JUSSI by Bjorling, Anna-Lisa, and Farkas, Andrew - 2000

Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.: Amadeus Press, 2000. 456pp., b/white, subject portrait frontispiece, plus unpaginated b/white halftone plate sections. Book clean and square. Vivid silver title over lightly bumped spine. A faux subject signature in like silver on front board, else unmarked. Textblock pristine. B/white portrait illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket minimally edgeworn, and has a minor, non-intrusive dampstain on verso (inner) surface. Such was the acclaim of Swedish tenor Jussi Bjorling (1911-1960) that the greatest tenor Enrico Caruso's widow Dorothy said to Jussi in 1951, "You are the only one worthy to wear his mantle - to bear Rico's crown . . . ". The contents of this first English language biography of Bjorling include: Prelims., Preface, Acks., 31 chapters, Postlude, Notes, Bibliography, Chronology, Index. Book weight approx. 1.15 KG. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. . Third Impression. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.