Hansel and Gretel a Fairy Opera In Three Acts
by ADELHEID WETTE, The Music Composed by E. Humperdinck, Translated and adapted into English by Constance Bache, Complete Vocal Score by R. Kleinmichel
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Muyence: B. Schotts Sohne, 1898. Hardcover. Presumed 1st. Presumed first edition in English. Quarto. Green cloth gilt. Water stain on spine and bottom corner of cover showing up slightly on bottom corner of pages, small tear in paper on front hinge, spine faded with gilt mostly worn off, spine ends and cover corners worn, edges of front cover lightly browned with a few small stains.
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- Bookseller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 270980
- Title
- Hansel and Gretel a Fairy Opera In Three Acts
- Author
- ADELHEID WETTE, The Music Composed by E. Humperdinck, Translated and adapted into English by Constance Bache, Complete Vocal Score by R. Kleinmichel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- B. Schotts Sohne
- Place of Publication
- Muyence
- Date Published
- 1898
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About the Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Gloucester City, New Jersey
About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., founded in 1985, specializes in first editions of 20th Century American and English fiction. Our inventory of over 75,000 first editions includes: African-American literature & history, Mysteries, Detective Fiction, Drama, Books into Film and Sports books. We routinely issue extensively illustrated color catalogs, available by subscription. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Tom Congalton, founder of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., actively promotes the ethics and standards of these professional organizations and served as President of the ABAA from 2000 to 2002.
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- Spine
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- Quarto
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