1st edition. ~ Cloth, dj, G+/VG. x+267pp, 24pp b/w plates, index, water stain to the top edge of the boards not affecting the dustjacket or contents, otherwise a fine copy. ~ Biography of the Italian composer who's full name was the impressive Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini [ 1858 - 1924 ] His operas are amongst the most frequently played & his melodies & arias known to many, even if they only know the tune and not its true origin or source.

Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Good Cloth First Edition Italian composer of operas. Among his best-known works, which all combine dramatic libretti with magnificent music, are La Bohème (1896), Tosca (1900), Madam Butterfly (1904) and his last work, incomplete at his death, Turandot (1926).

3rd Printing. 8vo over 7.75 - 9.75'' tall Nice Tight Clean copy ! 304 pages. 8309

10" (25.4 cm) Tall Stapled binding is tight, pages clean but age-darkened. Wraps have general edge wear, shelf wear, light overall soiling. 56 pp. Contents: Dell, "A Comment on Santayana"; Deming, "The Playwright as Playwright"; Jackson, "Faulkner's Delta Cycle"; Manning, "A Short Story"; Neruda, "Spain in the Heart - Two Poems"; Tompkins, "Poem." http://www.catscradlebks.com/book_images/1240093.jpg