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5000 Nights at the Opera: The Memoirs of Sir Rudolf Bing
by Sir Rudolf Bing
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0385092598
- ISBN 13
- 9780385092593
- Seller
-
Saint Charles, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1972. First. Near Fine/Near Fine. A Near fine copy red cloth with gilt titles on spine and gilt facsimile signature on front cover Very slight edge wear only Inscribed by Bing on the half title page No other marks or damage at all Unclipped DJ is similarly in excellent shape with very slight edge wear 360 pp.
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- Bookseller
- Stanley Louis Remarkable Books (IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AA1296
- Title
- 5000 Nights at the Opera: The Memoirs of Sir Rudolf Bing
- Author
- Sir Rudolf Bing
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Unknown
- ISBN 10
- 0385092598
- ISBN 13
- 9780385092593
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1972
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Stanley Louis Remarkable Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2015
Saint Charles, Illinois
About Stanley Louis Remarkable Books (IOBA)
Seller of high quality books and ephemera, emphasizing older and unusual items, such as signed or association copies. I try to offer the kind of books, at fair prices, that appeal to me, hoping that they will appeal to others also.
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Inscribed
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