2017, ISBN: 9781631492716

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East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1901. LIMITED EDITION, NO. 180/940. Hardcover. Very Good. Illuminations. Signed by Author. LIMITED EDITION, NO. 180/940. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Beautiful illumi… Mehr…

East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1901. LIMITED EDITION, NO. 180/940. Hardcover. Very Good. Illuminations. Signed by Author. LIMITED EDITION, NO. 180/940. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Beautiful illuminations through text. The composers featured are: Franz Lizst, Ludwig Beethoven, Georg Handel, Giuseppe Verde, Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms. Bound in soft forest green suede, gilt title within brown leather label on cover and spine. Gilt top edge, uncut fore and bottom edges. 149 pp. <br><br>CONDITION: Covers and edges show wear, spotting and rubbing, dark stain on rear. Previous owner's name written on front fly leaf, no other writing within. Full refund if not satisfied., Roycrofters, 1901, 3, Cambridge: Washburn & Thomas. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, small stain on front boards, . endpapers and preliminary leaves foxed.. 1929. Hardcover. Black cloth spine with blue paper-covered boards. Titles stamped in gilt on spine. Printed paper label on front boards. Top edges gilt. Photos. A memoir of the American pianist's studies and performances in Europe, meeting with Franz Liszt, Brahms, and Paderewski. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall ., Washburn & Thomas, 1929, 3, NY: Wm. M. Wise & Co., 1916. brown embossed full leather w/moderate edge wear (rubbing); satin marker; 357 clean, unmarked, some uncut pages. includes chapters on Richard Wagner, Paganini, Frederic Chopin, Robert Schumann, Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Liszt, Ludwig Van Beethoveen, George Handel, Giuseppe Verdi, Wolfgang Mozart, Johannes Brahms . Leatherbound. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by b/w Illus. 8 Vo., Wm. M. Wise & Co., 1916, 3, NY: Charles Scribner's Son. Very Good. 1931 tp. Original ed. Hardcover. 9x12"OVERSIZED. VERY GOOD CONDITION..CLEAN, BRIGHT Solid copy....Has name in neat hand.. ep "Florance Ellemrikki Matson" ; Red spine & cover titels on deep red textured cloth hard covers..Cover shows 1x2" GOLD PIANO & SPEAKER WITH LIGHTNING RADIO SOUNDS..QUAINT..ATTRACTIVE OLD BINDING..PRETTY. ; Sheet Music; Music Scores; 247pg heavy pages; Concert, Folk, Home, Patriotic, College, Southern Songs.. Hail Columbia..Jingle Bells. Others....Biog&Pronuncing Dict. Index ., Charles Scribner's Son, 1931 tp, 3, Liveright, 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 923 pages. A biography of the Italian conductor (1867-1957). First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Minor edge wear and a light crease to the front flap. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. It may be difficult to imagine today, but Arturo Toscanini--recognized widely as the most celebrated conductor of the twentieth century--was once one of the most famous people in the world. Like Einstein in science or Picasso in art, Toscanini (1867-1957) transcended his own field, becoming a figure of such renown that it was often impossible not to see some mention of the maestro in the daily headlines. Acclaimed music historian Harvey Sachs has long been fascinated with Toscanini's extraordinary story. Drawn not only to his illustrious sixty-eight-year career but also to his countless expressions of political courage in an age of tyrants, and to a private existence torn between love of family and erotic restlessness, Sachs produced a biography of Toscanini in 1978. Yet as archives continued to open and Sachs was able to interview an ever-expanding list of relatives and associates, he came to realize that this remarkable life demanded a completely new work, and the result is Toscanini--an utterly absorbing story of a man who was incapable of separating his spectacular career from the call of his conscience. Famed for his fierce dedication but also for his explosive temper, Toscanini conducted the world premieres of many Italian operas, including Pagliacci, La Boheme, and Turandot, as well as the Italian premieres of works by Wagner, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, and Debussy. In time, as Sachs chronicles, he would dominate not only La Scala in his native Italy but also the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, and the NBC Symphony Orchestra. He also collaborated with dozens of star singers, among them Enrico Caruso and Feodor Chaliapin, as well as the great sopranos Rosina Storchio, Geraldine Farrar, and Lotte Lehmann, with whom he had affairs. While this consuming passion constantly blurred the distinction between professional and personal, it did forge within him a steadfast opposition to totalitarianism and a personal bravery that would make him a model for artists of conscience. As early as 1922, Toscanini refused to allow his La Scala orchestra to play the Fascist anthem, Giovinezza, even when threatened by Mussolini's goons. And when tens of thousands of desperate Jewish refugees poured into Palestine in the late 1930s, he journeyed there at his own expense to establish an orchestra comprised of refugee musicians, and his travels were followed like that of a king. Thanks to unprecedented access to family archives, Toscanini becomes not only the definitive biography of the conductor, but a work that soars in its exploration of musical genius and moral conscience, taking its place among the great musical biographies of our time., Liveright, 2017, 4<

2017, ISBN: 9781631492716

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London: Writers and Readers , 1985. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 199 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is fre… Mehr…

London: Writers and Readers , 1985. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 199 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket. PLEASE NOTE: The ISBN for the cloth edition is: 0863160840. The ISBN for the paperback edition is: 0863160816. This copy is the cloth edition. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding., Writers and Readers, 1985, 3, Liveright, 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 923 pages. A biography of the Italian conductor (1867-1957). First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Minor edge wear and a light crease to the front flap. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. It may be difficult to imagine today, but Arturo Toscanini--recognized widely as the most celebrated conductor of the twentieth century--was once one of the most famous people in the world. Like Einstein in science or Picasso in art, Toscanini (1867-1957) transcended his own field, becoming a figure of such renown that it was often impossible not to see some mention of the maestro in the daily headlines. Acclaimed music historian Harvey Sachs has long been fascinated with Toscanini's extraordinary story. Drawn not only to his illustrious sixty-eight-year career but also to his countless expressions of political courage in an age of tyrants, and to a private existence torn between love of family and erotic restlessness, Sachs produced a biography of Toscanini in 1978. Yet as archives continued to open and Sachs was able to interview an ever-expanding list of relatives and associates, he came to realize that this remarkable life demanded a completely new work, and the result is Toscanini--an utterly absorbing story of a man who was incapable of separating his spectacular career from the call of his conscience. Famed for his fierce dedication but also for his explosive temper, Toscanini conducted the world premieres of many Italian operas, including Pagliacci, La Boheme, and Turandot, as well as the Italian premieres of works by Wagner, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, and Debussy. In time, as Sachs chronicles, he would dominate not only La Scala in his native Italy but also the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, and the NBC Symphony Orchestra. He also collaborated with dozens of star singers, among them Enrico Caruso and Feodor Chaliapin, as well as the great sopranos Rosina Storchio, Geraldine Farrar, and Lotte Lehmann, with whom he had affairs. While this consuming passion constantly blurred the distinction between professional and personal, it did forge within him a steadfast opposition to totalitarianism and a personal bravery that would make him a model for artists of conscience. As early as 1922, Toscanini refused to allow his La Scala orchestra to play the Fascist anthem, Giovinezza, even when threatened by Mussolini's goons. And when tens of thousands of desperate Jewish refugees poured into Palestine in the late 1930s, he journeyed there at his own expense to establish an orchestra comprised of refugee musicians, and his travels were followed like that of a king. Thanks to unprecedented access to family archives, Toscanini becomes not only the definitive biography of the conductor, but a work that soars in its exploration of musical genius and moral conscience, taking its place among the great musical biographies of our time., Liveright, 2017, 4<

2017, ISBN: 9781631492716

Liveright, 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 923 pages. A biography of the Italian conductor (1867-1957). First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. … Mehr…

Liveright, 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 923 pages. A biography of the Italian conductor (1867-1957). First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Minor edge wear and a light crease to the front flap. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. It may be difficult to imagine today, but Arturo Toscanini--recognized widely as the most celebrated conductor of the twentieth century--was once one of the most famous people in the world. Like Einstein in science or Picasso in art, Toscanini (1867-1957) transcended his own field, becoming a figure of such renown that it was often impossible not to see some mention of the maestro in the daily headlines. Acclaimed music historian Harvey Sachs has long been fascinated with Toscanini's extraordinary story. Drawn not only to his illustrious sixty-eight-year career but also to his countless expressions of political courage in an age of tyrants, and to a private existence torn between love of family and erotic restlessness, Sachs produced a biography of Toscanini in 1978. Yet as archives continued to open and Sachs was able to interview an ever-expanding list of relatives and associates, he came to realize that this remarkable life demanded a completely new work, and the result is Toscanini--an utterly absorbing story of a man who was incapable of separating his spectacular career from the call of his conscience. Famed for his fierce dedication but also for his explosive temper, Toscanini conducted the world premieres of many Italian operas, including Pagliacci, La Boheme, and Turandot, as well as the Italian premieres of works by Wagner, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, and Debussy. In time, as Sachs chronicles, he would dominate not only La Scala in his native Italy but also the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, and the NBC Symphony Orchestra. He also collaborated with dozens of star singers, among them Enrico Caruso and Feodor Chaliapin, as well as the great sopranos Rosina Storchio, Geraldine Farrar, and Lotte Lehmann, with whom he had affairs. While this consuming passion constantly blurred the distinction between professional and personal, it did forge within him a steadfast opposition to totalitarianism and a personal bravery that would make him a model for artists of conscience. As early as 1922, Toscanini refused to allow his La Scala orchestra to play the Fascist anthem, Giovinezza, even when threatened by Mussolini's goons. And when tens of thousands of desperate Jewish refugees poured into Palestine in the late 1930s, he journeyed there at his own expense to establish an orchestra comprised of refugee musicians, and his travels were followed like that of a king. Thanks to unprecedented access to family archives, Toscanini becomes not only the definitive biography of the conductor, but a work that soars in its exploration of musical genius and moral conscience, taking its place among the great musical biographies of our time., Liveright, 2017, 4<