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The Fifth String
by John Philip Sousa
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill, 1902-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Howard Chandler Christy. Original VG black cloth covered with gilt lettering and design on cover and along spine; moderate rubbing along edges. Binding secure; contents clean and unmarked except for some light tide lines on rear pages. Gilt top edge. No dust jacket. 125pp. featuring five tissue protected plates by Howard Chandler Christy. FIRST EDITION. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
Synopsis
The coming of Diotti to America had awakened more than usual interest in the man and his work. His marvelous success as violinist in the leading capitals of Europe, together with many brilliant contributions to the literature of his instrument, had long been favorably commented on by the critics of the old world. Many stories of his struggles and his triumphs had found their way across the ocean and had been read and re-read with interest.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Imperial Books and Collectibles
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 035177
- Title
- The Fifth String
- Author
- John Philip Sousa
- Illustrator
- Howard Chandler Christy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bobbs-Merrill
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis, IN
- Date Published
- 1902-01-01
- Weight
- 0.63 lbs
Terms of Sale
Imperial Books and Collectibles
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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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