A Pictorial History of Music by LANG, Paul Henry; BETTMANN, Otto - [c.1970s-1980s]

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. [c.1970s-1980s]. Hardcover. 0393021076 . A history of music, using ". . .all forms of the visual arts. . .by important artists." With over 600 pictures. Illustrations selected by Mr. Bettman; text by Mr. Land describes the various instruments and composers who played important roles in the development of all manner of music. Volume bears 1960 date, but likely published c.1970s-1980s. --- In black cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling & decorations. Jacket with composite image of musicians and instruments. --- A clean, tightly-bound, bright copy but with small area of discoloration to front panel. Unclipped jacket with some sunning to spine, dampstains to verso.; Small Quarto - 9 to 11 in. tall; vii, 242 pages .