Search Results: Music: Opera from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY Dodd Mead & Company, 1988. Hardcover First Edition [1988]; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition [1988]; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good+ in Very Good- DJ: Book shows indications of very careful use: just a touch of shelving wear to the lower extremities; former bookseller's rubber-stamped logo at the upper corner of the front free endpaper (else, free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Shows a couple of very minor flaws; but remains a handsome copy: clean, sturdy, and quite presentable: in fact, in overall appearance, remains very close to 'As New'); else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows moderate wear to the extremities; mild rubbing; three short, closed tears along the top edge; the price is unclipped. No longer 'As New', but NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.5 x… Read More

New York, NY Da Capo Press, 1970. Hardcover Reprint Edition. Very Good: shows indications of careful use: slight spine lean; just a touch of wear to the extremities; faint scuffing at the upper front panel; binding secure; text clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. xii + 8vo. 303pp. Includes Appendix, a complete listt of Farrar's operatic roles & index. With Black & White Photographs. Powder Blue cloth over boards. Reprint Edition. This title was originally published in 1938 by The Greystone Press. (Da Capo Press Music Reprint Series). Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. Geraldine Farrar (February 28, 1882 – March 11, 1967) was an American soprano opera singer and film actress, noted for her beauty, acting ability, and "the intimate timbre of her voice." She had a large following among young women, who were nicknamed "Gerry-flappers". Unlike most of the famous bel… Read More

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1982. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows light shelving wear along bottom edge of the boards; a touch of dampstain to the bottom of the front hinge and heel of the backstrip; some coffee-like stains to the rear endpapers; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the very mildest wear and minor, unobtrusive cosmetic imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Close to 'As New'. The DJ shows faint toning to the white background fields of the interior flaps; else flawlesss; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.5 x 1.65 inches)… Read More

New York, NY Dover Publications, 1972. Paperback First Edition Thus (1972), so stated. First Edition Thus (1972), so stated. The Italian text is from Donizetti's score of 1835, the rest fo the material is new to this Dover Original Edition. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Wraps: shows just a couple of small, faint stains at the bottom edge of the text block and the binding shows barely discernible lean, while remaining perfectly secure (these old Dover books employed a sewn binding and high-quality materials; they were truly made to last); the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to "As… Read More

Smithtown, NY Exposition Press, 1981. Hardcover First Edition (1981), so stated. First Edition (1981), so stated. Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: The Book shows light shelving along bottom edge of cloth-covered boards; former owner’s name and date in ink at the front endpaper; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the very mildest wear and minor cosmetic imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Close to 'As New'. The DJ shows mild rubbing to the extremities and to the panels; some price sticker residue at the upper corner of the inside front flap; unclipped; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.25 x 0.9 inches). 160 pages. Illustrated with a twenty-page section of… Read More

New York, NY Simon & Schuster: Poseidon Press, 1988. Paperback First Edition Thus [1987]; First Printing indicated by a complete number line. First Edition Thus [1987]; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of rubbing to the wrapper covers; the pages have tanned a bit, due to aging; there is a small, very faint smudge at the fore-edge; the top edge shows barely discernible foxing. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Former owner's gift inscription at the front endpaper. No longer pristine, but remains virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.2 x 6.1 x 0.95 inches). 383 pages. Weight: 1 pound, 2 ounces. Trade Paperback.