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Grand opera …A Treasury of Grand Opera; edited by Henry W. Simon; published by Simon and Schuster, New York; copyright 1946. It is a large softcover book in a matching slipcase, measures approximately 12" x 9" and has 403 pages. It contains the stories described in detail, history and music to Don Giovanni, Lohengrin, La Traviata, Faust, Aida, Carmen and Pagliacci. The piano arrangements are by Albert Sirmay, translations by George Mead and illustrations by Rafaello Busoni. It is a really nice work, very complete with the details of these famous operas, a great item for a musician or opera lover.