About this title: Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Mediaeval Precursors WE have now before us the primary form of the instrument which, despite its simplicity, contested longest for supremacy with the pianoforte after the latter had entered the arena. The mechanism of the monochord of the eleventh century was to all intents and purposes the mechanism of the clavichord (clams, key; chorda, a string), which might still have been seen occasionally in the music ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cooper Square
Date Published: 1971
Description: Very Good. Very good condition 1971 hardcover. Previous owner's initial and sticker inside. Text pages are unmarked and uncreased. read more
Binding: Original Binding
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Date Published: 1911
Description: Good. 1911--This hard bound book has clean tight pages, b/w illustrations, illustrated frontispiece with tissue cover, frontispiece detached, bit of light foxing, bumped corners, worn spine ends, and previous owner's name inside. -Second Printing-Privately Owned Site allows up to 30 calendar days for standard U.S. shipping-please take this into account when choosing a shipping method. Thank you! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Date Published: 1911
Description: Good. 314 pages. Ex-library with typical marks, wear and soiling to cloth. Rear hinge cracked; sound book. Three parts include The Instrument; The Composers; The Players; a few illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Inventory No: 062644. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cooper Square
Date Published: 1971
Description: Very Good. VG condition. [box 67 la.5] Published by Cooper Square in 1971. Blue boards. Hardcover without DJ. No writing or highlighting within. Crisp, clean pages within. Lightly bumped corners. Scarce. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
Date Published: 1911
Description: Very Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. pp.314 including index [4] ads--Book Condition VG maroon boards bumped at forecorners and head and tail of spine-gilt faded-pages very clean, no marks, previous owners signature in ink on ffep dated 1924 and 1925 written in ink on back endpaper in corner--excellent reading copy-frontispiece tissue still pristine--no dust-jacket--Part I The Instrument Part II The Composers Part III The Players. read more
Binding: Decorative Cloth
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
Date Published: 1911
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Very nice copy of this comprehensive study of the history, construction and composers for the pianoforte. Maroon covers, decorated with gilt title and author, are lightly worn. Illustrated frontis still has protective tissue. Interior pages are very clean and bright. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: General Books LLC
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781458929143ISBN:1458929140
Description: New. BRAND NEW and ready for dispatch. Delivery normally within 4/7 days. Our reputation is built on our Speedy Delivery Service and our Customer Service Team. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: General Books
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781458929143ISBN:1458929140
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 5.98 by 9 inches. This book is printed on demand [allow 1-2 weeks for printing]. (00192 pages) lang=english accessory: no accessory (Paperback ) read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cooper Square Publishers, Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780815404026ISBN:0815404026
Description: Very Good/No Jacket. 0815404026 Some light rubbing and edgewear. Spine head slightly bumped. read more
Description: New York: Cooper Square Publishers, 1971. Reprint of the 1911 edition. Duodecimo, blue cloth, gilt. 314pp. with index. Illustrated. Good or better. Foxed on fore-edge, spine and the edge of the cover, but faintly. read more
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