FIRST EDITION. 2 volumes. 8vo, 220 x 135 MMus., pp. [vi], 368; [vi], 364, portrait frontispiece in volume 1, original cloth; portrait and title-page volume 1 a little foxed, title-page volume 1 partially detached at inner margin, paper ownership (J. Hugged) labels on each front cover, bindings a little shaken in casing. Thomas Willert Beale (1828 - 1894), composer and music impresario, often wrote under the pseudonym of Walter Maynard, and supported himself by organising performances of opera in the provinces. This autobiography is full of anecdotes and valuable historical information about English musical life from 1840 to 1890, particularly the performances and personalities of various Italian opera singers.

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Title

The Light of Other Days Seen through the wrong end of an opera glass.

Publisher

London Richard Bentley and Son.

Publication Date

1890

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

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