The Life of Beethoven
by Ignace Moscheles (Ed.)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Catawissa, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Oliver Ditson and Company ca. 1860. Reprint of 1841 printing. In brown cloth covers with embossed Beethoven in brown and blocked in gilt on upper front cover and gilt lettering on spine. Gilt top dge and bevelled covers. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked text pages. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Bumping and light rubbing to ends of spine . Moderate shelf wear. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quaker House Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004279
- Title
- The Life of Beethoven
- Author
- Ignace Moscheles (Ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Oliver Ditson and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Biography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
Terms of Sale
Quaker House Books
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About the Seller
Quaker House Books
Biblio member since 2006
Catawissa, Pennsylvania
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