Books
The Making of an Opera: Don Giovanni at Glyndebourne.
New York: Atheneum, 1978. Illustrated. xiii + 272pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust jackets rubbed. New York: Atheneum, 1978. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. With special photography by Roger Wood and with the libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte and an English translation by Ellen H. Bleiler. More
Cinderella & Company: Backstage at the Opera with Cecilia Bartoli.
New York: Knopf, 1998. Illustrated. vi + 259pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Alfred A. Knoopf, 1998. First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. More
Memoirs of the Opera in Italy, France, Germany, and England.
London: Richard Bentley, 1851. 2 steel engraved frontispieces. 2 volumes, 12mo, blind stamped rose cloth, extremities of spine repaired. London: Richard Bentley, 1851. A new edition of the musical drama. Very good. More
La Statira by Pietro Ottoboni and Alessandro Scarlatti: The Textual Sources, with a Documentary Postscript.
New York: Pendragon, 1983. Frontispiece of the printed libretto of La Statira, Rome, 1690. 92pp. Slim 8vo, red cloth (spine very slightly faded). New York: Pendragon Press, (1983). A very good(+) copy. Monographs in Musicology No. 2. More
Louise Homer and the Golden Age of Opera.
New York: William Morrow & Co., 1974. Illustrated in black & white. 439pp, 8vo, cloth-backed boards. New York: William Morrow & Co., 1974. A very good copy. More
Papageno: Emanuel Schikaneder, Man of the Theater in Mozart's Time.
Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press, 1984. Frontis. Illustrated. 236pp, 8vo, boards, d.w. Portland: Amadeus Press, 1984. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. More
Makers of Opera.
New York: Beechhurst Press, 1948. Intorduction by Carleton Sprague Smith. 50 plates. tall 8vo, cloth. New York: H. Bittner and Company, 1948. A very good copy. More
Marilyn Horne: My Life
New York: Atheneum, 1983. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 258 pages, 8vo, purple and blue cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper (chipped at top of spine). New York: Atheneum, 1983. First edition. Very good. More
Leos Janacek: The Field That Prospered
London: David & Charles, 1981. Illustrated. 327pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: David & Charles, 1981. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket. More
More Than An Opera House.
Sydney: Lansdowne, 1983. Profusely illustrateed. 176pp., large square 8vo, cloth, d.w. Sydney: Lansdowne, 1983. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. More
Glyndebourne: A History of the Festival Opera. Founded in 1934 by Audrey and John Christie
London: David & Charles, 1982. Profusely illustrated. 388pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: David & Charles, 1982. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. More
Verdi: the Man and his Music.
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1977. Picture editor: Gerald Fitzgerald. Illustrated. 173pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: E.P. Dutton, 1977. A Fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. More
Das Atlantisbuch des Theaters.
Zurich: Atlantic, 1966. Introduction by Martin Hurlimann. Numerous plates in color and black and white, 1038pp., very thick 4to, gilt-stamped cloth; (spine sunned). Zurich and Freiburg: Atlantis, 1966. Very good (+). More
The Age of Jean de Reszke: Forty Years of Opera, 1874- 1914.
New York: Robert M. McBride Co., 1959. With a Foreword by Lady Hamilton Harty. Black & white illustrations. 256pp. 8vo, cloth; lower back cover & bottom edge of pages water-stained. New York; Robert McBride Co., (1959). Very good. More
Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met: The Metropolitan Opera Broadcasts, 1931-1950.OPERA
Portland: Amadeus, 1994. Illustrated, frontis. 569 pages. Short thick 4to, cloth; lightly rubbed along bottom edge, faded d.w. Portland: Amadeus, (1994). A very good copy in a very good(-) dist wrapper. More
Operas on American Subjects.
New York: Coleman-Ross, 1964. 124pp., 8vo, cloth. New York: Coleman-Ross Company, 1964. A very good (+) copy. More
Italian Opera.
Stockholm: Continental Book, n.d. Illustrated, musical examples. 58pp., tall thin 8vo, printed boards. Stockholm: The Continental Book Company, n.d. A near fine copy. More
Benjamin Britten.
London: Macmillan, 1973. Introduction by Yehudi Menuhin. Illustrated. 112pp. Slim 4to, cloth, d.w.; bookplate inside front cover, dust jacket rubbed and with large closed tear on rear. London: Macmillan, 1973. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust jacket. More
The Queens Throat: Opera, Homosexuality and the Mystery of Desire
New York: Poseidon Press, 1993. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 271 pages. 8vo, white boards with black spine, dust wrapper. New York: Poseidon Press, (1993). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. In this passionate love letter to opera, Koestenbaum brilliantly illuminates mysteries of sexuality, fandom and obsession. More
The Opera Omnibus: Four Centuries of Critical Give and Take.
New York: Dutton, 1976. Illustrated. xiv + 336pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust jacket chipped and worn. New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1976. First edition. A very good copy in a very good (-) dust jacket. More
The Story of the Metropolitan Opera, 1883-1950: A Candid History.
New York: Knopf, 1953. Illustrated. xx + 607pp. index. Thick 8vo, cloth. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. First edition. A very good copy. More
Building the Amateur Opera Company.
New York: Carl Fischer, 1930. Illustrated. x + 76pp., thin 8vo, blue cloth; ownership ex-lib inside front cover. New York: Carl Fischer, 1930. A very good copy. More
Recent American Opera: A Production Guide.
New York: Columbia University Press, 1991. xvii + 352pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Columbia University Press, 1991. A very good ( ) copy in a very good ( ) dust jacket. More