Provides an introduction to playing the harpsichord for the person who already has keyboard facility and also discusses registration, continuo playing, and special notational problems that harpsichord players encounter now that most of the music for it assumes knowledge no longer in use. It also offers some practical information on buying an instrument and keeping it in working condition. No dust jacket. Beige boards with black titles to spine are in overall good condition with bumps to corners and some soiling. Orange highlight pen to top corners of chapter 6 & 7, text highlighting to pages 40-41, 77-84,104-121,158-162,176 and 177.