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New Books from Europe
By Nancy Fratti

Hi!  Just wanted to let all our MMD members know about the new books out!

1)  "DRAAIORGELS" - great for band-organ/fairground organ lovers!   LOTS
of great pictures, with English captions; each chapter has an English
summary.   6 pgs. of full color pictures, with lots of b/w pics on almost
every page!  Hardcover, $48.50 + pstg.

2) "KLANGKUNST" - catalog from the exhibition '200 Years of the Music
Box', held in Switzerland in 1996.  Not available in English, but
profusely illustrated in color & b/w,  246 pgs.  Pictures of the inside
workings of all pieces, as well as the gorgeous cases!     AND it comes
with a Compact Disc recording of many of the pieces in the exhibit!  Book
& CD, $72.50 + pstg.

3)  200th Anniv. Commemorative STAMPS from the Swiss Post Office.
Four different stamps mounted on heavy paper with description of each
stamp in 3 languages (French, German, Italian).  Beautiful full color,
crisp detail.  Card with stamps is mounted on 9" x 12" matboard, ready
to frame!  Great gift idea!  only $12.00 + pstg.

That's the latest 'news' in the Mechanical Musical Book World!
Visa/Mastercard accepted.

AND, I now have a web page!  See below for address...  Enjoy!

•Nancy Fratti, PO BOX 210, Whitehall, NY 12887-0210
518-282-9770     518-282-9800(fax)
MusicBoxLady@Juno.com
http://www.quikpage.com/P/musicbox

(Message sent Wed, 29 Jan 1997 16:22:30 PST , from time zone -0800.)

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