Richard E Richard Eugene Chandler (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st American Abridged edition ; 216 pp. ; illustrated ; 22 cm. ; ISBN: 0025678302 :; 9780025678309 LCCN: 74-22052 ; LC: ML410.B4; Dewey: 780/.92/4 ; OCLC: 1085709 ; brown cloth with gold lettering, in color pictorial dustjacket ; "This extensive review of Beethoven's life and career combines illustrations and documents to give a comprehensive and vivid view of Beethoven's background, the world in which he lived, his friends and patrons, his fellow musicians, the women he loved, the places he visited. Recent research in connection with the two hundredth anniversary of the composer's birth (1970) uncovered a large number of hitherto unpublished and, in some cases, unknown paintings, [and] among the portraits and prints reproduced are some not previously published in color. The documents include copious extracts from Beethoven's letters and conversation books, as well as paper notices, related closely to the illustrations, they provide a commentary on Beethoven's personality and appearance, his piano-playing, conducting and musical ideas. There are also reproductions of his scores, in autograph and first edition."--dustjacket ; slight foxing ; owner stamp on front endpaper ; slight wear to dustjacket, else FINE/VG. Book.…

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 144. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1949 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 144.…