Pleasures of music : an anthology of writing about music and musicians from Cellini to Bernard Shaw / edited & with an introduction by Jacques Barzun
by Barzun, Jacques (1907-)
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
London : Readers Union, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in original gilt-blocked cloth with some wear and tear as with age. Boards and spine stained. Remains well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; 520 p. ; 22 cm. Notes; ""This Readers Union edition was produced in 1954 for sale to its members only""--t.p. verso. Includes bibliography (p. [507]-513) and index. Subjects; Music. Music History and criticism. Genre; Bibliography.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 351324
- Title
- Pleasures of music : an anthology of writing about music and musicians from Cellini to Bernard Shaw / edited & with an introduction by Jacques Barzun
- Author
- Barzun, Jacques (1907-)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London : Readers Union
- Date Published
- 1954
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