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Pb. Condizione: VG. 96pp. Corners & ends of spine lightly rubbed & bumped. Illus.; musical examples. English National Opera Guide 6.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. A few spine creases but otherwise looks unread. The edges of the textblock are very lightly tanned.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Hardback, 1st Edition, Near Fine in Fine Minus DJ; former owner's bookplate, 8vo., 250 pages., 0.0 0.0 0.0.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. 423 pages; 22 cm. First published, 1965, under title: Expressionismus. Translated from the German. Firm binding, with one spine crease. Clean inside copy. Age toning. A good reading copy for the thrifty scholar. *** CONTENTS: The early years 1910-14: Berlin; Prague; Leipzig; Munich; Berlin 1913-14; Heidelberg Bonn Strasbourg. During and after the war 1915-20: Switzerland; Berlin; In other cities; General reflections in retrospect. Size: 8vo.

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. DETAILS: PAPERBACK, very good, old price label on back. STRAUSS, RICHARD. Arabella : Opera Guide 30. London: John Calder / Riverrun Press, 1985, 112pp., . Series: Opera guide, 30 Essays in English, parallel German libretto and English translation. Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal; translation by John Gutman. - CONTENTS: The edge of the cliff / Michael Ratcliff -- A musical synopsis / William Mann -- A profound simplicity / Patrick J. Smith -- Hofmannstahl's last libretto / Karen Forsyth -- Thematic guide -- Libretto in English and German -- Discography -- Bibliography. 9780714540627 ISBN 0714540625.

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. DETAILS: PAPERBACK, very good, corner of pages lightly dinged, old label on back cover. WAGNER, RICHARD. Parsifal : Opera Guide 34. London: John Calder ; Riverrun Press, 1999, reprinted, 128pp., . Series: Opera guide, 34 Includes libretto by the composer with English translation by Andrew Porter. - Originally 1986. 9780714540795 ISBN 071454079X.

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. DETAILS: PAPERBACK, very good, rough lamination spot on cover where price label was removed. BERG, ALBAN. Wozzeck : Opera Guide 42. London: John Calder ; Riverrun Press, 1990, 112pp., . Series: Opera guide, 42 English translation by Eric Blackall and Vida Harford. - CONTENTS: 'Wozzeck' in context / Mark DeVoto -- Georg Büchner's 'Woyzeck' / Kenneth Segar -- The musico-dramatic structure of 'Wozzeck' -- Musical form and dramatic expression in Alban Berg's 'Wozzeck' / Theo Hirsbrunner -- On the characteristics of 'Wozzeck', Theodor W. Adorno -- 'Wozzeck' at Covent Garden, 1952 / John Amis [and others] -- Thematic guide -- Wozzeck: opera in three acts / Alban Berg. 9780714542010.

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. DETAILS: PAPERBACK, very good, piece of clear tape on front cover for no apparent reason, numbers of opera guide circled in pencil inside front and rear covers. previous owner's name. WAGNER, RICHARD. Lohengrin : Opera Guide 47. London: John Calder ; Riverrun Press, 1993, 96pp., . Series: Opera guide, 47 Includes libretto in German by Richard Wagner, with English translation by Amanda Holden, and commentaries. - CONTENTS: Wagner's alter ego / John Deathridge -- Wagner's Lohengrin: between grand opéra and Musikdrama / Thomas S. Grey -- History, women's history and beyond history in Lohengrin / Janet L. Nelson -- Lohengrin in Brabant /Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm -- Thematic guide -- Lohengrin (libretto ; English translation by Amanda Holden). 9780714538525 ISBN 0714538523.

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. DETAILS: PAPERBACK, attractive copy, very good, light wear to cover, old price label on rear cover. WAGNER, RICHARD. The Valkyrie / Die Walküre : Opera Guide 21. London: Calder Publications / Riverrun Press, 1983, 112pp., . Series: Opera guide, 21 Includes libretto in German, with English translation by Andrew Porter and commentaries. - CONTENTS: A conflict or power and love / Geoffrey Skelton -- Chronology of the composition of 'The Valkyrie' -- An introduction to the music of 'The Valkyrie' / Barry Millington -- New myths for old / George Gillespie -- Translating 'The Ring' / Andrew Porter -- Thematic guide -- Die Walküre : poem / by Richard Wagner -- The Valkyrie. English translation by Andrew Porter. 9780714540191 ISBN 0714540196.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. In near fine condition; faint scuffing and light toning to wraps; light toning to outside edges of book; faint toning to clean interior; binding tight; spine non-creased. Reprinted 1982. 141 numbered pages. 7 3/4 x 5 1/8 in.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+ to Near Fine. 4th printing. Edgewear; minor top end soil; short scratch to front dj panel. Book.

paperback. Condizione: fine. 5 x 7 3/4 " 96 pages.

Softcover. Condizione: Good. Red soft cover, lightly rubbed. Novel.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good with light rubbing, scuffing and edgewear to matte paper wraps. Dog ear crease to one internal page. Trace soil to text edges. Otherwise tight, clean, unmarked interior. Shipping confirmed!

, Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Tristan and Isolde. London : John Calder / New York : Riverrun Press, 1983, revised and reprinted, 96pp., PAPERBACK, pink highlighting of one line on page 85, otherwise very good. English National Opera guide, 6. Includes sections by Timothy McFarland, John Luke Rose, Anthony Negus, Patrick Carnegy, Martin Swales. - Libretto in German and English (translation by Andrew Porter). 9780714538495 ISBN 0714538493.

Paperback. Condizione: Very good. Paper ed. 281 p. 20 cm. Originally published: New York : Riverrun Press, 1978. Translated from the German by Stephen Spender. Third impression 1984.

Hardcover. vi, 220p., very good first edition in English, hardbound in papered boards gilt and dj. The jacket is a little edgeworn and --collectors please note-- is priced in dollars, evidently a twiddled issue destined for the US. The first British edition is Young 2843*. This copy of the US edition retains the Calder binding but substitutes a different dj with illustration of a man in a chair with French flag across his lap. Sadomasochism in NYC.

Opera guide series editor: Nicholas John. 128p., b/w illus., music, original stiff printed wrappers (Opera guide, 31).

Opera guide series editor: Nicholas John. 128p., b/w illus.,music, original stiff printed wrappers (Opera guide, 28).

Opera guide series editor: Nicholas John. 112p., b/w illus., music, original stiff printed wrappers (Opera guide, 21).

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Fine Minus. Paul Webster (cover photo) (illustratore). First Edition. Calderbook CB453. A chase thriller that evolves into a horrific, erotic, suspense-filled tale with deep psychological undertones. 248 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased, evidently unread copy with negligible shelfwear (just a lightly-bumped spine corner). This handsome copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

Second printing 1990. 91 pages. Softcover. Condition: near fine. -- This eccentric English playwright posits views to his plays. ISBN 0714541524.

Hardcover. vi, 220p., foxing to fore-edge else good first US edition cloth boards gilt in unclipped dj priced in dollars only. The first British edition is Young 2843*. This copy of the US edition retains the Calder binding but substitutes a different dj with illustration of a man in a chair with French flag across his lap and adds Riverrun to the spine. Sadomasochism in NYC.

Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Pelléas & Mélisande. London : New York: John Calder ; Riverrun Press, 1982, 96pp., PAPERBACK, very good. Opera guide, 9. Includes libretto in French by Maurice Maeterlinck with English translation by Hugh Macdonald - CONTENTS: Something borrowed, something new / Hugh Macdonald -- A musical synopsis / Roger Nichols -- Maeterlinck and the theatre / Alan Raitt -- Profound or pretentious? / Nicholas John -- Thematic guide -- Libretto in French and English -- Bibliography -- Discography. 9780714539065 ISBN 0714539066.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. Softcover. Item is a second impression and was published in 1990. Opera Guide 14. Former owner's name is penned on first title page. Covers are slightly faded. Minor wear to spine ends and leading corners. Binding is sound; pages are tight and clean; contents are clear. AF. Used.

Condizione: Very good. Francis Picabia (illustratore). London: John Calder / New York: Riverrun Press, (1981)., (1981). Very good. - Octavo, 7-3/4 inches high by 5 inches wide. Softcover, bound in orange wraps titled and decorated in black. The edges of the covers are slightly rubbed and the corners lightly bumped. 118 pages, with a frontispiece & textual illustrations by Francis Picabia. Very good.

1st Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description: 95 pages; 20 cm. Subjects: Poetry in English 1945 Texts. Genre: Poetry. 1 Kg.

Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643. The operas of Monteverdi. London : New York: Calder Publications ; Riverrun Press, 1992, 208pp., PAPERBACK, very good. Opera guide 45. - Librettos of the operas Orfeo, Ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, and L'Incoronazione di Poppea in Italian with English translations by Anne Ridler with commentary. - CONTENTS: Monteverdi : opera and history / by Lain Fenlon -- On translating opera / by Anne Ridler -- Part one. Mantua : a masterpiece for a court / by John Whenham. Music examples. 'Orfeo' : libretto in Italian and English -- Part two. Venice : musical theatre in Venice / by Paolo Fabbri. The Spanish contribution to the birth of opera / by Jack Sage. Monteverdi returns to his homeland / by Tim Carter ; musical examples. 'Il ritorno d'ulisse in patria' : libretto in Italian and English. Public vice, private virtue / by Lain Fenlon and Peter Miller ; musical examples. 'L'incoronazione di Poppea' : libretto in Italian and English. The revival of Monteverdi's operas in the twentieth century / by Jeremy Barlow -- Discography / by Jeremy Barlow -- Bibliography. 9780714542072 ISBN 0714542075.

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Siegfried. London : New York: Calder ; Riverrun Press, 1984, 128pp., PAPERBACK, very good. Opera guide, 28. Libretto: German with English translation by Andrew Porter; essays in English by Ulrich Weisstein, Anthony Newcomb, Derrick Puffett. 9780714540405 ISBN 0714540404.

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Tristan and Isolde. London : New York: J. Calder ; Riverrun Press, 1993, reprinted, 96pp., PAPERBACK, very good. English National Opera guide, 6. Includes libretto in German by Richard Wagner, with English translation by Andrew Porter, and commentaries. - 'A landmark in musical history' is John Luke Rose's title for the introduction to this extraordinary piece of theatre. It belongs to the German tradition of mystical writing and a short note on the poem itself by Martin Swales and Timothy McFarland elucidates some of Wagner's literary techniques. Anthony Negus, who assisted Reginald Goodall on the WNO production of this opera, has contributed a penetrating analysis of the musical structure of the opera, while Patrick Camegy assesses the remarkable solutions to staging an opera which some argue is best experienced with your bade to the performers! 9780714538495 ISBN 0714538493.