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The Pursuit of Perfection: A Life of Maggie Teyte
by Garry O'Connor
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/very good
- ISBN 10
- 0689109644
- ISBN 13
- 9780689109645
- Seller
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Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Atheneum, 1979. First American edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good. First American edition. Hardcover. 327 pp. with discography, index. Illustrated. Fine (small ownership initials and date top corner front free endpaper). Biography of one of the great singers of the early 20th century, English born Mary Teyte (born Tate in Wolverhampton). She reached her peak reputation in France, in French opera and song. In the first part of her career she concentrated on opera---Mozart, Puccini, Massenet, Gounod--- and appeared in the U.S. just befoer WWI in "Cedrillion" with Mary Garden. During WWII, she toured the States and afterwarsd appearde in light opera, musical comedy, and even music hall.
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- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E20292
- Title
- The Pursuit of Perfection: A Life of Maggie Teyte
- Author
- Garry O'Connor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- ISBN 10
- 0689109644
- ISBN 13
- 9780689109645
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- music, opera, singers, song, performing arts,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music;
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About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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