Near fine copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Edition; First edition. Physical description; xxxvii, 518 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. Notes; Revised edition of: Index of musical wind-instrument makers / Lyndesay G. Langwill. 6th ed., 1980. Includes bibliographical references (pages 503-518) and indexes. Previous ed. [i.e. 6th]: published as An index of musical wind-instrument makers / by Lyndesay G. Langwill. - Edinburgh : L.G. Langwill, 1980. Summary; This book is an entirely new work rather than a revision of Lyndsay Langwill's sixth edition. It is the standard work in its field, the most comprehensive work on wind instrument makers in any language and a major reference tool for collectors and researchers. Some features of the New Langwill Index are: Entries for nearly 6500 makers and inventors, active from the beginning until the middle of the 20th century; Nearly 400 representations of maker's marks; An index of makers under workplace, listing over 1000 localities; A comprehensive bibliography of over 600 titles. Subjects; Wind instrument makers - Dictionaries. Wind instrument makers - Biography. Dictionaries. Inventors. Manufacturing. Wind instruments - Making - History. Genres; Bibliography. Biography. Dictionary. Illustrated. Index.
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4to. (25 x 18cms). xxxvii, 518 pages. Cloth. New copy but slightly shelf worn. Maps of Europe on end-papers. Includes some diagrams and illustrations of makers' stamps. Heavy book, 1.4kgs before packing. If ordering via ABE from outside the UK, please use priority shipping. Seller Inventory # _81146_V_
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As New. 4to. (25 x 18cms). xxxvii, 518 pages. Cloth. Maps of Europe on end-papers. Includes some diagrams and illustrations of makers' stamps. Heavy book, 1.4kgs before packing. If ordering via ABE from outside the UK, please use priority shipping. Seller Inventory # _79836_V_
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Condition: New. New copy 4to. (25 x 18cms). xxxvii, 518 pages. Cloth. Maps of Europe on end-papers. Includes some diagrams and illustrations of makers' stamps. Heavy book, 1.4kgs before packing. If ordering via ABE from outside the UK, please use priority shipping. Seller Inventory # _10398_V_
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Condition: New. New copy 4to. (25 x 18cms). xxxvii, 518 pages. Cloth. Maps of Europe on end-papers. Includes some diagrams and illustrations of makers' stamps. Heavy book, 1.4kgs before packing. If ordering via ABE from outside the UK, please use priority shipping. Seller Inventory # _79779_V_
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Condition: Very Good. Very Good; Hardcover; Light wear to the covers; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium-Large Format (Quatro, 9.75" - 10.75" tall); 3.5 lbs; Dark blue cloth covers with title in gold lettering; 1993, T. Bingham Publishing; 518 pages; "The New Langwill Index: a Dictionary of Musical Wind-instrument Makers and Inventors," by William Waterhouse. Seller Inventory # SKU-0462AI00507303
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Rare full leather signed copy. 4to (25 x 18cm). xxxvii, 518 pages. Full leather. Limited to 3200 copies, of which 200 are bound in full leather. Blue morocco, with gilt title to spine, gilt decorations to spine and main boards, with all edges gilt. Very good condition in a black cloth covered slip case. Includes some diagrams and illustrations of makers' stamps. The limitation details are handwritten and signed by the author on half-title. Also inscribed and signed by the publisher on the title page. Seller Inventory # _10399_V_
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