Beethoven
by Bekker, Paul
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair /No Jacket As Issued
- Seller
-
Vashon, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Berlin: Bei Schuster & Loeffler. 1911. First edition / 1st Printing. H Hardcover. Fair. First edition / First printing. Text in German. Fair, no dust jacket as issued, both inner hinges cracked ( but holding), first & last sections of pages have pulled loose, spine color is faded to tan color. Bound in burnt orange buckram, gold decorations on spine, gold lettering on front cover, top edge gilt. 24 x 30cm. hard cover. 499pp + 116 plates at rear.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Vashon Island Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0793928
- Title
- Beethoven
- Author
- Bekker, Paul
- Illustrator
- Illustrated with 116 b&w Plates of Portraits, Facsimiles & Photos
- Format/Binding
- H Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket As Issued
- Edition
- First edition / 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bei Schuster & Loeffler
- Place of Publication
- Berlin
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- #1938.1 bEKKER PAUL BEETHOVEN Ludwig van Von Composer Biography Musical Classic First 1st Edition
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.
Terms of Sale
Vashon Island Books
We accept payment via Credit card, check, money order, and *PayPal* (vashonbooks@comcast.net) . Payment with order. Check (US$ only/US Bank), PayPal or Credit Card (Visa, M/C, AMEX. Discover). 7-day return only if not as described (you must notify us immediately on upon receipt of any problem). DJs Brodarted. We pack carefully. Shipping: U.S.: $4.00 1st volume, $2.00 each additional volume via book rate. Priority Mail minimum $7.95 (large/heavy cost more). UPS also available at extra cost.
About the Seller
Vashon Island Books
Biblio member since 2003
Vashon, Washington
About Vashon Island Books
Vashon Island Books is located on Vashon Island an idylic country setting just a short ferry ride from Downtown Seattle. We are a quality internet bookstore for readers & collectors. We have a select, diverse stock that is constantly changing and growing. We do the majority of our business over the Net and are committed to providing professional service. With 30 plus years combined bookselling experience and knowledge Vashon Island Books provides a trustworthy and respected outlet for your book buying needs
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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