About this Item
The Scribner Radio Music Library ? Volume II
Modern Compositions for Piano
Edited by Albert E. Wier | Charles Scribner?s Sons
Step back into the Golden Age of radio and classical music broadcasting with this beautifully produced volume from The Scribner Radio Music Library. Designed for pianists, educators, and radio performers, this book represents a time when classical music was curated specifically for nationwide radio audiences.
? About This Volume
This is Volume II: Modern Compositions ? Piano, edited by Albert E. Wier and published by Charles Scribner?s Sons, New York. The contents focus on widely broadcast and highly recognizable piano works by major composers of the late-Romantic and early-Modern eras.
Featured composers include:
Brahms
Tchaikovsky
Debussy
Grieg
Dvo?ák
Rachmaninoff
Saint-Saëns
Sibelius
MacDowell
Moszkowski
Fauré, and many more
The selections were chosen specifically for radio performance, making this volume both a musical reference and a historical artifact of early 20th-century broadcasting culture.
?? Publication & Vintage Details
Copyright: 1931, 1946
Printed in the United States of America
Publisher: Charles Scribner?s Sons (New York)
Binding: Original red cloth hardcover with gilt spine and cover stamping
Edition: Standard Scribner trade edition (not a reprint or facsimile)
This copy reflects a mid-20th-century printing, firmly placing it in the vintage / post-war era.
Condition: Very Good (Vintage Collectible)
This is a well-preserved vintage volume from The Scribner Radio Music Library, showing expected, honest signs of age consistent with a mid-20th-century publication, while remaining structurally solid and highly displayable.
Binding: Tight and intact. The spine is straight with clear, legible gilt lettering. Minor rubbing at corners and spine ends, typical for age, but no loose pages or structural issues.
Covers: Original red cloth boards remain attractive and vibrant, with light surface wear and gentle edge/corner softening. Gilt microphone emblem and title remain sharp and visually striking.
Pages: Clean and unmarked throughout. No writing, highlighting, or notation observed.
Light age-toning/yellowing at the page edges and inner hinges, which is normal for books of this era and confirms authenticity, not damage.
Paper quality: Music notation pages are crisp and fully legible. No moisture damage, warping, or brittleness.
Overall impression: A well-preserved, handsome, collectible example that presents very well on the shelf and is in notably better condition than most surviving copies.
? Why This Book Is Collectible
? Part of the Scribner Radio Music Library series
? Documents the intersection of classical music and early radio broadcasting
? Features enduring works by historically significant composers
? Produced by one of America?s most respected publishers
? Increasingly scarce in clean hardcover condition
? Ideal For:
Classical pianists & music students
Music historians & educators
Collectors of vintage music books
Radio & broadcasting history enthusiasts
Display or reference in a serious music library.
Seller Inventory # ABE-1769969393642
Contact seller
Report this item
