Curiosities of Music: A Collection of Facts Not Generally Known, Regarding the Music of Ancient and Savage Nations
by Elson, Louis C
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket; Boards worn, hinges cracked, owner names and writing on front free endpaper, pages toned.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Oliver Ditson and Co.. Fair with no dust jacket; Boards worn, hinges cracked, owner names and . writing on front free endpaper, pages toned.. 1880. Hardcover. Brown beveled cloth with titles in gilt on spine. History of music among the Hindoos, ancient Egyptians, Biblical and Hebrew music, music of ancient Greece and Rome, Chinese and Japanese music, music of Tasmania, Australia, Africa, the early Christian church, Gregorian chants, medieval troubadors, and curiosities of the opera. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 363 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42265
- Title
- Curiosities of Music: A Collection of Facts Not Generally Known, Regarding the Music of Ancient and Savage Nations
- Author
- Elson, Louis C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket; Boards worn, hinges cracked, owner names and writing on front free endpaper, pages toned.
- Publisher
- Oliver Ditson and Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1880
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- MUSIC History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music;
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Old Saratoga Books
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Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...