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The Musical Tour in which, previous to his embarkation for India, he finished his career as A Public Character.
by Dibdin, Charles
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Sheffield: Printed for the Author by J.Gales, 1788. Hardcover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Advertisement (i), List of Subscribers (iv), 443pp, 7 songs as called for. Lacks Title Page. Half calf with marbled boards, worn at edges. Split down either side of spine, but boards are firmly held. Some loss to the second page of the fifth song, but contents not affected. Overall, the contents are VG, with just the occasional light spot of foxing. Antique Library plate on front paste down.
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- Bookseller
- Hancock & Monks Music
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000063
- Title
- The Musical Tour in which, previous to his embarkation for India, he finished his career as A Public Character.
- Author
- Dibdin, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed for the Author by J.Gales
- Place of Publication
- Sheffield
- Date Published
- 1788
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- MUSIC ENGLAND DIARY 18TH CENTURY
Terms of Sale
Hancock & Monks Music
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About the Seller
Hancock & Monks Music
Biblio member since 2010
Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About Hancock & Monks Music
Long established Classical Music Retailer selling new and used classical CDs, DVDs, second hand sheet music and books on music. Our shop in the beautiful Book Town of Hay-on-Wye on the English/Welsh border, is open 10.30am to 4.30pm every day except Christmas and New Year.
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Marbled boards
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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....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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