Clockwork Music: An Illustrated History of Mechanical Musical Instruments from the Musical Box to the Pianola, from Automaton Lady Virginal Players to Orchestrion
by Ord-Hume, Arthur W. J. G
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0517500000
- ISBN 13
- 9780517500002
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About This Item
New York: Crown Publishers, 1973 Book. As New. Hardcover. First American Edition. Small 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 334 pp, aknowledgments, preface, introduction, 1. Mechanical Music in Antiquity; 2. Automaton Displays and Museums of Ingenuity; 3. The Early Musical Box; 4. Tin Discs and Music for the Mases; 5. Orchestratrion Organs and Automatic Orchestras; 6. Parlour Organettes and Self-Playing Organs; 7. Player Pianos and a Maestro in Every Home; 8. The Gramophone; 9. Miscellany; Appendix: Names of Instrumnents and their Makers; index with b&w illustrations throughout. First American Edition, 1973. "This book tells the story of the instruments of mechanical music in a novel way. The history and development of the instruments is interwoven with early advertisements, announcements, catalogues and newspaper articles. These are all facsimile reproductions and included among them are many rare, long out-of-pront items." from the jacket flap. Price clipped. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine..
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- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001730
- Title
- Clockwork Music: An Illustrated History of Mechanical Musical Instruments from the Musical Box to the Pianola, from Automaton Lady Virginal Players to Orchestrion
- Author
- Ord-Hume, Arthur W. J. G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First American Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0517500000
- ISBN 13
- 9780517500002
- Publisher
- Crown Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- MUSIC HISTORY CLOCKWORK MUSIC AUTOMATIC MECHANICAL MUSIC ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
- Bookseller catalogs
- MUSIC;
- Size
- Small 4to
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About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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