CURIOSITIES OF MUSIC; A Collection of Facts Not Generally Known, Regarding the Music of Ancient and Savage Nations;
by Elson, Louis C.;
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Dust Jacket,
- Seller
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Ditson, 1880. Book. Fair. Hardcover. gilt spine, pp., 363, vi, (index), cover unevenly faded, light stains, edge wear, front hinge cracked, Size: 12mo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AR 2011
- Title
- CURIOSITIES OF MUSIC; A Collection of Facts Not Generally Known, Regarding the Music of Ancient and Savage Nations;
- Author
- Elson, Louis C.;
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket,
- Publisher
- Ditson
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1880
- Keywords
- MUSIC, PRIMITIVE CHINESE ROMAN JAPANESE ELSON LOUIS C
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiques & Collectibles; Music;
Terms of Sale
Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
Returnable upon receipt with prior notification. If paying by check, please allow two weeks for clearance.
About the Seller
Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
Biblio member since 2004
Fredericton, New Brunswick
About Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
Mail order only. 51 years as a bookseller
Glossary
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....