NY & London: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1938.. 1938.. Good. - Octavo, burgundy cloth titled in gilt on spine & blind on front cover. There is some small light dampstaining to the rear cover and minor wear to the head & tail of the spine. 408 pages. A frontispiece plate depicts the Henrici Harmonic Analyzer. Graphs, diagrams and musical notations further illustrate this fascinating work. A previous owner's name is penned on front pastedown. There is lightfoxing to the top edge of preliminaries and title page, the inner edge of rear endpapers & last several leaves have light mildew stains at the top. A better than good copy. <p>First edition. McGraw-Hill Publications in Psychology, J.F. Dashiell, Ph.D., Consulting Editor.

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Bookseller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1565
Title: PSYCHOLOGY OF MUSIC
Author: Seashore, Carl E
Book Condition: Used - Good
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: NY & London: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1938.
Date Published: 1938.
Keywords: MUSIC; PSYCHOLOGY; MUSICOLOGY; HENRICI HARMONIC ANALYZER; SOUND WAVE; SCIENCE; TONE; PITCH; LEARNING; TIMBRE; ANALYSIS; MUSICAL ESTHETICS; CARL E. SEASHORE; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; PSYCHOLOGY OF MUSIC..

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