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Price: $25.00
Publisher: Handlewy Brothers, Printers, Liverpool, 1894,:
Seller ID: 96651
(Societa Armonica). 101st Concert to be held at the Liverpool Institute, Mount Street, on Thursday Evening, Mar. 15, 1894, Commencing at a Quarter to Eight o'clock. Liverpool [UK} : Handlewy Brothers, Printers, (1894). Pp [1]-6,(2). 8vo, grey stapled wrappers, lettered in red. The programme for the event. Tears to spine ends, staples rusted, unevenly browned, else good. 25.00 View more info
By: Halifax Conservatory of Music
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Conservatory of Music, Halifax , 1940,:
Seller ID: 79853
(Halifax Conservatory of Music). 6th Annual Competitive Music Festival, Sponsored by Halifax Conservatory of Music, Dalhousie Gymnasium, May 20 – 21- 22 – 23 Daylight Time. Official Programme. (Halifax : Halifax Conservatory of Music, 1940). Pp (16) unpaginated. 8vo, tan stapled wrappers. Rubbed, pencilled notes throughout, else good. Ex-libris Phyllis Blakeley (Nova Scotia Provincial Archivist). 25.00 Keywords : View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Neptune Theatre, Halifax , 1979,:
Seller ID: 94748
(Neptune Theatre – Programme). 8 to the Bar. Music & Lyrics by Joey Miller.Book by Stephen Witkin. (Halifax, N.S.: Neptune Theatre, 1979). Pp (8). Il lustrated. 8vo, red stapled wrappers. Directed by Richard Ouzounian. Starring Keith Dinicol, Susan Anderson, Robert Rozen, and Gayle Garfinkle. June 26 to July 15. Very good. 10.00 View more info
By: TOWNSEND, Elizabeth MORGAN, Laura B. FINGARD, Judith. MORGAN, Graham.
Price: $12.00
Publisher: Nimbus, Halifax, 1999, ISBN:1551092883: 1999
Seller ID: 40208
ISBN: 1551092883
TOWNSEND, Elizabeth, Laura B. MORGAN, Judith FINGARD and Graham MORGAN. With Margaret C. FAY and Shelley Davis FINSON. A Sentinel on the Street : St. Matthew's United Church, Halifax, 1749-1999. (Halifax, NS) : Nimbus Publishing Ltd., (1999). First Printing. Pp. (7),viii-xii,1-193,(3). With 43 b&w photos as well as other illustrations in the text. 8vo (163 x 238 mm), purple art- and photo-illustrated cardcovers, with white lettering to spine, yellow lettering to covers. The history of the downtown Halifax mainstay. "For over 140 years, St. Matthew's Church has ... View more info
By: ZUKOFSKY, Louis
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Grossman Publishers, New York , 1972,:
Seller ID: 92610
ZUKOFSKY, Louis. “A”-24. New York : Grossman Publishers, 1972. First Edition. Pp (10),[1]-242,(4). 8vo, metallic green panel and white lettering to spine, top edge dyed maroon. “A-24 concludes Louis Zukofsky's long poem “A”, reaffirming Hayden Carruth's belief that Zukofsky “is a distinctly modern poet, vigorously contemporary, but vigorously traditional as well.” For “A”-24 is a masque, “Celia's L.Z. Masque,” and if the formal masque, combining words and music, is an old, even archaic, literary form, Zulofsky's is startlingly modern. It is scored for five voices: music (... View more info
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Athenaeum Society of Acadia University, Wolfville, 1910,:
Seller ID: 35882
(Acadia University). Acadia University Songs. (Wolfville) : Published for Athenaeum Society of Acadia University, n.d. [1910?]. Pp (8),1-80. 4to, illustrated maroon cloth. Covers faded and stained, else very good. 35.00 View more info
Price: $18.00
Publisher: Fox Music Books, 2014, ISBN:9781894997409: 2014
Seller ID: 112685
COMEAU, Paul-Emile. Acadian Driftwood : The Roots of Acadian and Cajun Music. [N.pl.] : Fox Music Books, (an imprint of Quarry Press), (2014). First Printing. Pp. (4),5-347,(5), + 24 p. of colour illustrations. 8vo, illustrated black card covers, white lettering to front, white and tan lettering to spine. The author is from Comeauville, Nova Scotia. "'Acadian Driftwood' isa guide to two related music genres -- Acadien from Acadie in the Canadian Maritime Provinces and Cajun from Acadiana in the bayou parishes of Louisi ana. The Acadiens and Cajuns share much in common. They were driven ... View more info
By: DAIGLE, Jean. THERIAULT, Leon. ARSENAULT, Samuel. BASTARACHE, Michel.
Price: $30.00
Publisher: Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, Moncton, 1982, ISBN:091691021: 1982
Seller ID: 29666
ISBN: 091691021
DAIGLE, Jean. The Acadians of the Maritimes : Thematic Studies. Edited by Jean Daigle. Moncton, N.B. : Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1982. First Edition. Pp (9),[9]-637,(3). With some illustrations and maps in the text. 8vo, illustrated card covers with whtie spine. Maillet, Bibliographie des publications de l'Acadie des provinces maritimes: livres et brochures, 1609-1995 41. Contents : Acadia, 1604-1763, An Historical Synthesis (by Jean Daigle); Acadia, 1763-1978. An Historical Synthesis (by Léon Thêriault); Geography and the Acadians (by Samue... View more info
By: DAVY, John GOONERATNE, Yasmine Ceylon Historical Journal, Vol. 16
Price: $30.00
Publisher: Tisara Prakasakayo Publishers, Dehiwala, Ceylon, 1969,:
Seller ID: 112121
DAVY, John. An Account of the Interior of Ceylon and of its Inhabitants with Travels in that Island. Complete and unabridged from the original editionof 1821. With an introduction by Yasmine Gooneratne. The Ceylon Historical Journal, Volume Sixteen. Dehiwala, Ceylon : Tisara Prakasakayo Publishers, (March 1969). Facsimile Reprint. 8vo, white card covers, spine lettered in black, front cover lettered in black and illustrated in red, in a matching dustjacket. Contents : Part I. An Account of the Interior of Ceylon, and o f its Inhabitants: 1. Name. Geographical outlines. Rocks. Minerals. Soils. ... View more info
By: CONE, John Frederick PATTI, Adelina) KAUFMAN, Thomas G. MORAN, William R.
Price: $40.00
Publisher: Scolar Press, Aldershot, Hants., 1993, ISBN:1859280048:
Seller ID: 100653
(PATTI, Adelina). CONE, John Frederick. Adelina Patti : Queen of Hearts. Chronology by Thomas G. Kaufman. Discography by William R. Moran. [Foreword by the Earl of Harewood. Introduction by Robert Tuggle]. (Aldershot, Hants.): Scolar Press, (1993). First Printing. Pp. (4),v-xxi,(3),1-400, including frontispiece, + 97 p. of plates, 7 of which are in colour. Illustrated. 8vo, brown cloth with gilt signature to front board, gilt titles to spine. "She was a favourite among royalty and composers alike, especially Rossini, Auber, Meyerbeer, Berlioz, and Verdi, who declared her 'an artist by natu... View more info
By: POTTER, Tully
Price: $1,000.00
Publisher: Toccata Press, London, 2010, ISBN:9780907689508: 2010
Seller ID: 115995
ISBN: 0907689507
POTTER, Tully. Adolf Busch : The Life of an Honest Musician. Volume One: 1891-1939. Volume Two: 1939-52. (London) : Toccata Press, (2010). First Edition. Pp (13),14-702,(2); (8),705-1423,(7). Illustrated. 8vo, black cloth, gilt lettering to spines. Adolf Georg Wilhelm Busch (b August 8, 1891, Siegen, Westphalia – d. June 9, 1952, Guilford, Vermont). Tully Potter (b. 1942, Edinburgh). "Adolf Busch (1891-1952) was not only an all-round musician; he was also a moral beacon in troubled times. Now remembered as the first violin of the Busch String Quartet... View more info
By: HUXLEY, Aldous
Price: $40.00
Publisher: Chatto & Windus, 1956,: 1956
Seller ID: 772
HUXLEY, Aldous. Adonis and the Alphabet And Other Essays. London : Chatto & Windus, 1956. First Edition. Pp. (8),[9]-285,(3). 8vo [132 x 202 mm], lime green cloth, spine lettered in blue. Aldous Leonard Huxley (b. July 26, 1894, Godalming, Surrey, England – d. November 22, 1963, Los Angeles County, California) was an English writer, novelist, philosopher, and prominent member of the Huxley family. "This new book of essays demonstrates afresh the unorthodox, wide-ranging quality of Huxley's mind. He is concerned, throughout, with modern man, in his relation t... View more info
By: FISHER, Stan FISHER, Stephen
Price: $12.50
Publisher: Broken Finger Press, Boston, 2007, ISBN:9780978300708:
Seller ID: 113016
FISHER, Stan. The Adventures of Olar, the "Lucky" Polar Bear. Concept/Story: Stan Fisher. Illustrations: Stephen Fisher. [Boston? .: (Broken Finger Press, 2007). Printed by Gaspereau Press. Pp (3),4-38,(2). Illustrated. Oblong 8vo, illustrated white stapled card covers, lettered in black. An illustrated children's story based on an actual event. "On Oct 16th 1998 provincial wildlife authorities kept watch overnight, on a nnlar bear trapped on a ledge overlooking Quidi Vidi Gut. The animal had swum into the harbour around 5:00 pm. Police had to put traffic control intco place becaus... View more info
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Harry Cuff, St. John's, 1995, ISBN:1896338046: 1995
Seller ID: 52449
ISBN: 1896338046
WITHERS, Jack. The Adventures of the Irene B. Mellon. From the radio scripts of Jack Withers; Adapted by Tom Cahill. St. John's : Harry Cuff Publications Limited, 1995. First Edition. Pp. (2),iii-xvii,(3),21-253,(3). 8vo, illustrated blue card covers. "The Irene B. Mellon, was a serial that ran on Newfoundland radio between 1934 and 1941, longer than any similar series on Newfoundland radio or television. The Mellon was a musical programme, serving up home-grown musical talent, while relating the continuing story of a fictional three-masted schooner cr... View more info
By: FLOISTAD, Guttorm, ed. Contemporary Philosophy, volume 9
Price: $100.00
Publisher: Springer, Berlin, 2007, ISBN:9781402050688:
Seller ID: 75352
FLØISTAD, Guttorm, ed. Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art . Edited by GuttormFløistad. (Berlin): Springer, (2007). Pp. [i]-viii,1-413,(3). 8vo, printed red card covered boards. Contemporary Philosophy: A New Survey, volume 9. Contents: 1. Masahiro Hamashita's "Extended meanings of aesthetics and the ethical moment"; 2. D.P. Chattopadhyaya's "Ancient and medieval concepts and theories of art in India"; 3. Anand Amaladass's "Aesthetics and religion from the Indian perspective"; 4. Jean-Godefroy Bidima's "L'esthétique des arts négro-africains: pluralité et historici... View more info
Price: $50.00
Publisher: McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1987, ISBN:0771054289:
Seller ID: 100854
MacEWEN, Gwendolyn. Afterworlds. (Toronto): McClelland and Stewart, (1987).First Edition. Pp (14),13-125,(1). 8vo, illustrated grey card covers with red lettering to front & spine. Gwendolyn Margaret MacEwen (b. September 1,1941, Toronto – d. November 29, 1987, Toronto) was a Canadian poet and nov elist. Winner of the 1987 Governor General's Award for English-language poetry. "'Afterworlds' is Gwendolyn MacEwen's first book of new poetry in fiveyears, her first since the highly praised 'T.E. Lawrence Poems'. In this v irtuoso new work, the poems range from simple lyrical statements throu... View more info
By: KEDDY, David J.
Price: $18.00
Publisher: Carlton Press, 1987,:
Seller ID: 14676
KEDDY, David J. Against the Odds. N.Y.: Carlton Press Inc., (1987). Pp (12),13-63,(1). 8vo, grey cloth. A Hearthstone book. The personal philosophy of this Haligonian music teacher, praised on the dj as "one of the most original thinkers of our time". Vg in nicked dj. Signed. 18.00 View more info
By: SUZOR, L.T.
Price: $100.00
Publisher: Stewart Derbishire et George Desbarats, Quebec, 1862,:
Seller ID: 38446
SUZOR, L.T. Aide-Mémoire du Carabinier Volontaire, comprenant une compilation des termes de commandement usités dans l'armée anglaise, avec quelques notes explicatives. Aussi : Le Manuel du Sergent et la manière de se perfectioner dans l'art du tir, précédés d'un Historique des Armes. Quebec : Imprimé par Stewart Derbishire et George Desbarats, 1862. Pp [1]-52. 8vo, brown wrappers. Includes two pages of music [Sonneries]. Bottom corner chipped and insect damage to last 10 pages at corner, spine ends chipped, covers darkened at edges and with overall smudging, foxing/spotting to some le... View more info
By: FRASER, Simon, Captain, ed.
Price: $1,600.00
Publisher: Mr John Gow... Doig and Stirling, Booksellers, Mr James Smith, &c., Edinburgh, 1816,: 1816
Seller ID: 81496
FRASER, Simon, Captain, (ed.). The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles : Communicated in an Original, Pleasing, and Familiar Style; as Inspected, Approved, and Recommended by the Highland Society of Scotland; having the Lively Airs Introduced as Medleys, to form a Sequence to Each Slower Movement : with an Admired Plain Harmony, for the Piano-Forte, Harp, Organ, or Violoncello, intended rather to Preserve Simplicity than Load with Embellishment. Edited by Captain Simon Fraser. The Melodies, being chiefly acquired during the Interesting Period from 1715,... View more info
By: SAUNDERS, Gary L. NOWLAN, Alden, foreword
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Breakwater, 1989,: 1989
Seller ID: 3884
SAUNDERS, Gary L. Alder Music. [cover adds : A Celebration of Our Environment]. (St. John's, Newfoundland) : Breakwater, (1989). First Printing. Pp (4),5-208. Illustrations by Saunders in the text. 8vo, art-illustrated pale grey-green cardcovers with dark green lettering to front cover and spine. Gary L. Saunders (b. 1935, Clarke's Head, Gander Bay, Newfoundland). "'A few years ago' says the author, 'troubled by the steady rain of bad news about the environment and restless to do something about it, I undertook a series of illustrated magazine pieces. For ove... View more info
