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O'Neill, Terry [David Bowie]

David Bowie: A Photographic Memoir. Through the Lens of Terry O’Neill. [Bowie by O’Neill].

Dublin and St. Albans : Iconic Images and Red Engine Media Ltd, 2016.

First edition of Terry O’Neill’s stunning photographic tribute to one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century, David Bowie. Folio, original cloth with onlay bas-relief portrait of Bowie to the front panel, images by Terry O’Neill. Presentation copy, inscribed by the photographer on the front free endpaper, “I hope you enjoy this tribute toContinue reading "David Bowie: A Photographic Memoir. Through the Lens of Terry O’Neill. [Bowie by O’Neill]."

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-143109

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Brock, Alice May and Arlo Guthrie

Alice’s Restaurant Cookbook.

New York : Random House, 1969.

First edition of this classic cookbook. Quarto, original illustrated boards, with numerous pages of photographs. Signed by Arlo Guthrie on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, with the original record in the rear. Introduction by Arlo Guthrie. Rare and desirable signed by Guthrie.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-143058

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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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Salisbury, Mark [Stephen Sondheim]

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

London : Titan Books, 2007.

First edition of the in-depth companion volume to the big-screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s award-winning musical thriller. Quarto, original boards, patterned endpapers, illustrated. From the collection of Bill Zwecker. A member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, Zwecker was a longtime entertainment and celebrity journalist. A Chicago native and second-generation newspaper star (his late mother,Continue reading "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street."

$50.00

Item Number: RRB-140217

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Dietrich, Marlene and Burt Bacharach

Marlene Dietrich with Burt Bacharach’s Orchestra Featuring The Jacques Loussier Trio.

[San Francisco] 1964.

Rare original playbill from the September 25, 26 & 27 1964 performances of Marlene Dietrich with Burt Bacharach’s Orchestra at the Masonic Auditorium. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Marlene Deitrich and Burt Bacharach on the front panel. In near fine condition.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-140205

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Andrews, Julie; Dick Van Dyke; Karen Dotrice; Glynis Johns; David Tomlinson [P.L. Travers]

Walt Disney’s Mary Poppins Original Cast Soundtrack Signed LP.

: Walt Disney Productions, 1964.

Rare original LP of the Mary Poppins: Original Cast Soundtrack, boldly signed by Julie Andrews on the front panel. In near fine condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-140268

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Brock, Alice May and Arlo Guthrie

Alice’s Restaurant Cookbook.

New York : Random House, 1969.

First edition of this classic cookbook. Quarto, original illustrated boards, with numerous pages of photographs. Signed by both Arlo Guthrie and Alice Brock on the title page with numbers on the title page. In good condition. Introduction by Arlo Guthrie. Rare and desirable signed by both Guthrie and Brock.

$1,100.00

Item Number: RRB-140091

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Townshend, Pete & Barnes, Richard

The Story of Tommy.

Middlesex, England : Eel Pie Publishing, 1977.

First edition of this work by the legendary member of the Who. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Pete Townshend on the title page, “For Paul Pete Townshend.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$950.00

Item Number: RRB-140090

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[Winfrey, Oprah; Michael Jackson]

Michael Jackson Talks to Oprah: 90 Prime-Time Minutes with the King of Pop Live!

Los Angeles : Harpo, 1993.

Original Harpo press kit from Oprah’s 1993 sensational primetime interview with Michael Jackson. Quarto, the kit contains a press release and biographies of Oprah and Michael Jackson. From the collection of Bill Zwecker. A member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, Zwecker was a longtime entertainment and celebrity journalist. A Chicago native and second-generation newspaperContinue reading "Michael Jackson Talks to Oprah: 90 Prime-Time Minutes with the King of Pop Live!"

$150.00

Item Number: RRB-140126

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Bowie, David. Photographs and Captions by Mick Rock

Moonage Daydream: The Life and Times of Ziggy Stardust.

Guildford : Genesis Publications Limited, 2002.

First edition, signed limited issue of this profusely illustrated homage to one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century, David Bowie. Folio, original quarter leathers over illustrated boards, photographic endpapers, all edges silver, illustrated with photographs by Mick Rock. One of 2,500 numbered copies signed by David Bowie and Mick Rock, this isContinue reading "Moonage Daydream: The Life and Times of Ziggy Stardust."

$3,250.00

Item Number: RRB-138421

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Travers, P.L.. Adapted by Kathy McCullough. Screenplay by David Magee. [Angela Lansbury]

Mary Poppins Returns.

Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Disney Enterprises, Inc., 2018.

First edition, early printing of the deluxe novelization of the 2018 American musical fantasy film starring Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated with color photographs from the film. Signed by Angela Lansbury opposite the title page. Lansbury played played the role of the Balloon Lady, a kindly old woman who sellsContinue reading "Mary Poppins Returns."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-138522

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Burns, Robert

Poems and Songs of Robert Burns. [Fore-edge Painting]

London : George Routledge & Sons, 1867.

Finely bound example of the poetical works of Robert Burns decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting. Octavo, bound in full crushed levant morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt,Continue reading "Poems and Songs of Robert Burns. [Fore-edge Painting]"

$1,150.00

Item Number: RRB-138654

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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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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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Orbison, Roy

Roy Orbison Signed 1975 Tour Program.

1975.

Rare Roy Orbison UK Tour Program signed by Roy Orbison. Quarto, the program is inscribed by Roy Orbison on the title page, “Sincerely Roy Orbison.” Accompanied by a letter of provenance signed by the original recipient explaining the circumstances of Orbison signing the program at a concert in August of 1975. In very good condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-138742

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Bernstein, Leonard

The Unanswered Question: Six Talks at Harvard.

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1976.

First edition of this work by the legendary composer. Oblong, quarto, original illustrated boards, original slipcase, original records enclosed. Inscribed by the Leonard Bernstein on the front free endpaper. In near fine condition.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-44062

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[Bernstein, Leonard]. Compiled by Jack Gottlieb

Leonard Bernstein: A Complete Catalogue of His Works. Celebrating His 60th Birthday August 25, 1978.

: Amberson Enterprises, Inc. Publisher, 1978.

First edition of Gottlieb’s complete catalogue of Leonard Bernstein’s works of music, writing, and film. Octavo, original wrappers. Association copy, Bernstein’s assistant and editor Jack Gottlieb’s personal copy with his ownership signature to the title page. Gottlieb worked for Bernstein for more that thirty years, first as his assistant and later as his editor, preparingContinue reading "Leonard Bernstein: A Complete Catalogue of His Works. Celebrating His 60th Birthday August 25, 1978."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-135237

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Webber, Andrew Lloyd and Tim Rice

Evita: The Legend of Eva Peron 1919-1952.

London : Elm Tree Books, 1978.

First edition of this illustrated companion to the 1979 Broadway production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Tim Rice on the title page, “Hello Richard all best Tim Rice.” In near fine condition. Uncommon signed and inscribed.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-135264

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Bernstein, Leonard

The Joy of Music.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1959.

First edition of Bernstein’s first collection of essays and conversations on the world of music; a national best-seller on its publication, this copy from the personal collection of his personal assistant Jack Gottleib. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece portrait of Bernstein conducting by Roy Stevens. Association copy, inscribed by Bernstein in the year of publication onContinue reading "The Joy of Music."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-135190

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Bernstein, Leonard and Stephen Wadsworth

A Quiet Place: An Opera in Three Acts.

n.d. : Jani Publications, Inc./Boosey & Hawkes, .

First edition of the piano and vocal score of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Wadsworth’s A Quiet Place from the collection of Bernstein’s assistant and editor Jack Gottlieb. Quarto, original wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by Bernstein on the title page, “For Yakele [“Little Jack” in Yiddish, spelled with Yiddish characters], with eternal gratitude. + love. LB.Continue reading "A Quiet Place: An Opera in Three Acts."

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-135429

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Juniper, David. [Led Zeppelin]

David Juniper Signed Led Zeppelin II Album.

Burbank, CA : Atlantic Recording Corporation, 2014.

A fine example of Led Zeppelin’s greatest albums which earned album cover artist David Juniper a Grammy nomination for Best Recording Package. Lengthily signed on the front panel by album cover artist David Juniper, “The music of Led Zeppelin I had blown me away and so on spec, I mocked up a fold-out design forContinue reading "David Juniper Signed Led Zeppelin II Album."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-134256

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Rollins, Sonny; Eric Nisenson

Open Sky: Sonny Rollins and His World of Improvisation.

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2000.

First edition of this work on the legendary saxophonist Sonny Rollins. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by Sonny Rollins on the front free endpaper, “James- the Golden Rule works pretty good!! Sonny Rollins.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Henry Sene Yee. Foreword by Sonny Rollins.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-133491

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Ratner, Lawrence; Designed by Balazs Szabo [Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham]

Led Zeppelin: Live Dreams.

Chicago : Margaux Publishing, 1993.

First edition of this illustrated work from the Laurance Ratner collection of photographs. Quarto, original black cloth with decorative metallic bas relief frame designed by Balazs Szabo, slipcase. No. 30 from an edition limited to 2000 copies. Signed by Laurance Ratner and inscribed by Szabo in silver ink on front free endpaper, “To Lenny TheContinue reading "Led Zeppelin: Live Dreams."

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-133294

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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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