Prima Donna, a History

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1986.. Prima Donna puts three hundred years of these remarkable women - from Pasta and Patti to Flagstad and Callas - into their historical and musical context. In it, the author reveals their important creative contribution to the development of opera and the intense personal struggles that were often the price of success." Pp.367, 29 black… Read more about this item

The Bodley Head, 1984. 366pp. The history of female Prima Doner singers over 300 years. No inscriptions or marks. Spine sunned and neatly price-clipped. 1st edition. hardback. Fine/Fine, price-clipped. 8vo.

New York: 101 Productions. 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670804827 . Very Good+ in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; 9.3 X 6.7 X 1.4 inches; 367 pages .

London: The Bodley Head Ltd. 367pp., b/w plates. Some toning to margins o/w very good condition. Slight shelf wear to dustwrapper, spine a little sunned o/w very good. Overseas orders may require additional postage. . VG. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1984.

London, Bodley Head, 1984.. 367pp. 8vo. Original boards in dustwrapper. B&W plates. A fine copy.. First edition.