Stravinsky, Selected Correspondence, Volume II (Vol 2, Two)

Language: English

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1984

0394528131 / 9780394528137

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. A clean, square, tight copy. The Dust Jacket is a little rubbed at the edges. NOT price clipped (30.00). No owner's name or bookplate. Tiny remainder mark on the bottom edge. Not a book club edition. Pages are fresh and crisp. Illustrated with 32 pages of photos. 12 appendices. Index. From the Dust Jacket: "In this second volume of Igor Stravinsky's correspondence -- selected and annotated by his friend and associate Robert Craft -- we are given a wealth of material relating to the composer's association with the dance, to this relationships with other composers and musicians, and to the daily, financial, and familial concerns of his life. Of unique value -- for its insight into his extraordinary influence on, and involvement in, the dance -- is his correspondence with Serge de Diaghilev, with Vaslav Nijinsky, with Leon Bakst, and with Emile Jacques-Dalcrose. Of great musical interest are the letters to and from Pierre Monteux. and the correspondence with the composers Manuel de Falla, Florent Schmitt, Lord Berners, and Alfredo Casella, and with the critics M. D. Calvocoressi, Edwin Evans, and Jacques Riviere." Also: Ernst Krenek, Nicolas Nabokov, Pierre Boulez, violinist Samuel Dushkin, etc. . First American edition (so stated). Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. ix, 544pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

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Title
Stravinsky, Selected Correspondence, Volume II (Vol 2, Two)
Author
Stravinsky, Igor; (edited, and with commentaries by Robert Craft)
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Publication year
1984
Condition
Near Fine condition
Dust jacket
Very Good dust jacket
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0394528131
ISBN 13
9780394528137
Edition
First American edition (so stated).
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About Books [Genny and Michael Winne, proprietors, formerly of Parsippany, New Jersey) has been selling rare and out of print books since 1985. Besides book fairs and mail order catalogue, long-time collectors and dealers will remember our lengthy For Sale ads in the Antiquarian Bookman and similar magazines. Our inventory of more than 40,000 volumes is especially strong in the specialities listed, but contains fine books in a variety of other fields as well. Because most of our books are stored in protective boxes, rather than on shelves, they cannot be viewed as a whole. If you want to examine specific titles, please provide 24 hours notice and we will make them available for your inspection. Phone calls to (702) 750-2722 are welcome, but please only between the hours of 8am and 10pm, west coast time. Our phone is a landline that cannot receive texts.

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