101 Masterpieces of Music and Their Composers (Only Signed Copy)

Martin Bookspan

Published by Doubleday & Company, Garden City, New York, 1968

About this Item

Stated First Edition. Once listed, this will be the Only signed copy for sale on the Internet. The inscription is on the mustard-colored front end paper. It reads: 'With best wishes, Martin Bookspan, 3/12/69.' You can see the covers in the photos. They are very clean. There are two light vertical creases on the spine. There's a little crinkling at the spine ends, a few speck-sized white spots of rubbing at the bottom edge of the spine. There is a 1/4" space between the top edge of the spine and the textblock, the book is a thick 511 pages long. The gilt lettering on the spine is still bright. The cover edges are in excellent shape. The two bottom corners each have a tiny spot of rubbing. The book is square and the spine is straight. The binding is quite solid. The pages are nicely tight with only one exception, there's a thin space with a little bit of webbing showing at the juncture between page 130 and 131 where the book was probably left lying open. Both pages are firmly bound from top to bottom. The covers are also nicely, tightly bound. The pages are very clean. Scrolling through, I didn't find any conspicuous soiling. There is a group of pages with a mild crease just below the tip of their top corners. I didn't see any other creasing. There are no markings in the book. No attachments of any kind. And Mr. Bookspan's signed inscription is the only writing to be found anywhere. The dust jacket is worn and thus only rated Fair. It has a small loss off the front top edge, the rear top edge, the top edge of the spine, and the front bottom front edge. As you can see there's also a fair amount of scuffing and scratching, as well as a few tears. The flaps look okay. There is an outline of what was probably a price sticker off the bottom edge of the front flap and the book's price is clipped off at the top edge of the front flap. There's also a little bit of spotting. I have the jacket in a fitted protective cover. 'Martin Bookspan was an American announcer, commentator, and author. He was the announcer on the PBS series Live from Lincoln Center from its beginnings in 1976 until his retirement in 2006. For years he was also announcer for the Live from the Met series on PBS (which eventually became The Metropolitan Opera Presents). Bookspan inaugurated Live from Lincoln Center. He became known for his extensive knowledge of classical music. He was also noted for his ability to provide anecdotes to cover any unanticipated breaks, such as when the New York Philharmonic completed their performance around 18 minutes ahead of their apportioned airtime. In an earlier incident in 1959, he filled in a ten-minute interruption in Rudolf Serkin's performance after the pianist broke the pedal lyre.'. Seller Inventory # 004948

Bibliographic Details

Title: 101 Masterpieces of Music and Their ...

Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Garden City, New York

Publication Date: 1968

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Fair

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition