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Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. 1st Edition. First English edition, first printing. xviii, 266pp with tissue-guarded portrait plate frontispiece and one further plate illustration. 8vo. Backstrip and edges of cloth heavily rubbed and faded, rounded on corners and spine ends, cloth worn. A little cocked. Text block edges browned. Previous owner's name neatly stamped on front free endpaper, a little toning and spotting on first and last few leaves. Hans von Bulow as a Dresden-born conductor and composer; a student of Liszt, he was influential in establishing the reputations of Richard Wagner and Johannes Brahms. He married Liszt's daughter Cosima who later left him for Wagner. These letters are revealing of his early life, about which little else is known, and show his emerging talent and connections.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A scarce volume of Richard Wagner's correspondence edited by his second wife, Marie Schanzer von Bülow. The second edition of this scarce collection of Hans von Bulow's correspondence.In the publisher's original cloth binding.Complete with two portrait plates.Hans von Bulow was one of the most distinguished conductors of the 19th century and is credited with establishing the successes of several major composers of the time, particularly Richard Wagner and Johannes Brahms.This volume offers examples of his early correspondence, including his time at Leipzig University, Berlin University, his studies with Liszt in Weimar and more. Edited by his second wife and widow, Marie von Bulow. In the original cloth binding. Externally, with fading and spots to the spine. Mild shelf wear. Two ex library bookplates to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with minor offsetting to the front free endpaper and scattered spotting to the first and last couple leaves. Very Good. book.