THE HOFFNUNG COMPANION TO MUSIC IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER by Hoffnung, Gerard - 1957

New York: Dover Publications, 1971. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. An unabridged, unaltered republication of the original edition (1957). Black-white cartoons throughout by Gerard Hoffnung, who has here prepared his own somewhat less than serious companion to the sophisticated world of music. From A (Amateur) to Z (Zither), this is an alphabetically arranged book of musical terms with delightful cartoons displaying Hoffnung's irreverent attitude to a form of culture he says we often take too seriously. The book is bound in clean and unmarked illustrated red wraps with light wear to some edges, heel scuffed, small crease to upper front corner. Former owner pencil notes on first page. Internals clean and unmarked. A fun book. 56 pages. 5.4 x 8 . 1971, Dover Publications, New York.

Dobson Putnam, 1957. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1957. First Edition. Unpaginated. Green jacket over matching boards. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Dennis Dobson, 1965. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1965. 6th Impression. Unpaginated. Illustrated dust jacket over green illustrated paper covered boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

London: Souvenir, 1983. New Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. Hoffnung, Gerard. New edition, first printing. Octavo hardback. 54 pp. Black & white illustrations throughout. Fine condition No inscriptions.

Hardcover. Good. DUST JACKET TORN.Offered by the UK charity Langdon, Supporting people with disabilities

London: Dobson Books Ltd; Putnam & Co Ltd 1957. 12mo. First Edition. [56] pp. Illustrated boards and jacket, which is not priceclipped. Some tears to jacket with areas of loss at edges and foxing to the reverse. Some wear and bumping to boards. B&w illustrations by the author throughout. A charming work in line with the author's others poking gentle fun at conductors and orchestral instrumentalists. . Very Good. Illustrated Boards. First Edition. 1957.