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Musical Instruments Historic, Rare and Unique: The Selection, Introduction and Descriptive Notes By A. J. Hipkins
by Hipkins, A. J
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
A. And C. Black Ltd, London, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: William Gibb. 48 full-page plates in colours drawn by William Gibb, with several other small illustrations in black and white. First published in 1888, " ... It is claimed for this book, intended to illustrate rare historical and beautiful musical instruments, that it is unique. Hitherto no attempt has been made to represent the grace and external charm of fine lutes and harps, of viols, virginals, and other instruments." – from the Introduction page VII. Minor flecking of the boards, the bottom corner of front panel lightly bumped, several small knocks to the bottom edges of the boards, top edge tinted red. Otherwise in extremely good condition, (0.5 "tear hidden in the bottom left hand corner of page IX, the illustrations bright, the pages clean, and the binding tight. Size: Folio ( 12"- 15" tall ). xxiv, 123 pages.,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: William Gibb. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Music; Inventory No: 0203407. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0203407
- Title
- Musical Instruments Historic, Rare and Unique: The Selection, Introduction and Descriptive Notes By A. J. Hipkins
- Author
- Hipkins, A. J
- Illustrator
- William Gibb
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A. And C. Black Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Music, Pianos, Harpsichords, Organs, Harps, Lutes, Wind Instruments Music; William Gibb Unbranded Hipkins, A. J. Musical Instruments Historic, Rare and Unique: The Selection, Introduction and Descriptive Notes By A. J. Hipkins
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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