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Monsieur Butterfly: The Story of Giacomo Puccini
by Jackson, Stanley
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 081281651X
- ISBN 13
- 9780812816518
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Stein and Day Publishers, 1974 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. x, 267 pp, foreword, I. Albina; II. Elvira; III. Sybil; postscript, opera's of Puccini, bibliography, index with b&w illustrations. First American Edition, 1974. "This biography reconstructs the violent scenes at the openings of Tosca and Butterfly, and the incredible relationship with Arturo Toscanini." Price clipped. Light wear with crackling to top and bottom edge spine dj, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Orange half-cloth with brown paper-covered boards, and gilt lettering to spine..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002959
- Title
- Monsieur Butterfly: The Story of Giacomo Puccini
- Author
- Jackson, Stanley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First American Edition
- ISBN 10
- 081281651X
- ISBN 13
- 9780812816518
- Publisher
- Stein and Day Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- MUSIC OPERA ITALIAN COMPOSERS BIOGRAPHY PUCCINI GIACOMO (1858-1924) HISTORY CRITICISM AND INTERPRETATION
- Bookseller catalogs
- MUSIC;
- Size
- 8vo
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
West Side Book Shop, Located in downtown Ann Arbor, was established in 1975 by Jay Platt, a member of the ABAA. West Side Book Shop offers a wide selection of used and rare books.
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- Marginalia
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- Fine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 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...
- Price Clipped
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