Richard Strauss A Critical Commentary on his Life and Work 3 Volumes Complete Set
by Del Mar, Norman
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- all volumes Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper/Dustwrapper
- Seller
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Camira, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
London: Barrie and Rockliff, 1969. reprint. hardbound. all volumes Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper/Dustwrapper. 3 vols 8vo. b&w plate illustrations Three volume set (complete) of Norman Del Mar's comprehensive study/biography of Richard Strauss, in with the author pursues a paradox in Strauss' musical career, namely the composer's tendency to produce music of the highest order interspersed with mediocre work; the text thus addresses all of Strauss, from the major to the minor works (these latter often ignored in other studies); b&w plate illustrations, musical examples throughout; includes an Alphabetical List of Songs; maroon cloth boards with gilt titling to spine; vols 1 and 2 with minor worn spots to pastedowns, vol 1 with mild toning to endpapers, o.w. all volumes Very Good and clean throughout; all dustwrappers lightly edgeworn and rubbed, prices clipped vols 1 and 2, o.w. Very Good; PLEASE NOTE: HEAVY MULTI-VOLUME SET WILL INCUR EXTRA SHIPPING IF DESTINATION IS OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA - NO INCREASE FOR AUSTRALIAN ORDERS
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- Bookseller
- Gotcha By The Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22199
- Title
- Richard Strauss A Critical Commentary on his Life and Work 3 Volumes Complete Set
- Author
- Del Mar, Norman
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- Used - all volumes Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper
- Jacket Condition
- Dustwrapper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Barrie and Rockliff
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1969
- Pages
- 1466pp (xxxiv)
- Size
- 3 vols 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Gotcha By The Books is an online bookshop, working from home, in Camira, Queensland, Australia. The owner has been selling books in Brisbane since 1985, and Gotcha By The Books has been online since 2001. We specialize in Poetry, Australian Poetry, Literature, Art, Australiana, Aboriginal Australia, Rare and Antiquarian Books. We buy books on any subject (so long as we know we can re-sell them!). We are open by appointment.
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