Key Details:
Title: Melba
Author: John Hetherington
Publisher: F. W. Cheshire Pty. Ltd., Melbourne
Year of Publication: 1967
Edition: First Edition
Format: Hardcover with Dust Jacket (protected in removable wrap)
Pages: 312
Language: English
Genre: Biography / Performing Arts / Australian History
ISBN: N/A
Mini Story:
Celebrate the golden voice of Australia's greatest diva, Dame Nellie Melba, through this compelling and candid biography by John Hetherington. Chronicling her rise to international stardom in the world’s great opera houses and her remarkable influence on Australia's cultural legacy, Melba is an elegant portrait of a legendary soprano whose name still resonates today. A fascinating read for opera lovers and collectors of Australian heritage.
Condition:
Condition: Good – see detailed notes below.
This is a vintage hardcover in collectible condition:
Dust jacket is intact with mild age spotting and edge wear; now protected in a removable sleeve.
Boards and spine are sound and clean.
Pages are clean and well bound with light age toning to edges.
Neat handwritten name on front endpaper: "Anna Cowlishaw".
Includes a tipped-in colour plate of Melba by Rupert Bunny.
No library marks or remainder marks.
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