Published by Limelight Editions, 1990
ISBN 10: 0879100214 ISBN 13: 9780879100216
Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. spine creasing, edge wear; A serious indictment of some 55 years of Soviet musical life as witnessed by a major Russian artist--Dmitri Shostakovich.
Published by Limelight Editions, 1984
ISBN 10: 0879100214 ISBN 13: 9780879100216
Seller: Gadzooks! Books!, Lompoc, CA, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. 7th. 1984 softcover. UNREAD COPY with unmarked, firmly bound pages. Green paper cover shows minor shelf wear only. Overall, a bright, presentable copy. Translated from the Russian by Antonina W. Bouis. Harold C Schonberg, writing in the New York Times Book Review about TESTIMONY by Dmitri Shostakovich: "An extremely powerful, grim, gripping book and one that will set the record straight. These are not the remarks of a man who was flung out of the party . Aside from two collisions with the authorities, Shostakovich was in favor until the very end. The memoirs are a serious indictment of past and present Russia, as wel as the recollections of a life apparently spent in fear and despair. Obviously the final text, with its attack on the Stalin period and the Soviet musical bureaucracy, could not be published in the Soviet Union. Mr Volkov [the book's editor Solomon Volkov] 'took measures' to get the manuscript to the West. Shostakovich stipulated that the book not be published until aftermhis death. TESTIMONY is indeed the testimony of a major creator in music. But it is much mor than that. The book could have been subtitled 'The Life of the Russian Intellectual Under Stalin.'".
Published by Harper Colophon Books, NY, 1980
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. First printing. 289pp. Photos. Slight wear. Photos on request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Limelight Editions, NY, 2000
ISBN 10: 0879100214 ISBN 13: 9780879100216
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. b/w Plates (illustrator). 289 clean, unmarked pages.
Published by FABER AND FABER, London, 1981
ISBN 10: 0571118291 ISBN 13: 9780571118298
Seller: Bemrose Books, Otley, United Kingdom
Soft cover. Condition: Good. ; no creases to card covers apart from spine; tanning to page edges; no internal markings.
Published by Limelight Editions, New York, 1984
Seller: Mainly Books, Silverdale, PA, U.S.A.
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Large paperback, 289 pages, ".indeed the testimony of a major creator in music. But It is much more than that. The book could have been subtitled "The Life of a Russian Intellectual Under Stalin." Book has a "Draft" stamp on the first three pages and a corner-crease on the front cover, the binding is tight and clean and the contents are fine.
Published by U.K / Hamish Hamilton, 1979
ISBN 10: 0241103215 ISBN 13: 9780241103210
Seller: Bookenastics, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. The author claimed that it was the memoirs of the composer Dmitri Shostakovich. From its publication, its portrayal of the composer and his views was controversial: the Shostakovich of the book was sometimes critical of fellow composers, and most notably was strongly anti-Soviet in his views. The book also contained comments on his own music, indicating that it was intended as veiled criticism of the Soviet authorities and support for the dissident movement. Illustrated with black & white photos. / This is a 1st edition hardback with its dustjacket in good condition-the dustjacket is a little creased along the edges. (238 pages & 34 pages of introduction & 16 pages of photography).
Published by Limelight Editions, 2004
ISBN 10: 087910998X ISBN 13: 9780879109981
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 25 anv edition. 336 pages. 8.75x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.
Published by Hamish Hamilton, Long Acre, London -, 1979
ISBN 10: 0241103215 ISBN 13: 9780241103210
Seller: Book Orphanage, McCrae, VIC, Australia
Hardcover, 6¼" x 9¼" (16cms x 23½cms), with dust jacket 238 pages In this astounding self-portrait, Dmitri Shostakovich, the musical titan whom the Soviets paraded before the world as the personification of their ideal in the arts, reveals himself as a tormented man - profoundedly ambivalent in his feelings about his country and his role. He recalls musicians, artists and writers he knew, records astonishing and courageous conversations with Stalin and incidents trapped in see-sawing ideologies. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD price-clipped dust jacket.
Published by Harper and Row, 1979
ISBN 10: 0060144769 ISBN 13: 9780060144760
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap! Looks like an interesting title!.
Published by Limelight Editions, 1984
ISBN 10: 0879100214 ISBN 13: 9780879100216
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!.