appr.: | AUD 13.11 | CAD 12.85 | EUR 8.07 | GBP 7.27 | JPY 1,090.91 | MXN 155.84 | ZAR 90.91 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS010630I.      US$12.00 35.   White, Richard Grant NATIONAL HYMNS: How They Are Written and How They Are Not Written: A Lyric and National Study for the Times   Publisher: NY Rudd & Carleton 1861. 1861 1st Edition Minor marks on binding, else in very good condition. 9.25" x 5.5" 152pp Traces the concerted efforts of the Committee Upon A National Hymn to select a satisfactory national anthem for the United States, comparing proposals here to the anthems written in England and France. The recent advent of the Civil War, White asserts, makes the task of selecting an American national anthem even more pressing. He critically examines earlier efforts such as "The Star Spangled Banner" as well as proposals current in 1861. Illustrated by frontispiece illustration. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. Hardcover Appr.: | AUD 39.34 | CAD 38.54 | EUR 24.21 | GBP 21.80 | JPY 3,272.73 | MXN 467.53 | ZAR 272.73 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS014493I.      US$36.00 36.   Witmark, Isidore and Isaac Goldberg FROM RAGTIME TO SWINGTIME: The Story of the House of Witmark   Publisher: NY Lee Furman (1939). 1939 First Edition 480pp w/index Contains the history and highlights of the Witmark family and their music-publishing company, with capsule biographies of many of the songwriters whose work they published, including Paul Laurence Dunbar, L. Frank Baum, R. Rosamond & James Weldon Johnson, Rudy Vallee, and others. 88 illus from photographs. First Edition. 9.5" x 6". Original Cloth. Book condition: Very Good Appr.: | AUD 22.95 | CAD 22.48 | EUR 14.12 | GBP 12.72 | JPY 1,909.09 | MXN 272.73 | ZAR 159.09 |  Purchase direct from: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers. Item number: BOOKS017206I.      US$21.00 36 items found

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