Stravinsky

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

1949 · 039407 — New York: Duell Sloan And Pearce 1949. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 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. <br/> <br/> Duell, Sloan And Pearce hardcover