alford violet editor (5 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. This is "The Musical Quarterly", Volume XXVIII, No. 3, being the July 1932 issue. It was edited by Carl Engel, and published by G. Schirmer in New York. There is a lot of history and a lot of information in this international issue. There are fascinating scholarly articles revealing detailed information. As always, with this important journal, the issue is particularly rich in material. CONTENTS ** Tobacco and Coffee in Music - by Charles Van Den Borren ** Shaw, Wells, Binyon and Music - by Basil Maine ** Monteverdi - by G. Francesco Malipiero ** Modern Italian Composers - by Guido M. Gatti ** The Musical Clock of Marie Antoinette - by Julien Tiersot ** Chopin and Jenny Lind - by Martial Douël ** The Cradle of the Parsifal Legend by Max Unger ** The Art of the Symphonic Poem - by R. W. S. Mendl ** Ludwig Thuille - by Edgar Istel ** Ceremonial Dances of the Spanish Basques - by Violet Alford ** Views and Reviews ** Quarterly Book List TITLE : The Musical Quarterly ISSUE : Vol. XVIII, No. 3 DATE : July 1932 EDITOR : Carl Engel IMPRINT : G. Schirmer STATUS : Out of Print - OP PHYSICAL DETAILS : Quarterly journal; contains several sepia pictures reproduced in halftone, as well as a considerable amount of printed music; volume pages 355 - 505 + Contents page; + 18 pages of back material; 6 1/2" x 9 3/4"; printed wraps, sewn and glued. Publisher's ornamental devices placed centrally on rear cover. CONDITION -- GOOD PLUS -- This is a previously owned book which remains clean and serviceable, with the following particulars and imperfections noted : EXTERIOR : Spine has abrasion and small loss at the extremities - the spine is considerably creased along its length, with splitting evident. Front cover has modest surface rub, a touch of weathering and smudging and one small damp stain; on the bottom front edge is a small, curved tear, approximately 1 inch in length, with attendant small loss; small loss to bottom front edge, next to spine; soft bumps to corner tips; mild weathering, else clean. Rear cover has weathering, small spotting, chipping with small loss about edges. BINDING : The paper used for the cover is somewhat brittle. There is evidence of mending neatly effected to the cover attachment. The issue opens widely, and there are a few places where the text-block is cracked - however no leaves are detached, and the whole remains intact. It must be considered as fragile. INTERIOR : Paper is slightly toned, else the interior is clean and free of marking and marginalia, free of writing, and has no signatures.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good+. First Edition. 4 books in their dustjackets. 1948 Editions. Dances of Greece, Portugal, Austria and Finland, all in cloth boards, sharp and clean. Books are firm in their bindings, b&w and color illustrations, music scores. Protected, price clipped, dust jackets are bright, some soiling and mild shelf edge wear. A lovely series about the dances of different countries, several vibrant color pictures in each book showing the national costumes of that country. The history of each dance plus instructions for how to execute the dances are included in each volume. About 40 pp. In each including bibliographies. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall.

1st edition. Slim small 8vo. 40pp. 4 colour plates, map. Pages browned. Original pale green cloth. Pictorial cream d/w. lettered in black, rubbed to edges, torn. Handbooks of European National Dances. US$7.

1st edition. Slim small 8vo. 40pp. 4 colour plates, map. Pages browned. Original red cloth. Pictorial pink d/w. lettered in black, rubbed to edges. Handbooks of European National Dances. US$7.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Alford, Violet, editor. Handbooks of European National Dances. 4 volumes. London: Max Parrish & Company, 1949-51. Published under the auspices of the Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association. Comprises: Dances of Denmark / Poul Lorenzen and Jeppe Jeppesen ; Dances of Switzerland / Louise Witzig ; Dances of Germany / Agnes Fyfe ; Dances of France. I: Brittany and Bourbonnais. Hardback, all good, no dustjackets. Each volume cloth with coloured lettering to front and spine. Bindings generally strong. Some light tanning to endpapers. Frontispiece colour illustrations. Various paginations, maps. Internal contents clean. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.