Hill Ralph Intro (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Second Edition. Second Edition. Hardcover. 8 3/4" X 6". xiv, 322-699pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper over boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Bindings are sound. Second Edition revised by the author, with additional matter and illustrations. Enlarged and illustrated edition. ABOUT THIS SET: The life of Brahms is the most realistic, truthful, and authentic biography of this composer ever written. This most intimate account of Brahms' life could only have been written by one person, and that person is Florence May. She was a piano student and friend of both Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms. This enabled her to come into constant contact with both musicians, as well as their intimate friends. That intimacy with the innermost group of Brahms' associates enabled her to write the most complete biography of her friend and mentor and allows us to enter his world and enjoy some startling insights that make the reader feel as if he were part of his world.(Publisher).…

Paperback. Condition: Good. No jacket. Penguin Books, 1951. Paperback, ob8vo, 126pp. Slightly worn. A fair copy. /0.2uk . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading).…