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A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1889) Index to the Four Volumes and Catalogue of Articles Contributed by Each Writer (First Edition)
by Various; George Grove, Editor; Edmond R. Wodehouse, Index and Catalogue
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London / New York: MacMillan and Co, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First edition. Brown cloth covers. Gilt upper edge. 188pp. Binding is tight. Front cover is stained with small spots. First and last few pages foxed, and there is slight foxing throughout the text body, but overall the text is mostly clean. Free from underlining, highlighting, or notes. Full refund if not satisfied.
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- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 060111
- Title
- A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1889) Index to the Four Volumes and Catalogue of Articles Contributed by Each Writer (First Edition)
- Author
- Various; George Grove, Editor; Edmond R. Wodehouse, Index and Catalogue
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- MacMillan and Co
- Place of Publication
- London / New York
- Date Published
- 1890
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
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