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Music, film & performing arts
Opera
Edward J. Dent · illustrated by Kay Ambrose (photogravure and drawings)
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- Author
- Edward J. Dent
- Illustrator
- Kay Ambrose (photogravure and drawings)
- Publisher
- Penguin Books (Pelican Special)
- Edition
- Pelican Special paperback; edition statement not visible in photographs · not confirmed
- Binding
- Paperback
- Dust jacket
- No
- Condition
- Good
About this copy
Edward J. Dent was one of the leading British authorities on opera and music history, and this Pelican Special remains a lively and thoughtful introduction to the form. Dent explains how opera came to be what it is, its aims and methods, its changing fashions, its achievements and its conventions. It is far from a collection of plots, and it still rewards the curious reader.
This copy is a Pelican Special paperback with its original card covers, featuring Kay Ambrose's striking cover artwork of a devil with a sword and the Pelican bird motif. The back cover advertises the companion Pelican Special Ballet by Arnold Haskell.
Condition
- Book
- Good. The covers are bright enough in their blue and cream colour scheme, though age-toned and marked, with some staining to the front cover, and light wear to the spine and corners. The text block is sound.
A pre-owned book; any wear beyond that described is minor and in keeping with its age.
Collector's notes
- A classic Pelican Special on a fascinating subject, with its distinctive Kay Ambrose artwork.
- Published by Penguin Books.
- Marked 'First Publication' on the cover, referring to its first appearance in the Pelican Special series.
- Illustrations by Kay Ambrose.
A charming piece of mid-century Penguin design, ready for its next reader.
This is a pre-owned book. Please look at every photograph: they show its true condition.
