Published by Poseidon Pr, 1988
ISBN 10: 0671672630 ISBN 13: 9780671672638
Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Condition: USED_GOOD. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
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Published by Poseidon Press, 1987
ISBN 10: 0671643533 ISBN 13: 9780671643539
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Hardcover. Condition: USED_GOOD. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.45.
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Published by The Hogarth Press, 1989
ISBN 10: 0701208406 ISBN 13: 9780701208400
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: USED_GOOD. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Published by Chatto and Windus, 1987
ISBN 10: 0701132744 ISBN 13: 9780701132743
Seller: BookHolders, Towson, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: USED_GOOD. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: SOME ] [ Edition: Reprint ] Publisher: Chatto and Windus Pub Date: 12/1/1987 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 352 Reprint edition.
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Published by New York: Poseidon Press, 1987, 1987
Seller: Steven Wolfe Books, Newton Centre, MA, U.S.A.
Condition: UNSPECIFIED. PAPERBACK, good used copy with a few scattered very light pencil lines in margins, mild opening crease mark on spine. CONRAD, PETER. A song of love and death: the meaning of opera. New York: Poseidon Press, 1987, 383pp., . CONTENTS: Orpheus -- Dionysus -- Eros -- Mephistopheles -- Dagon -- Classical opera -- Mozart -- Romantic opera -- Beethoven and political opera -- Berlioz and historical opera -- Verdi -- Wagner -- Realism and Puccini -- Wagnerism and Strauss -- Past and present -- Phantoms of the opera -- The Met and the metropolis -- Opera in a garden -- New theaters -- Drama against music -- After the revolution, and before -- Beating time -- A black goddess -- Archetypes -- The ecstasy and agony of song. ISBN 0671672630.
Published by Graywolf Press, 1996
ISBN 10: 1555972411 ISBN 13: 9781555972417
Seller: HPB-Diamond, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Published by Chatto & Windus
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Condition: USED_GOOD. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers.
Published by Poseidon, New York, 1987
Seller: Gil's Book Loft, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
hard. Condition: USED_GOOD. Dust Jacket Included. 1st. ISBN: 0-671-64353-3. Anthony Burgess blurb. Extensive notations tofront endpaper, neat underlines to text. Good reading copy Fred Marcellino dj. good+, good+ lightly chipped dj, navy cloth w/ green bds 384 pgs. Book.
Published by NY Poseidon Press (1987)., 1987
Seller: Crabtree's Collection Old Books, Sebago, ME, U.S.A.
Condition: UNSPECIFIED. VG PB. ".one of few intelligent books about opera that is a pleasure to read." Conrad has a gift for understanding how texts & music go together.
Published by Poseidon Press, New York, 1987
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Advance Reading Copy/Proof.
Published by The Hogarth Press, London, 1991
Seller: Ann Becker, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
PB(Trade). Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket.
Published by Poseidon perss 1983., 1983
Seller: The Compulsive Collector, New York NY, NY, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. decorated soft cover ,tall 8vo Illustated.381 PP very good copy.
Published by NY Poseidon press 1987, 1987
Seller: The Compulsive Collector, New York NY, NY, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Decorated Soft Cover illustrated.383 PP.very good copy .Scarce.
Published by Poseidon Press, 1987
Seller: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Trade Paperback. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Very good trade paperback.
Published by Poseidon Press, New York, 1987
Seller: Antiquarian Bookshop, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: USED_NEARFINE. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 384 pages; New York: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Autograph; 384 pages; Publisher's binding: olive boards with a black cloth spine lettered in gilt. With the ownership signature of Paul Hume on the front free endpaper. From the music reference library of the late Paul Hume, long time musical editor of the Washington 'Post. ' Hume [1915-2001] earned a degree from the University of Chicago, and, in addition to his multi-decade career in musical journalism, served as as professor of music at Georgetown University (1950-1977) , as adjunct professor of music at Yale University (1975-1983) , and also hosted long-running classical music programs at WGMS-FM radio in Washington, D. C. He is best known for his substantial and influential term at the Washington 'Post" -- 1946-1982, for which he won numerous awards including a Peabody; Hume also wrote several books. Despite all this, during a couple of days fairly early in his tenure at the 'Post, ' Paul Hume became the most famous music critic in America. He achieved this unsought status by publishing a review of a recital December 5, 1950 at Washington's Constitution Hall, writing that the singer possessed "a pleasant voice of little size and fair quality. She is extremely attractive on the stage. Yet . . . There are few moments during her recital when one can relax and feel confident that she will make her goal, which is the end of the song. She is flat a good deal of the time . . . She cannot sing with anything approaching professional finish . . . She communicates almost nothing of the music she presents ." All in a night's work for a working music critic -- unless the subject of a review is the only child of a President of the United States. Such was the case for Paul Hume in 1950. The President was not at all pleased to read Paul Hume's review in the 'Post. ' He took two sheets of White House stationery and wrote (in longhand) an emotional and un-Presidential letter to the critic. One key phrase stands out: "Some day I hope to meet you. When that happens you'll need a new nose, a lot of beefsteak for black eyes, and perhaps a supporter below!" Margaret Truman initially told reporters "I am absolutely positive my father wouldn't use language like that. "In the first place . My father wouldn't have time to write a letter . . . Mr. Hume is a very fine critic. He has a right to write as he pleases." Cautiously, Hume and the Managing Editor of the 'Post' sought confirmation from the White House that the letter, signed only with the initials "H. S. T. " had indeed been written and sent by the President. Soon, after the Executive Office did confirm Presidential authorship of the note, a 'Post' competitor, the tabloid Washington 'Daily News' put the whole story on its front page. In 1951, Hume reportedly sold the original letter written to him by the angry President -- for $3500. It was resold once before being purchased by publisher/collector Malcolm S. Forbes in 1983, who displayed it for the rest of his life in his collection of historical documents. After Forbes' death, Christies in New York sold the Truman letter for $193, 000 [Sale 1032, lot 177, 26 March 2002]. In an interview published just after his eightieth birthday, Hume was philosophical about the incident which made him famous: "the President has every right to get mad, and to show it in any way he wants. I wrote a review President Truman hated, and he wrote to say so. It wasn't considered Presidential, but I loved him for having written it" -- [People Magazine, 29 January 1996, p.94]. ; Signed by Notable Personage, Related .; Music and Performing Arts, Most Recent Listing, Most Recent Listing.
Published by Poseidon Press 1987, 1987
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
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Published by Poseidon Press, New York, 1987
ISBN 10: 0671643533 ISBN 13: 9780671643539
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: UNSPECIFIED. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Price clipped. ; 9.1 X 6.3 X 1.3 inches; 384 pages.