Makin Ena (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dk. green emb. cl., top edge of cover sl. chipped along edges, corners bumped, else solid. Sm stain to bottom edge of t.p. 336pp. incl. index, index to letters. Plate of statue of Puccini by Prince Paul Troubetzkoi laid in.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine in wrappers with slight soiling to bottom and top edges. NO MARKINGS,

Condition: Good. 1956. Reprinted. 109 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over yellow cloth. Italian and English text. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Blue cloth hardcover with spine darkened dust jacket. 336 pages, frontispiece, errata slip tipped in. Very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First English Language Edition. Includes 5*b/w illustrations. 336pp. Includes an index to the letters to the rear. Green cloth boards. Stain to lower front board. Light wear to corners which are lightly turned. Half-title page and final leaf are highly toned.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Revised edition hardback, 1974, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good to near fine used condition with only slight signs of age, handling and storage. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; slight toning to page-ends but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. Photograph available.

FIRST. VG+/Fair. Yellow cloth boards. An unusual copy - pasted on to ffep is candid photo of the reknowned tenor, Armand Tokatyan, dated July 9, 1938, notated below: "Bought on the day of Armand Tokatyan's first appearance of the year at the Zoo Opera in Puccini's "Tosca"." A wonderful operatic memento. [B65].

Condition: Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Erratum note tipped-in. Contains [vi] 336 printed pages of text with five full-page monochrome photographs. Foxing to the end papers, age darkening to the edges and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. MUSIC [Classical].

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 335, [1] p. illus., 2 port. (incl. front.) facsims. (incl. music) 23 cm. ; mauve cloth with dustjacket ; text in English ; Contents: Le Villi -- Edgar -- Manon Lescaut -- La Bohème -- Tosca -- Madama Butterfly -- La Fanciulla del West -- La Rondine -- Il Trittico -- Libretti not set to music -- Turandot. ; LC: ML410.P89; Dewey: 927.8 ; OCLC: 2085134 ; LCCN: 31-31709 ; "The letters are grouped according to the operas to which they refer, each section prefaced by an account by Giuseppi Adami of the vicissitudes of that opera. To lovers of music, they will be particularly interesting, as they throw valuable light on Puccini's success and popularity, not so easily won as many have imagined. in addition, these letters show the personality of the man, his family life, his love of sport, his swift changes from joy to gloom, his shattering disappointment at failure, his frank enjoyment of success. A thrilling volume for all opera-goers and music lovers."--dustjacket ; presents English translations of 240 letters ; foxing to flyleaf and title page ; slight wear to dustjacket, else FINE/VG. Book.