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The Mozart Compendium : A Guide to Mozart's Life and Music
by Landon, H. C. Robbins
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0500014817
- ISBN 13
- 9780500014813
- Seller
-
Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1990. First Edition. Grey Boards. Very Good Plus/Near Fine. 4to. Illustrated. Type: Z 452pp. The text is accompanied by 30 b/w full page illustrations & a map. A printers flaw has led to a 3 - 4cm tear to the head of the front paste-down - with associated creasing & marks to the front end paper - the whole now repaired. O/w the book is in lovely condition. No inscriptions or foxing. Fresh & tight, with gilt embossed lettering to the spine. The dust wrapper has not been price clipped, though the spine has slightly faded and there is slight edge wear to the wrapper. No niks or tears. A very good copy indeed.
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- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 219229
- Title
- The Mozart Compendium : A Guide to Mozart's Life and Music
- Author
- Landon, H. C. Robbins
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Grey Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0500014817
- ISBN 13
- 9780500014813
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1990
- Size
- 4to
- Keywords
- MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS, 1756-1791
- X weight
- 47 oz
Terms of Sale
Trumpington Fine Books Limited
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Tight
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- Price Clipped
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- Paste-down
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- 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....
- 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...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
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