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Author HUNEKER JAMES
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The Pathos of Distance: A Book of A Thousand and One Moments
Huneker, James
Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall No Jacket Cloth First Edition Essays on George Moore, Richard Wagner, Matisse, Picasso, Impressionists, Whistler.
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Painted Veils
Huneker, James
Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall No Jacket Cloth First Edition Machine numbered limited edition 1157/2300. James Gibbons Huneker (1860-1921) was an American music writer and critic, born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania He studied music in Europe under Alfredo Barili and others. He returned to New York City in 1885 and remained there until his death. His level at the piano was such that Liszt's student, Rafael Joseffy, had Huneker serve as as an assistant teacher to his piano students. Huneker wrote the analysis and commentary on the complete works of Chopin for Schirmer's music publishing company. His analysis of all the piano solo works of Brahms, written shortly after the complete works of Brahms were published after Brahms' death, is highly regarded. Huneker is mostly remembered now for his music criticism. He was a music critic who familiarized Americans with then modern European artistic movements and wrote in a highly subjective style, full of metaphorical descriptions. Huneker was equally proficient in his knowledge of art and literature, and was one of the first to write of Gauguin, Ibsen, Wagner, Nietzsche, France, Faguet, Van Gogh, and George Moore.
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Painted Veils
Huneker, James
Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall No Jacket Cloth First U.K. Edition James Gibbons Huneker (1860-1921) was an American music writer and critic, born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania He studied music in Europe under Alfredo Barili and others. He returned to New York City in 1885 and remained there until his death. His level at the piano was such that Liszt's student, Rafael Joseffy, had Huneker serve as as an assistant teacher to his piano students. Huneker wrote the analysis and commentary on the complete works of Chopin for Schirmer's music publishing company. His analysis of all the piano solo works of Brahms, written shortly after the complete works of Brahms were published after Brahms' death, is highly regarded. Huneker is mostly remembered now for his music criticism. He was a music critic who familiarized Americans with then modern European artistic movements and wrote in a highly subjective style, full of metaphorical descriptions. Huneker was equally proficient in his knowledge of art and literature, and was one of the first to write of Gauguin, Ibsen, Wagner, Nietzsche, France, Faguet, Van Gogh, and George Moore.
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Variations
Huneker, James
Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall No Jacket Cloth First Edition Essays on George Moore, Baudelaire, Flaubert, Roosevelt, Cezanne, Chopin etc.
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The Pathos of Distance: A Book of A Thousand and One Moments
Huneker, James
Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall No Jacket Cloth First Edition Nd. c.1920. Essays on George Moore, Richard Wagner, Matisse, Picasso, Impressionists, Whistler.
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Ivory Apes and Peacocks
Huneker, James
Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall No Jacket Cloth First Edition Nd. c.1930. Essays on Joseph Conrad, Walt Whitman, Tolstoy, Wedekind, Schoenberg, Richard Strauss, Lafcadio Hearn, Zola, Puvis de Chevannes, Futurism etc.
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New Cosmopolis: A Book of Images
Huneker, James
Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall No Jacket Cloth First Edition Nd. c.1930. Essays on travel to Vienna, New York, Prague, Holland, Madrid, Dublin, Marienbad, Atlantic City, Brussels etc.
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Melomaniacs
Huneker, James
New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall No Jacket, as Issued Cloth First Thus Essays on music including, Liszt, Chopin, Wagner. Facsimile of the 1902 edition.
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Letters of James Gibbons Huneker
Huneker, James
Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall No Jacket Cloth First Edition Collected and edited by Josephine Huneker. James Gibbons Huneker (1860-1921) was an American music writer and critic, born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania He studied music in Europe under Alfredo Barili and others. He returned to New York City in 1885 and remained there until his death. His level at the piano was such that Liszt's student, Rafael Joseffy, had Huneker serve as as an assistant teacher to his piano students. Huneker wrote the analysis and commentary on the complete works of Chopin for Schirmer's music publishing company. His analysis of all the piano solo works of Brahms, written shortly after the complete works of Brahms were published after Brahms' death, is highly regarded. Huneker is mostly remembered now for his music criticism. He was a music critic who familiarized Americans with then modern European artistic movements and wrote in a highly subjective style, full of metaphorical descriptions. Huneker was equally proficient in his knowledge of art and literature, and was one of the first to write of Gauguin, Ibsen, Wagner, Nietzsche, France, Faguet, Van Gogh, and George Moore.
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Intimate Letters of James Gibbons Huneker
Huneker, James
Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall No Jacket Cloth First Edition Collected and edited by Josephine Huneker. Machine numbered limited edition 597/2050. Corners bumped. James Gibbons Huneker (1860-1921) was an American music writer and critic, born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania He studied music in Europe under Alfredo Barili and others. He returned to New York City in 1885 and remained there until his death. His level at the piano was such that Liszt's student, Rafael Joseffy, had Huneker serve as as an assistant teacher to his piano students. Huneker wrote the analysis and commentary on the complete works of Chopin for Schirmer's music publishing company. His analysis of all the piano solo works of Brahms, written shortly after the complete works of Brahms were published after Brahms' death, is highly regarded. Huneker is mostly remembered now for his music criticism. He was a music critic who familiarized Americans with then modern European artistic movements and wrote in a highly subjective style, full of metaphorical descriptions. Huneker was equally proficient in his knowledge of art and literature, and was one of the first to write of Gauguin, Ibsen, Wagner, Nietzsche, France, Faguet, Van Gogh, and George Moore.
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