Percy A. Scholes - The Complete Book of the Great Musicians, ... - three books in one volume - with an introduction by Sir Hugh P. Allen - London, New York/Toronto, 1942 - Hardcover: linen binding with gold-printed cartouche on the front cover and spine, photographic material printed on quality paper - 13.40x19.10cm - Very good copy: minimal traces of use and wear to the cover, handwritten signature on the front endpaper together with the rare business card of this musician from Headlington (Oxford), endpapers with discolouration and some isolated foxing spots, text block slightly discoloured with age. Contents of this volume: - The First Book of the Great Musicians, A Course in Appreciation for Young Readers - Tenth Edition - 1942 - frontispiece+12p.+124p.+15p. foto-illustraties. - The Second Book of the Great Musicians, A Further Course in Appreciation for Young Readers - Sixth Edition - 1942 - frontispiece+6p.+104p.+20p. foto-illustraties. - The Third Book of the Great Musicians, A Further Course in Appreciation for Young Readers, With a Little Dictionary of British Composers of Our Own Times - Eighth Edition - 1942 - frontispiece+8p.+111p.+22p. foto-illustraties. * Percy Alfred Scholes (1877–1958) was an English musician, journalist, vegetarianism activist and prolific writer, whose best-known achievement was his compilation of the first edition of the Oxford Companion to Music. * Sir Hugh Percy Allen (1869–1946) was an English musician, academic, and administrator. He was a leading influence on British musical life in the first half of the 20th century. Shipping: well packaged/insured.