shellard peter (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft Cover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. 42pp, illustrations. Lightly marked covers. Size: Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall.

Zustand: Near Fine. Documents from the estate of the conductor Sir Colin Davis relating to his wife's role as an Alexander Technique tutor at the Royal Academy of Music. Lady Davis is appointed to her post in the first letter from 1993 written by Dorothea Magonet and in the second Peter Shellard allocates her payments to the Alexander Technique Fund. Most interesting is a single manuscript sheet headed 'Shamsi' which appears to be by or about Shamsi's abilities as an exponent of the technique, complete with sketch diagram. Thus 'She's not as good as you at explanations, and in the use of the hands. (A little rough.)' Shamsi Davis was Colin Davis' au pair turned wife with whom the conductor had five children and a long and reputedly fulfilling marriage. She died in 2010. Near Fine Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item.