ISBN10: 0571106749, ISBN13: 9780571106745, [publisher: Faber & Faber Ltd LONDON] Hardcover First Edition FIRST EDITION, 1975. From the dustwrapper:" Donald Mitchell's long awaited new book on Mahler picks up the musical story where it was left in the first volume of his Mahler study, 'The Early Years', published in 1958 and now soon to be reissued in a revised edition.'The Wunderhorn Years' makes it its main business to scrutinize Vols. II and III of the 'Lieder und Gesaenge' ( Mahler's first setting of the 'Wunderhorn' texts), his first song-cycle, the 'Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen', and the later, orchestral settings of 'Wunderhorn' poems." A substantial octavo with striking purple cloth boards, gilt details to spine and black decorated title to front. A light speckling of dust-staining to top of pages block and boards. Otherwise square, bright and clean externally. Endpapers and pastedowns mauve, with dark purple typographical designs from early programme details. 461pp; tight, bright and clean, with no additional marks, annotations or inscriptions. Numerous b/w illustrations and musical notation set within text + 4pp monochrome photos (unpaginated) on semi-gloss paper. (VG+) Dustwrapper not price-clipped (£15.00 net); striking design in purple, blue, white and black with fin-de-siecle typography to match that on boards. Spine faded but bright and clear. Minimal indeed wear, ...
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