Getting To Know Him: A Biography of Oscar Hammerstein II Hardcover (half cloth) - 1977

Random House, New York, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover (Half Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Second impression. Size: 8vo Octavo (standard book size). 383 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. It is covered by a clear Brodart wrapper. Dust Jacket price-clipped. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and will be shipped within two business days. All items are tracked and details are available on request.. Oscar Hammerstein II (1895?-1960) forged a remarkable, multifaceted career as a librettist, lyricist, playwright, director, and producer. He wrote Carmen Jones, Carousel, Show Boat, and, with longtime collaborator Richard Rodgers, Oklahoma!, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music. Hugh Fordin enjoyed complete access to the Hammerstein archives and conducted numerous interviews with family and colleagues like Rodgers, Berlin, Robbins, and Sondheim. The result is the definitive biography of a creative giant, who changed forever the texture of American theatre. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Theatre & Plays; United States; Music. ISBN: 0394494415. ISBN/EAN: 9780394494418. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 5272. . 9780394494418