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"Student & Singer" by Charles Santley ANTIQUE 1892 HC Bio Of English Opera Star 1st/1st

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"Student & Singer" by Charles Santley ANTIQUE 1892 HC Bio Of English Opera Star 1st/1st

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by The Book Barn
August 13, 2026 5:00 PM EDT
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ANTIQUE 1892 Hardcover Autobiography Of Great English Opera Star 1st Edition 1st Printing. "Student & Singer: The Reminiscences Of Charles Santley" by Charles Santley. HARDCOVER 1892 Edward Arnold (London) 1st Edition 1st Printing with Date: "1892" on title page & with no additional printings on copyright page. Exactly as shown in the listing scan(s). Nice Collectible 1st Edition 1st Printing hardcover copy. UNCOMMON ORIGINAL OPERA BIOGRAPHY; ONLY EIGHT ORIGINAL COPIES ON THE INTERNET AT THE TIME OF LISTING.

"Santley was considered by some to be the greatest English opera singer of the Victorian period He also wrote books on vocal technique and two sets of memoirs. Sir Charles Santley (1834-1922) was a noted English opera and oratorio singer with a bravura technique who became the most eminent English baritone and male concert singer of the Victorian era. His has been called "the longest, most distinguished and most versatile vocal career which Opera history records." Santley appeared in many major opera and oratorio productions in Great Britain and North America, giving numerous recitals as well. Having made his debut in Italy in 1857 after undertaking vocal studies in that country, he elected to base himself in England for the remainder of his life, apart from occasional trips overseas. One of the highlights of his stage career occurred in 1870 when he led the cast in the first Wagner opera to be performed in London, "The Flying Dutchman," at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Santley retired from opera during the 1870s in order to concentrate on the lucrative concert circuit."

Illustrated. Heraldic bookplate by previous owner, Charles Frederick Roberts, Archdeacon, inside front board, o/w internally tight & unmarked. Binding Exterior; handling wear/scattered rubbing wear especially along spine hinges, but all lettering/decoration bright. NO REMAINDER MARK; NOT X-LIBRARY. NO DJ AS ISSUED. ALL ITEMS ARE GUARANTEED TO BE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED, NOT DEFECTIVE, & GENUINE.

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