London: Victor Gollancz, 1980. First UK edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. First impression. 8vo. Pp xvi + 653. Burgundy cloth boards stamped in gilt on the spine. An ex-library copy with marking on the copyright page only otherwise a clean, unmarked copy in a tight binding and unclipped dust jacket. The spine of the dust jacket is sunned. The lower hinge has been strengthened with archival tape.

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Seller: The Glass Key (FR)
Seller's Inventory #: 96638
Title: A Companion to Twentieth-Century Opera
Author: Martin, George
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: very good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First UK edition
ISBN 10: 0575028149
ISBN 13: 9780575028142
Publisher: Victor Gollancz
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1980
Bookseller catalogs: Music;

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Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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....
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Copyright page: The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...