Fuhrer Durch Den Concertsaal [2 Volume Set]

Kretzschmar, Hermann

Published by A. G. Liebeskind, 1891

About this Item

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Slight wear and rubbing to extremities (chiefly to spine edges, foredges and corners); slight rubbing to covers; previous owner's ink signature on first preliminary leaf of both volumes; slight internal browning and/or foxing (chiefly to edges and preliminaries). [ca. 300] pages per volume. Text in German. Incomplete set of the music criticisms of various classical works (chiefly late 18th and 19th century); contains the complete first volume ('Sinfonie und Suite') in the second edition (dated 1891; originally published in 1886), plus the second part of the second volume proper ('Oratorien und Weltliche Chorwerke'; dated 1890 on title page). Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 2 volumes in all; bound uniformly in 3/4 dark red morocco over dark brown marbled boards, gilt-stamped and decorated spines with raised bands and gilt-stamped dark brown morocco spine labels, covers ruled blind, blue cockerell edges, gray decorative endpapers, green silk bookmarkers (slightly frayed in volume 1). Still a fairly instructive and readable critico-analytical set.Numerous Musical examples; Few Decorative Headpieces. Seller Inventory # L057276

Bibliographic Details

Title: Fuhrer Durch Den Concertsaal [2 Volume Set]

Publisher: A. G. Liebeskind

Publication Date: 1891

Binding: Leather Binding

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: First Edition.