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Hardcover, sewn-bound in decorative light brown cloth, is in GOOD condition, having top spine cloth with small tear and frayed; bottom spine shows lesser wear; some rubbing/scuffing to covers and spine; corners slightly bumped and worn; gilt lettering on front cover very faded, gilt on spine gone; small stain on copyright page and page 4; pages have darkened a bit with age, and there is very slight handling wear to some early pages. Anonymously illustrated with color plates, illustrating various opera scenes. Operas re-told as short stories. The operas in the book are: "Aida" by Verdi, "The Bohemian Girl" by Balfe, "Carmen" by Bizet, "Faust" by Gounod, "Fidelio" by Beethoven, "Lohengrin" by Wagner, "Hansel and Gretel" by Humperdinck, "The King's Children" by Humperdinck, "Martha" by Flotow, "Mignon" by Thomas, "Parsifal" by Wagner, "Le prophete" by Meyerbeer, "Das Rheingold", "Die Walkure", "Siegfried", "Gotterdammerung" by Wagner, "Der Freischutz" by Weber, "Il trovatore" by Verdi, and "Tannhauser" by Wagner. Fiction. Short stories. Music. Opera. DB. Seller Inventory # 1920
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