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Re: Boosey & Hawkes Woodwind Book

Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2012-05-12 20:10

For the record the original book although set up in the late 1930s was delayed by onset of war and when finally published bore the title....
"Woodwind Year Book 1940-1"
has 128 fascinating pages and was priced at 1/- one shilling sterling or 12 old pence (in those days there were 240 pence to the £ sterling) so about 8c in USA money today !!

I spent more than 10 years searching for a copy and 4 years ago found one via ABEbooks - it was located in Australia (back in those days B&H covered the entire empire).

My copy is unfortunately rather fragile and I wouldn't want to stress it by flexing it flat on every page to scan.

ps. although title included "year book" the 1940-1 and 1957-8 books were the only ones ever produced.
By 1958 the price had risen to 6/- so inflation is no new thing.

Post Edited (2012-05-12 20:15)

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