First edition of the composer's classic autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, bookplate, owner name. Jacket design by George Salter. Rare in the original jacket. An Autobiography chronicles the first half-century of Stravinsky's life, all the while offering his opinions and "abhorrences." A Parsifal performance at Bayreuth? "At the end of a quarter of an hour I could bear no more." Nijinsky? "The poor boy knew nothing of music." Spanish folk music? "Endless preliminary chords of guitar playing.". Seller Inventory # 141339

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Title: Stravinsky: An Autobiography.

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York

Publication Date: 1936

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition

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