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Tannhauser: A Dramatic Poem by Richard Wagner Freely Translated in Poetic Narrative Form
by Wagner, Richard; T.W. Rolleston (translator)
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Granville, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: William Godwin Hard cover. Published NY: William Godwin, no date. 8vo., unpaginated, illustrated by Willy Pogany with b/w plates, drawings within the text, borders, page headers and a few monochromes. Black cloth with beveled boards, silver titles and cover design. Spine cloth chipped - binding sound, bookplate and previous owner name on pastedown. Fair to good. . Hard. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Pogany, Willy. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- The Wild Muse
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009766
- Title
- Tannhauser: A Dramatic Poem by Richard Wagner Freely Translated in Poetic Narrative Form
- Author
- Wagner, Richard; T.W. Rolleston (translator)
- Illustrator
- Pogany, Willy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- William Godwin
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
The Wild Muse
Returnable within 10 days.
About the Seller
The Wild Muse
Biblio member since 2005
Granville, New York
About The Wild Muse
Literary and modern first editions. Established 1985. Mail order only.
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