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Antique lot of 7 Grand Opera Libretto booklets published by the Oliver Ditson Company of Boston, dating approximately to the late 1910s or early 1920s.
Titles included:
• Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni
• Mignon by Ambroise Thomas—2 copies
• Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito
• La Forza del Destino by Giuseppe Verdi
• La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
• Otello by Giuseppe Verdi
These softcover librettos contain the opera texts, including Italian text with English translations and music from the principal airs.
The title page of La Traviata carries earlier copyright dates of 1860 and 1888. These refer to the original text and edition; the booklets themselves appear to be later printings dating approximately to the 1919–1925 period.
All 7 booklets are sold together exactly as pictured. They show expected antique wear, including age toning, discoloration, cover and edge wear, creases and possible small tears or previous-owner markings. Please examine all photographs carefully for condition.
A wonderful collection for an opera enthusiast, musician, theater historian or collector of antique music and paper ephemera.
