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The Last Prima Donnas
by Lanfranco Rasponi
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0394521536
- ISBN 13
- 9780394521534
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1982. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows light shelving wear along bottom edge of the boards; a touch of dampstain to the bottom of the front hinge and heel of the backstrip; some coffee-like stains to the rear endpapers; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the very mildest wear and minor, unobtrusive cosmetic imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Close to 'As New'. The DJ shows faint toning to the white background fields of the interior flaps; else flawlesss; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.5 x 1.65 inches) . Liberally Illustrated with duotone portrait photographs. Language: English. Weight: 39.6 ounces. Black quarter cloth boards with gilt titles and designs at the front panel and backstrip. First Edition (1982) , Second Printing (1984). Hardback with DJ. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xvii, 635 pages pages .
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- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 57613
- Title
- The Last Prima Donnas
- Author
- Lanfranco Rasponi
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition; Second Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0394521536
- ISBN 13
- 9780394521534
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1982
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music: Opera;
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