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People and Pianos; A Century of Service to Music, 1853-1953 by Steinway, Theodore E - 1953
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People and Pianos; A Century of Service to Music, 1853-1953
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New York.: Steinway & Sons., 1953. First edition. Presumed first printing.. Hard cover. Fine in good dust jacket. Front and back illustrated jacket covers neatly tacked inside front over blank pale green end papers.. Gorsline (Jacket cover illustration by).. 1 Green cloth over boards; gold front and spine titles, piano icon. 125 p. 26 cm. B&W photos, portraits, artwork, facsimiles. Commemorative centennial company publication, finely produced. Cabinetmaker and inventive piano developer Henry Engelhard Steinway began building his first piano in the family kitchen in provincial Seesen, Germany, in 1836. Political turmoil in 1849 encouraged the liberal family to leave for New York, the Steinways and 7 of 8 children. By 1853, the firm of Steinway & Sons was formed. Including numerous archival photos and documents, pages of facsimile autographs of Steinway artists among them.
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- Edition First edition. Presumed first printing.
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- Publisher Steinway & Sons.
- Place of Publication New York.
- Date Published 1953
- Keywords Seesen, Germany|Piano invention|Piano factory|Famous pianists|Music and social history mid-19th to mid-20th centuries. American studies|Piano-building industry|Cabinetmakers
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People and pianos,: A century of service to music, Steinway & Sons, New York, 1853-1953
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Steinway and Sons, 1953. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. Illustrator: . 122 pages, illustrated. Light wear, pages toned; a good solid binding. The jacket has some wear and tear, stains. Newspaper clippings laid in have discolored the front flyleaf. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Music, Opera, Ballet, Dance; Inventory No: 199154. .
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PEOPLE AND PIANOS: A CENTURY OF SERVICE TO MUSIC - 1853-1953
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New York: Steinway & Sons, 1953. HC. very good, green cloth (hardcover) NO DUSTJACKET. B&W illustrations. Nicely illustrated company history. NO DUSTJACKET 122pp.
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Steinway. Hardcover . Good/Good. Good Hardcover with Good- Dustjacket. Moderate shelfwear to DJ, including tearing; some tears taped. Light shelfwear to covers. Spine ends bumped and rubbed. Textblock mildly soiled. A few pages creased. Pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.
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New York: Steinway & Sons, 1953. Very Good. Very good hard cover edition with good/very good dust jacket. Dust jacket with closed tears/edgewear. Illustrated throughout. Clean. Tight bindnig. No markings. 122 pages.
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Steinway. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. Second edition. Binding tight. Pages unmarked but a little tanned. Green cloth cover with only minor wear. Dustjacket has minor wear to edges, but otherwise fine. ; 10.1 X 7.0 X 0.8 inches; 125 pages .
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People and Pianos,: A Century of Service to Music, Steinway & Sons, New York, 1853-1953
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Steinway & Sons, NY, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, hardcover. Near fine condition in vg dj. Signed by Henry Z. Steinway, last member of the Steinway family to serve as president of the company. Covers and contents clean, no marking or writing. Binding sturdy and tight. 125 pp., illus.
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NY: Stein & Day, 1953. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Name front end paper, name stamp fore edge, very good; no dust jacket. 7 x 10 1/4. 122 pp. Acknowledgments, autographs Steinway immortals, numerous b/w photos, green cloth/gold titles & piano stamped front cover..
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