My Memories
by VENTH, Carl 1860-1938
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Syosset, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
San Antonio, Texas: Alamo, 1939. Hardcover. Good. Small quarto. Original publisher's dark purple cloth with decorative device and titling gilt to upper, titling to spine. 130 pp. + 1f. Binding worn, rubbed, bumped, and faded; rear hinge split. Ex-Free Library of Philadelphia, with call number to foot of spine, bookplate to front pastedown ("Withdrawn"); perforated stamp to title and last two leaves; markings to foot of preliminary leaf; library pocket to verso of rear free endpaper. Venth was "a German-American composer, violinist, conductor, music educator, and scholar. He was a leading classical music figure in Texas in the first half of the twentieth century and was one of the early music directors of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra." Wikipedia.
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Details
- Bookseller
- J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37596
- Title
- My Memories
- Author
- VENTH, Carl 1860-1938
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Alamo
- Place of Publication
- San Antonio, Texas
- Date Published
- 1939
Terms of Sale
J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC
All items may be returned within 7 days of receipt, packed, shipped and insured as received.
About the Seller
J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Syosset, New York
About J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC
Established in 1977, our firm is recognized as one of the leading international dealers in musical autographs and manuscripts; rare printed music; rare books, prints, drawings and ephemera relating to music and dance dating from the 15th to the 20th centuries.We were honored to be interviewed by Final Note Magazine. To read the article please go to the following URL: http://www.finalnotemagazine.com/music-antiquarians-john-and-jude-lubrano/
Glossary
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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....
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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