Description: Encyclopedia Of Automatic Musical Instruments - 1977 - Music Reference Book Encyclopedia Of Automatic Musical InstrumentsBy Q. David BowersPublished by The Vestal Press: New York 1977 "The Automatic Musical Instruments Collector's Association (AMICA) was formed in 1963 by a group of collectors in the San Francisco area, committed to the preservation, restoration and enjoyment of vintage mechanical musical instruments that play by themselves, focusing on those made from 1885–1935. Typical examples include player pianos, reproducing pianos, player reed organs, player pipe organs, orchestrions, music boxes, fairground organs, etc. Music media includes paper music rolls, folding continuous cardboard music, pinned cylinders, and pinned discs, etc. The scope of interest embraces not only the instruments themselves, but also their music media and published literature of the whole of the industry throughout this era." Light wear and fading to cover. A few marks to the text block as shown otherwise contents is clean and book is in very good condition overall. Assumed to be lacking dust jacket hence downgraded condition. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request. Size 28.5cm x 23cm x 6cm
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Binding: Hardcover
Personalised: No
Signed: No
Publisher: The Vestal Press: New York
Inscribed: No
Subject: Music
Year Printed: 1977
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated, Large Print
Author: Q. David Bowers
Region: North America
Sub-Subject: Automatic Musical Instruments
