Prima Donna ( Inscribed By Pitts Sanborn To Soprano Pearl Besuner, The Real Character Upon Which This Novel Is Based)
Language: English
Published by Longmans, Green and Co., New York / London / Toronto, 1929
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 324.00
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Two Volumes. Slipcase With Modernist Illustration Of A Woman's Head And A Single Musical Note, In Blue, Gray, Black And White, By "H. M."; Preliminary Reviews On Rear Panel; Publisher's Summary On Rear Panel, With $5.00 Price. Stated First Editions. A Well Received Novel But Reprinted Almost Immediately In The Book League Monthly, In Two Parts, Hence Never Receiving A Further Trade Printing. A Tight, Clean, Lightly Used Set, Binding And Hinges Tight, Spine Gilt Dull But Readable. Inscribed On Front Endpaper To Miss Pearl Besuner And Dated March 11, 1929; She Was A Soprano From Cincinnati Who Made Her Debut With The Metropolitan Opera In 1928 And Was Favorably Reviewed By Sanborn For Her Performance In "The Emperor Jones" In 1933. Her History Mirrors That Of The Main Character Of This Novel, Making This A Likely Dedication Copy. Pitts Sanborn (1879-1941) Was Music Critic For The New York Globe And Then The New York World Telegram. "He Also Write Books Such As The Metropolitan Book Of The Opera, Prima Donna : A Novel Of The Opera, Ludwig Van Beethoven." (Wikipedia). Sanborn Was Also Remarked Upon As One Of The Great Originals Of 1920'S / 1930'S Culture. His Friendship With Wallace Stevens Included A Great Influence Upon Stevens' Interest In Music And Thus His Poetry. (With) A Long Two-Column Review From A Contemporary Newspaper, Not Identified. Signed Material From Sanborn Is Scarce; Most Of His Personal Estate Was Lost (Thrown Out On Street By His Ny Landlord) Immediately After His Death In 1941.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Prima Donna ( Inscribed By Pitts Sanborn To Soprano Pearl Besuner, The Real Character Upon Which This Novel Is Based)
- Author
- Sanborn, Pitts; Slipcase Illustration By "H. M."
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co., New York / London / Toronto
- Publication year
- 1929
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Good Slipcase
- Signed
- Inscribed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Red Cloth
- Language
- English
- Edition
- First Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Seller catalogs
- Literature: Twentieth and Twenty-First Century, Music: Opera, Rare And Unusual Books
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