Benjamin Britten: A Biography
by Carpenter, Humphrey
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0571143253
- ISBN 13
- 9780571143252
- Seller
-
Staten Island, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Faber and Faber, 1993. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Large trade paperback. 680 pages. Appendices - including Chronological list of Britten's compositions and a bibliography; a General Index and an Index of Britten's works. Illustrated with black and white photographs. First edition in paperback 919930 after the hardcover by Faber & Faber (1992). Winner of the Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award for 1992 [book category]. No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, appears unread and like new. Fine. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018555
- Title
- Benjamin Britten: A Biography
- Author
- Carpenter, Humphrey
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0571143253
- ISBN 13
- 9780571143252
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- Biography, Music, British Musical Life 1920-1990
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography and Biography;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
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Staten Island, New York
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