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Encyclopedia of Concert Music
by Ewen, David
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- Seller
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Steelton, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Hill and Wang, 1959. Among the subjects covered are Musical Compositions, Composers, Performers and Performances, Musical Terms, Musical Instruments, History and Background of Music, Theories and Theorists of Music, Literary and Artistic Souces, and many special articles. Around 1500 musical compositions are described. The book is in close to Fine condition, with a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book is bound in black cloth, with a red cloth spine, and gilt spine lettering. The binding is tight and secure. The pages are clean and bright throughout. A former owner's signature is on the front free endpaper. The dust jacket has tiny tears and chips along the edges. I've placed the dust jacket into a Brodart protective sleeve. A small blindstamp circle on the rear panel indicates that this is a BCE. The book measures 5 3/4 by 8 1/2 inches and includes 566 pages.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Seller
- Grimalkin Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 001549
- Title
- Encyclopedia of Concert Music
- Author
- Ewen, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Publisher
- Hill and Wang
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- Music, Orchestral, Symphonies, Concerts, Composers, Conductors
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Grimalkin Books
Grimalkin Books is located in Steelton, Pennsylvania, the first town south of Harrisburg. We specialize in older, unusual books and sets, often literary, artistic, or historical. "Grimalkin" is old English for an old gray cat, mainly because the owner, Bob Amsel, is a cat lover. All books subject to prior sale. Payment must be received within 10 days of the order or item will be returned to stock. We accept money orders, bank checks, personal checks (allow time to clear), PayPal or MasterCard/Visa through Biblio's credit card processing service. International orders must be paid in US dollars and can be paid via PayPal, credit card (through ABE), or International Postal Money Order. Your purchase will be carefully packaged to protect it during shipping. Books may not be returned just because the buyer has changed his mind. Only books with actual defects that were not mentioned by the seller in the listing may be returned. Please insure returns for their full value.
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Brodart
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- Jacket
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- 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.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Blindstamp
- A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...
- 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...
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