Vintage The Music Lovers' Calendar for 1909 Hardcover Hills & Co Ltd London NY

by Hills & Co

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Vintage The Music Lovers' Calendar for 1909 Hardcover Hills & Co Ltd London NY Shows wear with notable cover rubbing and discoloration to the mottled boards; edges and corners are worn with some rounding. Cloth spine has rubbing but remains intact. Endpapers and multiple pages exhibit foxing and age-related tanning. Small spots/stains visible on some interior pages (see February page). Gift inscription on front endpaper dated 1908. No dust jacket as issued. Binding remains secure with pages attached. Title: The Music Lovers' Calendar for 1909 Publishers: London: Hills & Co., Ltd.; New York: Hills & Hafely Co. Format: Hardcover; quarter-cloth spine with mottled paper-covered boards; front board titled in white Era: Edwardian (1909) Content features: Monthly calendar pages highlighting major composers and works, short musical quotations, composer birth/death dates, and dedicated "NOTES" sections Examples shown: January (Figaro — Mozart), February (Hymn of Praise — Mendelssohn), March (Choral Symphony — Beethoven), April (The Spectre Bride — Dvorák), May (Siegfried — Wagner) Title page quote: "There is nothing in the world more sympathetic than music, and the more Englishmen do to encourage music, the better it will be for England." — The Duke of Connaught Inscription on front endpaper: "To Belle with Christmas Greetings from Aunt Marion Campbell — San Francisco, California — 1908" Country of publication: England (London) and USA (New York) Notes: Early 20th-century music refere

• Publisher: Hills & Co., Ltd.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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