CARILLON MUSIC AND SINGING TOWERS OF THE OLD WORLD AND THE NEW. - The British First Edition
by Rice, William Gorham
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Minus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Plainfield, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
London: John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, 1926. 397 pages. This is the British edition which is much scarcer than the American edition. Photo illustrated. Expanded version of Rice's "CARILLONS OF BELGIUM AND HOLLAND," which was THE FIRST BOOK ON THE CARILLON IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Together with his later books, Rice contributed significantly to the rise of the carillon art in America. Other than some browning of the endpapers, and some darkening of the spine, this is a Very Good copy.. Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- The Country Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10878
- Title
- CARILLON MUSIC AND SINGING TOWERS OF THE OLD WORLD AND THE NEW. - The British First Edition
- Author
- Rice, William Gorham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- John Lane the Bodley Head Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Bells, Bellringing, Carillons, Music, Belgium, Holland, Campanology, Musical Instruments.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bells and Carillons;
Terms of Sale
The Country Bookshop
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About the Seller
The Country Bookshop
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Plainfield, Vermont
About The Country Bookshop
60,000 books, old postcards, and assorted paper ephemera in an old house located in the rural town of Plainfield, VT. We have been in business since 1974. We're open 7 days a week from 10 until 5.
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