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An Incomplete History of the Art of the Funerary Violin
by (Rohan) Kriwaczek
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Almost as New/No Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0715636049
- ISBN 13
- 9780715636046
- Seller
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Petersfield, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Duckworth Overlook, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Almost as New/No Dust Jacket. Laminated pictorial boards, with half wrap around back cover. Black & white illustrations and music scores. - Exposed by the New York times as a "brilliant hoax," this imaginative volume of fiction is presented as a scholarly history of a secretive art form: "the rise, flourishing, and ruthless suppression of a tradition of [solo] violin music played at funerals." It includes detailed fictional biographies of real or invented persons, alleged "period" illustrations, and elaborate musical scores. Size: Octavo. 224 pages. Category: Fiction; Music: Styles & Genres; Music. ISBN: 0715636049. ISBN/EAN: 9780715636046. Dewey Code: 787.21588094. . 9780715636046
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- Bookseller
- The Petersfield Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 92065
- Title
- An Incomplete History of the Art of the Funerary Violin
- Author
- (Rohan) Kriwaczek
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0715636049
- ISBN 13
- 9780715636046
- Publisher
- Duckworth Overlook
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- BZDB16 Music: Styles & Genres, Music: Styles & Genres, String Instruments, String Instruments, Contemporary Fiction Fiction; Music: Styles & Genres; Music. ISBN: 0715636049 EAN: 9780715636046 (Rohan) Kriwaczek An Incomplete History of the Art of the Fun
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The Petersfield Bookshop
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About The Petersfield Bookshop
"The Petersfield Bookshop" is a traditional bookshop and specialises in buying and selling Antiquarian and second-hand books, but also sells antique maps and prints and. Inside the shop there is a display of antique dolls from Ann Westwood's private collection. A special feature of the premises is a canopied forecourt where second-hand books can be bought 24 hours a day, 365 days a year!
Our opening hours are 10:00 to 17:00, Wednesday to Saturday. (Other times available by appointment)
There is nearby "Pay & Display" parking available and we are short walk from Petrsfield Station (On the London to Portsmouth route).
We are members of: ABA, ILAB & PBFA
Our opening hours are 10:00 to 17:00, Wednesday to Saturday. (Other times available by appointment)
There is nearby "Pay & Display" parking available and we are short walk from Petrsfield Station (On the London to Portsmouth route).
We are members of: ABA, ILAB & PBFA
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