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Der Rosenkavalier
by Hugo Von Hofmannsthal, Richard Strauss, Anthony Burgess
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0316568341
- ISBN 13
- 9780316568340
- Seller
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Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
First hardcover edition, published by Little, Brown, as part of The Metropolitan Opera Classics Library, 1982. The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped. Hugo von Hofmannsthal's story, to which Richard Strauss set his music has been adapted here by Anthony Burgess. Burgess' 'The Cavalier of The Rose', is also included as well. Introduction by George R. Marck, who also has an extensive essay reevaluating the work of Strauss and von Hofmannsthal. Included is the complete libretto, in both German and English, and photos of the current production by the Metropolitan Opera. 200 pages. Bright blue cloth covered boards with the title and author name imprinted in gold on the spine and cover. Boards are flat, corners are not bumped or creased, no edge wear to the boards. Sewn binding is tight and square. Dust jacket shows little if any wear. Edges of the text block are clean. This is not a remainder, not a library discard. The attached photo is of the copy we have in our inventory.
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- Bookseller
- Hopkins Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21-601
- Title
- Der Rosenkavalier
- Author
- Hugo Von Hofmannsthal, Richard Strauss, Anthony Burgess
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0316568341
- ISBN 13
- 9780316568340
- Publisher
- Little Brown & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- September 1982
- Keywords
- Opera
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music;
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About the Seller
Hopkins Books
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Nashua, New Hampshire
About Hopkins Books
We're a small, independent, family run book seller specializing in current fiction and non-fiction, with an emphasis on Art, Art History, History, Memoirs, Travel Memoirs, Signed First Editions, and Literature in Translation.Do you have any questions about our books ? Let us know, we'd love to hear from you! Do you want to see a photo of a book before you order it ? We try to post as many photos as possbiel, but sometimes there will be a item in inventory that does not show a photo here. So feel free to ask for photos, we don't mind at all. We package all of our orders carefully either in a box that has been designed to ship books, or in a padded envelope. We want to make sure you receive your order in the best possible condition!Our preferred shipping method is USPS Media Mail. Recently, the USPS has added tracking to Media Mail , which has been a great addition to this service.If you do choose to have your order shipped "Expedited", my shipping cost may seem higher than expected. Some of our books are large format hardcovers that can cost quite a bit when shipped expedited. So I would like to make sure that I can cover the cost upfront. However, if the actual cost of expedited shipping is less than the charge, I will refund the difference!
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