An Essay on the Construction of Flutes, Giving a History and Description of the Most Recent Improvements with an Explanation of the Principles of Acoustics Applicable to the Manufacture of Wind Instruments

<p>x, 11-80pp, two plates in rear. Green cloth-covered boards; border and design to boards, gilt titles on front. 8vo. Sun-faded spine, rubbed ends; bottom front corner bumped and cracked, top rear board cracked. Text block edges tanning. Endpapers foxing and tanning. Front hinge almost detached, volume loose. Otherwise, internally neat and clean.</p>