First edition, second impression. 350pp, with monochrome plate frontispiece and musical examples in text. Black cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. 8vo. Cloth a little pushed at spine ends. Upper text block edge dust darkened. Previous owner's name neatly inked on the front free endpaper; endpapers a little toned and creamy else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original dust wrapper, work, torn around edges, brittle, shelf worn and sunned over spine.