MY YOUNG YEARS

London: Jonathan Cape, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Signed by Arthur Rubinstein on the title page. The first of two volumes of memoirs by the Polish American virtuoso pianist regarded by many as the 20th century's foremost interpreter of the repertoire. From the library of John Van Eyssen, the South African actor best known for portraying Jonathan Harker opposite Christopher Lee in the Hammer Film Productions version of Dracula (1958), with his signature and date to a prefatory blank leaf. Octavo: xi, [3], 493 p. with numerous illustrations. Original cloth binding, with gilt titles. The dust jacket is a bit edgeworn, with some sun fading along the spine and a minor crease to the front flap; otherwise very good. (Inventory #: 77598)