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Mighty Music Box, the : The Golden Age of Musical Radio

By: DeLong, Thomas A.

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Amber Crest Books: 1980

Seller ID: 21912

ISBN: 086533000X

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

335 pages; 8vo (8.75") 22 cm; Hardcover, black buckram cloth, illustrated endpapers, [xii] + 335 pages, bibliography, 2 indexes, 68 b/w photos on glossy plates. ; Front cover blurb: "The Voice on the Air: The Century Changing Story of the Mighty Music Box: The Golden Age of Musical Radio." ; From jacket blurb: "An in-depth history of the golden age of radio: crooners, country and western singers, spiritual balladeers and choruses, dance bands and orchestras, grand opera and musical extravaganzas; unlimited entertainment that changed a nation's lifestyle." ; Small owner addr...
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Great American Songbook, the : Classic American Jazz and Big Band Hits on 4 CDs

By: Fiore, David

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Madacy Entertainment: 2009

Seller ID: 14615

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

8 pages; Square 4to (10") 26 cm; Not a songbook. This is a collection 40 songs on 4 CDs enclosed in a large heavy book-like sleeve, not the usual plastic jewel case. Sleeve folds out to 4 panels, with text and photos about the songs and musical artists. ; Text by David Fiore. Book designed by Kristin Bullock. ; BBC2 54250. Classic American hit songs by great singers and big bands, including: Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Dinah Washington, Vic Damone, Lena Horne, Judy Collins, many more. ; A few small bumps to exterior. No other defects. All discs are pristine and play perfectly.
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American Indian Dance Theatre : Souvenir Program, 1991

By: Geiogamah, Hanay, and Charlotte Heth; Illustrated by Lee Tsatoke Jr

Price: $10.00

Publisher: American Indian Dance Theatre: 1991

Seller ID: 21105

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

16 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall softcover booklet, 16 glossy pages, color cover art, 24 b/w portrait photos of performers, 26 photos in full color. Fantastic costumes. ; Program from touring company of Native American dancers and musicians presenting authentic traditional songs and dances. Program dated 1991, insert 1992.; Only a touch of wear. No marks, creases, rips or tears. ; Laid in: 4-page leaflet for performance in Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1992, with cast list, historical info on each dance, 3 b/w photos.
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Television News : Volume 1, Number 1, March-April 1931

By: Gernsback, Hugo

Price: $85.00

Publisher: Popular Book Corporation: 1931

Seller ID: 17550

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Poor

80 pages; 4to (12") 31 cm; Tall softcover, red illustrated cover, side-stapled binding, 80 pages, dozens of b/w photos and diagrams. Ads for radio jobs, television parts and receivers, etc. Beautiful full-color cover illustration showing artist's rendition of two men watching a boxing match broadcast. ; This is Volume 1, Number 1, of the first magazine in the world devoted to television technology, engineering, broadcasting and programming. Many articles by various experts. How to build your own receiver. Experimental color systems. Much more. Edited and published by famous inventor and sc...
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Television News : Volume 1, Number 3, July-August 1931

By: Gernsback, Hugo

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Popular Book Corporation: 1931

Seller ID: 17561

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

80 pages; 4to (12") 31 cm; Tall softcover, blue illustrated cover, side-stapled binding, 80 pages numbered 161 to 240, dozens of b/w photos and diagrams. Ads for speakers, power supplies, television parts and receivers, etc. Beautiful full-color cover illustration showing artist's rendition of a young couple watching a banjo player broadcast on a Jenkins (brand) Crater Tube Television Projector. ; This is Volume 1, Number 3, of the first magazine in the world devoted to television technology, broadcasting and programming. Many articles by various experts. Experimental color systems. Cathod...
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Television News : Volume 1, Number 5, November-December 1931

By: Gernsback, Hugo

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Popular Book Corporation: 1931

Seller ID: 17562

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

80 pages; 4to (12") 31 cm; Tall softcover, green illustrated cover, side-stapled binding, 80 pages numbered 321 to 400, dozens of b/w photos and diagrams. Ads for television parts and accessories, vacuum tubes, neontron tubes, etc. Beautiful full-color cover illustration showing artist's rendition of baseball game being televised, which occurred in Japan. ; This is Volume 1, Number 5, of the first magazine in the world devoted to television technology, engineering, broadcasting and programming. Many articles by various experts. How to built your own radiovisor. Newest large-image home tele...
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Television News : Volume 1, Number 6, January-February 1932

By: Gernsback, Hugo

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Popular Book Corporation: 1932

Seller ID: 17563

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

64 pages; 4to (12") 31 cm; Tall softcover, blue illustrated cover, side-stapled binding, 64 pages numbered 401 to 464, dozens of b/w photos and diagrams. Ads for television kits, broadcasting schools, Sanabria Television Corporation, etc. Table listing every TV broadcaster in US, with specs. Beautiful full-color cover illustration showing artist's rendition of a magician pulling a rabbit out of a hat in front of a scanner (camera) and being televised on a screen. ; This is Volume 1, Number 6, of the first magazine in the world devoted to television technology, engineering, broadcasting and...
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Square N Round : The Square and Round Dance News of the World, January 1955

By: Gotcher, Les; Illustrated by Hanson Williams

Price: $11.00

Publisher: Les Gotcher Enterprises: 1955

Seller ID: 18698

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

36 pages; 4to (10") 27 cm; Softcover, orange covers, 36 pages, b/w photos throughout. ; Square dance news from USA and Canada. Includes a number of new and original square dance calls by Jim Faulkenberry, Virg Knackstedt, Don Fleming, Dan and Madeline Allen, Jimmy Morris, Joe Boykin, Earl Moritz, Bob VanAntwerp, Mel Zwicki, Eddie Reed. ; Volume 3, Number 1, January 1955, stated. Editor-publisher Les Gotcher. 47 regional asssociate editors listed. Special photos by Hanson Williams. Several promotional messages for Kirkwood Lodge, Osage Beach, Missouri. ; Minor wear only. Scarce.
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Raggedy Ann's Sunny Songs : Set of Three RCA Victor 78 RPM Records

By: Gruelle, Johnny, with Will Woodin and Frank Luther; Illustrated by Johnny Gruelle

Price: $88.00

Publisher: RCA Victor Company: 1931

Seller ID: 21050

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good+

6 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Oblong softcover with stiff spine, dark gray-blue leatherette covers; front pastedown illustrated in orange and blue with Raggedy Ann, Raggedy Andy, toadstools, gnomes and RCA Victor logos; inside front cover also has illustrated pastedown with brief intro; interior has three records, each in its own manila sleeve. 16 total songs. ; Victor 218, 219, 220. Words by Johnny Gruelle, music by Will Woodin, sung by tenor Frank Luther with orchestral accompaniment. Records measure just under 7 inches, are two-sided, 78 RPM, with glossy black and gold Victor labels. ; So...
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University of Michigan Student Players Present : Finian's Rainbow, Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre

By: Harburg, E. Y., and Burton Lane

Price: $20.00

Publisher: University of Michigan Press: 1951

Seller ID: 21076

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

12 pages; 12mo (7") 18 cm; Pale yellow softcover, 12 pages including covers, many local ads, cast list, orchestra list, list of production staff, scene synopsis, list of musical numbers. ; U of M musical theater department. ; Covers starting to split at crown. No other defets. Quite scarce.
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Finian's Rainbow Souvenir Program : A Completely Captivating Musical Triumph

By: Harburg, E. Y., and Burton Lane; Illustrated by Don Freeman

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Show Business Enterprises: 1947

Seller ID: 20574

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

16 pages; 4to (12") 31 cm; Tall yellow softcover booklet, colorful illustration on front, 16 unnumbered glossy pages, several b/w drawings, 30 b/w photos. ; Programme for touring company. Includes behind-the-scenes essays by co-writer Fred Saidy and producer Lee Sabinson. ; Name and date faintly penciled inside front cover. No other defects. ; 3 items laid in: 1) full-sized glossy sheet listing additional cast with their bios. 2) Playgram, a half-sized programme for Shubert Lafayette Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, for Finian's Rainbow, 8 glossy pages, several display ads, dated December 26, 1...
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Cinemagic Magazine, the Guide to Fantastic Filmmaking : Numbers 1-3, 1979

By: Hutchison, David

Price: $45.00

Publisher: O'Quinn Studios: 1979

Seller ID: 20385

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

4to (11") 28 cm; Tall softcover, color glossy covers, 34 pages each issue, magazine format, tons of b/w photos. ; Lotincludes: 1) Issue 1, Building Rocketship X-M, Backwinding Film for Special Effects, etc. 2) Issue 2, Building Model Spaceships, Making Fake Blood, Building Smoke Generators, etc. 3) Issue 3, Building Robots, Creating Electronic Special Effects, Basic Animation Techniques, etc. ; No defects. Quite scarce.
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Humorous Drills and Acting Songs

By: Irish, Marie

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Beckley-Cardy Company: 1918

Seller ID: 21028

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fair

54 pages; 12mo (7.25") 18 cm; Small softcover, pale orange illustrated glossy cover, [ii] + 54 + 8 pages, 19 b/w illustrations and line diagrams, 10 short humorous plays, each including intro stating how many boys or girls are needed to perform, and at least one song (no music, tunes indicated) or dramatic dialogue. ; Plays are: Circus clown. Over the teacups. Topsy turvy. Smiling regiment. High cost of living. Rustic song and drill. Burlesque doll drill. Gloomy gloops. Dancing minstrels (warning: blackface minstrel dance routine with illustration of two blackface characters) . Weary willi...
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American Films of Michael Curtiz, The

By: Kinnard, Roy, and R. J. Vitone

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Scarecrow Press: 1986

Seller ID: 21928

ISBN: 0810818833

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

155 pages; 8vo (8.75") 22 cm; Hardcover, black cloth, [viii] + 155 pages, extensive filmography (listing 78 films made in Europe, 101 made in Hollywood) 2 indexes, 36 b/w photos with captions. ; Biography of famed Hungarian-American director who made Doctor X 1932, The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938, Angels with Dirty Faces 1938, The Sea Wolf 1941, Casablanca 1942, Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942, White Christmas 1954 and many more.
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Rocky II : Original Souvenir Movie Program

By: Lampert, Anne

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Budmore Publishing Corporation: 1979

Seller ID: 21728

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

20 pages; 4to (12") 31 cm; Tall black and yellow softcover booklet, 20 glossy pages including covers, list of complete cast and crew, bios of main actors and producers, 50 b/w photos, some behind-the-scenes. ; Slight fading along top edge. No other defects. Scarce.
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Urban Cowboy : Souvenir Movie Program

By: Lampert, Anne, and Dana Bryan

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Parafen Publishing Corporation: 1980

Seller ID: 21775

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

16 pages; 4to (12") 31 cm; Tall softcover booklet, 16 glossy pages plus covers, publisher catalog bound in as issued, production notes, bios of stars and producers, complete lists of cast and crew, 2 color photos, 35 b/w photos. ; A very slight touch o sunning otherwise no defects. Quite scarce.
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Grease, Souvenir Movie Program : With Vinyl Soundtrack Record Inside

By: Lampert, Anne, and Toddy Gelfand

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Parafen Publishing Corporation: 1978

Seller ID: 21781

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

20 pages; 4to (12") 31 cm; Tall softcover booklet, 20 glossy pages including covers, vinyl record bound in as issued, list of songs, production notes, complete list of cast and crew, bios of main cast and crew, 27 b/w photos, 21 color photos. ; Flexie Record has 9 tracks and is 33 1/3 rpm. ; Only a whisper of edgewear. No marks or major defects. Record is pristine and never been played. Quite scarce.
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Camelot Souvenir Program : Starring William Squire, 1962

By: Lerner, Alan Jay, and Frederck Loewe

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Majestic Theatre: 1962

Seller ID: 21104

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good+

24 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall white softcover, bios of cast and crew, 32 b/w photos, 4 photos in full color. ; Souvenir program from Majestic Theatre, Broadway, New York. The famous stage spectacular of 1960. This program is from 1962 when the play was still running, starring Shakespearean actors William Squire, Patricia Bredin, Robert Goulet, Robert Coote, Madeleine Sherwood, Christopher Cary and more. ; Item shows light creases from thumbing, none serious. Small chips to heel and crown carefully repaired with cellophane tape by former owner. No marks or other defects. Binding intact.
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Violin and Keyboard, Complete in 2 Volumes : The Duo Repertoire

By: Loft, Abram

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Amadeus Press: 1991

Seller ID: 20881

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

807 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Set of two hardcovers, black cloth, gold spine lettering, [xvi] + 360 + [xiv] + 417 pages, 807 total pages, index, bibliography, endnotes, appendix, hundreds of musical examples in text. ; Originally published 1973. This is 2nd edition, 1991. ; Vol-1, From the Seventeenth Century to Mozart. Vol-2, From Beethoven to the Present. ; Author analyses many great classical violin-and-piano duets. Not a book on technique but provides many unknown historical insights. ; Remainder mark on bottom of each, otherwise books show no sign of use. No jackets. Scarce.
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Barry Manilow : The Complete Collection and Then Some (Box Set, 4 CDs, 1 DVD, 1 Book)

By: Manilow, Barry

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Arista: 1992

Seller ID: 20472

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

64 pages; 4to (10") 27 cm; CD; Tall heavy-duty CD case, metallic silver covers, 70 songs on 4 audio CDs, 12 videos on DVD, 1 tall softcover book, 64 glossy pages, over 100 color photos, with track list and comments on each song by Manilow and his collaborators. ; Arista Legacy 82876 69272-2. NTSC Region 0. ; Owner name marked each disk then erased the marks, but they are still slightly visible. No other defects. All disks work perfectly. Book shows only a touch of wear.
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Category: Performing Arts