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198545350NY: Knopf 1985. First American edn. 8vo pp. x 543. Appendices index. Illustrated with photogrpahs. Edges little soiled remainder mark on bottom o/w a VG tight copy in scuffed and little chipped dj. Knopf unknown books
19361988New York: Simon & Schuster 1936. Paperback. Very Good/good . Dust jacket torn/chipped. Minimal neat ink underlining here & there. <br/><br/>Presentation copy to Leon Machau dated 1937. Simon & Schuster paperback books
1962847621962. Single page typed signed letter with notes in Stravinsky's hand. Typed signed letter from 1962 to Igor Styravinsky from Carl Haverlin pioneer in radio broadcasting and longtime president of Broadcast Music Inc. The letter is on Broadcast Music Inc. stationary and Haverlin writes to inquire about some illustrations which Dulac had made for Stravinsky's Firebird Ballet. He writes: "I.take the liberty of asking you if your memory will bring forth any background on the sketches." In the margin adjacent to this sentence Stravinsky writes "Not at all!" in red pen. Haverlin closes the letter with: "Photostats of the sketchbook pages are enclosed." Beneath this Stravinsky writes along with his signature "I find it unfortunately very bad." Matted and framed opposite a photograph of Stravinsky. The entire piece measures 26.5 inches by 19.25 inches. Igor Stravinsky was a Russian-born composer pianist and conductor. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century. Stravinsky's compositional career was notable for its stylistic diversity. He first achieved international fame with three ballets commissioned by the impresario Serge Diaghilev and first performed in Paris by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes: The Firebird 1910 Petrushka 1911 and The Rite of Spring 1913. The last of these transformed the way in which subsequent composers thought about rhythmic structure and was largely responsible for Stravinsky's enduring reputation as a musical revolutionary who pushed the boundaries of musical design. His "Russian phase" which continued with works such as Renard the Soldier's Tale and Les Noces was followed in the 1920s by a period in which he turned to neoclassical music. The works from this period tended to make use of traditional musical forms concerto grosso fugue and symphony drawing on earlier styles especially from the 18th century. In the 1950s Stravinsky adopted serial procedures. His compositions of this period shared traits with examples of his earlier output: rhythmic energy the construction of extended melodic ideas out of a few two- or three-note cells and clarity of form and of instrumentation. unknown books
195233667New York: Boosey & Hawkes PN B. & H. 17247 1952. Quarto. Original publisher's dark ivory illustrated wrappers printed in dark red; publisher's advertisement to lower. 1f. title 1 printed reproduction of manuscript dedication by composer 32 pp.<br/><br/>Ex-libris the noted musicologist Howard Mayer Brown with his signature to upper outer corner of title-page and publisher's handstamp to lower outer corner.<br/><br/>Wrappers slightly soiled with minor wear to spine. Some leaves slightly creased; minor annotations in pencil throughout. First Edition variant issue with text in English only. Kirchmeyer 79-2 p. 461 edition with text in both English and German.<br/><br/>Premiered in Los Angeles on 11 November 1952 conducted by Stravinsky. Boosey & Hawkes [PN B. & H. 17247] unknown books
194530693New York: Alfred Scott Publisher 1945. First edition. 1 vols. 10-1/2 x 7 inches. Original self-wrappers in fine condition. First edition. 1 vols. 10-1/2 x 7 inches. Carnegie Hall Program Signed by Igor Stravinsky. Boldly signed by Stravinsky on the front cover which depicts a drawing of Carnegie Hall. In this concert Stravinsky and Szigeti performed Stravinsky's Duo Concertante 1932 and Arrau performed Stravinsky's Serenade in A. Alfred Scott Publisher unknown books
1973109549London: Boosey & Hawkes 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Text in English French and German. An illustrated look at Igor Stravinsky and his wife thru the eyes of his eldest son. Includes numerous black and white photographs. A very near fine copy with a price stamped on the front free endpaper in a near fine dust jacket that has a little rumpling to the top edge of the front panel. Boosey & Hawkes unknown books
1936255987London: Gollancz 1936. First English edition. Illustrated. 286 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Publisher's black cloth repaired at head of spine in yellow printed dust jacket spine darkened and chipped with some loss to title small book ticket to spine. First English edition. Illustrated. 286 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed to Violinist Samuel Dushkin. Inscribed on the ffep "A Sam & Louise Dushkin. Leur ami I Stravinsky. Paris 30.3.36."<br/>Samuel Dushkin 1891-1976 was a concert violinist who worked closely with Stravinsky on the composition of the latter's Violin Concerto 1931 his first major work for the instrument. Dushkin premiered the work in concert with Stravinsky conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra. Stravinsky recounts his collaboration with Dushkin on pp. 268-278 of his memoir. "I was very glad to find in him besides his remarkable gifts as a born violinist a musical culture a delicate understanding and - in the exercise of his profession - an abnegation that is very rare" p. 270. Stravinksy was inspired by his success with the Violin Concerto to compose a sonata for violin and piano which he took on tour with Dushkin to Europe and America ". a deeper knowledge of the violin and close collaboration with a technician like Dushkin had revealed possibilities which I longed to explore" p. 275.<br/>An important association marking a milestone in the expansion of Stravinksy's evolution as a composer. Gollancz unknown books
193626983London: Victor Gollancz Ltd 1936. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Gilt spine lettering oxidized. Near fine book minor spotting to fore edges of pages in a very good dust jacket with a repair to a long tear in the lower right-hand corner of the rear panel the typical sunning to spine panel and some other minor restoration to edges. Despite flaws an attractive copy of a scarce book in dust jacket. <br/><br/> Victor Gollancz Ltd unknown books
1959WRCLIT55352London: Faber & Faber 1959. 140pp. Gilt boards. Black-and-white photographs. Index. First British edition. Transcripts of interviews unpublished letters etc published to commemorate the composer's seventy-fifth birthday. From the library of Wilmarth S. Lewis with his pencil note recording this as a gift on the front pastedown. Light offset endsheets caused by jacket flaps else near fine in a sunned pictorial dust jacket with a few creases and short closed tears to the upper edge of front panel. Faber & Faber hardcover books
1962985Garden City 1962. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 16 illus. 4 drawings 6 musical examples & 2 hitherto unpublished works. <br/><br/> hardcover books
191033665Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne PN 28616 1910. Folio. Original publisher's gray wrappers printed in black; publisher's advertisement to lower. 1f. title 31 pp. <br/><br/>With the composer's autograph signature to upper wrapper.<br/><br/>Bookseller's handstamp to blank lower margin upper "O. Flaschner Music Co. . New York."<br/><br/>Wrappers worn faded and chipped; upper detached. Uniformly browned; minor creases and tears to edges of most leaves more significant to first four leaves. First Edition later issue. Kirchmeyer 7-1 p. 61.<br/><br/>Premiered in St. Petersburg on 9 January 1910 conducted by Ziloti. B. Schott's Söhne [PN 28616] unknown books
196058268NP 1960. 9 x 7 1/8 inches. Black and white photograph a publicity still bears no attribution on the verso. Stravinsky is generally acknowledged as one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century. Among his works are the ballets The Firebird 1910 and The Rite of Spring 1915 and the opera The Rake's Progress 1951 with libretto by W.H. Auden and Chester Kallman. Very good. #5145. <br/><br/> unknown books
197435878Kent: Kent State University Press 1974. First edition. x 158 pp w/indexes. Fine in near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Kent: Kent State University Press unknown books
14740NY DUELL 1949. FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD. F. NY, DUELL, 1949 unknown books
12650Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Original 1970 photograph capturing the Russian composer pianist and conductor in a somewhat defensive pose with hands shielding his musical score open before him. 9.5" x 13". Camera Press/Snowdon credit and other stamps on the verso. Small crease to the upper right corner tiny nick to the lower left; otherwise a crisp image in fine condition. <br><br><br />Lord Snowdon was married to Princess Margaret sister of Queen Elizabeth II from 1960 to 1978. He is also a world-renowned photographer and documentarian. At first his photography focused almost exclusively on design fashion and theater but he soon managed to establish himself as a successful portraitist through his photos of British royals including Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh in 1957. In the 1960s Lord Snowdon landed a job as the picture editor of The Sunday Times magazine and by the 1970s his work had placed him among England's most well-respected photographers. unknown books
1966951091966. Rare autograph letter signed by Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky. One page type-written dated December 21st 1966 and addressed to John McClure at Columbia Records the letter reads "Dear John Please answer this Mercury Record letter for me telling them that they can have the permission though they can have it I think without asking me in any case. I have been ordered to rest -- no conducting at all -- after Chicago. This postpones our January plans I greatly regret to say and not only for me as I realize bu can't help. Happy New Year to you and your wife. Igor Stravinsky." The recipient John McClure was an American recording producer at Columbia Records throughout the 1950s and later operated in a freelance capacity. He worked on over 30 recordings with Stravinsky 200 with Leonard Bernstein and oversaw recordings by the Boston Pops Orchestra under John Williams. Double matted and framed with a black and white portrait of Stravinsky. The entire piece measures 19.5 inches by 14.5 inches. In fine condition. Stravinsky found recordings a practical and useful tool in preserving his thoughts on the interpretation of his music. As a conductor of his own music he recorded primarily for Columbia Records beginning in 1928 with a performance of the original suite from The Firebird and concluding in 1967 with the 1945 suite from the same ballet. Although most of his recordings were made with studio musicians he also worked with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra the Cleveland Orchestra the CBC Symphony Orchestra the New York Philharmonic Orchestra the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bavarian Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra. unknown books
194973026NY: Duell Sloan and Pearce 1949. First edition. 245 pp. Near fine in near fine price-clipped dust jacket with light wear to crown. Design by Merle Armitage. Contributions by Cocteau Satie Klee Weston Osbert Sitwell Aaron Copland Picasso Chagall and concluding with a discography and works. Small “Ex Libris / Clive Elliott†stamp on the front free endpaper. NY: Duell, Sloan and Pearce unknown books
195452498London: Boosey & Hawkes 1954. 4to pp. 8. Paper wraps. Cover a little spotted item slightly creased o/w a VG tight copy. Dirge-canons and song based on Thomas' poem "Do not go gentle." Vocal score for tenor only. Boosey & Hawkes unknown books
192235561London: J. & W. Chester J.W.C. 45 1922. Paperback. Very Good. Small octavo. Wrappers. 1f. 132 pp. Text in Russian and French.<br/><br/>From the collection of noted musicologist Stanley Boorman with his signature to upper.<br/><br/>Lightly worn. A few small markings throughout in red pencil. Reprint. J. & W. Chester [J.W.C. 45] paperback books
19586975Munich: Paul List Verlag. Very Good. 1958. Unstated ed. Softcover. NOISBN . solid clean copy with minor wear at corners browning to page edges; covers still bright due largely to a makeshift plastic protective covering held in place by tape devised by the book's previous owner. Trade PB B&W photographs Text in German; appears to be the German- language version of the author's autobiography originally published in 1936. . Paul List Verlag paperback books
1960986Doubleday 1960. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 21 illus. <br/><br/>Review copy. Doubleday hardcover books
1960131748London: Faber and Faber 1960. First UK Edition. INSCRIBED by Stravinsky in the year of publication on the title page: "To Ralph and Mirandi / With love / I. Stravinsky / illegible Nov-60." Also inscribed by Craft on the title page: "Love / Miranda and Ralph / Paris / Nov. 26-60." A companion volume to "Conversations with Igor Stravinsky" published one year earlier. <br/><br/>Craft is an award winning conductor and musicologist who has led most of the major orchestras in the United States. His relationship with Stravinsky is legendary not just in terms of documenting the composer's life but in that Craft conducted the world premieres of many of Stravinsky's later masterpieces. In 2002 he received the International Prix due Disc at the Cannes Music Festival. <br/><br/>Very Good plus in a Very Good dust jacket. Spine and extremities slightly toned spine ends lightly bumped and faint dampstains to the boards. Brief loss to the jacket extremities light toning and faint dampstains noticeable only on the verso to the top edges and rear flap fold. Faber and Faber unknown books
1989UHANMON00EMDoubleday 1989. Fine. Hanna Jack. Monkeys On the Interstate : and Other Tales From America's Favorite Zookeeper. Stravinsky John. New York: Doubleday 1989. 292 pp. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. Doubleday hardcover books
14741NY NORTON 1972. FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD-FINE. F. NY, NORTON, 1972 unknown books
2016129872Pasadena CA: The Clinker Press 2016. Clinker Press. broadside 13 by 10 1/4 inches. Designed and printed by Andre Chaves. The Clinker Press unknown books