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Tannhauser : a dramatic poem / by Richard Wagner ; freely translated in poetic narrative form by T. W. Rolleston ; presented by Willy Pogany
by Wagner, Richard (1813-1883) - Related Names: Singer, Otto (1863-1931) ; Newman, Ernest (1868-1959)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London : G. G. Harrap, [1911], 1911. 1st Edition in this form. Hardback. Very good copy bound in gilt-blocked decorative cloth. Gilt and colour-illus. front panel. Spine bands somewhat worn. Panel edges dulled and rubbed. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; Physical description: [108] leaves of plates : illus. (some col., part. mounted) ; 29 cm. Subjects: Wagner, Richard -- Tannhauser -- Operas -- Librettos. Notes: Illustrated end papers. Text of printed in black and red (in several colours on t.p.) on tinted paper. Text in handwritten cursive hand. Col. illus. (relief halftones) mounted.
Synopsis
Reprint. Originally published: New York : T.Y. Crowell Co., 1906. Name of publisher from back cover.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 199383
- Title
- Tannhauser : a dramatic poem / by Richard Wagner ; freely translated in poetic narrative form by T. W. Rolleston ; presented by Willy Pogany
- Author
- Wagner, Richard (1813-1883) - Related Names: Singer, Otto (1863-1931) ; Newman, Ernest (1868-1959)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition in this form
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : G. G. Harrap, [1911]
- Date Published
- 1911
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