BOUND COLLECTION OF FOUR OPERAS: THE ACCOMPLISH'D MAID: A COMIC OPERA, THE SEIGE OF BELGRADE A COMIC OPERA, THE HAUNTED TOWER, A COMIC OPERA & THE CABINET A COMIC OPERA.
by Goldini , Carlo & Piccini, Nicola, & Cobb, James & Dibdin, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London & Dublin: John Bell. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1799. First Edition. Hardcover. Green half calf with olive marbled boards, edges a little rubbed, marbled end papers, text block very good, clean and tight. This book consists of three bound librettos: 1) The Accomplish'd Maid by Carlo Goldini, (1st, 1781 Edition published in London by John Bell). 2) The Seige Of Belgrade by James Cobb (1st 1791 Edition published in Dublin). 3) The Haunted Tower by James Cobb (1st 1819 Edition published in London by John Lowndes). 4) The Cabinet by Thomas Dibdin (1st 1802 edition published in Dublin by Thomas Burnside). A very scarce set seldom seen outside National Libraries. ; 7.5" x 4.5" .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Luis Porretta Fine Arts
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17746
- Title
- BOUND COLLECTION OF FOUR OPERAS: THE ACCOMPLISH'D MAID: A COMIC OPERA, THE SEIGE OF BELGRADE A COMIC OPERA, THE HAUNTED TOWER, A COMIC OPERA & THE CABINET A COMIC OPERA.
- Author
- Goldini , Carlo & Piccini, Nicola, & Cobb, James & Dibdin, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Bell
- Place of Publication
- London & Dublin
- Date Published
- 1799
- Keywords
- Opera, Antiquarian, Goldini, Piccini, Cobb, Dibdin
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian;
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Luis Porretta Fine Arts
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Nanaimo, British Columbia
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- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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