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Musikalisches Theater in Hamburg: Versuch uber die Dramaturgie der Oper
by Freund, Hans and Wilhelm Reinking
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Hamburg, Germany: Hans Christians, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to 11" - 13" tall. German language social history of musical theater in Hamburg, Germany, bound in quarto hardcover format, decorative floral-patterned wallpaper over boards, sharp, barely abraded paper labels to front cover and spine. Plentiful mounted illustrations, some in full color, including at frontis, depicting a performance in 1817 in Hamburg. The publisher's blurb, translated, has it that "This book will be published on the occasion of the 260th anniversary of the Hamburg Opera [.] by a group of Hamburg opera friends." Plentiful depictions of sets of the opera, floor plans of stage designs, scenes from particular opera, etc. Beautiful black-and-white initials, headers and tails, and printed on fine, hand-pressed paper, bound finely.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 351827
- Title
- Musikalisches Theater in Hamburg: Versuch uber die Dramaturgie der Oper
- Author
- Freund, Hans and Wilhelm Reinking
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hans Christians
- Place of Publication
- Hamburg, Germany
- Date Published
- 1938
- Size
- 4to 11" - 13" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- musical theater German language Hans Christians Hans Freund Wilhelm Reinking
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music;
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