Small Quarto. 611p. The need for a comprehensive description of Beethoven's sketchbooks finally is met with his massive book which is not only represents an essential reference work for the Musicologist but is of value to a serious beginning scholar on the subject. Here are included works feared lost in World War II but discovered in Poland in 1977. General Index and an index of works and location of manuscripts. Appendices A & B deal with the watermarks of the principal papers. A fine copy bound in brown cloth, spine lettering gilt, in fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 016326

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Title: The Beethoven Sketchbooks: History, ...

Publisher: Univ of California Press, Berkeley; (1985)

Edition: First Edition.

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We are a long time antiquarian bookseller with emphasis on fine books, autographs, documents and items of interest to the serious collector. There is an interview with our owner, Richard Murian, on our website via You Tube. Most of our fine books have photographic images as well as detailed descriptions to assist the collector.

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Alcuin Books, ABAA
4242 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ, 85251, U.S.A.

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