London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1913.. 1913.. Fair. - 8vo, green cloth (bumped; tiny white marks to bottom corner of front cover; spine somewhat faded & lightly stained with head & tail chipped) titled in gilt on spine with double frame stamped in gilt on front cover. xv, [i] & 427 pp. (hinges cracked; owner's bookplate tipped in on front pastedown; 2 leaves roughly cut with piece out of front edge of 1 leaf & short tear to the other; occasional soiling & staining; page edges darkened). B&W portrait frontispiece & 7 B&W plates. Good reading copy. <p>A life of Wagner with chapters on each of his operas.

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Bookseller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 30037
Title: RICHARD WAGNER: COMPOSER OF OPERAS
Author: (Wagner, Richard). Runciman, John F
Book Condition: Used - Fair
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1913.
Date Published: 1913.
Keywords: MUSIC; OPERA; COMPOSER; GERMAN; RICHARD WAGNER; BAYREUTH; BIOGRAPHY; MUSIC CRITICISM; OPERAS; JOHN F. RUNCIMAN.

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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.

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Tail: The heel of the spine.
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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Tipped In: Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
G: Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...