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Stories of the Great Operas and Their Composers; (3 volumes in one book )
by Newman, Ernest
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Garden City: Garden City Publishing Co.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1930. First Edition. 1. Publisher's full maroon cloth, gilt decoration and lettering on spine, blind stamped horn and greenery on front cover, topstain red. . Head and heel of spine are lightly rubbed, lettering on spine is a bit faded, hinges are cracked, shaken, a few white spots on rear cover, else unmarked, clean. VERY GOOD-. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. (xi), 371 pp .
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- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15924
- Title
- Stories of the Great Operas and Their Composers; (3 volumes in one book )
- Author
- Newman, Ernest
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition. 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Garden City Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Music, OPERA, Composers
Terms of Sale
Round Table Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
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