The Art of Singing and Vocal Declamation de Santley, Sir Charles - 0

Macmillan and Co., 1908. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1908. No Edition Remarks. 143 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Black marks overall.

London: Macmillan and Co, 1908. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Red Cloth. 144 pp. A guide to the practice of singing, discussing the steps one should take to become a singer, including teachers, concert hall considerations, the study of vocal works, acting, etc. With a short chapter on tobacco use. Sir Charles Santley was a noted Victorian English opera singer and oratorio, performing in many operas during the mid to late 1800s, as well as performing concerts in England and America. GOOD condition. General fading and uneven darkening to the covers, with rather heavy darkening along the spine. Area of staining, light discoloration to the rear cover along the fore edge. Minor soiling. Some scuffing along the extremities. Interior solid with a few minor pencil underlines. Pages apparently opened a bit roughly, with some chips, minor loss and tearing along the fore edge. Ownership signature present.