The World of the Castrati : The History of an Extraordinary Operatic Phenomenon. By Patrick Barbier, Translated by Margaret Crosland. LONDON : 1996. HARDBACK in JACKET by BARBIER, Patrick [ Translated by Margaret Crosland ] - 1996

London: Souvenir Press, 1996. FIRST EDITION : 1996. [ Translated from the French edition of 1989.] Hardback. Illustrated; 8-pages of plates. Black cloth; gilt lettered spine. In yellow, dark blue and colour pictorial dust-jacket. Bright, tight and clean copy. Neat owner name or internal markings. FINE in like jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. (x), 262 pages. Epilogue. Notes. Bibliographical references (p. [243]-256) and index. CONTENTS: Castration -- Origins and recruitment -- Training the singers -- The theatre in Italy -- The road to fame -- The castrati and the church -- The castrati in society - European. 8vo.**Will be well-packed for posting/shipping. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ].. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo.