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Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Greek. 63, [1] p., musical scores. Ta grota bimata: Eis tin Bizantinin ekklisiastikin mousikin. A study on Byzantine songs and notation system.
239p, illus. Paperback Very good condition, Spiral bound Includes instruments of the Middle East and the Orient.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight foxing to page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with traces of storage. 136pp. A study which includes instruments which survived from the High Renaissance and the changes which took place in the instruments used as we progressed through the Baroque period to the new classical style of Mozart and Haydn.
Fine English Paperback. Demy 8vo. (22 x 14 cm). In english and Turkish [20] p., color ills. Turkish musical instruments.= Türklerde musiki aletleri.
47pp G/none contemporary rebound in half cloth slightly worn with trace of label, small ex-lib label on pastedown and stamp on title, overall in good conditions. Unusual and scarce work in German, "an apologetic study on the sundial of King Achaz". The author was professor of astronomy at the Gregorian University in Rome. rilegatura coeva in mezza tela leggermente consunta al dorso con traccia di etichetta, piccola etichetta alla sguardia e piccolo timbro biblioteca al titolo, nel complesso in condizioni piu' che buone. Insolito e raro lavoro in tedesco, "studio apologetico sull'orologio solare di Re Achaz". L'autore fu professore di astronomia all'Universita' Gregoriana di Roma.
Text is clean, clear, bright and tight throughout, with numerous diagrams and black and white images throughout. Cover is in good condition with very minor marking. Page block is slightly discoloured.
Features: Paying to see the nation's art treasures; Fenton House, Hampstead, London - containing the Lady Binning Porcelain, and the Benton Fletcher Musical Instruments; Royal Portraits and Mementos - historic Occasions recorded in Delftward, Enamels and Porcelain; Fine Furniture Sans Pedigree; 100 Years of Red Cross Service - early illustrations of B.R.C.S. Aid for War Victims; Are Oriental Rugs Undervalued?; Some Later Chinese Bronzes; The East India Trade (Victoria and Albert Exhibition); and more. Average wear. Many pages loose but present. Book
67 pages. Features: Treasures of Canada's Photographic Past; Bookmarks; The World of William Millikin; Antique Folk Toys - Walter Trier's Collection; Rare Instruments from world-wide collections brought together at Vancouver's Centennial Museum; The Victoria Cross; Search underway for exemplary Canadian antique furniture; The Careful Collector Part IV - Cultural Property Import & Export Act. Moderate wear. Address label on front cover. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Features: Botanical Plates; The Doctor's Home - Toronto's Black Creek Pioneer Village; Medicines out of the Earth; Mrs. Traill's Books for Collectors; Feeding the 19th Century Baby; Preconfederation Medical Instruments; Colours from Nature; Flowers on English Pottery and Porcelain; Packing the Panacea - Medicine Bottles in Upper Canada. Sound copy. Magazine
20 pages. Features: Daniel Ludwign and Jari Florestal - his massive pulp wood miracle on the Amazon which grows and harvests the fast-growing Gmelina tree; Colour ad for Player's tennis featuring photo of Bjorn Borg in action; The Sound of Musicke - The Six Members of the Huggett family play more than 30 musical instruments - all European-made replicas of 16th- and 17th-century wind and string instruments; Whistling Bernie Smith - Vancouver's Best-Known Street Cop; Large colour Export "A" ad featuring men men working with logs; In a Northern Light - northern Canadian movie viewers prefer reality as depicted in films like Asivaqtiin by young Inuk Mosha Michael; Harry Bruce - what you smell is all me; Doug Wright's Family comic strip; Peach recipes. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Features: Learning and Teaching: improve your playing; Do you have what it takes to teach?; Choosing teachers; Learning with Tapes, Computers; Teaching at College; Alternative Schools; Renting Instruments; Helpful Hardware; and more; History in Nashville; Frets Repair Shop. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
Features: The new acoustic music - David Grisman, Bela Fleck, Tony Trischka, Jerry Douglas, Mark O'Connor; New acoustic music sampler; the family tree of acoustic music; Nashville action; Roy Clark on Stage; Jimmy Henley; Pickups vs. Microphones; Inside the JEMF; Frets' 5-year index. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
Features: Electronic matchmaking - magnetic pickups, piezo transducers, and microphones; Inside the Black Boxes; Louder, Please! - the search for amplification without sacrificing tone; Market survey of today's acoustic/electrics; Spec sheet for 90 switched-on instruments; Readers Poll Awards. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
Contents: Pittston battles for New Brunswick refinery in Eastport; Explosive student woes in France; Can we trust our spies?, by Barbara Amiel; Joe Clark searching for second ballot support; Robert Kaplan under attack for his new CSIS; Dave Barrett bows out leaving no heir; Militant Nova Scotia lobster fishermen; The trial of Gilles Gregoire; Inside Canada's Prisons - cover story with photos; Texas Instruments PC ad; British national election campaign; Scandal in Somalia; Congress approves the MX missile; Deadly new phase of warfare in South Africa; Canadian shipyards fighting to survive on government contracts; On the Nissan Assembly Line in Japan, by Peter C. Newman; NHL faces anti-trust challenge after refusing to allow the sale of the St. Louis Blues to a Saskatoon group - Bill Hunter; Commodore 64 computer ad; Into the tomb of HMS Breadalbane - interesting underwater photos; Bruce Allen - the most successful manager in the history of Canadian rock; Fotheringham on the Hitler diaries hoax. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Topics: Care and Upkeep; New Ideas in Wireless Cabinets - Part 1; Whe Why and the Wherefore - 2; About Variable Condensers (coupon clipped from page 80 removed part of this article; Practical Indoor Aerials; Variable Mu Valves - 1; How to Use a Blue Print; A Trip Round Europe on the Long Range Express; What will the Dolphon Do? - the Dolphin Three; The Voice of the Set; Simple Tests Without Instruments; Test reports of complete receivers - the Varley D.C. Receiver; Resistance-Controlled Volume; Below 100 Metres; Volts and Valves; and more. Above-average wear. Small clipping from lower back cover. Book
Topics: "Break-Through" and how to cure it; An All-Power A.C. Eliminator; Radio Wrinkles from Readers; Choosing a Modern Valve; Tuning and Adjusting the Sonotone; A Simple Coil Winder; Noises - Their Cause and Cure (part 2); Making a Mains Transformer; Simple Chassis Construction - how to make up the all-metal type of chassis; The Heart of Your Set - part 3, output valves; Little Mistakes We All Make; Receivers and Their Records - The Portadyne "Atlantic" Portable S.G.4; Cossor Melody Maker kit model 337; Simple Tests Without Instruments; Below 100 metres; Telsen Jupiter S.G.3 - two-page ad; and more. Heavily worn. Bit of writing on front cover. Corner clipped from lower back cover. Covers seperated and loose but present. Book
Features: Science Policy in the U.S.S.R.; Nuclear Tracks in Solids; Wound Healing; Truth and Proof; Hormones in Social Amoebae and Mammals; Ultraviolet Astronomy; The Phalarope; Analytic Instruments in Process Control. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
Features: The True Father of English Clockmaking; Sulgrave Manor - The Northamptonshire Home of the Washingtons; 18th Century Soap-Boxes; Genius, Conformity and Eccentricity - The Bicentenary Exhibition at the Royal Academy; The Fromanteels - an Exhibition Illustrating the first Twelve Years of the Pendulum Clock; 16th and 17th century Swiss Stained Glass Painting; Opaque Twist Soda Glasses - are they of English or continental provenance?; English 18th century Furniture at Kenwood; Thoughts about Hallmarks on Silver; Interpreting Classic Landscapes by Old Masters; Paintings by Paul Huet (Exhibition at the Heim Gallery); New V. and A. Gallery for Musical Instruments; Fair news; and more. Few markings. Average wear. Magazine
Approx. 40 pages. Features: The Metadyne system of electric motor control; Engineers' Experiences; Electrical Pyrometers; Marine Control Gear; Power Factor Meters; 25-line Private Automatic Telephone Exchange; Electrical Equipment in a Modern Store; Making Agreements for Power Supply; Reading Switchboard Instruments from a distance; Development of X-rays in Dental Practice; Selection of Factory Substation Switchgear; Mercury switches and their applications; Ballast Resistances; Electrical Progress Overseas; Opportunities in the Cinema Industry. Well-worn. Bottom staple has torn through cover else no major defects. Unmarked. Blue and Orange front cover features advertisement for Callender Cables showing the vessel "Stirling Castle" equipped with 112 miles of their cable. Book
Approx 40 pages. Features: Electrical Installation for a Modern Engraving Plant; The Static Transformer; Maintenance of Electrical Contacts; Problems of Hairdressing Equipment Installation; The Westinghouse Metal Rectifier; Enclosures for Industrial Motors; Electrical Recording Instruments; Time Delay Devices; Control Gear for A.C. Motors; Recent Patent Specifications. Average wear. Unmarked. 3 inch horizontal tear to fore-edge of front cover, half-way down. Book
Approx. 40 pages. Features: James Clerk Maxwell; Electric Ship Propulsion - Part I; German Standars for Electric Traction; The British Standard Specifications - Mining Electrical Equipment; Electrolytic Condensers; Wilson Electric Tower Wagon; Domestic and Industrial Electric Heating Installations; Portable Instruments in the Factory; Useful Data Relating to Three-Phase Motors (7.5-25 h.p.); Electrical Testing Instruments; Electron Tube Devices; Electrical Progress Overseas; Anti-Aircraft Searchlight Demonstration. Very well-worn with 1x2 inch chip from top corner of front cover. Front cover advertisement for the Midland Electric Manufacturing Co. Ltd. reads "Britannia rules the waves but M.E.M. controls the current." Unmarked. Magazine
Approx 40 pages. Features: Magnetic and Motorised Valves; Measuring Voltages in Excess of Meter Range; Inductive Interference; Construction of Steel Tank Rectifiers; Electrically Propelled Transfer Cars; Regenerative Braking Systems; Diary of an Electrical Contractor; The Design of Lighting Fittings for Particular Applications; Insulation Testing Instruments; Electrical Drying Equipment; Conversion Efficiency in Cinemas; Power Factor for the Plant Engineer. Average wear and soiling. Unmarked. Please Note: Large chunk has been torn from upper corner of front cover, which features an advertisement for Mazda Lamps. Book
Articles: Instruments of Security - The Royal Canadian Navy's Procurement of the Tribal-Class Destroyers, 1938-1943; Robert Steele and Company - Shipbuilders of Greenock; Hell Boats of the RCN - The Canadian Navy and the Motor Torpedo Boat, 1936-1941; plus part of Gerald E. Panting's Canadian Maritime Bibliography and several book reviews. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
Features: The Coming Sweep Through Serbia - article by Lovat Fraser; Amassing men and metal to smash militarism; Some fine Australian 'Shows'; - my impressions of the great offensive, by Hamilton Fyfe; British Naval Might; Anglo-American Activity in and behind the line; Wars living pictures watched by little people; Instruments new and old that play a part in the world war's tremendous orchestra; Messengers of Mars in training for the field; Where the British are advancing by ancient ways; Up and Down - British & German Giants of the Air; The Luck of 'Lighthouse Luke' - an airman's adventures; and more. Staples disintegrated. Above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy reading copy. Magazine
New English Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (28 x 20 cm). In Turkish. 254 p., with a DVD, color ills. Mokharram tradition in Turkish culture and Turkish religious classical and mystic music: Muharremiyes are dirges and anthems describing love of Ahl al-Bayt and Karbala case occured in the first ten days of the sacred Moharram month.