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ISBN10: 0393070085, ISBN13: 9780393070088, [publisher: W. W. Norton & Company] Hardcover First Edition A Fine book in Fine dust jacket, SIGNED, First Edition, 8vo, 9 1/4" x 6 1/2." White paper-covered boards backed with black cloth in a blue and cream paper dust jacket. Gilt lettering on book spine. White lettering on blue dust jacket spine. Covers pristine and intact, binding tight, sharp tips. Pages pristine and intact. Signed in black pen by the author on title page: "For Bill--Every good wish--Rita Dove, 13 May 2009." 231 pp. Beautiful presentation copy. A collection of poems by Rita Dove about George Polgreen Bridgetower (1778/80-1860), a virtuoso violinist of Afro-Caribbean, Polish, and German descent. Bridgetower's occupation and musical prowess led to him to cross paths with Ludwig van Beethoven; Beethoven was very impressed with Bridgetower's playing and they became friends. He dedicated his "Violin Sonata No. 9, Op. 47," also known as the "Kreutzer Sonata," to Bridgetower. "Sonata Mulattica" ("Mixed-race Sonata") refers to the opening words of Beethoven's dedication to Bridgetower. Rita Dove (b. 1952) is an African-American poet, essayist, and professor. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1987 and later served as the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (U.S. Poet Laureate) from 1993-1995. Heavy and oversized items may require additional ...
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