THE LURE OF MUSIC. Depicting the Human Side of Great Composers, with stories of Their Inspired Creations
by Downes, Olin
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
NY, Harper & Bros., (1918),, 1918. Hardcover. NY, Harper & Bros., (1918),, 1918. Hardcover. Pages 353,octavo, hardcover. Portraits b Chase Emerson. Red cloth covers with gilt-stamped titles and design, top edge gilt. Former store stamp on front endpaper, else in near Fine condition; dust jacket somewhat soiled, sticker removal spot on spine, Good. 011004A
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- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10111
- Title
- THE LURE OF MUSIC. Depicting the Human Side of Great Composers, with stories of Their Inspired Creations
- Author
- Downes, Olin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- NY, Harper & Bros., (1918),
- Date Published
- 1918
- Keywords
- MUSIC
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Alkahest Books
Biblio member since 2012
Deerfield, Illinois
About Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...