Oxford University Press, 1940. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1940. Second Edition. 646 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with decoration and gilt lettering to spine. Black and white photographic frontispiece with photographic plates throughout. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages remain bright and clear with light tanning to edges. Plates are bright and clear, with some light tanning and foxing to edges. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Markings to title page and rear pastedown. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy tanning to spine and edges with slight crushing to ends. Small pink stain to bottom edge of front board. Water mark to rear board. Moderate wear marks overall. Gilt lettering is darkened.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1624356185MHP
Title: The Metropolitan Opera 1883-1939
Author: Irving Kolodin
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1940

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Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...