dearest bubushkin correspondence vera von stravinsky igor (8 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Near Fine in a Very Good Plus jacket. 1st Printing. 239pp 4to.

First Edition. 1985 1st edition with numerous B&W illustrations; tightly bound in maroon cloth with gilt lettering and design to front and spine. Dust jacket edges lightly worn and chipped; short tear from top of front hinge; spine a bit yellowed. Small yellow mark at base of page fore-edge. Otherwise, a clean, tidy copy. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in Good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 240pp, numerous in-text black and white photographs. Burgundy cloth-covered boards; gilt publisher's logo on front, gilt titles on spine; illustrated endpapers. Folio. Sun-faded bottom board edges, lightly bumped spine heel. Text block edges just starting to tan. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket protected with Brodart-style sleeve, not price clipped.

239pp. 4to. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A very good, solid copy. First Edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in good condition. Pages in excellent condition. Dustcover has some repaired tears so sold as only good condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book. About the book >.>.> The intimate correspondence and private diaries of the famous have an abiding fascination. When they concern so intriguing and eminent a personality as Igor Stravinsky, they assume an added significance, providing a privileged view of the human individual behind the public figure. 'Bubushkin' was Vera Stravinsky's pet name for the composer during their fifty years together from 1921, when Diaghilev first introduced them in Paris, to Igor's death in 1971. It indicates the closeness of the bond that linked the century's greatest composer and the remarkable woman who chose to sublimate her own outstanding artistic and theatrical gifts in the cause of the genius with whom she shared her life. It was Vera's wish that their letters should be published by Robert Craft after her death. A personal associate and confidant of the couple for twenty-three years, Craft is able to explain cryptic private references, identify almost all the names and offer b.

Zustand: Very good.

London, Thames and Hudson, 1985. Large 4to. Cloth with dustjacket (FINE/FINE). With 183 illustrations. 239 pages. Name on first endpaper. [Biography / international [(Auto)Biografieën] Muziek / Music [Muziek/Musici] ].