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CHOPIN BIOGRAPHY
Karasowski, Moritz (1823-1892)
Friedrich Chopin: Sein Leben und Seine Briefe.
Verlag von Ries & Erler: Berlin, [1877, as per WorldCat]. first edition. Octavo. 388 pp. Frontispiece portrait of Chopin with facsimile signature. Brown cloth with black and gilt decorative stamping at front cover and spine. Back cover with floral embossed border. Decorative end-papers. Marbled edges. In excellent condition with an attractive binding.A beautifully bound, first-edition copy of Mortiz Karasowski's biography of Chopin, which has remained an important study on the composer since its publication.
BKS-04470$200Karasowski was a Polish cellist, composer, and author on music and was friends with the Chopin family.
