The New Scriabin: Enigmas and Answers
by Bowers, Faubion (intr. Vladimir Ashkenazy)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j in protective sleeve; black boards, gilt spine titling; text block firm. Pages crisp with
- ISBN 10
- 0685312291
- ISBN 13
- 9780685312292
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About This Item
New York: St Martin's Press, 1973. 1st. h/b. Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j in protective sleeve; black boards, gilt spine titling; text block firm. Pages crisp with occasional text markings and underlinings.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). The Russian composer Alexander Scriabin, after an era of neglect and obscurity, is today appearing on concert programs with startling frequency. In response to the growing vogue, especially among younter audiences in America and Europe, the well-known writer and foremost Scriabin authoirty, Faubion Bowers has written a completely new and definitive study for the general reader.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC133197
- Title
- The New Scriabin: Enigmas and Answers
- Author
- Bowers, Faubion (intr. Vladimir Ashkenazy)
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j in protective sleeve; black boards, gilt spine titling; text block firm. Pages crisp with
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0685312291
- ISBN 13
- 9780685312292
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Pages
- 210
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6"")
- Keywords
- 1st, music, history, composers, Scriabin, Bonners, Ashkenazy
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- X weight
- 0.44 g
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