Published by Boosey & Hawkes, London, 1951
Seller: Michael J. Toth, Bookseller, ABAA, Springtown, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket - As Published. First Edition. Bound in brown wraps, stamped in black. 64 pp. With music by Benjamin Britten. The true first edition.
Published by Boosey & Hawkes, London, 1951
Seller: FITZ BOOKS AND WAFFLES, Buffalo, NY, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Good. Moderate shelf wear, toning and torn edge. Otherwise overall an unmarked and intact copy.
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head, London, 1945
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. 12mo. 55pp. Illustrated with black and white plates. Pictorial wrappers. Faint spotting on page edges, light rubbing on spine, tiny ink marking on front cover, very good.
Published by Boosey & Hawkes, London, 1951
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 63, [1]pp. Stapled brown wrappers. Small, faint publisher's price on front wrap, a trifle soiled, near fine.
Published by Boosey & Hawkes, London, 1951
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition (states "printed in U.S.A.", possible first American edition?). Octavo. 64pp. Stapled white self-wrappers (also seen in brown). Slightly toned spine, faint creases, publisher's price sticker on front cover, very good.
Published by Boosey & Hawkes, London, 1961
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Revised edition (originally published in 1951). Octavo. 63pp. Stapled buff wrappers. Light soiling else near fine.
Published by ENO / Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, London, U.K. & Chicago, I.L, U.S.A., 2005
Seller: Goulds Book Arcade, Sydney, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This is a collection of articles relating to the opera, from the English National Opera 2005/06 season, it does not include a transcript - only stage directions. The cover has a little wear, with a few small scuffs, and rubbing. No page numbers. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.
Published by John Lane the Bodley Head, 1945
Seller: The Mill Bookshop, Gatehouse of Fleet, United Kingdom
Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Publisher - John Lane the Bodley Head, London, 1945. Sadler's Wells Opera Books, no.3. Vintage paperback, good condition but mended with sellotape at spine. B/w portrait frontispiece photo of Britten. Many musical examples. Plates in centre. Card covers have flaps and are slightly darkened with age, with mild edge wear. Tanning to page edges.
Published by Boosey & Hawkes, London, 1951
Seller: Primrose Hill Books BA, London, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Near fine. Adapted from the story by Herman Melville.
Published by Boosey & Hawkes, London 1961, 1961
Seller: ROBIN SUMMERS BOOKS LTD, Aldeburgh, United Kingdom
Condition: Very Good. Revised edition. Paperback. Large quarto. 335pp. Original illustrated paperback. Light wear, rubbing and fading to covers, slight damp mark and wrinkle at fore-edge of last few pages, otherwise about very good. Revised version, 1961.
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head, 1945
Seller: Stephen White Books, Bradford, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Ex-library book, usual markings. Original dust cover laminated to boards. Well read copy with some spine wear but still very useable. Quick dispatch from UK seller.