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LIVES OF THE PIANO: A Consideration, a Celebration, a History and a Genealogy of Pianos and Their Friends
by Gaines, James R. (Editor)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0030579740
- ISBN 13
- 9780030579745
- Seller
-
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1981. 215 pp. Original black cloth covers w/ title on spine. Very bright and clean. Light foxing to side pg. text block. DJ has modest wear to edges. Price clipped. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents very nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10732MUS
- Title
- LIVES OF THE PIANO: A Consideration, a Celebration, a History and a Genealogy of Pianos and Their Friends
- Author
- Gaines, James R. (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0030579740
- ISBN 13
- 9780030579745
- Publisher
- Holt, Rinehart and Winston
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- Music, Music Instruments, Musical Instruments, Pianos, Piano History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
Biblio member since 2007
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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