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Hardcover/Pappeinband. 218S. mit Abb. / Einband etw. befleckt, bestaubt, berieben u. etw. rissig, Seiten gering vergilbt L046 *.* Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1210.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. First Edition Thus. Autograph; (x), 218, (2) pages; First Edition thus -- Special Edition for Centenary of author's birth with more than 400 illustrations -- portraits, maps, manuscript facsimiles, including several in color, some mounted. Contents clean and unmarked in full vellum binding with dark red textured endpapers and housed in a custom red clamshell box with gilt lettering. The only issue with condition is that the vellum has contracted, so the front board doesn't lie flat, otherwise quite Fine condiiton. Laid-in is a note on printed card with an embossed seal, reading "With the Compliments / of the / Mayor of Jerusalem" with a manuscript note: "Dear Vera & Isaac / I hope you will / find this interesting reading / & looking at photos. / yours, Teddy" -- a gift presented by Teddy Kolleck to Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Stern. From the collection of the violinist Isaac Stern (1920-2001) -- with his red "chop" mark in Chinese characters at the rear. In the Oscar-winning documentary of his 1979 trip to China "From Mao to Mozart," Maestro Stern is seen receiving the gift of his chop with delight: "No more signing!" From now on, "Chop, Chop, Chop!" OCLC 1017254900 SIGNED by Theodor "Teddy" Kollek (1911 2007) was an Israeli politician who served as the mayor of Jerusalem from 1965 to 1993, and founder of the Jerusalem Foundation. Kollek was re-elected five times, in 1969, 1973, 1978, 1983, and 1989. During his tenure, Jerusalem developed into a modern city, especially after its reunification in 1967. He was once called "the greatest builder of Jerusalem since Herod." PROVENANCE: Isaac Stern (1920 2001) was an American violinist born into a Jewish family in Kremenets, Poland, now Ukraine. Stern came with his family to San Francisco when he was 14 months old. In 1928, he enrolled at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he studied until 1931 before going on to study privately with Louis Persinger. He returned to the San Francisco Conservatory to study for five years with Naoum Blinder. In 1940, Stern began performing with Russian-born pianist Alexander Zakin, collaborating until 1977. Within musical circles, Stern became renowned both for his recordings and for championing certain younger players. Among his discoveries were cellists Yo-Yo Ma and Jian Wang, and violinists Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman. In the 1960s, he played a major role in saving New York City's Carnegie Hall from demolition, by organising the Citizens' Committee to Save Carnegie Hall. Following the purchase of Carnegie Hall by New York City, the Carnegie Hall Corporation was formed, and Stern was chosen as its first president, a title he held until his death. Carnegie Hall later named its main auditorium in his honor. Stern began performing in Israel in 1949 and always maintained a close relationship with the country. In 1973, he performed for wounded Israeli soldiers during the Yom Kippur War. During the 1991 Gulf War and Iraq's Scud missile attacks on Israel, he had been playing in the Jerusalem Theater. During his performance, an air raid siren sounded, causing the audience to panic. Stern then stepped onto the stage and began playing a movement of Bach. The audience then calmed down, donned gas masks, and sat throughout the rest of his performance. Stern was a supporter of several educational projects in Israel, among them the America-Israel Foundation and the Jerusalem Music Center. ; Signed by Notable Personage, Related.