Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ [3 Vols.]

by David L. Junchen and Preston J. Kaufmann 

First edition, three volumes.  Pasadena, CA:  Showcase Publications, 1985-1995 

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD+ condition, with a VERY GOOD DJ.

• Navy blue covers are mostly clean, with gilt title at spine.  Corners are sharp.  See photos. 
• Spine has gilt text and is bright with firm ends.
• Binding is tight.  
• Goldenrod yellow end papers/ pastedowns show little to no sign of age or wear.
• Frontispiece, a color photographic plate, is present.  
• Ephemera, publication announcements and letters from the authors, are at front of each volume.
• Illustrations are bright and clear. 
• Interior exhibits minimal signs of age and wear.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• Text block edges have slight signs of shelf wear at foot.  See photos. 
• Illustrated DJ has some edgewear, chipped corners, closed tears along head edge, bumping along foot edge, chipping at spine ends, some sunning to back.  See photos. 
• PS2026.0501

1398 pages. 8.5 x 11.5 inches

ISBN: 0-917800-03-6 (set)

First Edition.  Publisher's textured boards with gilt titles to spines.  Pictorial dust jacket on each volume.  Fully illustrated.  Bindings are tight, interiors very fresh.  Notices of publication and letters from authors are interleaved at front covers.  Three volume encyclopedia is overall in Very Good++ condition, with Very Good jackets. 

A three-volume encyclopedia dedicated to the history and documentation of the American theater organ, an instrument designed for the movie theaters of the silent film era that has now all but disappeared from American pop culture.  Volumes I and II cover organ manufacturing companies, while Volume III is dedicated to the Wurlitzer organ company.  Photographs, promotional materials, technical drawings, company records and more are reproduced.  

The first two volumes, published in 1985 and 1989, were written by David Junchen (1946-1992).  Volume III, dedicated to the Wurlitzer pipe organ, is by Preston Kaufmann (1956-1998).  Kaufmann initially planned five volumes on the history of the Wurlitzer, as outlined in the prospectus inserted at the front of the book, but did not live to take the project beyond the volume found here.       

Volume I published in 1985, Volume II in 1989, and Volume III in 1995.

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