Beethoven: The Man Who Freed Music by Robert Haven Schauffler (GT92)

Published 1929: First Edition / Hardcover / Very Good Condition / Illustrated throughout

Original black cloth with gilt titles on the cover and spinet. 693 very clean and bright pages, previous owners bookplate on inner cover and dedication on the endpaper. Covers slightly rubbed with time consistent with age. Overall a well preserved original first edition. (GT92)

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A rare look into the life and times of Beethoven from youth to death. Lots of anectodes from people who knew of his difficult and often tragic life.

Robert Haven Schauffler (8 April 1879 – 24 November 1964) was an American writer, cellist, athlete, and war hero. Schauffler published poetry, biographies of Beethoven, Brahms, and Schumann and a series of books celebrating American holidays. {Google Books}