Stravinsky: An Autobiography.
by Stravinsky, Igor
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1936. First edition of the composer's classic autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, bookplate, owner name. Jacket design by George Salter. Rare in the original jacket. An Autobiography chronicles the first half-century of Stravinsky's life, all the while offering his opinions and "abhorrences." A Parsifal performance at Bayreuth? "At the end of a quarter of an hour I could bear no more." Nijinsky? "The poor boy knew nothing of music." Spanish folk music? "Endless preliminary chords of guitar playing."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 141339
- Title
- Stravinsky: An Autobiography.
- Author
- Stravinsky, Igor
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1936
- Keywords
- Stravinsky: An Autobiography First Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography and Autobiography;
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About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
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