328pp. Red cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine; fore text block edge untrimmed. 8vo. Rubbed spine ends, cloth on boards a little rubbed. Text block edges tanning. Endpapers starting to tan; pages starting to age. Otherwise, internally neat, clean and tight. Dust jacket protected with Brodart-style sleeve, has some staining on rear, 2cm closed tear bottom front, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price clipped.
Betha Geissmer was secretary to two prominent 20th century conductors, Sir Thomas Beecham and Wilhelm Furtwängler.
