London Music in 1888-89, As Heard by Corno Di Bassetto (Later Known as Bernard Shaw), with Some Further Autobiographical Particulars.
New York
by Di Bassentto, Corno. [Shaw, Bernard].
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, MCMDDDVII. Octavo, green cloth (hardcover), paper label, uncut, 439 pp. Very Good+, with former-owner signature and slight edgewear, in a Very Good++, mylar protected dust jacket with light edgewear. “Appearing for the first time in book form, the volume contains the criticisms written by Bernard Shaw of the current musical pabulm of London in the year 1888-1889. Full of wit and shrewd judgment, they are for the most part estimates of the same operas and the same symphonies as you will here this winter at the Metropolitan and at Carnegie Hall. that they will add immensely to your enjoyment of these pieces is obvious, for no fresher criticism nor more original viewpoint can be found today than in these pieces, despite their age of almost fifty years.” (Inventory #: 70610s)