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Virgil Thomson
by Thomson, Virgil
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good (in mylar)
- Seller
-
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1966. Author inscribed and signed on half title page to Ferenc Molnar, renowned principal violist of the San Francisco Symphony and his wife, celebrated author Maria Molnar; Dark orange end papers; b&w photos. Textblock is very clean and tight. Black cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering/decoration on front cover and spine. Unclipped dust jacket, several small chips to head and foot of spine, chipped corners; 424p. Indices at end.. Signed and Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good (in mylar). Illus. by Frontispiece/B&W Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Clausen Books, RMABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SB14771
- Title
- Virgil Thomson
- Author
- Thomson, Virgil
- Illustrator
- Frontispiece/B&W Photographs
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good (in mylar)
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- American Music, Twentieth-Century American Composers, Music History, Film Music Composers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music; Biography & Autobiography;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Clausen Books, RMABA
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About the Seller
Clausen Books, RMABA
Biblio member since 2006
Colorado Springs, Colorado
About Clausen Books, RMABA
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- Half Title
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- Title Page
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- First Edition
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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