Shelfmark
Ibb5.4.12 - Ibb5.4.14
Title
Famous composers and their works / edited by John Knowles Paine, Theodore Thomas and Karl Klauser ; illustrated.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Boston : J. B. Millet Company, c1891.
Physical description
3 v. : front., ill., plates, ports., facsims., music ; 30 cm.
Note
Vols. 1 and 2 paged continuously.
Note
Vol. 3 has title: "Famous composers and their work : musical selections", edited by Theodore Thomas.
Note
Vols. 1 and 2 have biographies with frontispiece portrait of each composer, vol. 3 includes their music.
Provenance
All vols.: Ink stamp of Rackley Library and ms. annotation in pencil "B3" on front flyleaf.
Binding
19th century dark brown morocco binding; blind-tooled floral design surrounding a gilt-framed title panel on covers; gilt lettering and decoration on spine; gilt edges; four raised bands; gold and brown floral endpapers.
Subject
Composers.
Subject
Music History and criticism.
Subject
Music.
Genre/Form
Scores.
Genre/Form
Biographies.
Added entry--name
Paine, John Knowles, 1839 - 1906 editor.
Added entry--name
Thomas, Theodore, 1835 - 1905 editor.
Added entry--name
Klauser, Karl, 1823 - 1905 editor.
Added entry--name
J.B. Millet Company publisher.
Added entry--name
Rackley Library former owner.
Added entry--place
United States Massachusetts Boston.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B53552