About Music, and What it is Made of : a Book for Amateurs
by Prescott, Oliveria
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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By Dunblane, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Methuen & Co, 1904. Cloth. Good. Bound in dark cloth with gilt titling. In good condition. Minor marking and rubbing to covers, tear in cloth on spine. Prize label on front end paper, foxing to first and last few pages, some spots of foxing to margins throughout. Front hinge is cracked but secure, binding is otherwise good and secure. 276 pages plus 40 page publishers catalogue. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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- Bookseller
- Bensons Antiquarian Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014445
- Title
- About Music, and What it is Made of : a Book for Amateurs
- Author
- Prescott, Oliveria
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- MUSIC ANTIQUARIAN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music;
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Bensons Antiquarian Books
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About the Seller
Bensons Antiquarian Books
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By Dunblane
About Bensons Antiquarian Books
We specialise in history, roman and greek classics, books dating from the 17th and 18th century, fine bindings and general second-hand stock.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...