{"product_id":"1929-the-complete-opera-book-by-gustave-kobbe-illustrated-antique-theatre-book","title":"1929 The Complete Opera Book by Gustave Kobbe Illustrated Antique Theatre Book","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cb\u003e\n   1929 The Complete Opera Book by Gustave Kobbe Illustrated Antique Theatre Book\n  \u003c\/b\u003e\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  The Complete Opera Book\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  By Gustave Kobbe\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons: London \u0026amp; New York 1929\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  \"The Complete Opera Book by Gustave Kobbé is one of the great early twentieth-century reference works on opera, designed to make the vast operatic repertoire accessible to the general reader. Kobbé provides clear, engaging summaries of the stories of the major operas, alongside contextual commentary that explains characters, dramatic structure, and musical significance without requiring technical knowledge. The work reflects Kobbé's deep enthusiasm for the operatic tradition and his talent for translating complex works into vivid, readable narrative.\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  This 1929 G.P. Putnam's Sons edition is illustrated with sixty-four portrait plates and scene images from opera, including celebrated performers in costume, adding strong visual appeal to its scholarly usefulness. Long regarded as a standard companion for opera lovers, the book remains valuable both as a historical document of operatic performance in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and as a practical guide to understanding opera's great works. It would particularly appeal to opera enthusiasts, music historians, and collectors of classic music reference books.\"\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  Light wear and fading to leather covers and spine as shown. Neat contemporary inscription otherwise unmarked. Pages clean and well presented. A nice copy in very good condition overall.  Please study photos to further understand condition.\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n  \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" rwr=\"1\" size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cbr\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    Size 23cm x 16cm x 5cm - 925 Pages\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/font\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Antique Books Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45539792322699,"sku":null,"price":188.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/0770\/0875\/files\/aca5d982-4ca9-48db-89f7-7a7d00a45b95.jpg?v=1771486404","url":"https:\/\/antiquebooksaustralia.com.au\/products\/1929-the-complete-opera-book-by-gustave-kobbe-illustrated-antique-theatre-book","provider":"Antique Books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}