The Public School Music Course, The Fourth Music Reader by Whiting, Charles E
- Bookseller: Greenberry House
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 002248
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Good
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Edition: Not Stated
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: D. C. Heath and Company
- Place: Boston
- Date published: 1891
Description
Boston: D. C. Heath and Company, 1891. 112 pages, words, music and instruction. A continuation of the series for use in schools by a former teacher of music in Boston Public Schools. Gold decorative boards with black lettering, cloth spine. Cover darkened and edge worn, some soiling of cover with some scratches and staining, boards warped. Corners bumped, remains of sticker across spine, interior pages tanned and a little stained, stamps and sticker from Thomas Normal Training School, Detroit, Michigan on front fixed endpaper, pencil marks and notations on other endpapers.. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book
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. Also known as the back.
12mo : An abbreviation for duodecimo, a book size describing a book which is approximately 7 by 4.5 inches.
endpaper : The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after printing. One side is glued to the inner portion of the boards (the paste-down) and the other is left loose (free endpaper).
soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
bumped : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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