National Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (First Edition with Inscription), 1934 🎶🇬🇧🇺🇸 Christopher Hibbert The book's value as a

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National Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (First Edition with Inscription), 1934 🎶🇬🇧🇺🇸 Christopher Hibbert The book's value as 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