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The Joy of Classical Music: A Guide for You and Your Family
by Kennedy, Joan Bennett
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0385412622
- ISBN 13
- 9780385412629
- Seller
-
Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Doubleday, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition November 1992. In addition, complete number line including number one. Hard cover in Very good condition. Text block clean and tight. Brown boards with maroon spine cloth and gold gilt spine lettering. Maroon end papers. Dust jacket very good with only slight shelf wear. Book cover indicates that book includes a CD inside and CD it is included and still unopened. Also contains two sections of eight pages each of black & white photographs. * From the book, highlights: Why music means so much to Joan Kennedy - and how it can be an enriching part of your life, too --- How to start listening to classical music and enjoying what you hear - with a minimum of effort and expense --- All you'll need to enjoy a musical performance: a brief history of classical music, an easy guide to understanding concert rituals, advice on what sorts of performances will be right for you and your pocketbook --- Creative, fun ways to bring music to your children - both at home and in their schools -- and more. . .""
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- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M000422
- Title
- The Joy of Classical Music: A Guide for You and Your Family
- Author
- Kennedy, Joan Bennett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385412622
- ISBN 13
- 9780385412629
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- Music, Joan Bennett kennedy, Music appreciation
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music;
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About the Seller
Elk Creek Heritage Books
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Toms River, New Jersey
About Elk Creek Heritage Books
Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.
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- Unopened
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