Messiah by Herbage, Julian - 1948

Max Parrish, 1948. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1948. No Edition Remarks. 71 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Pictorial dust jacket over pictorial cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and heavy crushing to spine ends. Binding remains firm. Unclipped jacket with heavy edge wear, large tears and chipping, causing loss around edges and spine. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking.

Max Parrish & Co Limited, 1948. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1948. No Edition Remarks. 72 pages. Beige illustrated dust jacket over beige paper illustrative boards with black lettering to spine and front. Colour illustrative plates as well as Black and white illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Boards are bowed. Book has a slight forward lean. Splits to spine head, back joint. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Tanning to spine and edges.

NY: Chanticleer, 1948. 8vo, pp. 71. 7 plates in color and 34 black-and-white illustrations. Flyleaves little stained, cover worn, signature on title, o/w VG. The story of Handel's Messiah.

New York: Chanticleer Press, 1948. Hardcover. Good +/good +. A title in the 'World of Music' series. Book traces the history of Handel's famous Oratorio - "Messiah". Tight binding. No chips or tears on pages. Gift inscription and shadow created by dust jacket flaps on endpapers. 1" of spine covering is missing at tail end. Dust jacket has some tears and chips and is missing a triangular piece on front panel. A hole has been neatly punched through the front flap of the jacket, likely to remove the original price. Includes 7 plates in colour and 34 black and white illustrations. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 71 pp.

London: Max Parrish, 1948. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Max Parrish & Co Limited 1948. Imperial octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Max Parrish & Co, 1948. Hardcover. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Undated c. 1948. The World of Music series. Spine missing top and tail with tearing to paper boards. Item Type: Book. No Dust Jacket. Category: Music; Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 011271. .