Category: Performing Arts

What's the Big Deal about the Beatles Anyway ?

Price: $4.95

Publisher: Gwen Foss : 2021

Seller ID: 22615

Condition: As New

64 pages; Author presents several compelling arguments demonstrating that the music of the Beatles was not "derivative" but truly groundbreaking. Also includes sections explaining why rock music may be said to be just as good as classical music, a listener's program, and several short lists and glossaries. ; Originally written 1996. This edition 2021, very slightly revised. ; No a book. Text will be emailed to you. ; Cultural Significance Series; Vol. 10
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Delinquent Gods : (Signed) a Commentary and Criticism of Present Day Standards of Music ; 2800 Pertinent Questions and 2800 Dependable Answers

By: Fruttchey, Frank

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Frank Fruttchey : 1917

Seller ID: 5781

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

257 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; Hardcover, dark red cloth, gilt lettering, 257 pages. Front endpaper inscribed and SIGNED by author. Laid in is bi-fold brochure with comments praising this book. ; 'An earnest attempt to rout moldy traditions and moss-grown prejudices' out of contemporary music, art, and human expression. Written in question-and-answer style. Authored by well-known Detroit organist and music theorist, 1917. ; Cloth lightly worn at ends of spine, spine lettering dull but readable. Pages a bit yellowed. Author flyer with self portrait pasted on front endpaper. Typed signed letter from...
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New York Tourist, The

By: George, Katherine

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Windmill Publishing Company : 1954

Seller ID: 23606

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Interesting assortment of 30 tourism souvenirs from 1954. Lot includes: Theatre programs: 1) Playbill: Can-Can, starring Gwen Verdon, 28 pgs. 2) Showplace: Radio City Music Hall, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, starring Howard Keel, Jane Powell, Russ Tamblyn. ; Postcards: 8) New York Skyline from Governor's Island, color illustration. 9) Twilight Sail at Coney Island, color illustration. 10) Sea Gulls at Coney Island, color illustration. ; 3) One Complete issue: Timesquare Reporter, 8 large pages. ; 4) "Raves for The Cretan Woman" (mimeographed play promo). ; Lou Walters' Famous Latin Quarter...
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Television News : Volume 1, Number 1, March-April 1931

By: Gernsback, Hugo

Price: $50.00

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 scienc...
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Television News : Volume 1, Number 3, July-August 1931

By: Gernsback, Hugo

Price: $100.00

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. Cathode ra...
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Television News : Volume 1, Number 5, November-December 1931

By: Gernsback, Hugo

Price: $100.00

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 televisi...
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Television News : Volume 1, Number 6, January-February 1932

By: Gernsback, Hugo

Price: $100.00

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 pro...
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Striptease : From Gaslight to Spotlight

By: Glasscock, Jessica

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams : 2003

Seller ID: 22513

ISBN-13: 9780810945449

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

176 pages; 4to (10.5") 27 cm; Hardcover, explicit photos throughout including boards and endpapers, 176 glossy pages, index, bibliography, 143 photos and illustrations including 73 in color, many never before published. ; Striptease (loosely defined as a pretty girl in a pretty dress, and then not) and its American history from 1860s to 1950s. Burlesque, vaudeville, exotic dance, fan dance, lap dance, serpentine dance, skirt dance, Ziegfeld Follies, nudes, censorship, revues, tableaux vivants, striptease as a high art, much more. Surprisingly well written. ; Crisp and clean. No defects to book...
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My Father Owned a Circus : Illustrated with Photographs

By: Gollmar, Robert H.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Caxton Printers : 1965

Seller ID: 24184

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Good dust jacket

205 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Hardcover, gray cloth, 205 pages + 18 pages of illustrations, many diary entries of Benjamin Franklin Gollmar from 1892 to 1912, Gollmar Brothers souvenir route book of 1911 reproduced in its entirety including orange illustration and 12 textured pages printed in orange and black, 32 historic b/w photos and facsimiles on glossy plates, with captions. ; History of Gollmar Brothers Circus, which started as small wagon show in 1891 and by 1916 had grown to become fourth largest railroad circus in US. Author, longtime city attorney of Baraboo, Wisconsin, was son of Fre...
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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: $78.00

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. ; Songs ...
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Stages : 75 Years with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra Hall

By: Gulick, Tom

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall : 1994

Seller ID: 22219

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

94 pages; Folio (14") 36 cm; Very tall softcover, 94 glossy pages, over 200 photos, some in full color, with captions. ; Edited by Tom Gulick and Charles Pantely. Photos by Robet Eovaldi, Mark Mancinelli and historical archives. ; Book clean and tight but shows two crosscracks. Original slipcase is present, but has one closed taped tear and edgewear on bottom edge, otherwise intact.
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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, 1949....
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Balloon Magic : 321Q Balloons, 12 Figures

By: Hardy, Marvin L.

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Pioneer Balloon Company : 1995

Seller ID: 23544

ISBN-13: 9780961660024

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

52 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Softcover, orange spiral binding, 52 glossy pages, 124 b/w step-by-step photos, basic techniques explained, complete instructions for making 12 balloon objects including apple, pumpkin, rocket, bee, hummingbird, dragonfly, penguin, eyeball, helicopter and more. ; Originally published 1987. This edition 1995. Not only a basic instruction book but also a promotional for 321Q balloons made by Qualatex. ; Only a touch of shelfwear.
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Balloon Magic : The Complete Guide to Balloon Figure Tying ; Create, Decorate, Entertain (Qualatex Presents)

By: Hardy, Marvin L.

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Pioneer Balloon Company : 1987

Seller ID: 23545

ISBN-13: 9780961660017

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

203 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Hardcover, black boards, 203 pages, index, tons of b/w step-by-step photos, instructions for making 16 basic shapes and 50 unique critters (and a few toys and flowers) including dog, cat, mouse, bassett hound, moose, bighorn sheep, poodle, orchid, squirrel, rocking horse, teddy bear on a unicycle, sword, jet airplane, etc, etc. ; Promotional item for Qualatex balloon maker. ; Light wear to tips. No other defects.
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List of Radio Stations of the World : With an Appendix of Corrections

By: Hart, Frank A., and H. M. Short

Price: $95.00

Publisher: Marconi Publishing Corporation : 1915

Seller ID: 24454

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Poor

244 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; Softcover, [vi] + 221 + 3 + 14 pages, total 244 pages, lists of all stations in alphabetical order, naval ship stations, commercial ship stations, coast stations, and appendixes. Front cover SIGNED (in pencil) by Edwin G. Boyes, longtime engineer at WWJ, Detroit, said to be first commercial radio station. ; Published September, 1915, stated. No additional printings listed. ; We have graded this item Poor. Covers completely gone. Textblock heavily worn but intact and all readable except last leaf (part of appendix) which is detached, badly creased and chipped and part...
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Encyclopedia of Magic, the : The Million and One Magic Tricks and Mysteries

By: Heaman the Great

Price: $23.00

Publisher: Canadian Book Company : 1943

Seller ID: 23440

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

64 pages; 12mo (7.75") 20 cm; Red softcover, 64 pages numbered 10 to 68, 156 b/w illustrations and diagrams, over 300 simple magic tricks explained. ; Wartime edition stated. Sub-subtitle: "A Completely New, Fascinating and Practical Book Which Shows You How to Perform Hundreds of Famous Tricks of Professional Magicians." ; Moderate edgewear. No other defects. (Amazonbuyers please note: their image does not match our unit. Our unit is red)
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Composers on Composers

By: Holmes, John L.

Price: $29.00

Publisher: Greenwood Press : 1990

Seller ID: 22470

ISBN-13: 9780313266027

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

198 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Hardcover, brown boards, [x] + 189 pages, index, endnotes. Classical music, music history, music criticism, musicians and composers. ; Perfectbound hardcover, has complete number line but appears to be pod. Dated 1990 but print code states 2011. ; This is a compilation of excerpts and quotations from great composers speaking about other great composers. Organized by the target of wrath (or praise) alphabetically. ; No marks or defects. Scarce.
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Cinemagic Magazine, the Guide to Fantastic Filmmaking : Numbers 1-3, 1979

By: Hutchison, David

Price: $35.00

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 willies. ...
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Category: Performing Arts