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Marilyn Horne, My Life
by Marilyn Horne
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 068911401X
- ISBN 13
- 9780689114014
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Atheneum, 1984 Atheneum, New York. 1984. Hardcover. Stated 4th Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light bumping to head and tail; scant sunning to tinted textblock top; small stain on fore edge. DJ: Very Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($16.95); bumping to head and tail; slight rubbing to panels; bumping to top edge. Blue marbled boards with purple cloth overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. 258 pp 8vo. This is story of a small-town girl from Bradford, PA who works her way through pirate records and dubbing soundtracks to one of opera's greatest superstars. The book covers her personal and professional life including her divorce and her life adjustments during that period. 32 photographs and discography. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008940
- Title
- Marilyn Horne, My Life
- Author
- Marilyn Horne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 068911401X
- ISBN 13
- 9780689114014
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1984
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- opera, diva, opera singer, New York Metropolitan Opera, opera roles, singer, Rosina, Adalgisa, Carmen, Tancredi, Isabella, Arsace, Orlando,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art/Music/Motion Pictures/Television; Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Rubbing
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- Brodart
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Price Clipped
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
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