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THE GREAT MORMON TABERNACLE WITH ITS WORLD-FAMED ORGAN AND CHOIR
by YOUNG, LEVI EDGAR
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Greencastle, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Salt Lake City: Published by the Bureau of Information, [1917]., 1917. First edition. First edition. 12mo. Color, pictorial stiff wrappers, 39 pp., frontispiece [The Tabernacle Organ], preface, illustrated from photographs, portraits. The purpose of this little book is to give something of the history of the Tabernacle and Organ, which is generally regarded as one of the greatest in the world. This booklet provides photographic illustrations and details on the construction of the famed tabernacle constructed between 1865 and 1867, but with most of the work focused on the Tabernacle organ considered to be one of the finest examples of American organ building, and originally built by Joseph Ridges. Containing 700 pipes and constructed primarily of locally derived materials, the pipes included those from wood, zinc, as well as tin and lead alloys. At the time of this publication, the organ had been largely updated, and converted to electric powered blowers for the bellows. Covers are lightly soiled else a near fine, bright copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45735
- Title
- THE GREAT MORMON TABERNACLE WITH ITS WORLD-FAMED ORGAN AND CHOIR
- Author
- YOUNG, LEVI EDGAR
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Published by the Bureau of Information, [1917].
- Place of Publication
- Salt Lake City
- Date Published
- 1917
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BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
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Greencastle, Pennsylvania
About BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
Buckingham Books specializes in new, used and rare books dealing with Mystery and Western Americana. Books in the mystery field include not only Mystery, but also Detective, Espionage, and Adventure Fiction. Our Western Americana Section offers books about the development of the American West. All books in our inventory are First Editions unless clearly stated otherwise.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
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