Rosa burley (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 212pp, with illustrated frontispiece. Orange cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Decorated endpapers. 8vo. Cloth very slightly rubbed and rounded at corners else neat., clean, bright and tight throughout. Lender's stamps and markings on front endpapers and copyright page. In its original illustrated dust wrapper (protected with Brodart-style sleeve). In 1891, Rosa Burley took over a finishing school in Malvern where the young, an almost unknown, Edward Elgar, was a visiting violin teacher. Despite a rocky first meeting, they became life-long friends with Burley supporting Elgar's career. But Burley was far from idolatrous and the portrait of Elgar which emerges from her account of their friendship is both intimate and candid.…

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Size: 8vo. 211pp. Publisher's hardback with printed pictorial dust-jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. 212pp, with illustrated frontispiece. Orange cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Decorated endpapers. 8vo. Cloth very slightly rubbed and rounded at corners else neat., clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original illustrated, glossy dust wrapper, a little bumped along upper edge and at base of spine. In 1891, Rosa Burley took over a finishing school in Malvern where the young, an almost unknown, Edward Elgar, was a visiting violin teacher. Although their first meeting was not a success, they became life-long friends, with Burley supporting Elgar's career. But Burley was far from idolatrous and the portrait of Elgar which emerges from this account of their friendship is candid and intimate.…

First edition in fine condition, in fine unclipped dustjacket. Former owner's signature on front free endpaper. (Book ref 4518).

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. pp 211 reasonable ex library copy d/j had been plastic protected.