Bach: A Biography
by [BACH, J.S.]. Terry, Charles Sanford
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Syosset, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Oxford University Press, 1928. Octavo. Full dark blue cloth with illustration gilt to upper, titling gilt to spine. 292 pp. + 2 folding plates + 76 full-page illustrative plates. Bookplate of May Vreeland to front pastedown. Binding slightly worn, rubbed, and bumped; endpapers browned and with offset from bookplate. Foxed.
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Details
- Bookseller
- J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36604
- Title
- Bach: A Biography
- Author
- [BACH, J.S.]. Terry, Charles Sanford
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
Terms of Sale
J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC
All items may be returned within 7 days of receipt, packed, shipped and insured as received.
About the Seller
J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Syosset, New York
About J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC
Established in 1977, our firm is recognized as one of the leading international dealers in musical autographs and manuscripts; rare printed music; rare books, prints, drawings and ephemera relating to music and dance dating from the 15th to the 20th centuries.We were honored to be interviewed by Final Note Magazine. To read the article please go to the following URL: http://www.finalnotemagazine.com/music-antiquarians-john-and-jude-lubrano/
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- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...