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Từ bi đạo tràng mục liên sám pháp 慈悲道場目連懺法 [Penitence at the Compassionate Ritual Grounds of Maudgalyāyana]

Từ bi đạo tràng mục liên sám pháp 慈悲道場目連懺法 [Penitence at the Compassionate Ritual Grounds of Maudgalyāyana] by MAUDGALYĀYANA, The Story of

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Từ bi đạo tràng mục liên sám pháp 慈悲道場目連懺法 [Penitence at the Compassionate Ritual Grounds of Maudgalyāyana]
Author
MAUDGALYĀYANA, The Story of
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Two full-page frontis. woodcuts, printed on each side of first leaf of Vol. I & one full-page woodcut on final leaf of Vol. II. 61.5; 107 folding leaves. Three parts in two vols. 8vo (287 x 171 mm.), orig. wrappers (Vol. I) & modern wrappers (Vol. II), stitched (orig. stitching in Vol. I). Quần phương hạ xã: Anh quang tự, 1928. First edition of this very rare Vietnamese edition of the story of Maudgalyāyana. The journey of Maudgalyāyana (rendered in Chinese as mulian 目連), one of the Buddha’s earliest disciples, into the most abysmal and gruesome of Buddhist hells in his quest to rescue the soul of his mother was perhaps the single most important story in Chinese popular Buddhism since medieval times. The detailed depictions of tortures inflicted upon sinners relayed in Maudgalyāyana’s story made Buddhist cosmology and morality vividly graspable to the laity, and since the 12th century at the latest, staged performances of his underworld travel have accompanied the Ghost Festival held at the full moon of the seventh month, attended by masses of people across social strata. These theatrical retellings of Maudgalyāyana’s travels remained highly popular until the early 20th century and are still sometimes staged today. The tale’s popularity and influence since medieval times had been so immense that David Johnson, a historian of Chinese popular culture, writes that “among the tens of thousands of Chinese operas, none had deeper religious significance, or was watched with greater excitement, or was integrated into a more complex ritual matrix, than [Maudgalyāyana]” (“Actions Speak Louder than Words: The Cultural Significance of Chinese Ritual Opera,” in Ritual Opera, Operatic Ritual, IEAS Publications: 1989, p. 2). Unsurprisingly, then, there was wide dissemination of Maudgalyāyana narratives and rituals not only in China but throughout East Asia in local and vernacular retellings of his story in a large range of religious and literary genres. Our copy of Penitence at the Compassionate Ritual Grounds of Maudgalyāyana, printed in northern Vietnam in 1928, is one such example. It opens with two illustrations from the canonical narrative of Maudgalyāyana: the assembly of disciples attentively surrounding the Buddha, and Maudgalyāyana entering Avīci Hell riding a cloud, holding the Buddha’s magical staff. The book itself is simultaneously a narrative account of Maudgalyāyana’s travels and a Buddhist ritual of penitence, opening as it does with prayers of refuge and devotion to “Shakyamuni, the benevolent father” (Thích-ca từ phụ 釋迦慈父, an interesting appellation). The prayer sections also make use of the placeholding name giáp mỗ 甲某, which during ritual readings of the text was probably to be replaced with one’s own name. Despite sharing the same title as a canonical Buddhist scripture (T. 1909) composed in the Liang dynasty, a comparison of contents suggests that ours is a related but substantially different text. The first Preface makes it clear that this text is indeed based on an original in the “northern country” — i.e., China — and an earlier, domestic edition was made possible by the secular and ritual offerings of the monk Trí Giác 智覺. For some time, the woodblocks had been stored in the Trác điền temple 卓田寺 in Bình Lục 平陸, Hà Nam province, and did not circulate widely. As a result, a reprint was made in Tự Đức 9 (1856) by a monk named Thanh Tuyền Bhikṣu 清泉比丘. His Preface, also dated 1856, is found in the first volume. By the 1920s, however, there was another problem: there were too many variants of the text in circulation, which became a source of confusion. The monk Thanh Hưởng 清亨, using the earlier woodblocks stored at the Anh quang temple 英光寺 (Quần phương hạ 羣芳下 commune, Nam Định province) and with the guidance of Phổ Tụ 普聚, collated various editions in circulation and created a new edition. This editorial history might explain why our copy does not correspond to known Chinese versions of the text, as it probably has incorporated local Vietnamese elements. The woodblocks were carved by two craftsmen (named Phó Dung 付瑢 and Phó Huênh 付轟) from the Liễu choàng xã 柳幢社, with monetary offerings from monks and laypeople across many temples and communes (listed towards the end of the second volume). The carving began in Bảo Đại 1 (1926) and concluded two years later, in 1928; the completed woodblocks were kept at the Anh quang temple. Despite the country’s long history of Buddhist and Confucian learning, woodblock-printed books published within Vietnam itself are far fewer in number today than their Chinese or Japanese counterparts. This scarcity of extant Vietnamese books is due to a variety of factors, including the cost of local printing, a humid climate that makes preservation difficult, as well as the country’s recent, war-torn past. Outside of Buddhist texts kept by individual temples in Vietnam (whose collections are difficult to access), the bulk of these books are now kept at a handful of institutions such as the Institute of Sino-Nôm Studies in Hanoi and l’École française d’Extrême-Orient in Paris. The catalogue of these collections shows two items with the same title as ours (Viện nghiên cứu Hán nôm AC.607 and AC.647), but there is insufficient detail to determine their editions. We find no Vietnamese woodblock-printed copy by this title on WorldCat. Very good set. Final three leaves of the second volume are carefully repaired. The full-page woodcut on the final leaf is partially defective at the borders but the main image is completely intact. ❧ Rostislav Berezkin, Many Faces of Mulian: The Precious Scrolls of Late Imperial China (Univ. of Washington: 2017); Beata Grant and Wilt Idema, Escape from Blood Pond Hell: The Tales of Mulian and Woman Huang (Univ. of Washington: 2011); David Johnson (ed.), Ritual Opera, Operatic Ritual (IEAS Publications: 1989); Stephen F. Teiser, The Ghost Festival in Medieval China (Princeton: 1988); Yuenan Hannan wenxian ziliaoku 越南漢喃文獻資料庫, Academia Sinica.
J. Yōka shōchi junjō 幼科證治準繩; Ch. You ke zheng zhi zhun sheng [Standard for Diagnosis & Treatment in Pediatrics]

J. Yōka shōchi junjō 幼科證治準繩; Ch. You ke zheng zhi zhun sheng [Standard for Diagnosis & Treatment in Pediatrics] by WANG, Kentang 王肯堂

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J. Yōka shōchi junjō 幼科證治準繩; Ch. You ke zheng zhi zhun sheng [Standard for Diagnosis & Treatment in Pediatrics]
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WANG, Kentang 王肯堂
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Nine juan (kan) in nine vols. 8vo, orig. semi-stiff wrappers (a little worn), old stitching. [Kyoto]: Murakami Heirakuji 村上平樂寺, 1673. First edition to be printed in Japan of the section on pediatrics from the massive work Standard for Diagnosis & Treatment. Wang (ca. 1552-1638 or 1549-1631) wrote in the Preface to our book (dated 1607, Wanli 35; in trans.): Physicians call pediatrics the “mute specialty” on account of its difficulty. They are referring to the fact that children cannot explain their own illness and suffering. They use the words of the Yellow Emperor to say, “I cannot examine them. Children are in a separate category. They are to be nursed at home.” I alone say that this is not the case. Now, small children have not experienced the shock of the seven emotions and six desires, their organs have not been soaked in the eight delicacies and five flavors. When you give them medicine, you can easily see its effect. It is like the fact that a stomach full of fat meat and fine grain is hard to exhaust, but one with an inferior meal in it is easy to get results. How can this be called hard? However, books from past and present address this specialty cannot be taken as good. For example, the Mirror of [Preserving Life and] Mind [保生]心鑑 is overgrown with weeds, and Categorized Essentials [of the Pediatric Specialty] [幼科]類萃 is cursory, the New Book [?] 新書 contains ancient material but nothing modern, and [Yingtong] baiwen [嬰童]百問 [A Hundred Questions on the Infants and Children] leaves out 10,000 things for every one thing it contains. These books all circulate in our day, but none of them can serve as a standard for pediatrics. For that reason, I have edited the present compilation, placing special focus on clarifying the subject of smallpox [?]. The book is largely a formulary but also contains theoretical pieces, such as the initial essay, “Comprehensive discourse on diagnosis and treatment.” Topics covered are ailments afflicting newborns, problems of the liver, “vigilance,” “epilepsy,” “wind stroke,” “lolling of the head,” “clenched jaw,” “eyes,” “urinary blockage,” “diarrhea,” “residual urination,” “clear urine and turbid relief,” “hernia,” “yin swellings,” “yin ulcers,” “fever,” “slow speech,” “sweating,” “belching qi,” “sores,” and “smallpox” (underlined in the table of contents by a reader of our book), including “prevention,” “the great method,” “first fevers,” “emergence of the shape [of pox],” “when pox have broken out,” etc. There are many more categories besides these; the book is very comprehensive. Wang Kentang was born into a family of officials, with his father at one time holding the post of Vice Minister of the Board of Punishments. Wang read widely, but after his mother fell ill, he began to study medicine. He passed the highest-level civil service examination in 1589 and was assigned to the Hanlin Academy. After he was demoted in a political incident, he retired on account of illness, and dedicated himself once more to medicine. He both authored books and practiced medicine, being credited with successfully surgically removing a tumor on the side of a patient’s eye socket. His book Standard for Diagnosis and Treatment included material from the great works of medicine from the Ming period and earlier. Fine set; slightly worn wrappers.
Outlines of Designs for Shop Fronts and Door Cases, with the Mouldings at Large, and Enrichments to each Design. NB. The whole of which are Design'd in the present Tast [sic], and intended as an Assistant to Carpenters and Builders in General

Outlines of Designs for Shop Fronts and Door Cases, with the Mouldings at Large, and Enrichments to each Design. NB. The whole of which are Design'd in the present Tast [sic], and intended as an Assistant to Carpenters and Builders in General by TAYLOR, Isaac & Josiah, Publishers

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Outlines of Designs for Shop Fronts and Door Cases, with the Mouldings at Large, and Enrichments to each Design. NB. The whole of which are Design'd in the present Tast [sic], and intended as an Assistant to Carpenters and Builders in General
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TAYLOR, Isaac & Josiah, Publishers
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Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
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Engraved title-page & 24 engraved plates (several plates slightly dampstained). Large 4to, orig. blue wrappers (frayed & scribbled upon by an early owner), stitched as issued, uncut. [London]: I. & J. Taylor, 1792. First edition and very rare; ESTC locates only two copies: at the Bodleian and Avery Architecture Library. This is very attractive work of designs for storefronts and specialized doors, issued by the leading publishers of architectural works of Britain, the Taylor’s Architectural Library. The Taylors, father and son, were shrewd businessmen and gave priority to the practical manuals required to support the building boom of the late eighteenth century. Bound-in at end is a two leaf folio catalogue of the Taylor’s publications (this seems to be ESTC T80563), dated after 1795. Good copy of a very rare book, preserved in a box. ❧ ODNB.
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Death Stops The Manuscript by Richard M. Baker

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Death Stops The Manuscript
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Richard M. Baker
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Jeff Bergman Books ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Fine
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Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fine Copy In a near Fine Jacket. First Edition.$2.00 On Flap. Scarce Vintage Biblio-Mystery One Of The Best Excellent Rare Copy..
JUST WHISTLE

JUST WHISTLE by Wright, C(arolyn). D.

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JUST WHISTLE
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Wright, C(arolyn). D.
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Berkeley: Kelsey St. Press, 1993. First edition. A paperback original with printed photographs by Deborah Luster. 8vo. 55 pp. Wright's seventh collection. Both poet and photographer are Arkansas natives. A tight clean copy with edgewear, creasing and rubbing to the covers. Very good. Uncommon.
FURTHER LETTERS OF JOHN BUTLER YEATS, Selected by Lennox Robinson

FURTHER LETTERS OF JOHN BUTLER YEATS, Selected by Lennox Robinson by Yeats, John Butler (lettters); Lennox Robinson (editor)

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FURTHER LETTERS OF JOHN BUTLER YEATS, Selected by Lennox Robinson
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Yeats, John Butler (lettters); Lennox Robinson (editor)
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Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
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Dundrum: The Cuala Press, 1920. First edition. Linen-backed blue paper-covered boards, with spine label; 8vo; 81pp. Small binder sticker on pastedown. Front hinge tender, label lightly worn; a bit toned and dusty, but quite nice and certainly Very Good. Excerpts from letters to his Brother W. B. Y. The Cuala Press was run by W. B. Yeats' sister Eleanor.
History of Nolan County, Texas

History of Nolan County, Texas by YEARS, E. L.; Hooper Shelton

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History of Nolan County, Texas
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YEARS, E. L.; Hooper Shelton
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Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
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Sweetwater, TX: Shelton Press, 1975. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (24cm). Black textured paper over boards, in brown dust jacket printed in black; color cartographic endpapers; 256pp; black and white illustrations. Clean and stable, with discoloration to endpapers: Very Good. Jacket lightly rubbed, else Very Good. [62034].
Were Death Denied

Were Death Denied by YATES, Dornford

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Were Death Denied
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YATES, Dornford
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Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1946. First American Edition. First printing. Octavo. Blue cloth hardcover; dustjacket; 246pp. Bit of fading to cloth at board edges and spine ends, else a tight, Very Good copy. In the original pictorial dustwrapper, price clipped, slightly rubbed and worn with shallow losses at head and heel, not affecting titles. One of Yates' "Chandos" novels, this set in Biarritz and featuring a gang of international jewel thieves.
The Rescue of Danish Jewry

The Rescue of Danish Jewry by YAHIL, Leni

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The Rescue of Danish Jewry
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YAHIL, Leni
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Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
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Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1969. First Edition. Octavo; burgundy cloth, with titles stamped in silver and gilt on spine; dustjacket; xx,[3],4-536,[4]pp. Touch of dustiness to upper edge of textblock, else Near Fine in a Veyr Good+ dustjacket, unclipped, with some external wearl, a few short tears and creases, and some faint foxing on verso. Detailed account of the rescue of the Danish Jewry, discussing the "dramatic clash between anti-Semitic nazism and Danish democracy which convulsed Denmark in the first days of October, 1943. The persecution of Danish Jewry by the Nazis, the failure of this persecution, the position of the Jewish community during the crisis, the rescue operation, the vital role played by the neighboring Swedish people - all are recounted in careful detail" (from front flap).
The Cat Who Walks Through Walls (Advanced Uncorrected Proof)

The Cat Who Walks Through Walls (Advanced Uncorrected Proof) by Heinlein, Robert A.

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The Cat Who Walks Through Walls (Advanced Uncorrected Proof)
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Heinlein, Robert A.
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Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
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9780399131035
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New York: G.P. Putnam, 1985. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo., Wraps 353pp.. Beautiful Unread Advanced Uncorrected Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.
A Child's Garden of Verse, The Complete Edition, With a Biographical Sketch of the Author and an Index of First Lines

A Child's Garden of Verse, The Complete Edition, With a Biographical Sketch of the Author and an Index of First Lines by STEVENSON, Robert Louis

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A Child's Garden of Verse, The Complete Edition, With a Biographical Sketch of the Author and an Index of First Lines
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STEVENSON, Robert Louis
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New York: Platt & Munk, 1961. EULALIE [Eulalie Minfred BANKS]. [JUVENILE] [POETRY] [ILLUSTRATED]. EULALIE [Eulalie Minfred BANKS], illustrator. 12mo (7 5/8" x 6 1/8"); 84pp; mint green buckram over board, dard green stamped lettering on front and spine; bright yellow eps, ownership on front pastedown; color printed title page with a vignette of a parade; 10 full-page color illustrations and smaller line drawings; color pictorial dust jacket, bottom front flap clipped, top front flap price $1.50, soiling and sunning, edges scuffed; fine in very good dj. Robert Louis Stevenson's beloved rhyming verse for children, with the charming illustrations of the noted British children's artist, Eulalie.
All Maine Cooking; Front wrapper title: All Maine Cooking, A Collection of Treasured Recipes from the Pine Tree State

All Maine Cooking; Front wrapper title: All Maine Cooking, A Collection of Treasured Recipes from the Pine Tree State by WIGGIN, Ruth and Loana SHIBLES

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All Maine Cooking; Front wrapper title: All Maine Cooking, A Collection of Treasured Recipes from the Pine Tree State
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WIGGIN, Ruth and Loana SHIBLES
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Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
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Rockland, Maine: Courier-Gazette, Inc, 1967. Comb-style plastic wraps. Very good +. Anna PARKER. 8vo; 187 + 1pp order forms; color pictorial stiff glazed wrapper with black comb-style plastic binding; illustrated title page in black and green; chapters by county, color illustrated chapter divisions with a blurb about the county; recipes with authors and their home towns; scattered marginalia in pencil; 7 pp index; light shelf wear and a few stray spots; very good plus. Attractive cook book with interesting blurbs on the counties.
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Life and Literature of the Ancient Hebrews. by ABBOTT, Lyman.

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Life and Literature of the Ancient Hebrews.
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ABBOTT, Lyman.
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Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Boston:: Houghton Mifflin,. Near Fine. 1901. Hardcover. First edition. Small octavo, bound in burgundy cloth with gilt lettering along the spine, top edge gilt. Previous owner's name and address (in pencil) on front free endpaper, else near fine. No dust jacket. Binding is solid and tight.; 408 pages .
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Bach: A Biography by [BACH, J.S.]. Terry, Charles Sanford

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Bach: A Biography
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[BACH, J.S.]. Terry, Charles Sanford
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London: Oxford University Press, 1928. Octavo. Full dark blue cloth with illustration gilt to upper, titling gilt to spine. 292 pp. + 2 folding plates + 76 full-page illustrative plates. Bookplate of May Vreeland to front pastedown. Binding slightly worn, rubbed, and bumped; endpapers browned and with offset from bookplate. Foxed.
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Der Kapellmeister Bach: Vorsuch einer Deutung Bachs auf Grund seines Wirkens als Kapellmeister in Köthen by [BACH, J.S.]. Vetter, Walther

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Der Kapellmeister Bach: Vorsuch einer Deutung Bachs auf Grund seines Wirkens als Kapellmeister in Köthen
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[BACH, J.S.]. Vetter, Walther
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J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
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Postdam: Athenaion, 1950. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. Original publisher's ivory cloth-backed decorative dark brown boards. 405 pp. With occasional musical examples. Binding worn, rubbed, and bumped. Browned.

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