Title

The Great Operas:

The Romantic Legends upon which the Masters of Song have Founded Their Famous Lyrical Compositions

Section Four Only

Aida by Giuseppe Verdi

Der Freischutz by Carl Maria Von Weber

La Dame Blanche by Francois Boieldieu

Sapho by J. Massenet

Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti

With

A Sketch of Carl Maria Von Weber

A Sketch by Francois Boieldieu

A Sketch by Gaetano Donizetti

[First Numbered Limited Edition of 50 Only ~ The Verdi Edition ~ Half Leather & Silk Binding]

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Author

James W. Buel, (editor)

&

Giuseppe Verdi, (introduction)

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Year of Publication

No date

[c1895]

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Publisher

London-Paris-Berlin-Philadelphia: The Societe Universelle Lyrique

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Description:

London-Paris-Berlin-Philadelphia: The Societe Universelle Lyrique. 1895.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Verdi Edition. Numbered Limited Edition of 50 of which this is number VI.

Section four only. Bound in half leather with beautiful silk boards and silk paste downs.

Elephant folio, external dimensions - 18 ½ inches by 14 ½ inches (47cm x 37cm). All edges gilt. Five full page monochrome plates plus smaller tinted illustrations in text. Sumptuously produced. Published circa 1895-1900. A number of operas are analysed per volume.

Pp 265-314.  

Approximately 18 ½ inches tall.

Condition Report

Externally

• Spine – good condition – marks and scratches.
• Joints – good condition – sound.
• Corners – good condition – gently bumped and worn.
• Boards – good condition – marks and scratches and some wear and darkening to the silk, half leather/silk boards.
  
• Page edges – good condition – all gilt.
  • See above and photos.

Internally

• Hinges – good condition – sound.
• Paste downs – good condition – silk.
• End papers – good condition – stiff card.
• Title – good condition – red and black text.
• Pages – good condition – five full page monochrome plates plus smaller tinted illustrations in text.
• Binding – good condition – sound, sumptuously produced.
• See photos.

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