Search Results: Bells and Carillons from The Country Bookshop

Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press., 1961. X-library with usual markings. Stamped on title page "Withdrawn Cornell College Library." Stamped on fore edge as well. Bumped and worn all extremities. Embossed on title page. Sticker remains inside front cover. Black over call number on spine. 109 pages. An authoritative manual of organization, procedure and method. Contents: A brief history of handbells; General description of handbells; The organization of handbell groups; How to ring handbells; Handbell equipment; Management and policies of handbell groups; How to arrange and write music for handbells; Change ringing; How to order handbells; How to care for handbells.. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. X-library.

Dallas, TX: The American Bell Association, 1980. 175pp. Book was compiled from collective expertise of bell collectors, and ABA members. Included: History of the ABA, collecting mistakes, enjoying collecting, casting of bells, photographs and drawings of bells, etc. Also index of members and bells illustrated with a growth map of regional chapters.This book is now out of print. [Loc=Bells]. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket as issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Unknown: American Bell Association, 1977. Paper covers with staples. THE BELL TOWER is the official publication of the American Bell Asociation. This Index lists all articles and their authors from 1972 to 1977. Also a chronological list of special subject supplements to the magazine. Although there is no publication date listed we presume 1977.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston., 1970. Easily understood format, with many illustrations by Shelly Sacks. Tales and facts about bells of the world. Unpaginated [48 pp.].. Cloth. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Shelly Sacks. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 1983. 288pp. An encyclopedic account of bells and their role in past and present society from ancient Chinese civilization to the modern carillon. The author discusses bells in both church and secular life, its use as music and for marking the passage of time. Numerous photographs of notable bells and bell towers existing in the world as well as the many sizes and shapes that have served various purposes. A rare and important book. Our copy is in great shape with a like dust jacket - clean, bright and tight. This book is one of the most sought after bell books of recent vintage.. First Ediiton. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4vo.

Claremont, CA: Author published., 1975. Author signed. 2nd edition, expanded, of author's Master's thesis. Extensive bibliography. Limited to 200 copies. 184 pp. Important because of the bibliography - bibliographic information on bells is hard to come by.. Signed by Author. Second Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Dodd, Mead., 1978. Very Good, with Dust Jacket. Well illustrated, for children. Making and uses of bells throughout history; famous bells. 96 pp.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1979. 150 pages. Partial contents: Hanging for Ringing; The Town Clock; Post Office Bells; Chimes, Hemispheres and Tubes; The Carillons; Ringing the Changes; The Mystery Bells of Port Arthur; The Bell-Founders; Made in Australia; Appendices; Index. Some light spotting on inside top edge of back cover, otherwise Very Good. [loc=bells]. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall-Oblong.

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Margaret Arnett MacLeod, 1938. 41pp. Tracing the history of the bells of Red River. Contents include: Lord Selkirk's Bell; Rev. John West's Bell; Two Early School Bells; The Bells of St, Boniface; The Bell of the Lower Fort; The Bells of St. Andrews; St. Johns and Others; Two Upper Fort Bells; Grace Church Bell. [loc=bells]. 2nd Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Margaret Arnett MacLeod, 1938. 41pp. Tracing the history of the bells of Red River. Contents include: Lord Selkirk's Bell; Rev. John West's Bell; Two Early School Bells; The Bells of St, Boniface; The Bell of the Lower Fort; The Bells of St. Andrews; St. Johns and Others; Two Upper Fort Bells; Grace Church Bell. [loc=bells]. 2nd Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1906. 338pp. Contains 60 illustrations. Comprehensive text on bells. Contents: Early History, The British Period, The Saxon Period, The Norman Period, The Thirteenth Century, Times of Development, Provincial Founders--Medieval Uses, The Cire Perdue--Hexameters--Ornamentation--Migration of Founders--Power of Bells Over Storms, etc.--The Passing Bell--Angelic Dedications; The Beginning of Black-letter Period; Early Foundries--London and the South-West; From the South Coast Eastward; The Midlands and the North; The Tudor Period; Later Founders; Change-ringing; Signa; Carillons, Hand-bells, and Tintinnabula; Legends--Traditions--Memories; Bell Poetry; Usages--Law--Conclusion. Spine sunned very lightly. Light general wear including some foxing here and there. Overall near Very Good.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Kensington, PA: American Bell Association, 1970. 188pp. The American Bell Association's third compilation. With photos and articles about bell collections and bell collectors. Now out of print. [loc=bells]. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket as issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Margaret Arnett MacLeod, 1937. 41pp. Tracing the history of the bells of Red River. Contents include: Lord Selkirk's Bell; Rev. John West's Bell; Two Early School Bells; The Bells of St, Boniface; The Bell of the Lower Fort; The Bells of St. Andrews; St. Johns and Others; Two Upper Fort Bells; Grace Church Bell. [loc=bells]. 1st Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Princeton, N.J.: Princeton Univ. Press, 1985. Near new, with slightly spine sunned dust jacket. This is the only existing scholarly study of Russian bells. Heavily illustrated with photos and reproductions of old prints. It went quickly out-of-print in 1985 and has rarely surfaced since then. Quite scarce. 276 pp.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Hale., 1951. Spine title slightly rubbed, otherwise Good to Very Good. This well-written book covers bell customs, foundries, carillons, large and small bells, bell towers, bell ringing, etc. 212 pp.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

San Francisco: No Publisher Listed, 1940. Spine sunned some, but Good condition. Illustrated with photos. A history of the Gillett and Johnston bells and their donor. 96 pp.. Cloth. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Santa Barbara, CA: J. F. Rowny Press, 1932. 347 pages. Illustrated. A handsomely produced compilation of articles, poems, essays and other literature about bells and their place in society. A scarce title. [loc=bells]. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Chapman & Hall., 1928. 320pp. An out-of-print and scarce book on bells and change ringing. This copy has a sunned spine - the spine color is lighter but the spine title is dark and readable - but overall the book is in better than Good condition. Illustrated with photos. Has chapters on Bell History, Celebrated Bells, Bell Founding, Tuning & Hanging, Change-Ringing, Carillons, Church & Secular Uses, Inscriptions, and more. [loc=bells and carillons]. Cloth. Good Plus/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Chapman & Hall., 1937. 320pp. An out-of-print and scarce book on bells and change ringing. This copy has some wear at the extremities, some spots on front and rear covers and some color fade on the spine. The spine title is cleraly readable. Overall the book is in better than Good condition, a Good tight and eminently usable copy . Illustrated with photos. Has chapters on Bell History, Celebrated Bells, Bell Founding, Tuning & Hanging, Change-Ringing, Carillons, Church & Secular Uses, Inscriptions, and more. [loc=bells and carillons]. So called, "cheap edition". Cloth. Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Chapman & Hall., 1928. 320pp. An out-of-print and scarce book on bells and change ringing. This copy has some wear at the extremities but overall is in better than Good condition. Illustrated with photos. Has chapters on Bell History, Celebrated Bells, Bell Founding, Tuning & Hanging, Change-Ringing, Carillons, Church & Secular Uses, Inscriptions, and more. [loc=bells and carillons]. Cloth. Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.