By Maria Ferranti Nob. Guilini
Milan   Cromotipia E. Sormani
9.5" by 6.5" [6], 9-221pp
A beautifully illustrated work on the life of opera singer Giuditta Pasta, with a frontispiece and numerous colour plates.
By Maria Ferranti Nob. Guilini

1935 Giuditta Pasta e i Suoi Tempi Memorie e Lettere

Milan   Cromotipia E. Sormani
9.5" by 6.5" [6], 9-221pp
A beautifully illustrated work on the life of opera singer Giuditta Pasta, with a frontispiece and numerous colour plates.
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Description

Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Leather Binding, Signed Binding, Very Scarce

First edition.

Bound in half-crushed morocco on cloth boards by Sangorski & Sutcliffe.

Illustrated with a colour frontispiece,an illustrated title page, fifteen pages of facsimile letters, nine black-and-white plates, and three colour plates.

'Giuditta Pasta e i Suoi Tempi Memorie e Lettere' is a memoir and biography of the life of Guiditta Pasta, an Italian soprano opera singer. Through letters compiled by Maria Ferranti Nob. Guilini, along with information on the singer's experiences, this work provides a comprehensive understanding of Pasta's life.

Collated, complete.

Condition

Bound in half-crushed morocco on cloth boards by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Externally, smart. fading to top of boards as well as the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with age-toning to margins and some spotting. Plates are age-toned to page margins.

Near Fine

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