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The Lives of the Great Composers; Inscribed
by schonberg, Harold
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0393021467
- ISBN 13
- 9780393021462
- Seller
-
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Norton, 1970-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Red cloth covered boards with gilt lettering and black decorations along spine. INSCRIBED AND DATED BY AUTHOR TO INCLUDE A MUSICAL BAR by author; contents otherwise clean and unmarked. VG dust jacket nor price clipped; a few small chips and closed dears along edges; else intact. 599pp. Index. First edition - second printing. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Imperial Books and Collectibles
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017839
- Title
- The Lives of the Great Composers; Inscribed
- Author
- schonberg, Harold
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0393021467
- ISBN 13
- 9780393021462
- Publisher
- Norton
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1970-01-01
- Keywords
- signed; inscribed
- X weight
- 32 oz
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Imperial Books and Collectibles
Biblio member since 2012
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
About Imperial Books and Collectibles
Imperial Books and Collectibles, LLC is a partnership of retired professionals and avid collectors who are liquidating their own collections of books while assisting others to market their books both online and in a retail outlet under the "ImperialBks" banner. In business since 2010, ImperialBks has sold over ten thousand of high quality paper items through various channels with a uniformly high degree of customer satisfaction. Our mission is to treat both clients and customers like royalty, giving great value and personal attention to each.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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