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The Fifth String
by Sousa, John Philip
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Publisher's green decorated cloth. Light wear to spine ends
- Seller
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HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Company, 1902. First edition. Frontispiece and illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy. 8vo. Publisher's green decorated cloth. Light wear to spine ends. First edition. Frontispiece and illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy. 8vo. One of three novels written by the American composer John Philip Sousa. the protagonist of The Fifth String is a young violinist who makes a deal with the Devil for a magic violin with five strings.
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
- The Old Mill Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 266174
- Title
- The Fifth String
- Author
- Sousa, John Philip
- Format/Binding
- Frontispiece and illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Publisher's green decorated cloth. Light wear to spine ends
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Bowen-Merrill Company
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1902
- Keywords
- American
Terms of Sale
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HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey
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