Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Language: English
Published by Simon & Schuster, Limited, 1989
ISBN 10: 0671688693 ISBN 13: 9780671688691
Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Reprint. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
Paperback. Condition: VG-. 413pp. Index. Wear wraps, soiling.
Seller: Columbia Books, ABAA/ILAB, MWABA, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
First Edition
Trade paperback. Condition: Fine. Summit Books, c1988. First printing. 413pp., index, 8vo. Remainder mark on lower edge textblock, else fine trade paperback, uncreased spine.
Language: English
Published by New York: Summit Books, 1988
ISBN 10: 0671621173 ISBN 13: 9780671621179
Seller: Arnold M. Herr, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Octavo. Near fine in near fine DJ. 413 pages.
Seller: Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very good paperback, from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy. Light shelfwear to wraps. Interior is free of markings. Ships same or next day from Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Summit Books 1989-09-01 00:00:00 Binding: Trade Paperback 413 pages PublishPlace: NY ISBN: 0-671-68869-3 Size: 8 vo.
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. First Edition, First Printing; 413 clean, unmarked pages/index; dj w/unclipped price.
Language: English
Published by Summit Books, New York, 1988
ISBN 10: 0671621173 ISBN 13: 9780671621179
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. 413 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York; Summit Books, (1988). Very good.
Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. Tight unmarked book in lightly rubbed covers; 8.8 X 5.7 X 1.1 inches; 413 pages.
Language: English
Published by Summit Books, New York, 1988
ISBN 10: 0671621173 ISBN 13: 9780671621179
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good(+). First. 413 pages. 8vo, green cloth-backed boards, d.w. (price-clipped, spine sunned). New York: Summit Books, (1988). Near fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper.
Seller: Charles Berry, Bookseller, Lakeport, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First printing (complete number line) hardcover and dust jacket in excellent, unmarked, next-to-pristine condition (slightest handling). The DJ is protected by a new, clear, removeable cover. 413 pages. INCLUDES a review slip and loose glossy photograph of Thompson (same image that appears on the DJ). [1.7 lbs]. Book.
Language: English
Published by Summit Books September 1989, 1989
ISBN 10: 0671688693 ISBN 13: 9780671688691
Seller: Dunaway Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Signed
Paper Back. Condition: Very Good. Signed at Dunaway Books 11/29/2018. Signed By Author.
Published by Summit, 1988
Seller: Canford Book Corral, Freeville, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: FINE. A FINE tight copy in a FINE bright dj. , 1st Edition.
Language: English
Published by Summit Books, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1988
ISBN 10: 0671688693 ISBN 13: 9780671688691
Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Thus. (1st paperback) Large, sturdy softcover, small purple-tinted photo of Thomson at top front right, praise at bottom front from Alan Rich, on back wrapper from Chicago Tribune, New York Times and others. 413 pages. Tiny creases at back tips. Near Very Fine.
Language: English
Published by London, England: Summit Books, 1988, 1988
ISBN 10: 0671621173 ISBN 13: 9780671621179
Seller: ModernRare, CHICAGO, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition
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 small 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
Seller: R Bryan Old Books, Sewell, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
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, NY/London, 1988
ISBN 10: 0671621173 ISBN 13: 9780671621179
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover and dust jacket a nice clean copy, almost new.
Published by Summit Books, New York, 1988
ISBN 10: 0671621173 ISBN 13: 9780671621179
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover and dust jacket a very nice clean copy, almost new, remainder mark on top edge.
Seller: Austin Sherlaw-Johnson, Secondhand Music, Oxford, United Kingdom
Quarter Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Some slight shelf wear, stain to bottom edge (remainder mark?). Ffep marked with old pricing (in pencil) and previous owner's inscription.
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.
First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Complete with the matching protective slip case; 413 pages; Description: 413 p. ; 25 cm. Includes index. Number 69 of a signed and limited edition of 250 only. Subjects: Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989. Composers --United States --Correspondence 3 Kg.
Condition: New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back.
Language: English
Published by Summit Books, New York, NY, 1988
ISBN 10: 0671621173 ISBN 13: 9780671621179
Seller: Solvang Book Company, Lompoc, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This is a first edition copy of the regular trade edition. Jacket is lightly edge worn with a half inch long thin crescent stain to head of rear panel which also has a few random red marks. Top corners lightly bumped, binding firm. Inscribed on front free end-paper to screenwriter, film director, producer and actor James Bridges and to Jack Larson, actor, librettist, screenwriter and producer. Signed V. T. and dated 19 May '88. Larson wrote the libretto for the opera "Lord Byron" composed by Virgil Thomson. Signed by Author(s).
First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Complete with the matching protective slip case; 413 pages; Description: 413 p. ; 25 cm. Includes index. Number 69 of a signed and limited edition of 250 only. Subjects: Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989. Composers --United States --Correspondence 1 Kg.
Language: English
Published by New York, Summit Books, 1988
Seller: ACADEMIA Antiquariat an der Universität, Freiburg, Germany
Association Member: BOEV
First Edition
16 x 24 cm Halbleinen. Condition: Sehr gut. 1. Aufl. 413 Seiten grüner Halbleinenband im Oktavformat mit Schutzumschlag; sehr gut erhaltenes Exemplar - halflinen-volume with Orig.-dustjacket in very good condition Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1.
Published by Summit Books, NY, 1988
Seller: Betterbks/ COSMOPOLITAN BOOK SHOP, Burbank, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by Virgil Thomson. Slight dampstain on rear cover and dj.
Published by New York, New York: Summit Books, 1989
ISBN 10: 080931097X ISBN 13: 9780809310975
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. 8vo. Softcover. 415 pp. No Plates. Very Good.
Language: English
Published by Summit Books, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1988
ISBN 10: 0671621173 ISBN 13: 9780671621179
Seller: Nooks Of Books , Elkins Park, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Cloth. Limited First Edition. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Fully bound in sage-green cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Octavo. Beige endpaper. 413pps. No dustjacket, as issued. There is a touch of sunning to the spine and a few small specks of soiling near the top of the fore-edge, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The text is immaculate; no previous ownership markings. The slipcase, of the same sage-colored cloth over boards, is mildly rubbed. One of 250 copies SIGNED by Virgil Thomson -- without further inscription -- on a special limitation page. ".As composer, critic, and memorialist, Virgil Thomson has been a crucial figure in American cultural life for more than half a century -- an elegant and improbable synthesis of boulevardier sophistication, churchy consonance, and Midwestern plain speaking. The roster of artists with whom he collaborated includes Gertrude Stein, Marianne Moore, Truman Capote, Frederick Ashton, John Houseman, Lincoln Kirstein, Robert Flaherty, John Cage, Florine Stettheimer, and many others. If we were to enumerate the people with whom Thomson came into contact over the course of his long career, this introduction would quickly devolve into a laundry list of the century's most glittering and brilliant personalities. Many of these will, as it happens, make an appearance or two in this collection of letters, culled from some twenty-five thousand documents spanning the years from World War I through the mid-1980s. The letters reveal Thomson as a diligent artist; a shrewd businessman; a staunch, confident critic (of music, books, landscapes, and people, by turn); a sympathetic and sensitive friend; a skillful reporter; a resolute champion of modernism in all its guises; a bon vivant and a man of the world who never forgot his Kansas City roots." -- from the Introduction. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request. SIGNED by the Author.
paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!