W. A. MOZART : Portfolio of a Genius

Thornwillow Press, 1991. First Edition; Limited Edition. Other. Book condition is Near Fine, comprised as published of 24 loose signatures (including a one signature Introduction) and title page, all housed in a green cloth clamshell case with a silk lining. Slightest of wear to case. Text is clean and unmarked, illustrated with facsimile manuscripts and other materials. Limited to 500 copies. As the publisher, Luke Pontifell, told the New York Times, "It is a collection of facsimiles of Mozart's music scores, manuscripts, a ticket to one of his concerts, a playbill to 'The Marriage of Figaro,' letters that were cut to pieces and from which we merged fragments." Signatures contain: I: Mozart's first compositions; II: A portrait of Leopold Mozart and his children; III: God is our refuge, K.20; IV: Leopold Mozart's petition to Joseph II; V: Mozart's earliest dated letter; VI: The Order of the Golden Spur; VII: A leaf from the Serenade in D major, K.185; VIII: Four preludes for Nannerl Mozart; IX: A letter to Maria Thekla Mozart; X: "Account of a very remarkable young musician"; XI: Mozart's piano arrangement of the overture to Die Entfu¨hrung aus dem Serail; XII: A concert ticket; XIII: A letter from Leopold Mozart to his daughter; XIV: Playbill for the premiere of Le nozze di Figaro; XV: Mozart's arrangement of Non so piu`; XVI: Sketches for the Prague symphony; XVII: Mozart's last surviving letter to his father; XVIII: Decree appointing Mozart Imperial & Royal Chamber-Musician; XIX: Adagio in B minor, K.540; XX: A letter to Michael Puchberg; XXI: Sketches for Die Zauberflo¨te and the Requiem; XXII: Mozart's last letter to his wife; & XXIII: Die ihr des unermesslichen Weltalls Scho¨pfer ehrt, K.619. ; Signed by the author, Neal Zaslaw. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; Signed by Author.