Records for the Millions: A Guide to Record Collecting

Paul Whiteman; David Stein, Editor

Published by Hermitage Press, New York, NY, 1948

About this Item

Hermitage Press, New York. 1948. Hardcover. Stated First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good +; dust soiling to textblock top; small moisture stain to upper rear corner of the textblock with no penetration to pages; light shelfwear to head, tail, and lower tips. DJ: Good; NOT Price Clipped ($3.50); missing small pieces at head, tail, and tips; red stain to rear panel of DJ. Blue cloth boards and spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. Clean internals. Inner hinges are sound and not split. 331 pp 8vo. This book is a classic must-have book for the record collector, and anyone who wants to read a fascinating history of the making of the earliest records. Whiteman was an insider in the business, so what he offers is lots of interesting stories that go beyond way beyond the factual history, although he offers plenty of that as well. There are lists of thousands of records included in this book, all classified for easy reference. The lists have been carefully selected to make more simple the collecting of a home record library. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket. Seller Inventory # 017433

Bibliographic Details

Title: Records for the Millions: A Guide to Record ...

Publisher: Hermitage Press, New York, NY

Publication Date: 1948

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good +

Dust Jacket Condition: Good

Edition: 1st Edition