Impresario
by Hurok, S. in collaboration with Ruth Goode
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1946. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Stated first printing in original unclipped dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with darker blue lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with over 40 black & white photos. 291 pages. Clean jacket is not price clipped, has short closed edge tears, surface wear at folds; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. One of the last of the world's grand-style impresarios lifts the curtain and offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of the fabulous stars of the ballet, concert stage and opera. Enjoy a personally conducted visit backstage in this memoir by S. Hurok. It is a warm and human account of the men and women who devoted their lives to music and the dance, including such greats as Isaac Stern, Ana Pavlova, Blanche Thebom, Chaliapin and many more..
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033313
- Title
- Impresario
- Author
- Hurok, S. in collaboration with Ruth Goode
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- DANCERS, OPERA, CONCERT STAGE PERFORMERS, BALLET, S. HUROK, MEMOIR, FIRST EDITION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Theatre/plays;
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Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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Stanley, New York
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- Price Clipped
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.