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The Art of Organ-Building (Volume One)
by Audsley, George Ashdown
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0486213145
- ISBN 13
- 9780486213149
- Seller
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Madison, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 2011. 600pgs.63 illustrations. frontispiece. Burgundy Boards. Gilt lettering. Foxing on the last page, otherwise a near fine copy. Unclipped pictorial jacket has a closed tear on the upper corner of the front panel. This is Volume 1 of the fullest repository on organ building and history in English language. Includes outline of organ history, external design and decoration, internal arrangement and mechanical systems, acoustics and theories of sound-production in organ pipes, tonal structure and appointment, compound stops of the organ, more. Complete with illustrations, tables, and specifications.. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Octavo.
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- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027111
- Title
- The Art of Organ-Building (Volume One)
- Author
- Audsley, George Ashdown
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0486213145
- ISBN 13
- 9780486213149
- Publisher
- Dover Publications, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2011
- Keywords
- Organ-Building Organs Music Illustrated.
- Size
- Octavo
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The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...