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Arthur, Max. Introduction by Lyn Macdonald. WHEN THIS BLOODY WAR IS OVER: SOLDIERS' SONGS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR.
Piatkus, (London, 2001), reprint.
130 pp, 8vo (8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w illustrations (contemporary cartoons, drawings, reproductions). "The poignant songs of the First World War still posses a haunting power; and here are the authentic lyrics of the songs - by turns funny, cynical, bawdy, angry, wistful - that the soldiers sang on the march, in the trenches, and in their rare moments of rest. The romantic yearnings of the early stages of the war - epitomised by such songs as 'It's a Long Way to Tipperary', and 'Keep the Home Fires Burning' - later give way to the bitter humour of 'Hanging on the Old Barbed Wire' and 'If the Sergeant Steals Your Rum, Never Mind!'. The soldier who sang these songs with such gusto were asserting ordinary humanity i n t h e f a ce of extraordinary inhumanity. Max Arthur has collected together the lyrics of nearly 100 of the best First World War songs, from Britain and her Australian, Canadian and American allies..." Small slight bump to bottom of spine. Du st ja ck et ha s minor edge wrinkles. VG+/VG+
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Brander, Michael. Musical arrangements by Jimmie Macgregor. SCOTTISH AND BORDER BATTLES AND BALLADS.
Seely Service, London, 1975, first edition.
300 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0854221050 Music notation, maps. "....(selects) a number of the better-known (Scottish ballads) and place(s) them in their historical setting. Each ballad is introduced by an account of the events which led to its composition and accompanied by a map of the battle where appropriate. There then follows the words of the ballad and the tune or tunes to which it is sung, arranged by Jimmie Macgregor. To aid the unenlightened Sasse nach, those words which are only used north of the border have been translated. It is hoped that in this way the ballads themselves may become more meaningful to more people and that those who live or travel in Scotland will find the book o f u s e w h en visiting the battlefields which gave birth to so many of the ballads." Note: music notation is not provided for all ballads. Previous owner's small stamp on front pastedown, one minor corner bump. light wrinkling at bottom of sp in e, mi no r s oi li ng on bottom of textblock. Dust jacket has light edge wrinkling - mainly at top/bottom of spine, minor rubbing. Very Good/Very Good
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25.00 USD
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Collinson, Francis. THE BAGPIPE: THE HISTORY OF A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.
Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1975, first edition.
257 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0710079133 B&w illustrations. "....(a) fascinating full-length history of one of the world's most interesting and ancient musical instruments. The story begins in 3000 B.C. with the mouth-blown reed pipes, predecessor to the bagpipe. Mr Collinson looks at the history of this instrument as known in ancient Babylonia and Egypt, through the ancient Grecian Empire and Greece itself, to Rome and thence to Britain. He investigates the application of the bag principle to the mouth-blown pipes in Hellenic Egypt and Rome, and the first appearance of the bagpipe in Great Britain and Ireland in the eleventh or twelfth century. He describes the development of the bagpipe in the Br itish Isles, its rise and gradual waning, leaving the Scottish Highland bagpipe and the Northumbrian pipes as the sole survivors. Having traced its evolution, the book goes on to narrate the fortunes of the 'Great Highland Bagpipe' itself. T h i s i s an account which encompasses the Jacobite risings and Culloden, and the Disarming Act 1747, by which the use of the bagpipe was more or less proscribed. It covers the great music of Pibroch, in the hands of the MacCrimmons and other p ip er s, a n d co ntinues up to modern times. Appendices list the bagpipes of other countries and the materials used in the instrument's manufacture, and there is a comprehensive bibliography." Cigarette odor, previous owner's bookplate on front pas ted own , s ma ll bo okstore stamp on title page, minor browning in margins of pages, light browning to edges of textblock, slight corner bumps, very light edge wear, heavy indentation lines with tiny scuffs down spine - probably from binding p roce ss. Dus t ja cke t i s cl ipped, has light edge wear/wrinkling, browning to edges, two tiny dints on front hinge, crease down rear flap. Good+/Very Good-
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100.00 USD
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Colombo, John Robert and Richardson, Michael. WE STAND ON GUARD: POEMS AND SONGS OF CANADIANS IN BATTLE.
[Doubleday, n.p.], (1985), Ist edition.
210 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0385250029 "A comprehensive collection of songs, poems, and verses of Canadian in battle. Over three hundred years of martial experience covered, from the early Indian battles through rebell ions and insurrections to the two World Wars." Chapters include: The War of 1812; The Riel Rebellion; The Nile Expedition; The Boer War; The First World War; The Spanish Civil War; The Second World War; The Korean Wars... Poets include: B i r n e y , Service, Roberts, Purdy, Nowlan and Souster. Large gift inscription on front pastedown, soft corner crease on page v, book slightly cracked at page 112/113, minor edge wear. Dust jacket has very light edge wrinkling, minor rubbing, s li gh t fa di ng to spine color. Very Good/Very Good
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15.00 USD
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Dickie, Neil. FIRST BOOK: A COLLECTION OF BAGPIPE MUSIC FOR ALL STAGES.
Hays Productions, n.p., 1985, 2nd edition.
43 pp, oblong (7 1/4" H x 10 1/2" D) soft cover (stapled in wraps). The author refers to this as a collection of 'very light music' or kitchenpiping. Contains Jigs, Hornpipes, Marches, Airs, a Strathspey and a Lament. Interior - cigarette odor, l arge Christmas gift inscription on inside of front cover, minor browning, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - very light edge browning, minor edge wear, small crease at top rear corner - migrates into last fe w p a g e s . Very Good
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35.00 USD
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Hopkins, Anthony. SONGS FROM THE FRONT & REAR: CANADIAN SERVICEMEN'S SONGS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
Hurtig, Edmonton, (1979), Ist ed.
192 pp, 4to (11" H), soft cover. ISBN 0888301715 Contains jovial drinking songs, outrageous songs, fighting songs, cynical songs, funny songs and just plain bawdy songs. You'll find the words and music that sustained Canadian soldiers, sailors an d airmen through six years of loneliness and fears. Includes such well-known ditties as: Knees up Mother Brown; Bless 'em All; Lili Marlene; Hitler Only Has One Ball; and others. Interior - light cigarette odor, minor browning in margin s , v e r y small crease at bottom corner of pages 177 to192, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - very light browning to edges of textblock, light browning on spine and cover edges, small crease at bottom corner of r ea r c ov er . Very Good-
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25.00 USD
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Hugill, Stan. SONGS OF THE SEA: THE TALES AND TUNES OF SAILORS AND SAILING SHIPS.
McGraw-Hill, Maidenhead, 1977.
198 pp, small 4to (10" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0070311382 Profusely illustrated in b&w and colour with reproductions, photographs, musical notation. "Life was short, brutal, lonely and joyless for the 'jolly tar', except for strong dr ink, women - and the solace of song. So he sang: short, rhythmic, onomatopoeic chants to time his backbreaking work at capstan and halyard, the famous 'shanties'. Or longer, ribald or forlorn ditties for idle moments, called 'forebitters' a f t e r t h e metal bollards on the fo'c's'lehead. He sang bravura songs when outward bound; yearning, sexier songs for the homeward reach; warning songs of pirates, press gangs, and faithless maidens; and songs of admiration for the likes of su ch s ai lo rs as ' Bold MacCarteney'....And here they are, the authentic words and music of more than a hundred sea songs and chants in half a dozen languages. Some are as old as the mists of time, some as new as the great steel-hulled four-mast ers in th e n itr a te run s of the 1890s....To describe and interpret that history, the book begins with an illustrated look at the sailors' varied machines: ships, brigs, barks, schooners, sloops and so on - and their marvelously complex rigging s. Ther e is a h andy g los sary of terms and vernacular, and many clear explanations of customs and language, from the above-mentioned forebitters to the gruesome 'Nelson's Blood' and the ever-present 'Armstrong's Patent' - the muscle power that ma de ev eryth ing g o. T he sail or's skills, dress, pay, superstitions, drink, food - and loves - are clearly described and pictured. There are anecdotes galore: stories of shanghaiing and mutiny, shipwreck and cannabilism, storms and tropical isle s. Ev ery so ng is transl ate d int o Eng lish (and cleaned up a bit) where necessary, and accompanied by a brief history of its origins and its travels from country to country. But try singing the original words in French or Dutch or even (S wedis h or No rwegian ), if only fo r th eir wo nderfu l rhythms." Previous owner's small stamp on front pastedown, very small bump to corners of boards. Dust jacket has light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, minor edge wear. Very Good/ Very Goo d
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27.50 USD
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Keeping, Charles. COCKNEY DING DONG.
Kestrel Books / EMI Music Publishing, Harmondsworth / London, 1975.
190 pp, 4to (11" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0722650612 Profusely illustrated in b&w and colour with Charles Keepings wonderful drawings of London and Londoners of the past. "Charles Keeping, one of Britain's finest illustrators, was brou ght up in Vauxhall, South London, where a Saturday-night sing song (or 'ding dong', as it was called) was part of the way of life. Over many years, including the height of the Blitz, these sing songs scarcely varied in style or content. Ar m e d w i t h plenty of beer and food, the family gathered in the parlour to sing and dance to their favourite songs, each member of the family being expected to sing the song that 'belonged' to him. Charles Keeping has now brought together and l ov in gl y i ll us tr ated many of these songs. They come from a variety of sources: from Edwardian music hall, from the First World War trenches, from the American dance hall, or, quite simply, from the streets. And they take in a complete range of mo ods , fro m t he sen timental 'My Old Dutch' to the favourite Cockeny dance song, 'Knees Up Mother Brown'. Musical notation, for guitar and piano, and full lyrics are given for each song. But this is a book to treasure as much as to use - Char les Keep in g's deli ght ful illustrations, whether they are portraying characters from the songs or members of the family singing, help to capture a part of Cockney life that is fast disappearing." Previous owner's small stamp on front pasted own; a se ries of tiny hole s fr om t o to bottom on pages 81 to 88 - also a small area of creases on these pages and an area of ink smudging on page 88 - probably caused by printing/maunfacturing process; book lightly cocked; two tiny corner bumps . Du st ja cket has very light wrin kling at top of spine and flap-folds. Very Good-/Very Good
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50.00 USD
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Kerr, Pete. Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. AMAZING GRACE AND OTHER SONGS. THE PIPES AND DRUMS AND MILITARY BAND OF THE ROYAL SCOTS DRAGOON GUARDS.
Charles Hansen, New York, 1972.
32 pp, 11" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). "A collection of piano solos, featuring a bagpipe solo of "Amazing Grace" from the repertoire of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards." Contents: Evening Hymn (Abide With Me); Jigs (Eleanor's, Nameless); Marc hes (March Medley: The Back O' Bennachie, The Drunken Piper, 72nd's Farewell to Aberdeen, My Love She's But A Lassie Yet, Rantin', Ravin' Robin); Quick March (Highland Laddie); Reel (MacFarlane's); Reveille (Royal Scots Dragoon Guards); Slow A i r s ( A mazing Grace, Going Home, Leaving Rhu Vaternish); Trot and Canter (Bonnie Dundee, The Keel Row); Walk (Men Of Harlech, Russian Imperial Anthem, Scotland the Brave). Interior - faint cigarette odor, minor browning to edges of pages, ot h er wi se c l ea n and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear, soft corner creases, front cover has pulled away fron bottom staple, ghost sticker mark on front cover. Very Good-
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10.00 USD
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Kopstein, Jack and Pearson, Ian. THE HERITAGE OF CANADIAN MILITARY MUSIC.
St Catharines, Ontario Vanwell 2002 1551250500 / 9781551250502 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Near Fine
335 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4' H). B&w and color photographs. "(A)n overview of the history of military bands in Canada, including bands, marches, pipes, drums and tattoos. The authors have collected information from many sources over the years on individual bands, marches and songs, recordings, and the treasury of well-known and rare photographs featured within these pages. In addition to a history of the development of individual bands, they have included histories of the regimental marches, a song book, a chart of military band instruments, and short biographies of Canadian Directors of Music, Bandmasters and Pipe Majors." This is a new unread book. Dust jacket has very minor rubbing. Fine/Near Fine
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35.00 USD
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MacKenzie, John T. Foreword by Louise (MacKenzie) Jenkins. THERE WAS A PIPER, A SCOTTISH PIPER: MEMOIRS OF PIPE MAJOR JOHN T. MACKENZIE.
Natural Heritage, Toronto, 2001.
176 pp, large 8vo (9 15/16" H), soft cover. ISBN 189621908X B&w photographs, reproductions. "The memoirs of John T. MacKenzie reveal a truly remarkable man: a highly respected authority on highland piping with a commitment to tradition and excell ence in performance. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, John T. was a student of piping at age nine. Enlisted in the Scots Guards, he saw active service in the war zones of North Africa, participated in the Liberation of Norway and was later posted t o a ctive duty in the Malaysian jungle. (He) bears personal witness to the horrors and valour of warfare. Throughout, his devotion to highland piping remained, and remains, in the forefront of his life. Appointed personal piper to the Royal H o us eh o ld in 1946, John T. MacKenzie has piped at numerous ceremonial events in Europe and North America. His recruitment as a Pipe Major to the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1952 brought him to Canada, and ultimately to Glengarry County, where h is co ntr ib uti ons to piping are legendary." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very minor edge wear, three very small corner creases, light rubbing. Very Good
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15.00 USD
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MacLellan, John A., Captain. CEOL BEAG AGUS CEOL MOR (LITTLE MUSIC AND BIG MUSIC). ARRANGED, COMPILED AND COMPOSED BY CAPTAIN JOHN A. MacLELLAN M.B.E.
Paterson's, London, 1971.
40 pp, oblong (6 7/8" H x 10" D) softcover (stapled in wraps). A collection of hornpipes, jigs, marches, reels, retreat marches, strathspeys, slow airs, piobaireachd. Interior - small old label residue on first page, cigarette odor, minor browning , otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - very light browning, minor rubbing. Very Good
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35.00 USD
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MacLellan, John, Captain, revised by. LOGAN'S COMPLETE TUTOR FOR THE HIGHLAND BAGPIPE AND A SELECTION OF MARCHES, QUICKSTEPS, LAMENTS, STRATHSPEYS, REELS & COUNTRY DANCES FOLLOWED BY PIOBAIREACHD EXERCISES & THE FAMOUS PIOBAIREACHD CHA TILL McCRUIMEIN (MAC CRIMMON WILL NEVER RETURN).
Paterson's, London, n.d.
xviii, 44 pp, oblong (7" H x 9 7/8" D), soft cover (stapled in wraps). Contents: Introduction; Notation; This is the Way to Make the Notes; Method Of Handling the Highland Bagpipe; Exercises; Important Hints to the Pupil; Drone Reeds; Chanter Reed s; Tunes. Interior - cigarette odor, very light browning in margins, two tiny light stains on contents page, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - light browning, very light soiling/rubbing, light edge wear - m a i n l y o n spine. Very Good-
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20.00 USD
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Mortimer, Harry. ON BRASS: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
Alphabooks, Sherborne, Dorset, England, (1981), Ist ed.
224 pp, large 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. Covers the author's life in the world of music, with special emphasis on brass bands. Many b&w photos. Dust jacket has light edge wear/wrinkling - mainly at top edge, minor rubbing. NF/VG
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15.00 USD
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N/A MASSED BANDS SPECTACULAR. BELLAHOUSTON PARK, GLASGOW 1990. SOUVENIR BROCHURE.
1990.
Unpaginated (42 pp.), 11 3/4" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). Color illustrations (photographs, reproductions, uniform studies, tartans). Contents: Foreword; The Army Benevolent Fund; City of Glasgow Council; The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards; The Scots Guards; The Royal Scots; The Royal Highland Fusiliers; The King's Own Scottish Borderers; The Cameronians; The Black Watch; Queen's Own Highlanders; Programme of Music; The Gordon Highlanders; The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; The Territo rial Army; Pipes and Drums; The Ceremony of Beating Retreat; Military Bands; Tartans and the Soldier; Regimental Colours; Pipe Banners; Strathclyde Police Pipe Band; Queen Victoria School; The Golden Lions. Interior - very light cigarette o d o r , s m a ll faint watermark with light waviness at fore-edge of approx. first 15 pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge browning, small faint watermark on inside edge of front cover. Very Good -
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N/A THE HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY PRESENTS A SEARCHLIGHT TATTOO. HOME PARK, WINDSOR, 6th, 7th, 8th, JULY, 1954.
1954.
30 pp, 8 1/2" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). The programme of the Tattoo. B&w drawings, advertisements. The programme gives details of the following events: The Band and Guard of the Sea Cadet Corps (Guildford); Household Cavalry Egyptian Wa r Saga; Drill Display by the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards; The Corps of Drums of the Guards Training Battalion; Display by the Dispatch Riders of The Royal Coprs of Signals; Cavalry Drill Display by The Household Training Cadre; Jeep Asse m b l y D i s play by the Corps of Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers; The Coach of the Royal Horse Guards (The Blues); Exhibition Polo Match; Interlude by the L.A.D. Royal Horse Guards; Illuminated Club Swinging by the Household Cavalry Train in g Ca dr e ; Ba ll oon Jumping by members of The Airborne Forces Depot, Aldershot; Musical Ride by Mounted Squadrons of the Household Cavalry; Finale. Interior - a few tiny light foxing marks, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership mar ks . Ext er io r - mi nor rubbing and minor edge wear, a few soft wrinkles on covers, minor soiling. Very Good
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Oakley, Derek. Foreword by HRH The Prince Philip. (Lieutenant Colonel Sir Vivian Dunn.) FIDDLER ON THE MARCH: A BIOGRAPHY OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL SIR VIVIAN DUNN, KCVO OBE FRAM ROYAL MARINES.
Royal Marines Historical Society, (London, 2000), Ist edition.
299 pp, small 4to (10 1/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photographs. "Vivian Dunn, probably the greatest military musician of his time (or the 20th century), was also an accomplished composer, arranger and conductor. This is the story of ho w his classical music upbringing...helped transform the Royal Marines Band Service into one of the finest military bands in the world; and how he used his early London musical contacts to bring enormous benefits to the Royal Marines. Havin g a c h i e v e d so much in his 38 years service to the Crown, with personal service to four sovereigns, he reverted to the classical role in his retirement, conducting and teaching musicians of all ages world wide..." Small dint on spine. Dust ja c ke t ha s sm al l dint/closed perforation on spine and small dint/rub on front hinge; very light rubbing; small edge creases on front flap. VG+/VG
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Richardson, R. F., Major General, foreword. THE ROYAL SCOTS (THE ROYAL REGIMENT): PIPE MUSIC.
Paterson's, London, c1981.
92 pp, oblong (6 7/8" H x 10" D) soft cover. Contents: Foreword; History of Piping in The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment); Pipe Music: Part I - The Royal Scots Selection. / Part II - Regimental Marches. Company Marches. / Part III - Regimental Ca lls and Warnings; Index of Tunes; Index of Composers and Arrangers in Part I. Interior - light cigarette odor, two store stamps and small sticker residue mark on title page, otherwise clean and tight with with no other ownership marks. Ext e r i o r - very light edge wear, minor rubbing, very light browning at edges of covers and edges of textblock. Very Good
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150.00 USD
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Sousa, John Philip. Selected, with an introduction, by Lester S. Levy. SOUSA'S GREAT MARCHES IN PIANO TRANSCRIPTION. ORIGINAL SHEET MUSIC OF 23 WORKS BY JOHN PHILIP SOUSA.
Dover, New York, 1975.
111 pp, 4to (11 3/4" H), soft cover. ISBN 0486231321 "In this playing edition of Sousa's great marches, Lester S. Levy has included 23 favorites that have continued to enjoy universal appeal to this day. Here are the great standards that are ever yone's favorites: 'The Stars and Stripes Forever' (both piano transcription and song publication), 'The Gladiator', 'Semper Fidelis', 'The Thunderer', 'The Washington Post', 'The High School Cadets', 'El Capitan', 'King Cotton', 'The Manhatt a n B e a c h March', and 'Liberty Bell'. Here are the favorites that brass band musicians will remember: 'The March Past of the Corcoran Cadets', 'The Free Lance', The Invincible Eagle', 'The March Past of the National Fencibles', 'The March Pas t of th e Ri fl e Regiment', and 'Jack Tar'. Sousa fans will find some of their own favorites - 'The Diplomat', 'Hail to the Spirit of Liberty', 'Hands Across the Sea', 'Imperial Edward' - and the editor has included three of his personal favorite s - ' T he Pi cad or Ma rch', 'The Beau Ideal March', and 'The Bride-Elect'. All these favorites are presented in reproductions of the original sheet music, along with reproductions of the original sheet music covers." Interior - clean and tight w it h no p rev iou s ow ner shi p marks. Exterior - minor edge wear, small bump at top of spine. Very Good
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