NY: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1899., 1899.. Good. - 8vo, burgundy cloth (bumped & rubbed; tail of spine slightly frayed); titled in gilt on front cover & spine with gilt decorations on front cover; t.e.g. xvi & 274pp. (front hinge starting; small fragment of paper from inner edge of p. xiv lightly adhered to p. xv). Illustrated with 46 plates and pictorial title page. Good. <p>First edition. An autobiography by the clarinetist-violinist, in which he recounts the memories of his musical life and the various orchestras with which he played. Included are anecdotes about such personalities of the music world as Jenny Lind, Ole Bull, Julius Eichberg, Anne Louise Cary, Belleti, Catherine Hays, Madame Sontag, Carl Eckert, Paul Julien, Alboni, Hector Berlioz, Christine Nilsson, Otto Hegner, Ernst Perabo, and many others.

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Bookseller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 544
Title: RECOLLECTIONS OF AN OLD MUSICIAN.
Author: Ryan, Thomas
Book Condition: Used - Good
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: NY: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1899.
Date Published: 1899.
Keywords: CLASSICAL MUSIC; BIOGRAPHY; AUTOBIOGRAPHY; THOMAS RYAN; MUSICIAN; JENNY LIND; OLE BULL; JULIUS EICHBERG; ANNE LOUISE CARY; BELLETI; CARL ECKERT; HECTOR BERLIOZ; CHRISTINE NILSSON; FIRST EDITION; CLARINET; VIOLIN; VIOLINIST.

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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.

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