New York: The MacMillan Company, 1929. 970 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ titles in gilt. Binding and edges of text block lightly soiled. Spine ends a bit bumped. Illust. w/ b/w plates.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 22723MUS
Title: NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
Author: Pratt, Waldo Selden (Editor)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Publisher: The MacMillan Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1929
Keywords: MUSIC SONGS BIOGRAPHY MUSICIANS ENCYCLOPEDIAS REFERENCE GUIDE DICTIONARY DICTIONARIES BIO-BIBLIOGRAPHY DEFINITIONS DESCRIPTIONS BIOGRAPHIES PLACES INSTITUTIONS ORGANIZATIONS OPERAS ORATORIOS NONFICTION GENERAL
Bookseller catalogs: Reference; Music;

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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....
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.
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...