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RHYMES AND MORE RHYMES OF A PFC by Lincoln Kirstein, ASN 32807032.
by (Bernstein, Leonard). Kirstein, Lincoln
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: New Directions, (1966)., (1966).. Very good. INSCRIBED TO LEONARD BERNSTEIN BY LINCOLN KIRSTEIN - Small quarto, tan cloth titled in black, in its original dust wrapper. The dust jacket is lightly creased & soiled with rubbing to the jacket's spine. viii, 215 & [1] pages. The top edge of the book is foxed. Very good.
Inscribed to Leonard Bernstein: "for Lennie. with thanks and love. May 16. 1974. / (This has a lot more than the version Wystan [i.e. Auden] liked) / I would adapt to any meter or combination of vowels or syllables.. / Hoping to work with you sometime! / Lincoln".
The first edition of this book--evidently the one that Auden read--was titled RHYMES OF A PFC. Drawing on Kirstein's experiences as an enlisted man in World War II, it sold out immediately on publication. Rather than allowing the publisher to reprint the work as it stood, Kirstein added many new poems to the retitled 1966 edition.
The remarkable inscription represents an eager appeal, by one of the most important figures in the performing arts, to work with the greatest talent in American music.
A powerful association.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21149
- Title
- RHYMES AND MORE RHYMES OF A PFC by Lincoln Kirstein, ASN 32807032.
- Author
- (Bernstein, Leonard). Kirstein, Lincoln
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- NY: New Directions, (1966).
- Date Published
- (1966).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- MODERN LITERATURE; POETRY; VERSE; MUSIC; PERFORMING ARTS; COMPOSERS; CONDUCTORS; LINCOLN KIRSTEIN; LEONARD BERNSTEIN; WORLD WAR II; INSCRIBED; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; BROADWAY; MUSICAL THEATER; STAGE; DANCE; CHOREOGRAPHY; CHOREOGRAPHER; PFC; WAR POEMS; BALLADS
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About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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