Operas Every Child Should Know

x, 462pp. colour plate frontispiece. Yellow cloth-covered boards; blue titles and design on front and spine; top text block edge sprayed black; fore edge untrimmed; blue and white illustrated endpapers. 8vo. Lightly rubbed and bumped spine ends. Board edges are lightly soiled, corners moderately rubbed and rounded. Text block edges dusty and tanned. Prelims starting to tan. Gift inscription on verso of front free endpaper, name at top of title page. Internally pages are slightly age-toned otherwise neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has heavy shelf wear with loss to spine ends and edges, tear along fore edge, mirrors book damage, price clipped. With descriptions of the text and music of Masterpieces including Fielio by Beethoven; Carman by Bizet and Robin Hood by DeKoven.