Vanessa Weeks Editors (6 results)
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.Dorley House Books, Inc.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. First Edition, First Printing; 413 clean, unmarked pages/index; dj w/unclipped price.
- Hardcover
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB
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hardcover. Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. 413 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York; Summit Books, (1988). Very good.
SELECTED LETTERS OF VIRGIL THOMSON - Scarce Fine Copy of The First Hardcover Edition/First Printing
Thomson, Virgil (Author); Page, Tim & Weeks Page, Vanessa (Editors)
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: ModernRare, CHICAGO, IL, U.S.A.ModernRare
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 413 pages. Published in 1988. Collection of letters by subject. One of the most important books on music of the 20th century. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a smal…l and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Virgil Thomson's "Selected Letters". Deeply absorbing letters from a composer who was also a man-of-letters. "There have been previous collections of the writings of the Grand Old Man of American music, but none as various and personally revealing as this. All his life, Thomson has been a meticulous correspondent, unfailingly courteous, crisp, and elegant, and it is a special pleasure to see these employed on minutiae as well as on such major matters as working on a libretto with Gertrude Stein. Two testy letters to a dilatory watch-repair company are models of their kind. But perhaps the heart of the volume is the letters Thomson returned to correspondents who took issue with him during his years on the New York Herald Tribune as the best, and certainly the most knowledgeable, music critic ever to write for an American newspaper. We see only Thomson's side of the correspondence, but his good sense and generosity of spirit, often in response to clearly irate muddle-headedness, is something to marvel at. The Pages have selected the letters from what they describe as a staggering quantity with great skill, to show Thomson in all his diversity. The concise identifying notes are both necessary and unobtrusive" (Publishers Weekly). Virgil Thomson is a central figure in 20th-century music. His correspondence, that is to say, his flawless writing, not only complements but demonstrates his unique genius. An absolute "must-have" title for Virgil Thomson collectors. This title is a great collection. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce copy thus. One of the greatest composers of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER VIRGIL THOMSON TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0671621173.
Published by Summit Books, New York, 1988
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: R Bryan Old Books, Sewell, NJ, U.S.A.R Bryan Old Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First printing, full number line. Paper boards, cloth spine, lightly bumped, interior clean. Dust jacket rubbed with some edge wear. Signed inscription by both editors on the second endpaper.
Published by Summit Books, New York, 1988
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Evolving Lens Bookseller, Kingston, NY, U.S.A.Evolving Lens Bookseller
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Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Book condition is Very Good ; with a Very Good dust jacket. Some rubbing and edge wear to exterior. Minor foxing to end pages. Text is clean and unmarked. 8vo. 9 1/2"h x 6 1/4"w.
Published by Summit Books, NY, 1988
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Betterbks/ COSMOPOLITAN BOOK SHOP, Burbank, CA, U.S.A.Betterbks/ COSMOPOLITAN BOOK SHOP
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by Virgil Thomson. Slight dampstain on rear cover and dj.
