Igor Stravinsky [Strawinsky, Stravinski]; Inscribed From Merle Armitage, His Wife And His Daughter To Taos Pillar Dorothy Brett

Stravinsky, Igor; Corle, Edwin (Editor); Jean Cocteau, Erik Satie, Boris De Schloezer, Henry Boys, Eugene Goossens, Arthur Berger, Osbert Sitwell, Nicolas Nabakoff (Nabakov), Merle Armitage, Samuel Dushkin, Lawrence Morton, Robert Craft, Cecil Smith, David Hall; Block Print By Antonio Frasconi; Portrait Photographs By Edward Weston, John Vachon, Fred Plaut, Arnold Newman;Art By Klee, Pablo Picasso, Russell Cowles, J E Blanche, Marc Chagall, Pasquale Giovanni Napolitano; Drawings By Carlus Dyer And E S Stevens

Published by Duell, Sloan And Pearce, New York, 1949

About this Item

245 Pp. A Much-Enlarged Edition Of Armitage's 1936 Book, Which Was The First English Language Book About Stravinsky, With Much New Material Added. Black Cloth Printed In Yellow. End Sheets By Carlos Dyer And Edward S. Stevens Jr. Designs And Drawings By Merle Armitage And Executed By Al Ewers. Portrait Photographs By Edward Weston, John Vachon, Fred Plaut, Arnold Newman; Portraits Of Stravinsky By Klee, Pablo Picasso, Russell Cowles, J E Blanche, Marc Chagall, Pasquale Giovanni Napolitano; Drawings By Carlus Dyer And E S Stevens. Inscribed From Merle Armitage, His Wife And His Daughter To Dorothy (Brett). "Editor And Book Designer Merle Armitage Wrote A Book About This Time In New Mexico. Taos Quartet In Three Movements Was Originally To Appear In Flair Magazine, But The Magazine Folded Before Its Publication. This Short Work Describes The Tumultuous Relationship Of D. H. Lawrence, His Wife Frieda, Dorothy Brett And Mabel Dodge Sterne, A Wealthy Patron Of The Arts. Armitage Took It Upon Himself To Print 16 Hardcover Copies Of This Work For His Friends. Richard Pousette-Dart Executed The Drawings For Taos Quartet That Was Published In 1950." (Wikipedia). A Near Fine Example With Just A Trace Of Rubbing At Corners. Dj Complete, Not Price Clipped, No Fading, Slight Browning And Faint Splash Marks On Spine Panel, 1/4" Closed Tear At Center Of Top Edge Of Spine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Igor Stravinsky [Strawinsky, Stravinski]; Inscribed From Merle Armitage, His Wife And His Daughter To Taos Pillar Dorothy Brett
• Publisher: Duell, Sloan And Pearce, New York
• Publication Date: 1949
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
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