New York: The Dial Press, Inc.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1935. First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. Publisher's full red cloth, decoration blindstamped on front cover, gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated wtih B&W photograph on frontispiece and fifteen additional B&W photographs. Includes Index of Fifty Symphonies, and Some Notes on the Common Musical Forms.. Covers slightly soiled, minimal shelf-wear to corners and edges, stain on ffep, else unmarked, tight, square and clean. VERY GOOD. . B&W illustrations. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. (vi), 347 pp .

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Bookseller: Round Table Books, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 15139
Title: How To Understand Music
Author: Thompson, Oscar
Format/Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition: First Edition. 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Dial Press, Inc.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1935
Keywords: Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Verdi, Mozart, Wagner, New York Philharmonic, Fabien Sevitzky, String Instruments
Bookseller catalogs: Reference; Theatre & Performing Arts;

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