282pp, various black and white plates. Blue cloth-covered boards; blind embossed border and titles on front, gilt titles on spine, fore and bottom text block edges untrimmed. 8vo. Sun-faded spine; rubbed corners and spine ends with cloth wearing; rubbing and soiling to boards. Text block edges tanning. Endpapers starting to tan; pages starting to tan; gutters strained, volume loose. Otherwise internally neat and clean.
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns a composer, organist, conductor, and pianist known best for The Carnival of the Animals, Danse Macabre and Samson and Delilah. This volume reveals much about his philosophy of music as well as the extent of his musical connections and influences.
