Bach by Boyd, Malcolm
- Bookseller: Aldersgate Books Inc.
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 20563
- Book condition: NF/NF. Nice copy of this scarce edition.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd.
Description
NF/NF. Nice copy of this scarce edition. London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1983. First Edition. First Printing. Tan Cloth hardcover with bright gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial red Dust Jacket now in clear plastic BRODART protector. Original price Sterling to front endflap. The Master Musicians Series edited by Stanley Sadie. Twelve pages of photographs, eight line illustrations and forty-one music examples. Contains a Bach family tree and bibliography. 290pp. Index.
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.
gilt : Decorative patterns imbedded into the affected portion of a book. Often appears on the boards or the spine, and may be very simple, to elegant, to ludicrous.
Brodart : Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The name refers to the company by the same name which produces many book repair and archival products.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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