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Lot 2053:
Description
A specialized six-volume reference library tailored for the serious early disc phonograph and ragtime enthusiast. This impressive lot features definitive research works, highlighted by Michael W. Sherman’s deluxe, limited-edition hardcover Collector’s Guide to Victor Records (revised second edition, copy #150 of 500) and his co-authored Note the Notes: An Illustrated History of the Columbia 78 rpm Record Label 1901-1958. Also included is Robert W. Baumbach’s authoritative Columbia Phonograph Companion Volume II, David A. Jasen’s indispensable discography Recorded Ragtime 1897-1958 published by Archon Books (1973), Joe Lindsay’s comprehensive Picture Discs of the World Price Guide (1923-1989), and Rainer E. Lotz’s German-language text Grammophonplatten aus der Ragtime-Ära. These essential volumes provide deep historical insights, label typography progressions, and matrix data from legendary American and international publishers. Overall, the collection is in good, clean vintage condition; the interiors remain tight and legible, though the yellow picture disc softcover displays prominent paper peeling, edge chipping, and heavy shelf wear along the spine and cover edges. Total stacked measurements are H 4.5″, W 11.5″, D 9″. See photos for condition.
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