<p>UK8vo HBdw/dj1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright crispcleanglossy laminatedsubject b/w portrait photographic illustrated dw/djwith negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Minisculely bumpedwith reciprocal creasingto head of spine/ backstrip.Rearinner flap has a couple of foxing spots.Top fore-edges bright and clean; contents brighttight and near pristine.Publisher's brightcleanoriginalplain black cloth boards with brightcrispblocked silver gilt letters to spine/ backstrip with immaculate plain white endpapers.UK8vo HBdw/dj1st edn1-282pppaginated includes 14 chapters16pp contemporary b/w photographs/illusin 2 blocks of 8pp apiecebetween pp90/1 and pp218/19 respectivelyan index; plus unpaginated half-titletitle pages and contents list/table.<br /> Nathan Milstein is one of the most celebrated violin virtuosi of the 20thCand his memoirs give a fascinating account not only of his own brilliant career and of his artistic contemporariesbut also of his cultural and political experiences as a Russian emigre in Europe and America.<br /> Freshhighly-opinionatedwitty and outspokenhis first-hand knowledge of the great artists and musicians of this century then 1990 is incomparable and provides intriguing insights into the lives of Igor Stravinsky Sergei Prokofiev Sergei Rachmaninoff Arturo Toscanini and George Balanchine among many others.Trained under Leopold Auer at the Petersburg ConservatoryMilstein drifted into defection during a musical tour abroad with friend and fellow musician Vladimir Horowitz.Apalled by brutal events witnessed in Petersburg and Odessa during the Revolutionand mistrustful of the developing situation he simply never went back.During the 20's and 30's the duo performed in all the great European capitals establishing a brilliant professional reputation.Joined by cellist Gregor Piatigorsky they became the "Three Musketeers" of Russian virtuosi in the West.Settling in ParisMilstein tasted salon society encountering Picasso BraqueCocteau and Stravinskyand he records vividly the art and music of this remarkable period.<br /> Examining the intertwining of politics and arthe gives personal views on the effect of the Soviet regime on Prokofievthe involvement of Herbert von Karajan and Wilhelm Furtwangler with Nazi Germanyand on Mussolini's patronage of avant-garde artists and musicians.In 1939 Milstein moved to New York and became a U.S. citizen enjoying the fruits of an outstanding career.<br /> Please contact sellerbecause of the weight/value of this itemfor correctinsured shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!<br /> N.B. ALL buyers please notestocks' actual shipping/Pp costs are adjusted and any difference is refundedafter order's receipt and before the order's despatchespecially if the items are offered either Pp included/FREE.<br /> N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essencethen Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. </p> LONDON.BARRIE & JENKINS LTD.,1990. hardcover
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Paperback / softback. New. Basic Chemistry for Life Science Students and Professionals is an ideal introduction to organic chemistry in the context of the life sciences and pharmacy related disciplines; utilising drug molecules to illustrate the chemical basis of their efficacy and interaction with biological targets. paperback
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