Peter Walls (212 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Unpaginated, illustrated. A clean fine paperback exhibition catalog in decorative wrappers (soft cover book).

dvd. Condition: Used - Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 120 pages. John Wain "Poem by an Electronic Brain" / Marcel Ayme "The Man Who Walked Through Walls" / Violet Hammersley "At the Turn of the Century" / George Barker "Coming to London - IV" / J Maclaren-Ross "Mr Hamilton and Mr Gorse" / Peter Quennell "The Goncourts" / Idris Parry on Robert Musil / Margaret Lane on Trollope. …

paperback. Condition: New.

Pictorial Card Covers. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. 68 pages, bibliography, natural history bibliography, maps, b&w illustrations, footpath maps, riverside Walks. History & natural history of one of York's two great rivers. Very good condition.

paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 160 pages. Illustrated. New Dances for the Ball: The Annual Collections of France and England in the 18th Century (pp. 164-173) Ingrid Brainard Triple Pavans: Clues to Some Mysteries in 16th-Century Dance (pp. 174-181) Julia Sutton Spectacle in Milan: Cesare Negri's Torch Dances (pp. 182-196) Pamela Jones What Did Prince Henry Do with His Feet on Sunday 19 August 1604? (pp. 198-202+205-207) Judy Smith and Ian Gatiss Dance and Dance Music in the Netherlands in the 18th Century (pp. 209-219) Joan Rimmer 'Ill-Compliments and Arbitrary Taste'?: Geminiani's Directions for Performers (pp. 221-235) Peter Walls A 17th-Century French Manuscript on Organ Performance (pp. 236-241+243-245+247-251) William Pruitt.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Hand-sewn chapbook. Condition: Very good with light wear to covers, no marks to text. First Edition, First Printing (No additional printings stated). Poetry - Collectible; 16mo 6" - 7" tall.

No Binding. Condition: VG. A VG or better folded pressbook with no cuts. Size: 11" x 17". Book.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Large format. 68pp, the edges browning a very little with age. Soft card covers with an illustration by Ethel Newton. Maps and b + w photographs. Internally clean. The geographical setting, and history of the River which flows into York where it became a Roman anchorage, medieval moat and royal fishpond, and the history of the the Foss Navigation Company. Details of the flora and fauna found on its banks, suggested walks etc.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 210 pages. Illustrated. Jeremy Montagu "Musical instrumentals in Hans Memling's paintings" / Peter Walls "Reconstructing the archangel: Corelli 'ad vivum pinxit'" / Rebecca Cypess "Chambonnieres, Jollain and the first engraving of harpsichord music in France" / Lionel Sawkins "Exotic nectar transformed: the grands motets of Lalande's maturity" / John Koster "Towards an optimal instrument: Domenico Scarlatti and the new wave of Iberian harpsichord making" / Carl Sloane "A fresh look at Domenico Scarlatti's Essercizi per gravicembalo, and the 'tremulo di sopra'" / John Byrt "Elements of Rhythmic inequality in the arias of Alessandro Scarlatti and Handel". …

Paperback. Condition: As New. As New; For over a century, lighthouses and their dedicated keepers have saved countless lives and prevented numerous tragedies up and down the coast. A comprehensive and fascinating look at these remarkable landmarks, blending practical information on location and accessibility with riveting facts, local lore, and gorgeous photography. From Fisgard Lighthouse, a National Historic Site at the mouth of Esquimalt Harbour, to the remote west coast sentinels of Cape Beale and Pachena Point.…

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Magazine. 16mo. String bound illustrated stiff paper wrappers. Touch of wear at two corners, else fine. Poetry anthology with Sheila Nickerson, Doyle Wesley Walls, Peter Wild, William Jay Smith, John Druska, Jared Carter, Leonard Nathan, Jim Handlin, Robley Wilson, Jr., Red Saner, Merry Speece, Albert Goldbarth, Scott Simmer, John Fandel, Dennis Trudell, Jean Balderson, Frank Short, William Hoagland, Sonia Gernes, and Joseph Bruchac. …

Condition: Very Good. 3 pages, illustrated An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: A4 Size. Category: History Today; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Vintage black-and-white British front-of-house card from the 1948 UK film. A well received romance about a member of English royalty pretending to be a mere footman. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Paperback. Condition: nrFine. Reprint. Name of owner at front of book. Book is in nearly fine condition with only slightest signs of wear and/or age.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 48 pages. Cover worn. Geography: ''O'' Level Passbook (Key Facts) Knowles, Professor Richard.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Stapled Softcover Wraps. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Includes 'Ballard's Anatomy,' an interview by Paul Di Filippo, 'Terminal Lunch' by Di Filippo, 'Synaptic Intrigue' by Richard Kadrey, 'Distant Fingers' by Elizabeth Hand, 'A Difference Dictionary' by Eileen Gunn and much else. Copiously illustrated. Light rusty marks around the staples and a four inch crease to the top corner of the back cover but otherwise unmarked. Baer, Freddie; Ferret; Schindler, Richard; Memmott, David; Ketterman-Feeney, D.S.; Zone, Joey; Ketterman, Kim; Reich, Arkady; Brown, S. Patrick (illustrator).…

Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. Research in the 20th and 21st centuries into historical performance practice has changed not just the way performers approach music of the 17th and 18th centuries but, eventually, the way audiences listen to it. This volume, beginning with a 1915 Saint-Saëns lecture on the performance of old music, sets out to capture musicological discussion that has actually changed the way Baroque music can sound. The articles deal with historical instruments, pitch, tuning, temperament, the nexus between technique and style, vibrato, the performance implications of musical scores, and some of the vexed questions relating to rhythmic alteration. It closes with a section on the musicological challenges to the ideology of the early music movement mounted (principally) in the 1990s. Leading writers on historical performance practice are represented. Recognizing that significant developments in historically-inspired performance have been led by instrument makers and performers, the volume also contains representative essays by key practitioners.…