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A History of Music in Pictures
by Georg Kinsky (edited by)
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable/No jacket as issued
- Seller
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Cazenovia, New York, United States
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About This Item
Published 1930 by J. M. Dent and E. P. Dutton. Edited by Georg Kinsky with the co-operation of Robert Haas, Hans Schnoor and other experts and with an introduction by Eric Blom. This copy was bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe of London in acid free leather and is flexibly hand sewn. Printed on gloss paper, head and tail bands and one silk ribbon marked which is worn and split. Leather cover as shown with this listing has five raised bands on the spine, gilt stamping on spine only. The cover is rubbed, scuffed and worn in places but the hand sewn binding is firm. Decorative endpapers with gilt-ruled board edges on front and back boards, gilt edges. Some spotting to text, see photos. A rare copy and despite its minor flaws is a thing of beauty, hansome addition to any book collection. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi (A3)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2320
- Title
- A History of Music in Pictures
- Author
- Georg Kinsky (edited by)
- Illustrator
- Frontispiece after an original portrait in oils by F. G. Waldmuller
- Format/Binding
- Fine binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. (London & Toronto) & E. P. Dutton & Co. (New York)
- Place of Publication
- London, Toronto & New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Pages
- 380
- Size
- 9 x 12
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Musical history. Georg Kinsky. Eric Bloom. Sangorski & Sutcliffe fine binding.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music; Musical History; Fine Binding;
Terms of Sale
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Return guarantee with full refund, including shipping costs, for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Biblio member since 2018
Cazenovia, New York
About Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
We are a group of volunteers supporting our local library. All proceeds go to the library. We strive for excellent customer service. Please contact us with any questions. If you are in the area you may also visit our store, Carriage Barn Books, adjacent to the library at 100 Albany Street Cazenovia NY
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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