John Dowland
Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, (1982). Second Edition. Hardcover. Revision of the original 1972 publication, quarto size, 528 pp. Fine / very good +. Item #CNJL2581
From the jacket flap: "[t]he reissue, in a revised edition, of Diana Poulton's 'John Dowland' comes in response to constant demands for this highly important book which, on first publication, was hailed as the first full-length study of one of the greatest musicians of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras."
___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full red cloth over boards, black stamped decorative spine "label" with gilt lettering, a small section of black-and-white reproductions of artwork,etc., at the rear are an extensive bibliography, an Index, and and Index to Dowland's works; quarto size (9 7/8" by 6 1/4"), pagination: [1-9] 10-528. The dust jacket with a short summary on the front flap, publisher's ads for related titles on the back panel.
___CONDITION: Volume fine, the boards clean, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; in appearance unread. The dust jacket better than very good, mostly clean other than some light dustiness to the laid paper, the spine lightly sunned, and a modicum of edgewear.
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Price: $125.00