Paperback. Condition: Good. An introduction to the major operas of Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Puccini, and others. There are a few dog-eared pages. Owner's stamp on the first page. A little wear to the sides of the spine.
Published by Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. No Edition Remarks. 302 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.
Hardcover. Condition: Good.
Published by Hutchinson, 1952
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Good. 1952. First Edition. 236 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white photographs. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing.
Published by Hutchison & Co., 1952
Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Later Edition. ISBN . Hardback. First Printing. Book has slight spine cock and bowing to boards; slight wear to corners and edges; slight browning to page edges; otherwise tight, sound and unmarked in Very Good condition. Very Good condition dustjacket with slight wear to corners and edges; minor dustsoiling to back. We have placed dustjacket in a brodart protective cover and it looks much better than described. No Signature.
Published by Macdonald & Evans, 1952
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Good. 1952. First Edition. 87 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
Published by Macdonald & Evans, 1952
Seller: Shadow Books, Norwich, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Unworn Hardback. Unmarked Save For Price Note On Front Endpaper.
Published by London: Macdonald & Evans Ltd, 1952
Seller: Theatreshire Books, Dacre, NYK, United Kingdom
blue cloth with original dust wrapper., 80pp., good condition.
Published by Arrow Books, 1958
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1958. Grey Arrow Edition. 351 pages. No dust jacket. Paperback book, including covers, rebound into hard boards, blue cloth with gilt and new end papers. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
Language: English
Published by Premier, 1961
Seller: NorWester, PORTLAND, OR, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Premier printing arrives moderately worn with usual shelfwear. Cover shows worrisome signs of loosening, but pages within are vibrant and mark-free. See photos.
Published by HUTCHINSON, 1952
Seller: Martin Harrison, BURY ST EDMUNDS, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 236 pages, dustjacket has shelf wear to edges.
Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd.
Seller: The Guru Bookshop, Hereford, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. on green cloth.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hutchinson & Co 1948. Binding firm. Pages clean and bright, no markings. Unclipped Dust Jacket. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.
Published by Hutchinson, London, 1952
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
First Edition
1st ed. Dust jacket design by Biro. With B&W illustrations. Pages clean; binding tight; spine a little bumped at head & foot; dust jacket is worn, with some loss at edges. Used - Good. VG hardback in Fair dust jacket Used - Good. VG hardback in Fair dust jacket.
Published by Hutchinson, London, 1956
Seller: Marlowes Books and Music, Ferny Grove, QLD, Australia
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint. 302 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Good condition. There is some light shelf and reading wear and some ageing underneath cover, but still a presentable copy.
hardcover. Condition: Good. Previous owner's details on front end papers. Some wear and tear to dust jacket. Hardback. Photograph available on request.
Published by Arrow Books
Seller: Chapter Two Books, Ammanford, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback. Photograph available on request.
Published by London: Hutchinson & Co, 1950
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Reprint. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 302 pages: illustrations (black and white), music; 19 cm. Subjects: Music Operas; Stories, plots, etc. Stories, plots, etc. Operas Stories, plots, etc. Opera history. 3 Kg.
Published by Hutchinson & Co Pubs, 1952
Seller: The Guru Bookshop, Hereford, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition without jacket on red cloth will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable.
Published by Hutchinson & Co Pubs, 1952
Seller: Jenhams Books, Dundee, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. A hardback First Edition in Good condition, in a worn and torn dustjacket, now protected. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.
Published by London: Hutchinson & Co, 1950
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Reprint. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 302 pages: illustrations (black and white), music; 19 cm. Subjects: Music Operas; Stories, plots, etc. Stories, plots, etc. Operas Stories, plots, etc. Opera history. 1 Kg.
Published by Premier Books, Greenwich, CT, 1961
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in wrappers. First Premier Books printing. Small closed tear to lower right corner. Soiling to front and back panels along with spine. Front end page to copyright page slightly detached towards the bottom. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Published by Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., 17-21 Conway Street, London not dated [First Edition ]. 1948., 1948
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Condition: Very Good. Probably first edition as copyright page mentions post war message concerning 'economy standards'. Hard back binding in publisher's original forest green cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 302 printed pages of text. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small chips to tips and corners, light spotting to the edges of the rear cover, not price clipped, 12/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. OPERA.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hutchinson [1948], London; New York, Hard cover 302 pages no dj, AN INSCRIPTION FROM THE AUTHOR TO HILARY PYM THE NOVELIST DATED 5.2.1948, scuffs to top/bottom spine, page edges tanned but still in GOOD TIGHT READING ORDER. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch. Short biographies of musicians famous for the ir opera scores and examples of same plus outlines of opera stories and accompanying music.