The Mirror of Music 1844-1944. A Century of Musical Life in Britain as reflected in the pages of the Musical Times. Two Volumes. by Scholes, Percy A - (1947).

Novello, 1947. A heavy book. Pages xvii and 525 to 964pp of the two volume set. Blue cloth covered boards, a very little rubbed to the ends of the spine. B + w illustrations. Internally very clean. Volume 2 of two covering the musical life of a century in Britain - church choirs and composers, the woman chorister agitation of the 1890s, Christmas, hymn tune composers, Mendelssohn, church organists, rhythm in education, public schools, Welsh Eisteddfod, Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of Music, Novello Family, Gramophone and Radio, dulcimers, Coronation of Edward VII etc.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Novello and Company and Oxford University Press , 1947 . Hardback. . 8vo blue cloth. The picture on this listing page is of the actual book for sale. Good+ hardback (light edgewear, esp. to shelf edge, small ownership label, foxing to endpapers, pages gently age-toned otherwise internally clean and unmarked).

Novello & Co. [&] Oxford University Press, 1947. 1st edn. 2 vols. 8vo. Rebound in gilt lettered dark red library binding (labels on tails of spines - otherwise VG), no dustwrappers. Pp. xix + 523 [&] xvii + 527-964, illus with b&w photos (ex public library with usual stamps and markings).

Novello & Company and Oxford University Press, 1947-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. [From the library of noted scholar Richard A. Macksey.] 2 volume set. Hardcover and dust jacket. Tears to jackets with loss. Good bindings and covers. Shelf wear. Pages unmarked. <br> "Liberally illustrated and containing a comprehensive index, this book is not only a most valuable encyclopedic work of reference, but an instructive and entertaining narrative." <br> "Richard A. Macksey was a celebrated Johns Hopkins University professor whose affiliation with the university spanned six and a half decades. A legendary figure not only in his own fields of critical theory, comparative literature, and film studies but across all the humanities, Macksey possessed enormous intellectual capacity and a deeply insightful human nature. He was a man who read and wrote in six languages, was instrumental in launching a new era in structuralist thought in America, maintained a personal library… Read More

London: Novello and Oxford University Press, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London, Novello and Oxford University Press, 1947. Octavo, two volumes; cloth slightly rubbed and bumped; ownership details; endpapers offset; a very good set.

London, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 2 vols. complete. Dust jackets slightly chipped. Illus.

Generic, 1946-12-31. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Hardback--2 volumes--spines tight--pages unmarked--dust covers mild wear

Novello & Co Ltd. Used - Good. Two volume set. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks, rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry.