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The Lure of Music Depicting the Human Side of Great Composers, with tories of Their Inspired Creations
by Olin Downes
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: harper & Brothers, 1918-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Chase Emerson. VG red cloth covered boards with gilt lettering and designs on cover and red letteringalong spine; light rubbing spine edge and tips. Binding and hinges tight and square except for music store stamp on FFEP and title page. No dust jacket. 353pp. Portraits by Chase Emerson. First Edition. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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- Bookseller
- Imperial Books and Collectibles
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033207
- Title
- The Lure of Music Depicting the Human Side of Great Composers, with tories of Their Inspired Creations
- Author
- Olin Downes
- Illustrator
- Chase Emerson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1918-01-01
- Weight
- 0.31 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Imperial Books and Collectibles
Biblio member since 2012
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
About Imperial Books and Collectibles
Imperial Books and Collectibles, LLC is a partnership of retired professionals and avid collectors who are liquidating their own collections of books while assisting others to market their books both online and in a retail outlet under the "ImperialBks" banner. In business since 2010, ImperialBks has sold over ten thousand of high quality paper items through various channels with a uniformly high degree of customer satisfaction. Our mission is to treat both clients and customers like royalty, giving great value and personal attention to each.
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
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