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Widor: The Life and Times of Charles-Marie Widor, 1844-1937.

by Dr. Andrew Thomson BSc MB ChB MRCOG MD.

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Used
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First Edition (1987): Second Printing with corrections (1989).
Published
1987.
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Hardcover
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9780193164178
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New York, NY Oxford University Press, 1987. Hardcover First Edition (1987): Second Printing with corrections (1989). EX-LIBRARY, showing the usual marks and treatments. Else, Fine in Fine DJ: The Book is flawless but for the library markings; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of… Read more about this item
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The New Scriabin: Enigma and Answers.

by Faubion Bowers.

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First Edition Thus (1973), so stated.
Published
1973.
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Paperback
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New York, NY St. Martin's: Griffin, 1973. Paperback First Edition Thus (1973), so stated. First Edition Thus (1973), so stated. Good+ in Wraps: shows moderate rubbing to the panels and a little consequent soiling to the white background field of the panels: light shelf-soiling to the lower edge fo the text block and faint thumbing to the fore-edge; a… Read more about this item
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Eleanora Duse: A Biography.

by Arthur Symons .

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First Edition [1927], unstated in accordance with Duffield and C
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1927.
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Hardcover
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New York, NY Duffield and Company, 1927. Hardcover First Edition [1927], unstated in accordance with Duffield and Company's customary - but not exclusive - practice at the time of publication. First Edition [1927], unstated in accordance with Duffield and Company's customary - but not exclusive - practice at the time of publication. Very Good: shows light wear to… Read more about this item
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Orpheus at Eighty .

by Vincent Sheean.

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First Edition (1958), First Printing stated.
Published
1958.
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Hardcover
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New York, NY Random House, 1958. Hardcover First Edition (1958), First Printing stated. First Edition (1958), First Printing stated. Near Fine in Very Good DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of very careful use. The Book shows just a touch of shelving wear to the lower edge of the cream-toned cloth over boards; the binding leans ever… Read more about this item
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Selected letters of Gustav Mahler: The Original Edition Selected by Alma Mahler, Enlarged and Edited with a New Introduction, Illustrations, and Notes by Knud Matner.

by Gustav Mahler.

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Used
Edition
First Edition Thus (1979) with New Material and Revised Translat
Published
1979.
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780571086436
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London, UK Faber & Faber , 1979. Hardcover First Edition Thus (1979) with New Material and Revised Translation. First Edition Thus (1979) with New Material and Revised Translation. Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: The Book shows only minute indications of use: a couple of tiny very faint spots at the bottom edge of the text block and… Read more about this item
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Haydn, Mozart & Metastasio.

by Stendhal.

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First Edition Thus in the USA (1972), unstated, but implied: no
Published
1972.
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780670364176
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New York, NY Grossman Publishers, 1972. Hardcover First Edition Thus in the USA (1972), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted and same date at the title and copyright pages, according to Grossman's customary practice. The book was also published by Calder & Boyars in London in the same year. First Edition Thus in the USA (1972), unstated,… Read more about this item
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Mozart: Portrait of a Genius.

by Norbert Elias.

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Used
Edition
First Edition USA (1993), unstated, but implied: no subsequent p
Published
1993.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780520084759
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Berkeley, CA University of California Press, 1993. Hardcover First Edition USA (1993), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted, according to University of California Press' customary practice. First Edition USA (1993), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted, according to University of California Press' customary practice. Fine in Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding… Read more about this item
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The Callas Legacy: A Biography of a Careet.

by John Ardoin .

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Used
Edition
Second Edition (1982), Revised & Enlarged. First Priinting
Published
1982.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780684174501
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New York, NY Charles Scribner's Sons, 1982. Hardcover Second Edition (1982), Revised & Enlarged. First Priinting Thus, indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First published in 1977. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows indications of careful use: shows the slightest spine lean; minimal shelving wear along the bottom edge of the quarter-cloth boards; some… Read more about this item
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Keyboard Music Before 1700.

by Alexander Silbiger, (Editor).

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Edition
Second Edition (2004); First Printing Thus. Revised & Enlar
Published
2004.
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Paperback
ISBN
9780415968911
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New York, NY Routledge, 2004. Paperback Second Edition (2004); First Printing Thus. Revised & Enlarged Edition. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: just a hint of wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; a faint crease at the backstrip, which also shows the faintest sunning to the pinkish background… Read more about this item
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Puccini: A Biography.

by Howard Greenfeld.

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Used
Edition
First Edition U.K. (1981), so stated.
Published
1981.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780709193685
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London, UK Robert Hale, 1981. Hardcover First Edition U.K. (1981), so stated. First Edition U.K. (1981), so stated. Very Good to Very Good+ in Very Good DJ: The Book shows moderate spine lean; a small, faint stain at the front free endpaper; else flawless; the binding remains perfectly secure; the text clean. Free of any creased or… Read more about this item
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Mozart and His Music.

by John N. Burk.

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Used
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First Edition (1959), First Printing stated.
Published
1959.
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Hardcover
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New York, NY Random House, 1959. Hardcover First Edition (1959), First Printing stated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition (1959), First Printing stated. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of very careful use. The Book shows a small very faint stain at the bottom edge of the text block and… Read more about this item
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The Pandora Guide to Women Composers: Britain and the United States 1629 to the Present.

by Sophie Fuller.

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First Edition Thus (1994); First Printing indicated by a complet
Published
1994.
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Paperback
ISBN
9780044409366
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San Francisco, CA HarperCollins: Pandora, 1994. Paperback First Edition Thus (1994); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1994); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to the extremities; else flawless. The binding is square… Read more about this item
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Essays on J.S. Bach.

by Gerhard Herz.

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Used
Edition
First English Language Edition [1985].
Published
1985.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780835714754
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Ann Arbor, MI UMI Research Press, 1985. Hardcover First English Language Edition [1985]. EX-LIBRARY, showing the usual marks thereof and also some DAMPSTAINING to the top edge of the text pages, apparent for the first fifty pages and imparting a certain "crinkliness" the the top edge of the pages to page 60 or so. Else, Very Good in… Read more about this item
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The Beethoven Quartets.

by Joseph Kerman.

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Used
Edition
First Edition Thus [1979]; First Printing indicated.
Published
1979.
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Paperback
ISBN
9780393009095
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New York, NY W.W. Norton & Company, 1979. Paperback First Edition Thus [1979]; First Printing indicated. First Edition Thus [1979]; First Printing indicated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: moderate spine lean; light wear to the extremities, especially at the head of the backstrip; a small chip at the top of the front hinge;… Read more about this item
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Heifetz.

by Herbert R. Axelrod, (Editor).

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Used
Edition
First Edition [1976], unstated.
Published
1976.
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Hardcover
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Neptune City, NJ Paganiniana Publications, 1976. Hardcover First Edition [1976], unstated. Very Good+ to Near Fine: shows only the mildest overall rubbing and some faint smudging to the outside edges, the most visible (and this is rather faint) at the bottom edge. The binding shows barely discernible lean, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. No longer… Read more about this item
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Mozart's Requiem: Historical and Analytical Studies, Documents, Score.

by Christoph Wolff .

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Used
Edition
First Edition [1994]; First Impression.
Published
1994.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780520077096
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Berkeley, CA University of California Press, 1994. Hardcover First Edition [1994]; First Impression. First Edition [1994]; First Impression. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book shows former owner's name inscribed at the front free endpaper; barely discernible spine lean, but the binding remains perfectly secure;… Read more about this item
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Oxford Composer Companion: J.S. Bach.

by Malcolm Boyd, (Editor).

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Used
Edition
First Edition [1999]; First Printing indicated.
Published
1999.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780198662082
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New York, NY Oxford University Press, 1999. Hardcover First Edition [1999]; First Printing indicated. Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. Pristine. The DJ shows only the mildest rubbing and a very faint wrinkle near the lower front corner; faintest sunning to the grey background field of the backstrip… Read more about this item
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Baroque Music.

by Claude V. Palisca .

Condition
Used
Edition
Second Edition, Revised & Enlarged.
Published
1981.
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780130559470
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Englewood Cliffs, NJ Prentice-Hall, 1981. Paperback Second Edition, Revised & Enlarged. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; a couple of faint creases near the bottom front corner tip; a small scar at the upper front corner, caused by the removal of a price sticker;… Read more about this item
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Modern Music and Musicians.

by R. A. Streatfeild.

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Used
Edition
Second Edition.
Published
1907.
Binding
Hardcover
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London, UK Methuen & Company, Ltd. , 1907. Hardcover Second Edition. Good: Shows significant indications of use. Binding shows slight spine lean; moderate wear to extremities; some darkening and soiling; foxing at outside edges and endpapers; a cup stain at the front panel. Binding remains secure; text clean. Overall, remains a sturdy, reading copy with a clean text.… Read more about this item
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French Music and the Fitzwilliam: A Collection of Essays and a Catalogue of an Exhibition of French Music.

by John Huskinson, [Foreward].

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Used
Edition
First Ed, unstated.
Published
1974.
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780904454017
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Cambridge, MA Fitzwilliam Museum, 1974. Paperback First Ed, unstated. First Ed, unstated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: light wear to extremities; the backstrip is very lightly sunned and this affects the front hinge area as well, but there are no titles at the backstrip to blanch; else flawless. Binding secure; text… Read more about this item
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