The Standard Cantatas; the Standard Oratorios; the Standard Symphonies; and the Standard Operas (4 Volumes)
by Upton, George P
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Topeka, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1888/9. Later Printing. Hardcover. All 4 volumes show light edgewear with slight loss from rubbing at corners and spine ends. The Standard Symphonies has 2 small spots of damage along the spine near the center of the rear external hinge; this damage does not effect the spine title. Former owner's name penned inside all 4 books. Otherwise less than average wear for the grade. Bindings sound. ; Includes 4 volumes: The Standard Cantatas: Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers. The Standard Oratorios: Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers. The Standard Symphonies: Their History, Their Music, and Their Composers. The Standard Operas: Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers. All 4 bound in matching 3/4 brown leather with raised spine bands and gilt spine title and decoration. Boards and end pages are heavy, marbled paper. Block edges gilted. Heavy boards and quality construction give these books a luxurious hand feel you cannot see in a picture. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Oddfellow's Fine Books and Col (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2872
- Title
- The Standard Cantatas; the Standard Oratorios; the Standard Symphonies; and the Standard Operas (4 Volumes)
- Author
- Upton, George P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- A. C. McClurg & Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1888/9
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Oddfellow's Fine Books and Col
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Topeka, Kansas
About Oddfellow's Fine Books and Col
We sell antiquarian and gently used books specializing in all things Kansas. We also offer a large selection of books for children, vintage young adult & series books; Agriculture; Psychology; Militaria and Western Americana.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...