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Clara Novello 1818-1908
de Averil Mackenzie-Grieve
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Very Good Indeed
- Librería
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Geoffrey Bles , 1955. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated . The first edition of this biography of acclaimed soprano Clara Novello, in an exquisite Sangorski and Sutcliffe half crushed morocco binding. The first edition, first impression of this work. A biography of Clara Novello, acclaimed soprano daughter of Vincent Novello, known as one of the greatest vocalists in all fields: opera, oratorio, and concert stage in the nineteenth century. Written by Averil Mackenzie-Grieve. In a lovely half crushed morocco binding signed Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Complete with half title. Illustrated with a frontispiece and other black and white plates. In a charming half crushed morocco binding signed Sangorski and Sutcliffe over cloth covered boards, with five raised bands and gilt to the top edge and pictorial endpapers. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only, minor damp marking to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Odd light spotting to the first few leaves, otherwise the pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with a frontispiece and other black and white plates. Very Good Indeed
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- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 806A33
- Título
- Clara Novello 1818-1908
- Autor
- Averil Mackenzie-Grieve
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Indeed
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Geoffrey Bles
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1955
- Tamaño
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Palabras clave
- clara novello signed bindings vincent novello soprano signed bindings
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
