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The San Francisco Opera 1923-1961
by Arthur Bloomfield
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/good
- Seller
-
Gridley, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., 1961. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/good. Very near fine hardcover in a good dust jacket. Black cloth covered boards, gold-stamped title on spine. Dust jacket is price clipped, chipped along top edge. Dust jacket reads 09-61. Dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable, archival cover. 251 pp. Octavo, 6 x 9 1/2 inches tall. Roster of performances and singers during nearly forty years is accompanied by an account of the development of the company.
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- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CA-57
- Title
- The San Francisco Opera 1923-1961
- Author
- Arthur Bloomfield
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- opera, california, san francisco, Gaetano Merola, arts, culture, music
- Bookseller catalogs
- California & the West;
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
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