BLUEBEARD: A musical fantasy; Herein lies the story of the miraculous discovery in a hat box of an unpublished opera by the late Richard Wagner, dealing in the most unique and climacteric manner with feminism, trial marriage, bigamy and polygamy; its libretto and leit-motive have been studied with passion and are now revealed with religious zeal
by WIGGIN, Kate Douglas
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Lanesborough, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harper, 1914. First Edition. Strothmann. 12mo, pp. 57. Frontis color illustration by Strothmann. Blue cloth, stamped in gilt. Cover little soiled and worn at edges, one hinge tender, o/w VG. A spoof.
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- Second Life Books Inc
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40302
- Title
- BLUEBEARD: A musical fantasy; Herein lies the story of the miraculous discovery in a hat box of an unpublished opera by the late Richard Wagner, dealing in the most unique and climacteric manner with feminism, trial marriage, bigamy and polygamy; its libretto and leit-motive have been studied with passion and are now revealed with religious zeal
- Author
- WIGGIN, Kate Douglas
- Illustrator
- Strothmann
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1914
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Lanesborough, Massachusetts
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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- O/W
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- Gilt
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- VG
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- Cloth
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 12mo
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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