O'HARA, John

VIRGIL THOMSON: His Life and Music
New York: Thomas Yoseloff, (1959). First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Very good + in like jacket. Toning to DJ spine. Mild wear to edges. Original price present, but bottom corner front flap clipped, as in all copies intended for the US market. Touches of rubbing to extremities of book. Clean and sound throughout. Very good + / very good +. Item #13323
Cage's first book. While Hoover provided the biographic portions of this book, Cage contributes, in the second half of this book, a detailed analysis of the work of his fellow composer. Remains on important source on Thomson. 288pp. with index and bibliography of works.
Price: $40.00
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