The State of Music by Virgil Thomson
1940. Second printing. 250 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over brown cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Minor crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Small area of loss to spin ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Rubbing and thumb-marking to panels. Minor water staining to rear panel.