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New York, New York: Alfred A Knopf, Inc - Distrubuted by Random House, 1977. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Very Good hardcover book with very good condition dust jacket. (dust jacket has mylar cover for further protection). Dust jacket has bumping on top and bottom edges. Book is in great condition. Previous owners name and note inside front cover. There is some yellowing on first open two pages where newspaper clippings were inside book that previous owner somehow found related (left in book for you). Book cover is gold with red and black lettering down spine..
The Tuning of the World by Schafer, R. Murray - 1977
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Toronto, Canada: McClelland & Stewart. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 0394409663 . 301 pages including index and reference notes. A pioneering exploration into the past history and present state of the most neglected aspect of our environment: the SOUNDSCAPE, a term coined by the author. The soundscape is our sonic environment, the ever-present array of noises, pleasant and unpleasant, loud and soft, heard or ignored, that we all live with. From the murmur of bees to the blast of an explosion, this vast, ever-changing compendium of bird-song, jackhammers, chamber music, screams, train whistles and rain has been a part of human existence since the beginning of time. Dust jacket is price-clipped and shows light to moderate wear with a quarter inch tear to bottom edge of back panel. Book clean and unmarked with light bumping and mild warp to front board. Nice copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Schafer, R. Murray The Tuning of the World Soundscape 301 pages including index and reference notes. A pioneering exploration into the past history and present state of the most neglected aspect of our environment: the SOUNDSCAPE, a term coined by the a .
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.First edition, first printing. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Minor shelf wear to boards, wear and minor tears to dust jacket. All pages are intact and unmarked, binding is sound. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Boards and dust jacket show signs of shelf wear. All pages are intact, binding is sound. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Former owner's name in ink on front inside board, otherwise clean and unmarked copy. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.First edition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Pages absent any extraneous marks. New mylar added to ensure future enjoyment. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. Important book on our acoustic environment, its history & impact, coining the term 'soundscape'. Schafer was a Canadian teacher, composer, & writer. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured; first American edition (first printing). Light wear to book, faint tape stains and some denting to covers, light creasing to spine; jacket shows light wear, couple of short tears, light internal tanning & small sticker stain, hint of spine fade, $12.95 price present; endsheets lightly tanned, small ink date, small ink marks inside rear cover - a name blotted out? Text clean; [2], xii, 301 pages; index, notes, glossary, appendixes, a few figures. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Octavo.
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977-06-01. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. Alfred A. Knopf, 1977; stated First Edition, no additional printings indicated; xii, 301pp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; very minor wear to edges of boards, gilt titling on maroon cloth spine remains bright and bold; text also very good. Light wear to edges of clipped dust jacket; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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