Rosenberg THE ROMAN SOPRANO 1st ed ca. 1850s [19th-century American fiction] VG

Description: The Roman Soprano: Or, The Captain of the Swiss Guard [With] The Moorish Captives [With] The Captain's Passage. A Startling Episode of Ocean Life Author: ROSENBERG, Charles G., H.H. Heath, and Austin C. Burdick [pseud. Sylvanus Cobb, Jr.] Title: The Roman Soprano: Or, The Captain of the Swiss Guard [With] The Moorish Captives [With] The Captain's Passage. A Startling Episode of Ocean Life Publication: New York: Samuel French, n.d., ca. 1850s Edition: First Edition Description: Slim octavo (23.5cm.); contemporary cloth-backed boards; [5],10-100pp.; text printed in double columns. Faint dampstain to upper cover fore-edge faintly bleeding into textblock, lacking both free endpapers, contemporary circulating library's faint rubberstamps to front pastedown and title page, coin-sized loss at top fore-edge corner of title page not touching text, two leaves trimmed close with slight loss not affecting meaning, else Good to Very Good overall, complete despite pagination. Novella followed by two short stories, the majority of the text devoted to the first story, authored by the Englishman Charles G. Rosenberg, who had accompanied the Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind, and written a memoir of their travels during her tour through the United States on the invitation of P.T. Barnum, in 1850. The latter two short stories both originally published in the weekly short story magazine "The Flag of Our Union." WRIGHT II 2128. Seller ID: 45154 Subject: Literature Before 1900, Music & Performing Arts Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA Winchester VA We are one of the country's leading specialists in the history, literature and art of American social movements. Over 25,000 items in-stock in the heart of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. Guarantee Our items are described using AB Bookman standards - the standard grading terms of the trade, originally promulgated by the trade publication The Antiquarian Bookman's Weekly back in 1949. We tend to be conservative in our grading, but even the best booksellers make an occasional mistake. Thus, we offer the following guarantee: All items will be received as advertised and in the condition described. Any item is returnable for any reason within 30 days of receipt (prior notice appreciated). If you have questions regarding our description of any item, we encourage you to contact us prior to bidding. We are members of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America) and the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), and we adhere to these associations' strict ethical guidelines and conditions of sale. Shipping Standard domestic shipping is by USPS Insured Media Mail, at flat rate of $5. Delivery typically takes seven to ten business days depending on destination. Please be aware that, during the COVID emergency, delivery times have been delayed. We strongly recommend upgrading to Priority Mail if your order is time-sensitive! FOR DOMESTIC ORDERS ONLY we are happy to combine shipping on multiple items purchased at the same time that can be included in the same parcel. Again, please contact us prior to paying your invoice to arrange combined shipments. If you are overcharged for shipping by eBay, we will send you a prompt refund once the actual shipping cost has been determined. Overseas shipping is now managed through the eBay Global Shipping Program. All rates and fees are set by eBay, not the seller. We cannot alter a Global Shipping invoice once it has been generated; any queries should be directed to eBay Customer Support in your home country. Payment Payment is expected within 48 hours of purchase unless other arrangements have been made prior to sale. We ship all orders within 24 hours after receiving payment. Feedback We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. If you are unhappy with any aspect of a transaction with us, please contact us immediately. Our priority is to make customers happy and to resolve problems as promptly as possible.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 201 USD

Location: Winchester, Virginia

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