Huge English musical instruments catalog (1911) on CD Start Price USD 29.95 Current Price USD 29.95 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, October 10, 2008 End Time Sunday, November 09, 2008 Location Tverlandet, Nordland See more about 'Huge English musical instruments catalog (1911) on CD' Description I'm launching a series of digital "reprints" on CD of various old musical instruments trade catalogs and other antique music related books and prints and new items similar to this are added to my eBay store all the time. And don't hesitate to ask me if you can't find what you're looking for. There are hundreds of other titles in peparation.Please note that the item in this and my other ebook auctions are reproductions, not originals.For sale here is a CD with a facsimile edition of one of the most spectacular ctalogs I've ever seen, Barnett Samuel & Sons' 1911 "Price List." This book has everything! And much of it with full colour illustrations too!PreviewsHere are a few scaled down samples from the ebook. (You can click on the images to view slightly larger versions.) Please note that the large images above are still much smaller than the ones on the CD.  You can click here for a full size scan of one of the pages if you want to see the quality available from the CD.DescriptionKey dataTitle:Revised price listPublisher:Barnett Samuel & SonsCountry:EnglandArea:LondonDate:1911Language:EnglishCD edition:No. of scans:297Resolution:180 dpiEbook size:429 MBOrder code:Samuel1911Physical description of the originalThe size is 28.1 cm height and 22.8 cm width.The total number of pages in the catalog is aproximately 400. This includes the hard cover, title page, introduction and index, 177 numbered pages listing products with prices and specifications, more than 50 colour and more than 40 black-and-white plates (printed on one side only) and some other misc. pages at the beginning and the end.The print of the black-and-white plates are actually colour-tinted (sometimes brown, sometimes dark green) and the back of all illustrations (colour as well as black-and-white) are printed in ligth green with the same Barnett Samuel logo pattern.All pages (except of course for the hard cover) seems to have been made of the same heavy weaight semigloss/matte paper.DatingThe preface to the catalog is dated January 1911.ContentThis catalog is so complete it's easier to list what's not there: there are no organs (neither church organs nor harmoniums) and there are no pianos (although there are two piano advertisement pages towards the end).Apart from that: if it has anything to do with music and it was available at all on the English amrket in 1911, it's probably listed and pictured in this book.Ebook conditionThis is one catalog I would have loved to present a spotless republication of but that's not possible of course. Scans of hardcover books will always show some "bending" of the scans towards the spine and the problem is especially serious with a book as huge as this one. This inevitably means that some of the illustration have become distorted.Also, the original to the ebook has seen some heavy usage and isn't even a hundred percent complete. It used to belong to a Royal Navy bandmaster (who may have doubled as a travelling sales agent for Barnett Samuel) and the years at sea has caused the pages to buckle, making it impossible to place them completely flush against the scanner bed. At some time a few illustrations have been cut out of the book as well: two cornet pictures have been cut from the brass instrument plates and an entire plate with pictures of signal trumpets/horns have been removed.However, even in its somewhat reduced state, this catalog is so magnificent I just had to include it in the Musica Viva ebook series and its wealth of information and wonderful illustration makes it mandatory to anybody interested in pre ww i English musical instruments.FormatThe CD presents the catalog in a choice of three different formats: high resolution (180 dpi) JPEG scans for maximum quality, HTML format allowing you to leaf through the scans as if it was a paper book and PDF format for quick reference with all pages in a single document. It is readable on any reasonably modern computer with a CD drive.Other ebooksDon't forget to visit my eBay store regularly! There is already a large selection of similar items for sale there and new ones are added all the time! And remember: shipping cost is only three dollars regardless of how many CDs you buy!Copyright issuesThis auction is for a digital reproduction on CD of an antique print. The copyrights for the original have expired and it is now in the public domain.The copyrights for the scans and the editorial content of the ebook is held by me - © 2007-2008 Frank Nordberg.  The buyer of the CD is granted permission to use the content for his/her own pleasure and work but not to redistribute without explicit permission, except under some conditions specified in the copyrights file included on the CD and available from me on request.Shipping and handlingShipping with regular mail is charged at a flat rate of 3 dollars per shipment, regardless of where in the world you live and how many ebooks you buy. If you are in a hurry and willing to pay actual shipping costs, I will try to find faster options than regular mail.  Please note that I live in Norway so shipping may take a few days to arrive. If you are in a hurry and willing to pay actual shipping costs, I will try to find faster options than regular mail.PaymentPayPalPayPal is my preferred method of payment and recommended to anybody who needs to transfer small amounts of money internationally.Direct transfer (EU)Direct IBAN/BIC transfer is available for buyers within the European Union. For European direct transfers the amount is converted into Euro according to the exchange rate of the day and rounded off to the nearest 50 cents.   Please note that your bank may charge you a fee for a direct transfer to Norway and contact me before paying if you choose this payment method!Direct transfer (Norway)Amount is converted into Norwegian kroner according to the exchange rate of the day and rounded off to the nearest krone.   Please contact me before paying if you choose this payment method!Other payment alternativesAny legal and safe way to transfer the payment to me is usually accepted but please ask first! 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