The Flute
by Rockstro, Richard Shepherd
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Rudall, Carte and Co., 1928. 'A Treatise on the Construction The History and the Practice of The Flute including a Sketch of the Elements of Acoustics and Critical Notices of Sixty Celebrated Flute-Players.' Translated by Georgina M. Rockstro. Boards with light edgewear, corners and spine ends bumped, light wear to spine edges, gilt lettering to spine, binding slightly cocked but pp secure, black endpapers, light spotting to initial and final pages, 664 pages clean, unmarked, 67 illustrations and diagrams engraved on wood except for figure 61 - 'A Cylinder Flute by Boehm'.. Revised Edition. Hard. Good. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookcase (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74497
- Title
- The Flute
- Author
- Rockstro, Richard Shepherd
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Publisher
- Rudall, Carte and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music;
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
Bookcase
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About the Seller
Bookcase
Biblio member since 2009
Carlisle, Cumbria
About Bookcase
A Georgian four-floor antiquarian bookshop in Carlisle's historic quarter specialising in Cumbria, Scotland, Mountaineering and rare finds. We are a friendly business, which was started by a local family and is run by friendly and experienced team members.
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- Gilt
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- Cocked
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