The Opera of Martha: The Fair at Richmond
by Friedrich von Flotow
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
This is a bound volume of sheet music for the romantic comic opera, "The Opera of Martha - or, The Fair at Richmond" by Friedrich von Flotow. With words in English, Italian and German. 1860; Oliver Ditson & Company; Boston. Hardbound with 230 pages (all pages are present). There is a "Dramatis Personae" section (which lists the characters), an Index, and an "Argument" at the front.
Condition:
There is a bit of light staining on the back cover and a few tiny areas where the cloth has chipped. Small cloth tear at the bottom-right corner of the back cover. Small cloth tears at the cover corners. There is a 2" cloth tear at the bottom edge of the front cover. Tight binding with no loose pages. The paper has split between the end papers and pastedowns at the spine (though both covers are still firmly attached and are not shaky). The back cover bows inwards at the center just a bit. The pages are lightly age-toned with an occasional tiny, dark foxing spot, and occasional pencil markings. There is a small tear at the top edge of the title page. Overall in Good condition.
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- Seller
- CraigsClassics (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 7308
- Title
- The Opera of Martha
- Author
- Friedrich von Flotow
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Oliver Ditson & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1860
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- friedrich von flotow, opera of martha, fair at richmond, sheet music
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....