Revised by Elliot Forbes (11 results)

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. A clean, solid copy with a crease on the cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Tall 8vo. First FS edition. ppI-XIV(2*)XV-XX(2)614(2) with colour frontispiece portrait of the composer, portrait* of Thayer between pages XIV & XV, colour & monochrome plate sections, list of Beethoven's works, and index; pictorial endpapers. Quarter maroon cloth with green cloth-covered boards, backstrip titled in gilt, front board with oval portrait of the composer after a 19th century engraving. No dust jacket as issued. Gap between head of backstrip and top edge of text-block, the pink top edge faded towards attached headband. Binding and contents otherwise fine. VERY GOOD+ copy in VERY GOOD+ slipcase with a couple of minor little bumps.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. **Bundle Up & Save On Postage** A very nice copy in slipcase without flaw. 6.5 10.25" 614 pages Weight 1.5 Kg. With 46 illustrations, decorated end pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Folio Edition. Hard cover NF book in VG folio slip-case, sl spotting to some edges of slip-case, with a mark to bottom of one side. A heavy item that will require additional shipping for overseas customers on some sites.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 614 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. good clean copy. two volume set in slipcover. books both have solid binding. covers are clean. pages clean and unmarked. slipcover has wear but is solid. some corner wear presnt but no edges torn or loosened. 1136 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Excellent Slipcase. First Folio Society Edition. SPLENDID: NEW hardcover (orig. 2001, 3rd printing 2004), EXCELLENT rich-brown slipcase, the volume quarter-bound by Cambridge University Press in rust-brown Feincanvas extending 1.0" to HANDSOME engraved gilt-rule & front & back panels SUMPTUOUSLY covered in spring-green Feincanvas w/ "Beethoven" BEAUTIFULLY gilt-stamped on spine & w/ 19th century engraving by an unidentified artist of Ludwig van Beethoven cameoed in gilt border on front panel, end-paper illustrations (manuscript scores by Ludwig van Beethoven), frontispiece (Beethoven composing his Missa Solemnis, by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820), 41 further illustrations, IMMACULATE text-block exterior, PRISTINE interior EXQUISITELY typeset in Granjon & printed on SUPERB St Paul's Wove paper * 6.25" x 10.0", 1.10 kg (in slipcase), xx+614 (634) pp. * ABOUT THE BOOK: A BEAUTIFUL copy of a handsomely-designed and stunningly well-produced edition of among the greatest classics of musical biography. "This superb slip-cased edition of a great classic is a splendid choice as a presentation-gift copy or for addition to any Beethoven collection." - John Letterman, for Mnemosyne.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Folio Society edition, first printing, 2001. First thus. No jacket as issued. With original slipcase. Revised by Elliot Forbes. Edited with an introduction by Ian Curteis. Index. Illustrated. Brown slipcase is near fine with a few small marks, the odd minor scratch and the occasional small bump. Boards are near fine with minor pushing to head/tail of spine. Pages are clean and the binding is tight. Top of pages dyed pink. Pages are slightly tanned. No other faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. This copy is in fine, unmarked condition quarter bound in brown cloth to green cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine and portrait panel to the upper board. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. A dustwrapper is not called for, this copy is encased in a robust brown p[aper covered slipcase that has a a few rubs. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. An excellent, thorough exploration of Beethoven's life written in a quaint slightly antiquated style that is full of facts, anecdotes and just good reading about one of Western Civilization's musical masters. Ref PPP 2. …

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Revised Edition: 1967. 1141 + xxvii pp. Solidly and tightly bound copy with moderate external, but minimal internal wear and use. Copy with clean text on crisp and bright pages. Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require additional postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur extra shipping charge for both domestic and/or international shipments. Christian Steiner For Stereo Review (Cover Photo) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Folio Edition. Fine In A Near Fine Slip Case Pp 614 Index , Frontis Illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Slipcase Very Good. 1st Folio Edition. Alexander's Theyer's " Life of Beethoven " , revised by Elliot Forbes - the text of which forms the basis for the present edition, edited by Ian Curteis - was first published by Princeton University Press in two volumes in 1964. The boards are quarter bound in two shades of faincanvas cloth, and the text block are both in what appears an unread condition. The slipcase is also very good with no signs of blemishes. Book price includes 2nd class parcel post in UK only.…