Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2008
ISBN 10: 1596915242 ISBN 13: 9781596915244
Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.9.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2008
ISBN 10: 1596915242 ISBN 13: 9781596915244
Librería: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.9.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2008
ISBN 10: 1596915242 ISBN 13: 9781596915244
Librería: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.9.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2008
ISBN 10: 1596915242 ISBN 13: 9781596915244
Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.9.
Publicado por Bloomsbury USA, 2008
ISBN 10: 1596915242 ISBN 13: 9781596915244
Librería: Blue Vase Books, Interlochen, MI, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
Publicado por Bloomsbury USA, 2008
ISBN 10: 1596915242 ISBN 13: 9781596915244
Librería: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers.
Publicado por Bloomsbury USA, 2009
ISBN 10: 1596915250 ISBN 13: 9781596915251
Librería: More Than Words, Waltham, MA, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. . . All orders guaranteed and ship within 24 hours. Your purchase supports More Than Words, a nonprofi t job training program for youth, empowering youth to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2009
ISBN 10: 1596915250 ISBN 13: 9781596915251
Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.73.
Publicado por Bloomsbury USA, 2008
ISBN 10: 1596915242 ISBN 13: 9781596915244
Librería: Seattle Goodwill, Seattle, WA, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. May have some shelf-wear due to normal use. Your purchase funds free job training and education in the greater Seattle area. Thank you for supporting Goodwills nonprofit mission!.
Publicado por Bloomsbury USA, 2008
ISBN 10: 1596915242 ISBN 13: 9781596915244
Librería: HPB Inc., Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.
Publicado por McClelland & Stewart, 2008
ISBN 10: 0771037546 ISBN 13: 9780771037542
Librería: ThriftBooks-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.98.
Publicado por McClelland & Stewart, 2008
ISBN 10: 0771037546 ISBN 13: 9780771037542
Librería: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Publicado por Bloomsbury USA, 2008
ISBN 10: 1596915242 ISBN 13: 9781596915244
Librería: Goodwill Northern Illinois, Rockford, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. The cover shows wear with possible dents. The cover has markings/stains. The dust jacket shows wear with possible indentations, creases, small tears, etc. The pages show wear that may include evidence of handling, smudges, and edge discoloration (may have edge markings/stains).
Publicado por Bloomsbury USA, 2008
ISBN 10: 1596915242 ISBN 13: 9781596915244
Librería: HPB-Emerald, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.
Publicado por Bloomsbury USA, 2009
ISBN 10: 1596915250 ISBN 13: 9781596915251
Librería: HPB Inc., Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.
Publicado por McClelland & Stewart, 2008
ISBN 10: 0771037546 ISBN 13: 9780771037542
Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.98.
Publicado por McClelland & Stewart, 2008
ISBN 10: 0771037546 ISBN 13: 9780771037542
Librería: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.98.
Publicado por McClelland & Stewart, 2008
ISBN 10: 0771037546 ISBN 13: 9780771037542
Librería: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.98.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2008
ISBN 10: 1596915242 ISBN 13: 9781596915244
Librería: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición
Condición: Good. First Edition. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Publicado por Bloomsbury USA, 2009
ISBN 10: 1596915250 ISBN 13: 9781596915251
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Softcover. Condición: Good. Glenn Gould was famous for his obsessions: the scarves, sweaters and fingerless gloves that he wore even on the hottest summer days; his deep fear of germs and illness; the odd wooden "pygmy" chair that he carried with him wherever he performed; and his sudden withdrawal from the public stage at the peak of his career. But perhaps Gould's greatest obsession of all was for a particular piano, a Steinway concert grand known as CD318 (C, meaning for the use of Steinway Concert Artists only, and D, denoting it as the largest that Steinway built). A Romance on Three Legs is the story of Gould's love for this piano, from the first moment of discovery, in a Toronto dept. store, to the tragic moment when the piano was dropped and seriously damaged while being transported from a concert overseas. Hafner also introduces us to the world and art of piano tuning, including a central character in Gould's life, the blind tuner Verne Edquist, who lovingly attended to CD318 for more than two decades. We learn how a concert grand is built, and the fascinating story of how Steinway & Sons weathered the war years by supplying materials for the military effort. Indeed, CD318 came very close to ending up as a series of glider parts or, worse, a casket. The book has already been lauded by Kevin Bazzana, author of the definitive Gould biography, who notes that Hafner "has clarified some old mysteries and turned up many fresh details."
Publicado por Bloomsbury USA, 2008
ISBN 10: 1596915242 ISBN 13: 9781596915244
Librería: HPB-Ruby, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.
Publicado por Bloomsbury USA, 2008
ISBN 10: 1596915242 ISBN 13: 9781596915244
Librería: 369 Bookstore _[~ 369 Pyramid Inc ~]_, Dover, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. A grand tale of obsession about the brilliant Glenn Gould and the unique, temperamental instrument he came to love beyond all others, by a top New York Times writer.Glenn Gould was one of the most complex, brilliant artists of the twentieth century, a musician famous for bizarre habits: he wore a hat and gloves even on the warmest summer day; refused to shake hands for fear of germs or damaged fingers; hummed and conducted himself while he played; and traveled the world with a battered old chair, refusing to perform while sitting on anything else.But perhaps Gould?s greatest obsession of all was with a Steinway concert grand known as CD318. To explain that relationship, which Gould himself described as ?a romance on three legs,? Katie Hafner introduces us to the important figures in Gould?s life, including Verne Edquist, his longtime, long-suffering, blind tuner. She offers a fascinating history of the art of tuning, and takes us inside Steinway during the war years, when CD318 was built. And she dissects Gould?s life with the piano, from his first encounter with it to the endless coddling and tweaking that Edquist performed over the years. Hafner includes Gould?s stormy, sometimes outrageous, correspondence with Steinway, and describes his despair when CD318 was fatally dropped from a loading dock.The book will appeal to fans of books like The Piano Shop on the Left Bank, as well as to those looking fora rich story of obsession like The Orchid Thief.
Publicado por Bloomsbury USA, 2008
ISBN 10: 1596915242 ISBN 13: 9781596915244
Librería: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within 0.85.
Publicado por Bloomsbury USA, 2008
ISBN 10: 1596915242 ISBN 13: 9781596915244
Librería: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. 0.85.
Publicado por Bloomsbury USA, 2008
ISBN 10: 1596915242 ISBN 13: 9781596915244
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1. A grand tale of obsession about the brilliant Glenn Gould and the unique, temperamental instrument he came to love beyond all others, by a top New York Times writer.Glenn Gould was one of the most complex, brilliant artists of the twentieth century, a musician famous for bizarre habits: he wore a hat and gloves even on the warmest summer day; refused to shake hands for fear of germs or damaged fingers; hummed and conducted himself while he played; and traveled the world with a battered old chair, refusing to perform while sitting on anything else.But perhaps Goulds greatest obsession of all was with a Steinway concert grand known as CD318. To explain that relationship, which Gould himself described as a romance on three legs, Katie Hafner introduces us to the important figures in Goulds life, including Verne Edquist, his longtime, long-suffering, blind tuner. She offers a fascinating history of the art of tuning, and takes us inside Steinway during the war years, when CD318 was built. And she dissects Goulds life with the piano, from his first encounter with it to the endless coddling and tweaking that Edquist performed over the years. Hafner includes Goulds stormy, sometimes outrageous, correspondence with Steinway, and describes his despair when CD318 was fatally dropped from a loading dock.The book will appeal to fans of books like The Piano Shop on the Left Bank, as well as to those looking fora rich story of obsession like The Orchid Thief.
Publicado por McClelland & Stewart, 2008
ISBN 10: 0771037546 ISBN 13: 9780771037542
Librería: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. book.
Publicado por Bloomsbury USA, 2008
ISBN 10: 1596915242 ISBN 13: 9781596915244
Librería: The Last Word Bookstore, Mt. Airy, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover.
Publicado por Bloomsbury USA, 2009
ISBN 10: 1596915250 ISBN 13: 9781596915251
Librería: Treasure Island, Waltham, MA, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Acceptable. book is clean but pale water mark on corner.
Publicado por McClelland & Stewart, 2008
ISBN 10: 0771037546 ISBN 13: 9780771037542
Librería: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within 1.
Publicado por McClelland & Stewart, 2008
ISBN 10: 0771037546 ISBN 13: 9780771037542
Librería: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Fair. Acceptable/Fair condition. Book is worn, but the pages are complete, and the text is legible. Has wear to binding and pages, may be ex-library. 1.