T. E. CARHART - The Piano Shop on the Left Bank. The Hidden World of the Paris Atelier

London England, Vintage, 2001. 1st Vintage, Binding: Soft Cover, Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0099288230 Paperback Paperback. Slight crease to corner back cover. The author, an American living in Paris, is intrigued by a piano repair shop hidden down a street near his apratment. When he finally gains admittance to the secretive world of the atelier, he finds himself in an enormous glass-roofed workshop filled with dozens of pianos. His love affair with this most magical of instruments and its music is reawakened. Packed with delicate cameos of Parisians and reflections on how pianos work and their glorious history, this book is an atmosphereic and absorbing journey to an older way of life. 242 pp.