Monteverdi, Creator of Modern Music by Leo Schrade
1951. No edition remarks. 384 pages. Beige dust jacket over green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, heavier to textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Previous owner's pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight scuffing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Book has a slight forward lean. Moderate sunning to spine and tanning to edges. Gilt lettering is darkened and there is a small white mark to spine. Unclipped jacket. Moderate edge-wear with chips, tears and scuffing to all surfaces. Jacket has been repaired with paper and tape to joints and spine. Notable tanning and foxing to all surfaces.