STRAVINSKY, Igor Fedorovich (1882-1971). Stravinsky: An Autobiography. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1936.
Sale 759 - Selections from the Library of Gerald and Barbara Weiner
Oct 8, 2020
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$800 -
$1,200
Sold for $1,188
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
STRAVINSKY, Igor Fedorovich (1882-1971). Stravinsky: An Autobiography. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1936.
8vo. Photographic portrait frontispiece, 7 plates reproducing portraits by Picasso, Cocteau and others. Original red cloth, gold paper label affixed to spine, top edge black; original pictorial dust jacket (spine sunned, some minor chipping to edges with occasional losses, some minor soiling to rear panel). Provenance: Charles Nelson (presentation inscription).
FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY STRAVINSKY WITH AN AUTOGRAPH MUSICAL QUOTATION: “To Charles Nelson Sincerely Igor Stravinsky Chicago 25 II 1940.” The Chicago Symphony Orchestra gave the world premiere performances of Stravinsky’s Symphony in C on November 7, 8, and 12, 1940, with Stravinsky conducting.
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