{"product_id":"the-normal-music-course-second-reader-by-john-w-tufts-and-h-e-holt-1896-revised-and-enlarged-silver-burdett-company-hardcover","title":"The Normal Music Course Second Reader by John W. Tufts and H. E. Holt, 1896 Revised and Enlarged Silver, Burdett \u0026 Company Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Normal Music Course: Second Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, by John W. Tufts and H. E. Holt, is a school music reader built around progressively arranged exercises, studies, and songs. Its stated aim is to carry pupils from the first conception and production of tones through increasingly advanced choral practice, with material for sight reading and vocal instruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 1896 Silver, Burdett \u0026amp; Company printing is identified on the title page as a new edition, revised and enlarged. The preface describes the Second Reader for intermediate and grammar schools, introducing varied measures, keys, rhythmic practice, vocal exercises, and music for single voices through multi-part singing.\u003c\/p\u003ePublication Details\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitle: \u003ci\u003eThe Normal Music Course: Second Reader\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthors: John W. Tufts and H. E. Holt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdition statement: New Edition, Revised and Enlarged\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Silver, Burdett \u0026amp; Company\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYear on title page: 1896\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCopyright notices: 1883 by D. Appleton \u0026amp; Co.; 1886 by John W. Tufts and H. E. Holt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo dust jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eBook Features\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecorated cloth boards with a front-cover illustration of young singers and publisher advertising on the rear cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes a loose lined-paper insert.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eMarkings\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePencil handwriting\/doodling and a street address are present on the front pastedown and free endpaper.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003eCondition\u003cp\u003eOverall Poor condition. The cloth-covered boards are heavily soiled and rubbed, with heavy surface and edge wear, chipping, dings at the corners and edges, and bent, dinged boards. The spine is in Good condition with moderate edge wear and chipping, plus discoloration and sunning. Binding is Fair, showing age-appropriate wear and tear, while the text block remains Good: solid and intact. Pages are in Poor condition, with heavy tanning and foxing, edge chipping and spotting, and liquid damage throughout. Water staining and paper cockling\/waviness run through the text block; no pages are stuck together, but they are stained and wavy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease review all photographs as they show the actual item for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease ask questions if you are unsure about any details on the item.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIVL - STL-TU\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Silver, Burdett \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45717853241520,"sku":"SG-21999-S","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/5990\/8661\/files\/img_01_bec781d5-9986-4209-9c66-cc248aa91c98.png?v=1792512845","url":"https:\/\/juststuffisell.com\/products\/the-normal-music-course-second-reader-by-john-w-tufts-and-h-e-holt-1896-revised-and-enlarged-silver-burdett-company-hardcover","provider":"Just Stuff I Sell","version":"1.0","type":"link"}