"Death in the Dining Room and Other Tales of Victorian Culture"

 [ Fritz Gellerman asked the Reed Organ Society list group: ]

> Has anyone seen the book "Death in the Dining Room and Other Tales
> of Victorian Culture" by Kenneth L. Ames?  I am told it has numerous
> pictures of parlor organs. Presumably it is still in print.
>
> Fritz Gellerman


I asked my OCLC library expert about the book and I got the following:

> From: pattong@oclc.org (Glenn Patton)
>
> It's readily available from amazon.com in both hardcover and "trade
> paper". It's a University Press publication, so it's a little pricey.
>
>  Death in the Dining Room : And Other Tales of Victorian Culture
>   (American Civilization)   Ships in 2-3 days
>  Kenneth L. Ames / Hardcover / Published 1992  Price: $49.95
>  Kenneth L. Ames / Paperback / Published 1995  Price: $19.96
>
> It's fairly widely held in libraries (about 500 holdings in OCLC) so
> the person who's interested might want to try a local library before
> they order.

D. L. Bullock -- Piano World -- St. Louis