Clockwork Music – an Illustrated History of Mechanical Musical Instruments from the Musical Box to the Pianola: from automaton lady Virginal Players to the Orchestrion. Published by the long-defunct George Allen & Unwin in London, this was one of Arthur Ord-Hume’s early books on mechanical music first published in 1973. Described in one contemporary review as ‘a delightful pictorial survey embellished with a valuable historical text’, Clockwork Music has remained high in demand for over thirty years. Second-hand copies have been seen advertised for £45! Recently a hitherto forgotten box of brand new copies was found and these, genuinely the last of the coveted first and only edition, are now offered on a ‘first come, first served’ basis from the Author at a price of £25 net inclusive of UK postage and packing. Reserve your copy before sending money!
334 pages, hardback in dust jacket, ISBN 0 04 789004 5.
Arthur W J G Ord-Hume, aeromusic@archives.fsbusiness.co.uk