Published by Grosset & Dunlap, 1942
Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. COVER MAY NOT MATCH THE PICTURE ON THIS SITE. Hardcover. NO DUST JACKET. Pages clean and unmarked. Red cloth covers show very minor shelf wear, rubbing to corners. Binding tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, NY, 1932
Seller: Top Notch Books, Tolar, TX, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Jones, Richard (illustrator). Approx. 140 one page stories of famous operas. Alphabetical list of composers and alphabetical list of operas. Front board is impressed with the masks of comedy and tragedy, edges rubbed. Spine is lightly tanned. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.
Published by Grosset and Dunlap, 1932
Seller: Easy Chair Books, Lexington, MO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Jones, Richard (illustrator). 160 pages. Some wear to the blue covers, sunned spine; pages yellowed; a good solid reading copy. No jacket. Illustrator: Jones, Richard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Music, Opera, Ballet, Dance; Inventory No: 185255.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap, 1932
Seller: Novel Ideas Books & Gifts, Decatur, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Some wear at top of spine.; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 160 pages.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap, 1942
Seller: The Parnassus BookShop, Newport, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Grosset & Dunlap, 1942. A small hardcover book in Good to very Good Condition with a Fair Dust Jacket, published in 1942. Delightful small drawings by John C Wonsetler. Just chock full of information--The orchestra was born when Monteverdi in the year 1600 was tasked with putting together a great show for the Duke of Mantua; he put together all of the Duke's musicians and trained them to play together and the orchestra was born. This book starts her and goes on to illustrate how it developed over the years, how instruments were added, how techniques and groupings evolved, how music broke away from its traditionally vocal past and came to be written to the full potentialities of the symphonic orchestra. The whole story of music is unfolded. And this story didn't happen in a vacuum-- it is set against the background of world events. Major musicians are referenced throughout. It is a small hand-sized book with a tremendous amount of fascinating information. A small green cloth bound volume, gilt titles, a few white circular fine lines on front, lower edge darkened and has a spot; faint rubbing to some edges.Tight & solid glued binding. Internals in very good condition--pages are moderately toned, quite clean, no marks of any kind. Jacket is edgeworn, price-clipped, with archival protective cover. 216 pages, indexed. 3.6 x 5.25 inches. 1942, Grosset & Dunlap, New York, New York, USA.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1932
Seller: Henschel Books, Bull Mountain, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. Richard Jones (illustrator). This handsome book gives quick and simple synopses of 93 popular operas and 53 opera composers, so that the visitor can attend with basic knowledge of the history and plot. Illustrations on each page. The bright blue boards are excellent, with only the slightest of wear. The interior is very clean and tight, with only an owner's name written neatly in ink on the front free endpapers. 160 pgs. A very nice copy!.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1932
Seller: Henry E. Lehrich, Allentown, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: D/J FAIR. First Edition. 1st ed. hb, 160 p."Minute stories" about ninety-three operas by fifty-three composers. Drawings by Richard Jones. Bright blue hb in excellent condition with an impression on the front cover.d/j has many chips and tears but has protected the book well over these many years .PAGES WHITE WITH OUT FOXING; VERY CLEAN AND TIGHT INSIDE AND OUT .PICTURE UPON REQUEST.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1932
Seller: Nelsons Books, Chazy, NY, U.S.A.
Hard cover. Condition: Good. edges scuffed and some edge wear, soiled at the edges. clean and tight. name on ffep.
Published by Literary Licensing, LLC, 2011
ISBN 10: 1258098067 ISBN 13: 9781258098063
Seller: West Coast Bookseller, Moorpark, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Jones, Richard (illustrator).
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Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1932
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Very good. (Pages: 160) Minor bumps to spine ends. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1932
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Illustrated by Richard Jones. Good. Hardcover rubbed at spine ends and corners and edges, pages lightly browned, spine faded. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap, (1932)., New York, 1932
Seller: Pride and Prejudice-Books, Ballston Lake, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Minus. Richard Jones. (illustrator). Very Good in Very Good Minus Dust Jacket with edge tears and small edge chips.
Reprint. Hardcover. Small quarto. Original blue cloth, front panel decorated in blue, with a paper title/author label on the spine. Very good. A handsomely produced compedium of opera plots and composer vignettes, beautifully illustrated by Richard Jones with b/w margin drawings. Each opera gets a page of text, as does the composer, hence the 'minute' synopsis.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1932
Seller: Aardvark Rare Books, ABAA, EUGENE, OR, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good Plus / Very Good. Richard Jones (illustrator). Quarto, 7.6 x 10.25 in., pp.160. Blue cloth boards with mask-motif design embossed to front board in blind. Black title in decorative green frame on white paste-on label to spine. Flying horse bookplate with owner's name to front pastedown and previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Rubbing and small chips to top and bottom of spine and edges of dustjacket. Light foxing to flaps of dustjacket. Nearly 150 of the world's great operas, each told in three paragraphs with a black and white ink drawing by Richard Jones. Previous owner Dorette Rothschild Lemon once entered and won a national contest sponsored by Betty Crocker and Sunkist Lemons to name a lemon pie recipe. First prize was $25 per week, intended to be "food for life" for a family of four. Her prize winnings arrived faithfully throughout her life.".