Swiss-born tenor (1913-1984)
damage in the binding area
see scans of first and last pages
"the king of the violin"
shown in the world premiere of La Mere Coupable (opera by Darius Milhaud)
Chesterton, Gilbert Keith - Signed Book "The Ball and the Cross" Autographs Theater Swiss-born tenor (1913-1984)English writer (1874 1936), philosopher, theologian and literary and art critic, Chesterton was a highly respected thinker of his time. Signed book "The Ball and the Cross", first edition, Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., London, 1910. A total of 403 numbered pages, 5. 25 x 7. 5 inches, green faded covers, a crack on front end page, ownership stamp behind from cover. Chesterton inscribes the book and writes a very humorous phrase ("I implore you read no