National Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (First Edition with Inscription), 1934 🎶🇬🇧🇺🇸 Christopher Hibbert from the jungle to a

from the jungle to a traveling circus and finally to a new home in America

with its accessible language and warm tone

The documented existence of the original dust jacket is a key part of the item’s history

This 1925 first edition is a very rare find

The book's value as a scholarly document and a physical artifact makes it a strong acquisition

National Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (First Edition with Inscription), 1934 🎶🇬🇧🇺🇸 Christopher Hibbert from the jungle to aThis is a rare first edition of National Music, a collection of essays by the eminent English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. Published in 1934 by Oxford University Press, this volume is a tangible link to a pivotal era of musical thought and nationalism. Its value is elevated by a unique handwritten inscription from an influential American composer to a Pulitzer winning American composer. This book is a philosophical work on the role of national