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Igor Stravinsky -Presentation Copy of Stravinsky

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Autographs - Original Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Igor Stravinsky -Presentation Copy of Stravinsky
<Our item number 100272><B>Stravinsky, Igor.</B> &#40;1882-1971&#41; Russian-born composer; his compositions include &#34;The Firebird&#34; &#40;1910&#41; and &#34;The Rite of Spring&#34; &#40;1913&#41;. Presentation copy of the first American edition of <I>Stravinsky: An Autobiography</I> &#40;NY, Simon & Schuster, 1936&#41;, &#34;<I>To darling Louise Dushkin in affectionate friendship / Igor Stravinsky / Paris / 26th Sept. 36</I>,&#34; signed in blue ink on a front flyleaf, 8vo. Stravinsky drew a heart after &#34;<I>Dushkin</I>&#34;; Louise was the wife of Polish-American violinist Samuel Dushkin &#40;1891-1976&#41; who studied with Leopold Auer and Fritz Kreisler. Dushkin became associated with Stravinsky in 1928 and helped him solve technical problems with the violin part of his &#34;Violin Concerto,&#34; which debuted in Berlin in 1931 with Dushkin as the soloist and with Stravinsky conducting. A nice tight copy; red cloth covers with decorative gold and black name plate on spine; small stain and worn sp ot in lower right corner of cover. Ten illustrations of photos and drawings by Picasso, Cocteau and others. A great association copy! <BR>Estimated Value &#36;1,000-1,500. <BR><BR>Our item number 100272<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN=CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/38jpegs/100272.jpg"> </P></IMAGES> "