Stories From the Operas. With Short Biographies of the Composers
by Davidson, Gladys:
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About This Item
Laurie's Eclectic library. xi, 292 pp. Fourth edition. Previous owner's inscription dated 1918 on ffep. The Music Lover's Library. Frontispiece - engraving of Wagner. Includes operas by Wagner, Verdi, Mozart, Gounod, Wallace, Flotow, Bizet, Meyerbeer, Balfe, Auber & Ambroise Thomas. Some light foxing on prelims and edges. Olive green cloth boards. Gilt lettering on front board and spine. Blindstamp decoration on front board. Top and bottom of spine rubbed and splits developing. Corners rubbed. Overall condition VG.
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- Owl Books
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- 1015
- Title
- Stories From the Operas. With Short Biographies of the Composers
- Author
- Davidson, Gladys:
- Book condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: T. Werner Laurie Ltd., n.d.
- Keywords
- Opera, Mozart, Biset, Wagner, Verdi, Music
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- blindstamp
- A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...[more]
- spine
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- ffep
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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...[more]
- Cloth
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- VG
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- edges
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