328 page hardcover with photo illustrations (16 halftone plates and 5 line drawings). Appendices list Goossens opera productions and works. The entire Goossens family is included in the autobiography. Dust jacket is just good condition - a few chips and paper browning - but all copy present. Exterior is full purple cloth with title on spine in gold. Interior is unmarked, tight and clean. Prior owner name (composer Otto Luening) on inside front cover.

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Title: Overture and Beginners: A Musical Autobiography
Publisher: Methuen & Co.
Publication Date: 1951
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good

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G.J. Askins Bookseller
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