The American History and Encyclopedia of Music: Oratorio and Masses
by Thrall, Josephine; Dickinson, Edward
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chagrin Falls, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Irving Squire, 1908. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1908 Irving Squire. Hardcover has red cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Deckle fore and bottom edges. Top edges gilt. Tissued color frontispiece. Tissued black and white plates. A few plates are ligtly foxed. NOT ex-library. Binding cracked at title page; webbing visible. First signature loosened, but still attached. Half inch split in endpaper at front hinge. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with fraying at tips and spine ends. Covers have moderate edge wear and surface rubbing. Pages clean and unmarked. By Josephine Thrall; introduction by Edward Dickinson, editor. 364 pages. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.
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- Bookseller
- SmarterRat Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5517
- Title
- The American History and Encyclopedia of Music: Oratorio and Masses
- Author
- Thrall, Josephine; Dickinson, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Irving Squire
- Date Published
- 1908
- Keywords
- Music,Reference,Performing Arts
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music; Reference; Performing Arts;
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