Copland, Aaron — MUSIC AND IMAGINATION

Harvard Univ. Pr., c. 1952, 2nd ptg (1953). [ ] Hardback, thin octavo, 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches, xii + 116 total pages, VG or better in Good only dj (dj fitted w/ protective mylar sleeve). Tight binding, hinges intact, no names no writing, first blank page very light thumbing smudge {w/ a tiny spot there) o/w quite nice inside and out. DJ price corner intact, chip out heel of spine & top edge back panel + some overall additional tattering and a front panel area of surface loss (in a pattern) from apparent adhesion to an adjacent surface (though black & green colors not faded or stained). No photos, no index. Six chapters incl The Gifted Listener, The Sonorous Image, Tradition & Innovation in Recent European Music, The Composer in Industrial America + a Postscript that includes Sources. RWR5 Classical Music Composers Good Very Good