The Stories of The Great Operas With Music

Ernest Newman and Sir Landon Ronald (ed)

Published by George Newnes, London, 1930

About this Item

A fascinating study on the great operas. With chapters on famous operas such as La boheme, Parsival, Faust, Tosca and more. With volume III is music arrangements for the piano. Lacking the fourth volume which was biographical material. Volumes I-III of this four volume set only. Undated, dated using Copac. Edited by music critic and musicologist Ernest Newman as well as conductor, composer and pianist, Sir Landon Ronald. In original full cloth bindings. Externally, generally smart with slight rubbing to the joints and to the head and tail of spines. Further bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of spines. Gift inscriptions to the recto of front endpaper to all volumes. Internally, the binding to all volumes are strained in places, particularly to the first and last few pages. Pages are slightly age toned to edges with spots to the first and last few pages and the odd spots throughout. Good. Seller Inventory # SET62-B-4

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Stories of The Great Operas With Music

Publisher: George Newnes, London

Publication Date: 1930

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: Various

Condition: Good

Book Type: book