A wonderful vintage Pelican paperback: Opera by Edward J. Dent: A stimulating guide to its nature and development.
Dent was one of the great British musicologists of the 20th century, and this concise yet authoritative book offers a fascinating introduction to the history, development and enduring power of opera.
Pelican blue band books were published as serious non-fiction for a general reader. They sat under the Penguin umbrella but were meant to educate, not entertain.
With its iconic Pelican design, this is a lovely piece for collectors of vintage paperbacks, music lovers, or anyone with an interest in The Opera.
No. 150
Penguin Books, 1949
Paperback, 220 pages
18 cm tall × 11 cm wide
Condition: good: cover a little scuffed and small creases and age related marks. Little tear to back cover
