The Bells and Bellringers of York Minster
Petergate, Quack Books, 2009. The CD is of the Bells of York Minster. More
Petergate, Quack Books, 2009. The CD is of the Bells of York Minster. More
Sarasota, Suncoast Digital Press, Inc., 2016. More
Venice, Piovan Editore, 1987. 'Nine Centuries of Bells. Art, Culture, History, Symbol in the Life of the People': the text is in Italian. Not least, a catalogue of 117 important bells, each with a full-page illustration (pages 239-361). Provenance: Bagot Bellfoundries, Adelaide (Hervey Bagot), with an inkstamp on the front..... More
Worms, Wernesche Verlagsgesellschaft, 2005. Text in German. More
Bern, Bundesamt für Kultur BAK Sektion Heimatschutz, 2008. Text in German. More
Melbourne, Chappell & Co. Ltd., [copyright 1914] (Colonial Edition). The rear cover contains the words and music to 'Knitting' ('A Charming Patriotic Song. Dedicated by permission to The Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire'). More
Melbourne, Allan & Co. Pty. Ltd. (printed by Atlas Press Pty. Ltd.), [copyright 1914]. 'As sung in the film "The Fighting Forces of Europe" ... the Great Kinemacolour Film'. The inside rear cover contains an extract of the music and words for 'Where are the Lads of Australia Tonight?', written..... More
[Whitefish], Kessinger Publishing, [circa 2000s facsimile reprint]/ 1878 and 1879. A print-on-demand facsimile of this two-part treatise on treble bob peals, with numerous peal diagrams. More
[Michigan], ECCO Print Editions, [2010s facsimile reprint]/ 1788. More
Adelaide, Lutheran Publishing House, July 1974 (second edition) / May 1974. A biography of this South Australian folk singer, written by her mother. More
[Melbourne, Dark & Tinsdale's American Biograph & Novelty Co., 1910]. A handbill for a programme of popular entertainments, including motion pictures and music. The inner pages reprint press notices for 'Little Sylvia', and the last page is a 'Mammoth Programme' including the King's Funeral (Edward VII had died on 6..... More
Hotham Hill, Red Rooster Press, 2000. 'The first detailed collection of the ballads of convict transportation to be made, and includes approximately 140 broadside ballads and songs, many with tunes' (rear cover). More
London, Da Capo, 1978 (facsimile edition)/ 1913. The memoirs of this French singer and composer (1821-1910), whose musical family (Viardot, Garcia, Malibran etc) put her at the heart of European cultural life in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Translated from the German manuscript and arranged by E.S. Buchheim..... More
Richmond, Greenhouse, 1987. Dated (1995) and signed in ink by the author. One of the Faces of Australia Series, this book was designed to accompany 'The Aboriginals' record album. More
New York, Jonathan Leavitt, 1831 [first edition]. Reverend Joshua Leavitt (1794-1873) was an American Congregationalist minister and former lawyer who embarked on a lengthy 'career as social reformer, temperance spokesman, editor, abolitionist and religious proselytizer.... Leavitt published "The Christian Lyre" in 1830, the "first American tunebook to take the form..... More
One of the curiosities of Massenet is that he habitually signed with M., rather than his given name or initial. Massenet has come back into fashion and is more performed now than in the late twentieth century. Provenance: Collection of The Hon Barry Jones AC. More
There is also a short (five-word) note in pencil in the bottom left-hand portion of the page, written and initialled by Lehar. Oswald Kabasta (1896-1946), an Austrian conductor, is not without interest. 'In 1931 he became head of conducting at the Vienna Academy. He also served as musical director of..... More
The photograph is accompanied by a typed letter signed by Peter Dennison, Professor of Music at the University of Melbourne, to the Hon. Barry Jones, Parliament House, Canberra (at that time the Minister for Science). The letter, dated 24 August 1987, goes into some detail about the circumstances surrounding the..... More
Alice Springs, IAD Printing, [1982]. More
Wuppertal, Dr Wolfgang Schwarze, 1981. Inscribed, signed and dated (8 August 1982) by Ruth Tuck (1914-2008), the South Australian artist, to Veda Swain at Greenhill [Galleries] in North Adelaide. 'I love music and go to concerts frequently; always with a sketchbook and pen. I do not attempt an exact portrait..... More
Salisbury, Salisbury and District Historical Society, 1995. More
Budapest, Konemann Music, 1994 (an unabridged reprint of an early edition). More
Budapest, Konemann Music, 2003 (reprint)/ 1997. Piano reduction by György Orban. More
Budapest, Konemann Music, 1993 (facsimile reprint). More
Budapest, Konemann Music, 1993 (facsimile reprint). More