Queens of song : being memoirs of some of the most celebrated female vocalists who have appeared on the lyric stage, from the earliest days of opera to the present time. To which is added a chronological list of all the operas that have been performed in Europe. / By Ellen Creathorne Clayton ... With six portraits [complete in 2 volumes]
1863, First Edition. London : Smith, Elder and Co. Two volumes finely bound in half aniline calf over cloth boards. Gilt blocked leather label to spine; raised bands with compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and rubbed as with age. Foxing to prelims. Remain remarkably well preserved overall. Item #476669
Physical description; 2 volumes : 6 portrait (including frontispieces) ; 23 cm. Notes; "List of authorities": v. 1 p. [xv]-xvi. Subjects; Singers. Opera Europe.
Price: €325.00
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