Weaver Chusid (22 results)

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Hb. Condition: G+. Dust Jacket Condition: G+. 366pp. Extremities lightly rubbed & faded; light soiling top edge; writing on 2 pages. Dj extremities chipped & have small tears; front flap Dj clipped. Illus.; chronology; appendices; musical examples; index. Good reading copy.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Couple short tears to jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Book in near pristine condition; light soiling top edge of book. Dust jacket in near fine condition; front flap clipped at bottom (not price at top). 366 pages. 8 3/8 x 5 3/4 in.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardback in olive green quarter cloth with titles to spine. Comprehensive anthology by numerous Verdi scholars. Its condition is very good; there are no noted defects to book or jacket.

Condition: Very Good. 1st UK edition. Imitation cloth, dj, F/VG+. xviii+366pp, 26 b/w illustrations, index, spine of the dustjacket a little sunned, otherwise a fine copy. A collection of essays on Verdi, the book thus a handbook & critical study to the life & work of the composer. 600 grams.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Good condition. Hard cover. Top edge lightly dust darkened. Pages very good - clean and bright. Cover good with the exception of very slight fading at base of spine and minor bumping to top end. Jacket good with only very slight wear to edges and spine ends. 366 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition (stated). Small discolored spot on front flyleaf from publisher price label on jacket flap, else about fine, tight, clean with no prior owner markings or bookplates. In a vg+ dust jacket with a crease on front flap. No chips or tears. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Hardcover. Very minimal wear to dusk jacket. No cover wear. Clean unmarked text. Tight binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 366pp., xvi. '1' in number line. Light green marbled boards with green spine and blood red lettering on spine; endpapers illustrated with "The Family tree of Giuseppe Verdi". Glossy dustwrapper not price-clipped ($22.95; '$24.95' light blue price sticker affixed over original price), with front cover illustration of Verdi, seated on garden bench, contemplatively leaning on umbrella, title lettering in maroon across lower half front cover, above editor names in smaller green letters. Slight ruffle across top spine end, slight bump to rear cover top left corner (trivial impact upon book corner itself); tiny closed tear to rear cover top edge about 1" to left of top left spine corner, even tinier closed tear about the same place on lower rear cover edge, else New. (No previous owner names. Clean text.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: DJ Very Good. First edition. green cloth spine over light green hardback boards, 1st ed., 366 pages in Dust Jacket. Faint speckles to textblock edge. The dj is price-clipped, with a short closed tear. The dj is now protected in a mylar sleeve. A Near Fine copy in Very Good dust jacket.

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1st Edition. xvi, 366p., b/w illus., dj.

Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

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8vo. First UK edition. Handbook and critical study of the life and works of Giuseppe Verdi. ppXVI(2)366 with monochrome & other illustrations, music examples, bibliography, detailed chronology, list of major works, and indexes; Verdi family tree as endpapers. Hardback / hard cover: tan boards, backstrip titled in gilt. Lower outer corner of front board a little bumped. Owner's name with date on flyleaf. VERY GOOD copy in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A VERDI COMPANION Edited by William Weaver & Martin Chusid. Victor Gollancz, London 1980 First Edition ISBN 057502223X 366pp Hardback. This copy is in sparkling fine unmarked condition and appears unread. The unclipped dust wrapper is in similar fine condition. In opera houses throughout the world, Verdi's works are performed more often than those of any other single composer. New productions proliferate, new editions are in preparation, and scholars are addressing themselves to the study of his life and work as never before. It was in this enthusiastic climate that The Verdi Companion was born. The editors have brought together a distinguished group of experts to examine Verdi's canon from various points of view. Sir Isaiah Berlin speaks of Verdi's humanism; Rodolfo Celletti discusses the qualities of his vocal writing; Julian Budden places the early works in the musical context of their time; while George Martin examines the composer's career in the light of historical events in Italy and elsewhere in Europe. Designed for the layman as well as the serious musician, the volume also contains a detailed chronology of Verdi 's life, a biographical glossary of people associated with him, and an annotated bibliography by Andrew Porter Ref V4.

Octavo; hardcover; 366pp. Minor wear; spotting to text block edges; boards sunned at spine, rubbed at edges, especially around spine; previous owner's name in ink. Dustwrapper now professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film. Very good. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. A handbook and critical study of Verdi's achievement and genius. As a composer only recently elevated by the critics into the pantheon of musical greats, this collection of essays re-evaluates Verdi's life and his struggles during the Risorgimento. The facts of his life are set out in clear chronology, as well as commentary on his use of the voice, his insight into operatic characters, and his relationship with librettists. Included is an essay by the contemporary Italian composer Luigi Dallapiccola.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Sunned spine/front gutter.

Victor Gollancz, London. 1980. First Edition. Hardback. DW. Illustrated. Gift inscription to front free endpaper o/w a very nice clean copy in lightly sunned wrapper.

gr-8°. XVI, 366 S. mit Abb. OPp. Mit Beiträgen v. J. Budden, B. Cagli, L. Dallapiccola u.a.