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HAYDN. CHRONICLE AND WORKS. HAYDN IN ENGLAND 1791-1795
by ROBBINS LANDON, H. C.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Thames and Hudson. 1976. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Publisher's original olive cloth with gilt titles on green to the spine and a gilt emblem to the upper board, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with colour and black and white reproductions of paintings, letters, and musical scores. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents, with light spotting to the top edge of the text block, are otherwise clean throughout and without previous owner's marks. Complete with the lightly nicked and edge-worn original dustwrapper which has been price-clipped to the lower front flap. Chronologically volume three in the author's five volume magnum opus. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23579
- Title
- HAYDN. CHRONICLE AND WORKS. HAYDN IN ENGLAND 1791-1795
- Author
- ROBBINS LANDON, H. C.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Thames and Hudson. 1976
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lucius Books
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York, North Yorkshire
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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