Fifty Favourite Operas: a Popular Account Intended as an Aid to Dramatic and Musical Appreciation

1929. Reprint. 622 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Plastic wrapped blue cloth with gilt lettering. Contains colour illustrated frontispiece, with black and white plates throughout. Some pages are loose, but remain present. Pages are mildly tanned and foxed, but text remains clear. Plates are bright. Binding is firm. Moderate cracking to rear hinge. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards and spine have minimal shelf-wear, with mild corner bumping and crushing to ends. Gilt remains bright. Heavy rubbing and scuffing overall, with some noticeable marking also.