Musical Instruments. Historic, Rare and Unique by Hipkins, A. J - 1945

Gyan Publishing House, 2022. Paperback. New. English

Gyan Publishing House, 2022. Paperback. New. English

Paperback. New. Book Condition: New Paperback Original Edition. Will be dispatched fast. Please send me an email if you have any questions. 100% Satisfaction.

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Gyan Publishing House, 2022. Hardcover. New. English

Gyan Publishing House, 2022. Hardcover. New. English

A. And C. Black Ltd, London, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: William Gibb. 48 full-page plates in colours drawn by William Gibb, with several other small illustrations in black and white. First published in 1888, " ... It is claimed for this book, intended to illustrate rare historical and beautiful musical instruments, that it is unique. Hitherto no attempt has been made to represent the grace and external charm of fine lutes and harps, of viols, virginals, and other instruments." – from the Introduction page VII. Minor flecking of the boards, the bottom corner of front panel lightly bumped, several small knocks to the bottom edges of the boards, top edge tinted red. Otherwise in extremely good condition, (0.5 "tear hidden in the bottom left hand corner of page IX, the illustrations bright, the pages clean, and the binding tight. Size: Folio ( 12"- 15" tall ). xxiv, 123 pages.,. Please refer to… Read More

London: A and C Black, 1921. Later printing. Hardcover. Very good. 123p quarto, illustrated with numerous color photographs. A very good copy in red and white cloth.

London: A. and C. Black, Ltd., 1921. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 12.5" by 9.5". William Gibb. A great colour-illustrated collection of musical instruments in the publisher's original binding. This is an illustrative account of all manner of musical instruments from all over the world, including those from Japan, Africa and India, as well as classical and medieval Western instruments.Penned by A. J Hipkins (1826-1903), an English musicologist and musician whose career began as a piano tuner at the age of fourteen. He also wrote the works 'The old clavier of keyboard instruments; their use by composers and technique' and 'Description and history of the pianoforte and of the older keyboard stringed instruments'.Profusely illustrated with forty-eight colour plates by William Gibb. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart, minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine with some wear to extremities. Ownership inscription to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound, pages… Read More