Verlag: Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1976. *, 2005
ISBN 10: 0500011648 ISBN 13: 9780500011645
Anbieter: Travis & Emery Music Bookshop ABA, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Large 8vo 640 pages. Cloth, worn and bumped, boards creased. Plates and music examples. Signature and date of librettist Amanda Holden (née Warren, as signed) to front endpapers.
Verlag: Thames & Hudson, 1976
ISBN 10: 0500011648 ISBN 13: 9780500011645
Anbieter: 84 Charing Cross Road Books, IOBA, Cambridge, CAMBS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: IOBA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. VG-/VG- 1st ed very large, imposing 1976 Thames and Hudson hardback, unclipped DJ, highly regarded biography. Mild corner and spine-end bumping to boards and some surface rubbing to jacket else tight and unmarked. Immediate dispatch Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0500011648. ISBN/EAN: 9780500011645. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 079378.
Verlag: London: Thames and Hudson., 1976
Anbieter: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, Vereinigtes Königreich
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First edition, first printing. Publisher's original olive cloth with gilt titles on green to the spine and a gilt emblem to the upper board, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with colour and black and white reproductions of paintings, letters, and musical scores. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents, with light spotting to the top edge of the text block, are otherwise clean throughout and without previous owner's marks. Complete with the lightly nicked and edge-worn original dustwrapper which has been price-clipped to the lower front flap. Chronologically volume three in the author's five volume magnum opus. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Verlag: Thames & Hudson, 2005
ISBN 10: 0500011648 ISBN 13: 9780500011645
Anbieter: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, USA
Paperback. Zustand: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service.
Verlag: Thames and Hudson -80, 1976
Anbieter: Francis Edwards ABA ILAB, Hay on Wye, Vereinigtes Königreich
Mixed Eds. 5 vols. Royal 8vo. 290 ills. including 20 colour, 1220 muscial examples. Sm. ownership inscription, good in d/ws., spines faded to a couple of volumes. Additional postage may be necessary US$349.
Verlag: Thames & Hudson, London
Anbieter: Austin Sherlaw-Johnson, Secondhand Music, Oxford, Vereinigtes Königreich
Cloth. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Wrappers neatly laminated and stuck to endpapers. Colour of spine of one jacket faded. Some shelf wear: backstrips slightly turned in, Some spotting to some edges. Text VG, a very presentable set. HEAVY, postage will be extra, please enquire.
Verlag: Thames & Hudson 1976-1980, London, 1994
ISBN 10: 0500011680 ISBN 13: 9780500011683
Anbieter: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Editions. First Editions. Five volumes. Grey boards with gilt device to boards and lettering to spines in differently coloured jackets, not price clipped. Minor scratches to jackets, slight curling to edges, and fading to spines in the last two volumes. Boards clean. Internally clean and bright. Several colour plates. Sheet music throughout. Biography and collection of documents and music around Joseph Haydn, Austrian Classical composer called "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet"; he was also a friend and mentor of Mozart, a tutor of Beethoven, and the elder brother of composer Michael Haydn. 0500011680 Large 8vo.
Verlag: Bloomington and London: Indiana University Press. -1981, 1977
Anbieter: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, Vereinigtes Königreich
First US editions, first printings, except for Vol. III, which is the second printing (with corrections) of 1981. Five Volumes. All with illustrations in colour and black and white. A near fine set, the bindings square and firm, the contents clean throughout. There is some pushing to spine tips and a handful of mildly bumped corners. Vols. III and IV show some light spotting to upper edges (and some barely visible to the fore-edge of Vol. III). The dustwrappers, without the fading common to these volumes, show some light rubbing to edges, tips, corners and surfaces (most noticeably to Vol. III, which also has a one inch closed tear, neatly sealed from the rear, to the lower edge of the front panel). All the wrappers are unclipped, with three volumes (II, III, V) bearing small price stickers from Shakespeare & Co. in Paris. Altogether, a very presentable uniform set. Published between 1976 and 1980 (out of chronological order, Vol. III appearing first, Vol. I last), Robbins Landon's monumental 'Chronicle and Works' draws upon every available archival and documentary source to provide a detailed account of Haydn's long and prolific career, in London and Vienna, both in and out of court, his relations with patrons and fellow composers. The first part of each volume is devoted to the Chronicle, the second examines the works composed during the period covered. "Nothing like this exists on Haydn in English or any other language and it is a remarkable achievement both as chronicle and as social/historical commentary. It is possible that other Haydn scholars might not agree with all of Landon's conclusions and speculations, but [.] as scholarship it is perceptive and civilized, adding immeasurably to our knowledge and comprehension of its great subject" (Harry Newstone in 'The Cambridge Quarterly' [1979]). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Verlag: London: Thames and Hudson, 1980, 1978, 1983, 1977 and 1977. *, 1983
Anbieter: Travis & Emery Music Bookshop ABA, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
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5 vols. Thick 4to 655, 799, 640, 656 and 495 pages. Cloth, slightly worn and bumped, in d/w, slightly worn and rubbed, backstrips of vols 4 and 5 sunned. Plates, some in colour, facsimiles and music examples. Vols. 1, 2, 4 and 5 inscribed by the author to Amanda Holden, translator and librettist. All first UK printings, except vol. 3 which is a reprint. 7.6kgs before shipping, extra postage required.
Verlag: London, Thames and Hudson, 1977-1980., 1980
ISBN 10: 0500011699 ISBN 13: 9780500011690
Anbieter: Antiquariat Lenzen, Düsseldorf, Deutschland
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4°. 26 x 19 cm. 655, 799, 647, 656 und 495 Seiten. Original-Leinenbände mit goldgeprägten Rückentiteln. Original-Schutzumschläge. 1. Auflage. Englischsprachige Ausgabe. Vier Bände mit kleinem Preisschildchen auf hinterem Umschlag. Vortitel und Titelblatt in Band 3 entfernt, ansonsten sehr gute Exemplare. First Edition. English language edition. Four volumes with small price tags, half title and title in volume 3 lacking, otherwise fine copies. Sprache: englisch.
Verlag: London: Thames and Hudson, 1980, 1978, 1976, 1977 and 1977. *, 1980
Anbieter: Travis & Emery Music Bookshop ABA, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
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5 vols. Thick 4to 655, 799, 640, 656 and 495 pages. Cloth, slightly worn and bumped, in d/w, slightly worn and rubbed, backstrips of vols 4 and 5 sunned. Top edge dusty. Plates, some in colour, facsimiles and music examples. Vols. 2, 3, 4 and 5 inscribed by the author to 'Ingrid and Bob [Robert Layton, musicologist and critic]', inscriptions dated 1979, 1977, 1979 and 1979 respectively. All first UK printings. 7.6kgs before shipping, extra postage required.
Verlag: Thames and Hudson, London, 1980
Anbieter: Henry Pordes Books Ltd, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Large 8vo, 5 volumes, hardcovers with dust jackets. Vol. I: 655 pages, 66 illustrations. Vol. II: 799 pages, 52 illustrations. Vol. III: 640 pages, 54 illustrations Vol. IV: 656 pages, 49 illustrations Vol. V: 495 pages, 44 illustrations. Each volume contains five colour illustrations as well as a large number of musical examples. Haydn Society of Great Britain Newsletter No. 9, a 1989 pamphlet, has been laid in. Dust jackets show minor signs of use, mostly at the edges, and the spine of "the Years of Creation" is significantly faded. Otherwise these are clean copies in very good condition, very pleasant looking. (Heavy item, will likely require extra postage).