Mastery Master, First Edition (12 results)

Condition: Very Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. 1st. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Violin Mastery Talks With Master Violinists and Teachers Comprising Interviews with Ysaye, Kreisler, Elman, Auer, Thibaud, Heifetz, Hartmann, Maud Powell and others. Frederick H. Martens burgundy cloth with gilt, paste on front cover portraut Published by New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1919 Twenty-four famous violinists reveal the secrets to their success, discuss the aesthetic and technical aspects of playing, and define their personal conceptions of violin mastery. Advice from the masters includes tips on efficient practice, improving bow technique, and refining intonation. A rare find in the musical literature, this volume is essential reading for every serious violinist. "very good, some cloth wear, inside a little end age browning, previous owners names, otherwise clean tight and very good".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Light rubbing to hardboards a bit more to upper and lower spine, dulled gilt on cover and spine, toning, foxing on pages where there is a facing illustration ; Very solid and straight with nice pastedown on cover of Paderewski, no markings; 299 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. illustrated brown cloth hard cover.square 8vo.plates.299 pages.lightly rubbed on upper spine.very good copy.scarce.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. First. Cover has maroon cloth with faded gilt lettering and a portrait of Eugene Ysaye. Tissue-guarded frontis of Ysaye and 15 other black and white portraits of violinists throughout. Spine end is frayed, missing some cloth and coming loose. Several of the front pages are not attached. This is a well-worn copy, with the hinges weakening. Minor markings in index and previous owner's name and address is written in the front cover along with a mailing sticker.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. Original red cloth. Slight wear at head and foot of spine, bookplate and signature in ink of A. W. McCready. From the library of flutist and saxophonist Irvin Gilman, who played for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, was a Professor of Music at the State University of New York-Albany, and co-founded the Capitol Chamber Artists but without any indication to that effect.Very Good. No Dust Jacket.

First Edition. 8vo, pp. x, 299. Illustrated with 16 portraits. Brown cloth, stamped in gilt with portrait affixed to cover. Cover little worn at edges and spine, o/w a VG tight copy. Interviews on piano technique and pedagogy with 31 artists and teachers, including Paderewski, Busoni and von Bulow.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good(this comes from the estate of Chris Haff Paluck and Gerald Paluck, accomplished musicians in Cleveland Ohio, associated with Cleveland Orchestra), the first two pages were stuck to each other causing a tear on one of them when opened, two other pages tears repaired long ago with tape, pages clean and crisp, covers clean, no highlighting or underlining. 100% Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. Thank you for your interest. We ship the same day or the next business day. b50.

1st edition. Includes an Account of a von Bulow Class, Hints on Interpretation, by two American Teachers (Dr William Mason and William H Sherwood) and a Summary by the Author. Pp.xii/299, portrait photo frontispiece ( Ignace Jan Paderewsk) + 15 further portrait plates, toning to pages, cracking to inner front hinge but holding. Brown cloth, gilt title to front and spine, photo of Paderewski pasted to front board is rubbed, edges rubbed. Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. illustrated (illustrator). 1st Edition. Martens has specially signed this copy, on a book plate, for Alexander Bloch, violinist & conductor, who is cited in this book along with Pablo Casals, et.al. Red cloth boards are lightly soiled & rubbed from handling; illustrated plate on front panel Is clean & sharp; a crack at front endpapers; a 3" strip of the center of p211 is missing; some foxing throughout. A highly readable, solid edition with a special history. Signed by Author(s).

273pp. 8vo Illustratedin in black and white Brown cloth with black and white photo of Percy Grainger as paste down Appears to be 1st edition. SIGNED and Inscribed by Percy Grainger on front free endpaper: "To our dear & kind friend Edith with all warmest Yule wishes from mother & me Percy Dec. 1, 1917 then 3 bars of Steel Marimba Clipping pasted to flyleaf, covers lightly rubbed at extremities, else clean tight copy: VG/no dj.