Mario Lobocetta (ill) - Tales of Hoffmann - 1932
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Tales of Hoffmann, illustrated by Mario Lobocetta, 1932 first American edition hardback in English, in very good condition with cloth fading and all plates present.
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"Tales of Hoffmann" illustrated by Mario Lobocetta - Harrap / Dodd, Mead, London - 1932 first American edition - 20cmx15cm - condition: very good, some fading to cloth, all plates present
The first English language edition of this work to feature the strikingly bright vignette illustrations and full colour plates of Italian futurist painter Mario Laboccetta. The work first appeared with Laboccetta's illustrations in the French edition of the same year.
'The Tales of Hoffmann' is an 'opera fantastique' by Jacques Offenbach, the libretto of which was written in French by Jules Barbier, based upon three short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann, and using Hoffmann as the protagonist.
Containing five tales: 'The Interdependence of Things'; 'The Sandman'; 'The Mystery of the Deserted House'; 'The Lost Reflection' and 'The Walled-In Door'.
"Tales of Hoffmann" illustrated by Mario Lobocetta - Harrap / Dodd, Mead, London - 1932 first American edition - 20cmx15cm - condition: very good, some fading to cloth, all plates present
The first English language edition of this work to feature the strikingly bright vignette illustrations and full colour plates of Italian futurist painter Mario Laboccetta. The work first appeared with Laboccetta's illustrations in the French edition of the same year.
'The Tales of Hoffmann' is an 'opera fantastique' by Jacques Offenbach, the libretto of which was written in French by Jules Barbier, based upon three short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann, and using Hoffmann as the protagonist.
Containing five tales: 'The Interdependence of Things'; 'The Sandman'; 'The Mystery of the Deserted House'; 'The Lost Reflection' and 'The Walled-In Door'.
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Number of books
1
Subject
Illustrated, Literature
Book title
Tales of Hoffmann
Author/ Illustrator
Mario Lobocetta (ill)
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1932
Edition
1st Edition
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
0
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