Musical Instruments Ages by Alexander Buchner (44 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Clean pages, tight binding, clean boards, original dust jacket with bumping and small splits to edge, Illustrated dust jacket over cloth boards Clean pages, tight binding, clea Illustrated dust jacket over clo.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. clean and sturdy 1964 hardcover. no jacket. clean text. preowner name iside cover. solid binding light color fade along spine Fast service with confirmation, no international or priority orders over 4lbs.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. light stain on top corner Satisfaction 100% guaranteed.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Former library book. Mylar protector included. This book is severely edgeworn. Binding is so loose that the book will stay open to any given page. Shows more than the usual amount of shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Spring Books January 1964 Binding: Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. large hardback in very good condition wtih fair dust jacket.

Tan Cloth. Condition: Good+. 323 Plates (illustrator). No date of publication; Christmas, 1956 gift inscription on front free endpaper; Textblock very clean and tight; Lightly edge-scuffed and worn, faded cloth binding; Lacks dust jacket; 38 pages of text, 323 plates in both color and duotone black and white, plus index. Features instruments from around the world, exhibited by the National Museum and City Museum in Prague, Czechoslovakia; Plus paintings, engravings, tapestries, etchings and other forms which document the development of musical instruments through recorded history. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Large hardback in near fine condition with near fine dust jacket in protective mylar sleeve.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Large quarto. Color and B&W illustrations. Condition: DJ nicked with edge-tears & some soiling; slight sun-fading to edges of cloth binding; else very good in fair DJ. Pages: xv, 40 and plates.

First English edition. Small folio; pp. xv, 38; 323 illustrations. Bump to head of backstrip, else a very good copy or better in original gilt-stamped brown cloth, in a good dust with a small rubbed hole at the top of the spine and to front fold, in a lightly used slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Folio. Boards. 37, [vi] pp. + 323 photographic illustrations of rare and historic musical instruments and related items. In dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Third printing. 10 x 13 in. Xloth boards. Lavish plates. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; like new but a bit sunned at top edge. Binding tight and text spotless. DJ is VERY GOOD ; clean, a few closed tears with some creases. Music. Stax.

Condition: Fair. 1961. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. Illustrated dust jacket over brown cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white illustrated plates. Pages are moderately tanned and occasionally foxed throughout. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering has become dull. Sunning to top edges of boards. Gilt lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge-wear with chips, tears and creasing.

hardcover. Condition: very good. Translated by Iris Urwin. 323 plates in sepia and a few in color, 38pp. of text, large 4to, brown cloth. London: Spring Books, (no date). ca 1950. First English edition. A very good solid copy, lacking the dust wrapper; ex-lib.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 33 cm x 26 cm. Contents clean, tight, textually unmarked. No library stamps. Owner's name written on front blank endpaper. Includes 323 b/w and color plates. First published 1958; Third Impression.

Brown Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. xv, 42pp text followed by 323 illustrations in black & white and some colour, 1p index to illustrations, slight foxing to endpapers, prelims and index, light brown cloth, gilt spine lettering. NB THIS IS A LARGE HEAVY BOOK WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL POSTAGE COSTS FOR AN OVERSEAS BUYER. Size: Quarto. Music.

Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (musical instruments, history ) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Cloth w/DJ. Condition: Good/Good. Black & White Photos & Illus. (illustrator). London, UK: Spring Books. Good/Good. 1964. . Cloth w/DJ. Folio, N.P., Shelf wear; previous owner's inscription on front free end paper and previous seller's sticker; cracked inner hinge; foxing on side edge; pages clean and unmarked. .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Folio, hardback VG in edgeworn white pictorial dj. 1st Edition, Third Impression, 1964. Many photos and illustrations. Dust jacket has some tearing and fading, but book, itself, in near fine condition. A fabulous look at musical instruments. Great book for a music lover! 37 pp of test and 323 plates. Discusses prehistoric times, the Sumerians and Babylonians, middle ages, folk instruments, and more. Table of instruments and historical table. Book.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition in English.

Cloth w/DJ. Condition: G/VG. Color, Black & White Illus. (illustrator). London, UK: Batchworth Press Limited. G/VG. (1961). . Cloth w/DJ. Folio, 333 pp., rubbed, frayed, torn, faded, bookplate .

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Folio, hardback VG in edgeworn white pictorial dj. 1st Edition, possibly first printing (no other printings are mentioned). Many photos and illustrations. Slipcase also. Dust jacket has a 1 inch tear at top edge, and some minor chipping at top and bottom, otherwise in very good condition. The book is in near fine condition, with crisp spine and clean contents. A fabulous look at musical instruments. Great book for a music lover! 37 pp of test and 323 plates. Discusses prehistoric times, the Sumerians and Babylonians, middle ages, folk instruments, and more. All books shipped in cardboard and packed with care.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The boards are tan hessian with gilt lettering on the spine and an illustration on the front board. The jacket is covered with a clear plastic wrapper, and has only very minor edge ware, with a few minor losses at the top on the back cover. The inside pages are in a very good condition.There are 38 pages of written detail, then a few tables of musical information, and to finish there are 323 items featured in colour and black and white. There is a white cloth page finder that remains in a very good condition. The book comes inside a sleeve which has shelf / edge ware bumping and nicks, but is still in a very good condition to protect the book and jacket. It has had minor repairs. Overall, I class this as in a very good condition, especially with it still having the sleeve with it.

Translated by Iris Urwin. xv, [42]p., plus 323 colored or b/w illus., dj, folio format.

Hard Cover. Condition: very good/very good. Quarto. 13 1/4" x 10". 38 pp of text and 323 black and white plates. Very nice copy in an equally nice dust jacket. In cardboard slipcase.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS THROUGH THE AGES by Alexander Buchner. Spring, London, 1964 (3rd Pr.). Cloth, DJ, 42pp text plus 323 illustrations in color and b/w. VG/VG.

First Edition. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; [44] p., [110] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 34 cm. Notes; Translated from Czech. Subjects; Musical instruments History. Musical instruments in art. Musical instruments. Instruments and instrumental music-General. Genre; Illustrated. 1 Kg.

Hard Cover. Condition: Book good. Dust Jacket Condition: Jacket : small traces of use. Third impression. B/w and some coloured illustrations. The jacket has some wear on the edges. Size: 32 x 25 cm.