Volume I: The cover has a crease on the spine and there is edge wear. The text edges have yellowed. There are water marks on the top text edge, however it is not visible on the pages themselves. Binding toward the beginning is very slightly loose. Volume II: The cover has a crease on the spine and smaller creases around the edges of the cover. There is a small amount of edge wear. Like Vol I, there are water marks on the top text edge, however it is not visible on the pages. The binding is slightly exposed at the front page. Volume III: The cover has edge-wear. The binding is slightly exposed at the first and second pages. The top text edge has water marks. Volume IV: The cover has very minor edge-wear. The glue from the binding exposed at the first page. There are spots on the side text edge. The top text edge has yellowed. Volume V: The spine has a crease and has slightly faded. Again the glue from the binding is exposed at the first page and there is very little edge-wear. There is a water mark at the top text edge towards the spine. Volume VI: The spine has a small creases and has slightly faded. There is minor edge-wear. The glue is exposed on the first page. The inside of the cover has spotting. Volume VII: The spine has small creases at the top. The binding is tight. There is slight edge wear of the cover. There is a small pen mark on the bottom text edge and the top text edge has yellowed. Volume VIII: The spine has faded. There is a small crease on the front cover and there is minor edge-wear. The binding is tight. The top text edge has a small brown spot and a water mark, which are not noticable on the pages. Volume IX: The cover has edge wear. The glue from the binding is exposed on the first page. The top text edge has a water mark and the text eges has slightly yellowed. Volume X: This is a supplement to the dictionary. The spine has faded. There is very minor edge-wear. The text-edges are slightly yellowed. All volumes contain black and white images of different musical instruments and the text of each volume is clean. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall.

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Title: Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians (10 Vol. Set)
Publisher: St. Martin's Press, New York
Publication Date: 1973
Binding: Paperback
Illustrator: Photographs
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Book Type: Set

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