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Stories of the Great Operas and Their Composers
by Ernest Newman
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Garden City Publishing Co., Inc., 1930. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Three volumes in one, numbered separately: 322 + 335 + 371 = 1028 pages in all. Introductory note by the author, musical extracts printed throughout the summaries. A biography of each composer is included. Vol. 1 contains Wagner's operas; Vol. 2 - Mozart, Beethoven, Rossini, Von eber, Ambroise Thomas; Vol. 3 - Verdi, Puccini, and four others from the 19th-20th centuries. 8vo, red material over boards with faded lettering on spine, heavy wear to crown/heel/corners, rubbed along spine, top couple of inches of backstrip reglued, front hinge cracked, soil to back board/top edge/end papers, page margins age-toned. Gift inscription on ffep, pages unmarked. Heavy book, international orders may incur extra shipping charges.
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- Bookseller
- Berthoff Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AEB-479
- Title
- Stories of the Great Operas and Their Composers
- Author
- Ernest Newman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Garden City Publishing Co., Inc.
- Date Published
- 1930
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- RICHARD WAGNER, MOZART, BEETHOVEN, ROSSINI, VON WEBER, VERDI, PUCCINI
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music; Biography; Anthologies;
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Our standard domestic shipping rate is for USPS Media Mail shipments weighing up to 2 lb. Books are packaged in bubble-pack envelopes or a cardboard box with moisture protection. International shipping rates are for packages weighing up to 2 lb (0.9 kg). Heavier or oversized items may incur a shipping surcharge, which will be stated to the buyer before finalization of the transaction. Shipping charge may be reduced on some books weighing less than 1 lb to U.S. addresses. International Priority shipping charges may be reduced on books that fit in a USPS small flat-rate box. International Standard (First-Class Package International) shipping charges may be reduced for a second or more books if the total package weight does not exceed 2 lb. Shipping speeds are estimates based on carrier delivery times and cannot be guaranteed. If your order will pass through Customs, please expect a delay. Any applicable Customs duties or brokerage fees are the responsibility of the buyer.
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