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Large 4to. xvi, 144, xl pp. A truly stunning book, in dark purple full leather, with ornate blind-stamping and gilt tooling to both boards and backstrip, all edges gilt. Gilt decorative tooling continues to the insides of each board, with green endpapers, and a gilt and green leather presentation label inside front cover. Lower outer corner of front cover worn. With 2 enormous folding plates followed by 40 pp. of music examples. ?Lacking pp.v/vi of the preliminaries. Seller Inventory # _5150_V_
Title: An Essay on Perfect Intonation.
Publisher: Edinburgh: James Ballantyne and Co., 1812. *
Binding: Hardcover
Seller: Keoghs Books, Skipton, United Kingdom
, author is the inventor of the euharmonic organ, xvi, [2], 144 pages, 2 folding plates with titles (Chromatic Scale tables), title page signed by the author in black ink "H Liston", author's copy with occasional annotation and corrections, owner's loose inserts (including engraved plate University College, typed sheets The Reverend Henry) First Edition , rubbing to covers, chipping and lifting to marbled boards, small section of upper edge of spine missing, margins removed pages 63 and 117, small tears along fold lines to both plates, foxing throughout, good condition , half bound red morocco and marbled boards, gilt rules to covers, gilt decoration and titles to spine, quarto, 30.5 x 24 cms Hardback SIGNED BY AUTHOR ISBN: Seller Inventory # 67785
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