There Was a Time: Ralph Vaughan Williams - A Pictorial Journey from the Collection of Ursula Vaughan Williams

Oversized square hardcover, [ii] + xvi + 152 pages, copiously illustrated with b&w photos, NOT ex-library. Book is clean and bright with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps; firm binding. Bright untorn dust jacket. Price blacked out on the front flap. -- This volume is an intimate pictorial biography of the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, drawn exclusively from the personal collection of his wife, Ursula Vaughan Williams. It presents a chronological journey through the composer's life, from his Victorian childhood and student days at the Royal College of Music to his service in World War One and his final years as the elder statesman of English music. Featuring many previously unpublished photographs, the book offers a rare and personal glimpse into both the public and private worlds of the composer, serving as a unique visual companion to his music and a tribute to his enduring legacy.