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The Indispensable Harp : Historical Development, Modern Roles, Configurations, and Performance Practices in Ecuador and Latin America
by Schechter, John Mendell
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Fine copy. Cloth is clean and free of fraying; board are free of bumps; pages are crips, clean, bright and free of marks an
- ISBN 10
- 0873384393
- ISBN 13
- 9780873384391
- Seller
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About This Item
Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1992. Hardcover. Very Fine copy. Cloth is clean and free of fraying; board are free of bumps; pages are crips, clean, bright and free of marks and creases; binding is tight and square. Like new.. Octavo in brown cloth with gilt titles on spine and cover; illus.; 288 pp., 24 cm. Includes a 1992 autographed signed letter from Schechter to Professor Gerard Behague of the Department of Music at UT, Austin. It is also inscribed to Prof. Behague on the title page.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 84524
- Title
- The Indispensable Harp : Historical Development, Modern Roles, Configurations, and Performance Practices in Ecuador and Latin America
- Author
- Schechter, John Mendell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine copy. Cloth is clean and free of fraying; board are free of bumps; pages are crips, clean, bright and free of marks an
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0873384393
- ISBN 13
- 9780873384391
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Place of Publication
- Kent, Ohio
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- Harp, Musical instruments, Spain, Latin America, Ecuador
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music;
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