The Barrel Organ de Arthur Ord-Hume - 1978

A. S. Barnes, 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall, Large. Unmarked, clean and solid copy. Partial light crack inside half title page. Dust jacket with moderate rubbings, price on flap $25. No priority or international shipping.

A. S. Barnes. Good. 1978. Hardcover. 0498014827 . Slightly cocked. Dj lightly rubbed and edge worn. Edges and end papers lightly spotted. Good enough reading/study/reference copy.; 9.9 X 7.7 X 1.9 inches; 567 pages .

NY: A.S. Barnes, 1978. First. Hardcover. Yes. First printing. Cloth, 567 pps. with index, bibliography, appendix of the illustrated Catalogue of the Auction Sale of Messers Flight & Robson (1832). Illustrated with photographs and drawings. A history of a usually overlooked part of the story of the organ---the mechanical or barrel organ. This particular type of instrument played an integral part in the early days of church music and later became a king in its own right in the field of secular music. The author traces the evolutoion of the barrel organ from its primitive origins to thye electronic consoles of modern times, with a special look at the preservation and repair of the grand Victorian-era instruments. A near fine, tight copy, bit of light staining to the outer edge of the text block. In moderately rubbed dust jacket.

South Brunswick and New York: A. S. Barns And Company, 1978. 1st. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. First edition hardback, 1978, with clipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket rubbed to edges; boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; toning to page-ends but text, plates and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

South Brunswick & New York: A. S. Barnes, 1978 567 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth. Dust wrapper. Near Fine copy.. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Published by A.S. Barnes and Company, 1978. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Large format. Black cloth with silver title to spine. B/w diagrams and photos throughout. Bumping to corners and a couple of cover edges; with wear. Page edge browning. Wrapper has top corner of front flap cut off; small tear to top of spine; some other nicks/chips at edges.

South Brunswick, NJ: A. S. Barnes, 1978. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published: South Brunswick, NJ: A. S. Barnes, 1978. Small 4to., 7 1/2" x 10", 567pp., illustrated with 115 plates and 144 figures. Black cloth with silver titles. Near fine in near fine (mild rubbing) dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to.

South Brunswick, N. J. : A. S. Barnes, 1978. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-rubbed and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong Description: 567 p. , [33] leaves of plates : ill. ; 26 cm. Subjects: Barrel organ. Notes: Includes index. Bibliography: p. 548-552. Abundantly photo & diagram illustrated throughout

A. S. Barnes, 1978-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!