J. S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Volume 1

220 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. Published without dust jacket. Bound in dark chocolate brown cloth with gilt type face on the front board and spine. With gilt page edges. NOTE: This is a Limited Edition of 1500 Copies of which this is number 5 / 1500. PLEASE NOTE: (1) On the half-title page is a gift inscription by the editor Willard A. Palmer to the previous owner. (2) On the reverse side of that page is a gift inscription to the same owner but by a student of hers. It appears that the student reached out to the editor to acquire a signed limited edition of this work and then in turn gave it to her teacher as a gift. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.…