The Technique and Spirit of Fugue (Signed by Alexander Kelly, pianist and piano teacher)
by George Oldroyd (Pianist Alexander Kelly interest)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Hythe, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Geoffrey Cumberlege / OUP, 1949. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. First edition, second impression. Hardback in dustwrapper. 22 × 14cm, 220pp. Signed by Alexander Kelly to the ffep. From the library of Alexander Kelly (1929-1996), pianist and professor at the Royal College of Music. He gave his debut under Sir Thomas Beecham, and as a teacher his pupils included Peter Jacobs, David Owen Norris, Iain Burnside, and Jonathan Plowright. He married cellist Margaret Moncrieff, who also wrote two novels for the Chalet School series under the name Helen McClelland. This book provides a more enlightened understanding of fugal writing, primarily based on the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. Loosely inserted is a flyer for a concert at the Royal Academy of Music featuring the Harry Isaacs Trio, with some pencil annotation to the back. Condition: The book is in good condition, with clean pages and secure binding. The dustwrapper is dulled with wear to the head and tail of the spine.
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- Bookseller
- Cox and Budge Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013790
- Title
- The Technique and Spirit of Fugue (Signed by Alexander Kelly, pianist and piano teacher)
- Author
- George Oldroyd (Pianist Alexander Kelly interest)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 2nd Printing
- Publisher
- Geoffrey Cumberlege / OUP
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1949
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- 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...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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....