A Short History of Opera

Idioma: inglés

Editorial: Columbia University Press, New York & London, 1988

0231061927 / 9780231061926

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Título
A Short History of Opera
Autor
Grout, Donald Jay, with Hermine Weigel Williams
Editorial
Columbia University Press, New York & London
Año de publicación
1988
Estado
Fine
Sobrecubierta
Fine
Encuadernación
Hardcover
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 10
0231061927
ISBN 13
9780231061926
Edición
3rd Edition
Impresión
Printing Unstated
Peso del artículo
1,4 kilogramos

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