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Very Good. No Jacket. Hardcover. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear, no dj, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, some light shelf wear, overall a very crisp and clean used first Modern Library edition (stated)! Blue cloth with gilt on red lettering on the spine and front board. 572 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and musical pages! "Opera as a form of entertainment has its roots in the tragedies of ancient Greece, in which music was an integral part. The theatrical performances of ancient Rome also used music. In the Middle Ages drama became the property of the Church, and it was then that the principle of modern opera was developed. Practically no play was performed without some kind of music, not only as an accompaniment for the action, but also for the expression of the text. In the liturgical dramas the words were sung or intoned...."----from A Brief Background.