Physical description |
67 pages : colour illustrations, colour facsimiles, 31 cm. |
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Artist's book consisting of all the drawings by Percy Grainger for the Free music machines he developed with Burnett Cross towards the end of his musical life. They were mostly drawn between 1951 and 1953. Printed in full colour. Hardcover bound in pale blue buckram with colour illustration mounted on front cover. |
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Designed by Colin Sackett ; casebound by Stuart Settle ; afterword by Simon Cutts. |
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Published in a numbered edition of 300 copies. |
Local note |
Grainger Museum Reference Library copy is no. 92 of 300 copies. |
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Lenton Parr Library copy is no 158 of 300 copies |
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Special Collections copy is no 121 of 300 copies |
Other author |
Mellers, Wilfrid, 1914-2008, writer of introduction.
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Cutts, Simon, 1944- writer of supplementary textual content.
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Sackett, Colin, book designer.
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Settle, Stuart, binder.
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Coracle Press, publisher.
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Axminster Printing, printer.
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Subject |
Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961.
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Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961 -- Manuscripts.
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Cross, Burnett.
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Artists' books.
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Mechanical musical instruments -- Design and construction.
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Electronic musical instruments -- Design and construction.
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Variant Title |
Free music machines |
ISBN |
9780906630501 |
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0906630509 |
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