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Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Sein Leben und seine Werke ... Zweite stark vermehrte und verbesserte Auflage. Mit Portrait in Stahlstich
by [MENDELSSOHN]. Reissmann, August 1825-1903
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About This Item
Berlin: J. Guttentag (D. Collin), 1872. Octavo. Original publisher's full blindstamped maroon cloth with titling gilt to upper, spine with titling and decorative stamping gilt, marbled edges. 1f. (recto blank, verso fine bust-length portrait of Mendelssohn engraved and printed by Weger, Leipzig), 1f. (recto title, verso colophon), 2ff. (foreword to the first and second editions), 1f. (recto contents, verso blank), 1f. (recto half-title, verso blank), [3]-320 pp. With occasional musical examples. issue-guard to frontispiece.
Binding slightly worn, rubbed, and bumped; head and tail of spine slightly frayed; endpapers slightly worn and soiled; handstamp "Groethuysen" to upper outer corner of free front endpaper and following leaf. Minor wear and browning; some leaves slightly creased. A German writer on music and composer, Reissmann edited the Musikalisches Conversations-Lexikon, an important reference on 19th century music, following Hermann Mendel's death in 1876.
Binding slightly worn, rubbed, and bumped; head and tail of spine slightly frayed; endpapers slightly worn and soiled; handstamp "Groethuysen" to upper outer corner of free front endpaper and following leaf. Minor wear and browning; some leaves slightly creased. A German writer on music and composer, Reissmann edited the Musikalisches Conversations-Lexikon, an important reference on 19th century music, following Hermann Mendel's death in 1876.
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- Bookseller
- J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34561
- Title
- Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Sein Leben und seine Werke ... Zweite stark vermehrte und verbesserte Auflage. Mit Portrait in Stahlstich
- Author
- [MENDELSSOHN]. Reissmann, August 1825-1903
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. Guttentag (D. Collin)
- Place of Publication
- Berlin
- Date Published
- 1872
- Keywords
- 19th century German music, 19th century German musical literature, biographies of 19th century German composers, iconography of 19th century German composers
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J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC
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Syosset, New York
About J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC
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