Men, Women and Pianos one of the first Dover

one of the first Dover original books in mathematics and first published by Dover in 1948

hansel and gretel

and enhanced by 12 photographs (including candid shots of Rutherford

ordinary day

Nothing could be farther from the truth

Men, Women and Pianos one of the first DoverAs the "social anchor" in middle class homes of the nineteenth century, the piano was simultaneously an elegant piece of drawing room furniture, a sign of bourgeois prosperity, and a means of introducing the young to music. In this admirably balanced and leisurely account of the popular instrument, the late, internationally known concert pianist Arthur Loesser takes a "piano's eye view" of the recent social history of Western Europe and the United