The Art of the Musician - A Guide to the Intelligent Appreciation of Music
by Henry G Hanchett
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York & London: Macmillan, 1905 Book. Good. Green Buckram. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book which arose from a course of lectures in musical appreciation, with the emphasis on understanding the aims and purposes of the composer, rather than the technicalities of its production. 327pp with index, illustrated with musical examples. Gilt lettering and design to top board and spine. Top edges gilt. Slight bumping to spine and corners and minor foxing to fore-edges, otherwise good copy. Prize certificate dated 1910 to pastedown.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Washburn Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014860
- Title
- The Art of the Musician - A Guide to the Intelligent Appreciation of Music
- Author
- Henry G Hanchett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- New York & London
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Washburn Books
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire
About Washburn Books
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...