Musical Box: A History and Collector's Guide
by Ord-Hume, Arthur W. J. G
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- ISBN 10
- 004789007X
- ISBN 13
- 9780047890079
- Seller
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Northfield, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1980. A comprehensive and profusely illustrated history of musical boxes, with a biographical listing of makers and patentees, and an appendix illustrating tune sheets with a list of the makers who used them. Blue boards with bright gilt print on the spine. Spine ends gently rolled with faint foxing to the upper edge of the text block. Jacket rubbed with small chips and tears, spine slightly darkened, in mylar. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MLC Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- D140704
- Title
- Musical Box: A History and Collector's Guide
- Author
- Ord-Hume, Arthur W. J. G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 004789007X
- ISBN 13
- 9780047890079
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1980
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music;
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MLC Books
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Northfield, Minnesota
About MLC Books
MLC Books has been selling online since 2006, with a heavy emphasis on vintage and collectible crime fiction, other fiction, and books related to Minnesota. A diverse general stock available as well.
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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....
- First Edition
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- Text Block
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- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...