The Story of the Metropolitan Opera 1883-1950 a candid history with bookplate of businessman James Hazen Hyde
by Irving Kolodin
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Kingston, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf Borzoi , 1953. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. hardcover in black boards with blue buckram spine protected by a plastic sleeve, one of a limited number of copies signed by author and specially bound for subscribers to the Met Opera per dedication, first edition as stated, bookplate of James Hazen Hyde dated March 10th 1941 inside front cover board, fading to spine titles
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- Bookseller
- Philosopher's Stone Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003294
- Title
- The Story of the Metropolitan Opera 1883-1950 a candid history with bookplate of businessman James Hazen Hyde
- Author
- Irving Kolodin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf Borzoi
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...