The Pursuit of Perfection : A Life of Maggie Teyte by O'Connor, Garry

Scribner. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Atheneum Books, 1979. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Atheneum, 1979. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Atheneum, January 1979. Paper Back. Good/Fair. Price clipped. Repaired tears.

U.S.A.: Atheneum, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stated First American Edition (First Thus). Includes Discography And Index. The Book Is Bound In Green Cloth With M T G O'c Blind Stamped On The Front And Gilt Stamped Lettering On The Spine. Top Edges Dyed Yellow. No Ownership Information Present. The Text Has A Small Amount Of Underlining. The Jacket Has Moderate Wear And A Few Short Tears And Tiny Chips.

New York: Atheneum. Fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket. 1979. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 327 pp. .

Atheneum Books, 1979-01-01. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x0. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Light wear on edges of text block. Text and images unmarked. Dj lightly shelf worn with scuffs, creases & small scratches in a mylar cover.

New York: Atheneum, 1979.. 1979.. Fine. - Octavo, cloth in a price-clipped dust wrapper. The binding is very lightly rubbed. The dust jacket is rubbed & lightly chipped. 327 & [1] pages. Black-and-white portrait frontispiece & black-and-white illustrations. Near fine in a very good dust wrapper. <p>First edition.

Gollancz. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Atheneum, 1979. First American edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good. First American edition. Hardcover. 327 pp. with discography, index. Illustrated. Fine (small ownership initials and date top corner front free endpaper). Biography of one of the great singers of the early 20th century, English born Mary Teyte (born Tate in Wolverhampton). She reached her peak reputation in France, in French opera and song. In the first part of her career she concentrated on opera---Mozart, Puccini, Massenet, Gounod--- and appeared in the U.S. just befoer WWI in "Cedrillion" with Mary Garden. During WWII, she toured the States and afterwarsd appearde in light opera, musical comedy, and even music hall.