"How Music Developed, a Critical and Explanatory Account of the Growth of Modern Music" by W. J. Henderson. 395 pp. with index. No illustrations, but some sheets of music printed on some of the pages. 27 chapters. Covers a wide range of topics, including the history of modern music at that time, the history of opera, harmony, Beethoven, orchestral composers, and the history of the piano and piano style music. The outside of the book is a burgundy red color and is plain except for the gold letters of title and author printed at top center encased by a gold flower design that forms a box around the title. Top of the spine also has the title written in gold . The inside cover has a small sticker toward the top that reads "Library of M. Vincent Perry." "Books are the souls of men as we know them" "No. 16." The inside cover page has written at the top right in black ink "July 17, 1899." In the center on the same page written in pencil "Edna V. Perry." Color: RD