First edition, first impression. xiv, 196pp, with monochrome plate frontispiece. Green cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Cloth a little tired, gently rounded on corners and spine ends. Upper text block edge dust dulled. Some tanning on free endpapers else internally neat, clean, bright and tight.
An exploration of the relationships between composers Franz Liszt and Richard Wagner, and Princess Carolyne Sayn-Wittgenstein, examining their complex bonds, including Wagner's friendship with Liszt, Liszt's affair with the princess, and the impact of these relationships on their work and lives.
