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In Search of Music
by Young, Percy M
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Kirkwall, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Lutterworth Press, 1956. Slight creasing and a couple of small tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends of red boards, original owner's name on f/ep, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Written at the time for young people, a sequel to the author's "Music is for You", a basic history of classical music. 208pp, b&w drawings at chapter heads.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Kennedy, Richard. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- JimsOldBooks
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013073
- Title
- In Search of Music
- Author
- Young, Percy M
- Illustrator
- Kennedy, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Lutterworth Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Music-History
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Music;
Terms of Sale
JimsOldBooks
Books dispatched within 1-2 working days. Returns accepted but customer should notify me within seven days of receipt of the book. Postage charges based on average book weight. Reduced rates will apply to lighter parcels when possible. Heavy books are mentioned in the book description, you will be informed of any increased charges before the book is dispatched.
About the Seller
JimsOldBooks
Biblio member since 2004
Kirkwall, Orkney
About JimsOldBooks
Based in Kirkwall, Orkney off the north coast of Scotland. No shop, internet sales only..
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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