CARILLONS OF BELGIUM AND HOLLAND: TOWER MUSIC IN THE LOW COUNTRIES - Limited to 350 Copies
by Rice, William Gorham
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Plus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Plainfield, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New York/Rochester: John Lane Company, 1914. 232pp. Edition limited to 350 copies. This is the first book on the carillon in the English language. 32 illustrations. Contains stories of the founding of great bells, of carilloneurs and carillon towers in Belgium and Holland. Bumped corners and spine, light abrasion and rubbing, minor general soil. Lower 3 inches of title page separated at hinge. Tiny hole in spine edge. Overall a bit better than a Good copy of a rare edition. [loc=bells]. First Edition/limited 350. Hardcover. Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Country Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8218
- Title
- CARILLONS OF BELGIUM AND HOLLAND: TOWER MUSIC IN THE LOW COUNTRIES - Limited to 350 Copies
- Author
- Rice, William Gorham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition/limited 350
- Publisher
- John Lane Company
- Place of Publication
- New York/Rochester
- Date Published
- 1914
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Bells, carillons, Holland, Belgium, Campanology,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bells and Carillons;
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About the Seller
The Country Bookshop
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Plainfield, Vermont
About The Country Bookshop
60,000 books, old postcards, and assorted paper ephemera in an old house located in the rural town of Plainfield, VT. We have been in business since 1974. We're open 7 days a week from 10 until 5.
Glossary
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- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.