George Lowe — Josef Holbrooke and His Work

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Limited, 1920. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this study of the life and work of English composer Joseph Charles Holbrooke. First edition. With a portrait frontispiece and musical scores throughout the text. A detailed study on the life and works of Joseph Charles Holbrooke, sometimes given as Josef Holbrooke, an English composer, conductor, and pianist. After the beginnings of a successful career, the First World War became a catalyst for controversy with Holbrooke denouncing the lack of support given to British music at the time and openly vehemently berating his critics. Written by George Lowe, a British critic and writer. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities and light fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .