Bei Mir Bist Du Schön: The Life of Sholom Secunda by Victoria H. Secunda - May 1982

NY: Walker and Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 1982. Hardcover. 0913660159 . xiii, 271pp, photos, notes, index. Maroon cloth. Reprint of photo of Secunda with the Andrews Sisters laid in. Biography of the Ukrainian immigrant to the US who became a noted musician and composer. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Weston, CT: Magic Circle Press, 1982. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good; with a Very Good dust jacket. Rubbing to jacket. Tear to jacket base at front panel. Text is clean and unmarked. ; 9.13 X 6.57 X 1.11 inches; 271 pages.

Weston, Connecticut: MagiCircle Press, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. vg. 8vo. xiii, 271pp. Maroon cloth with gold lettering on cover and spine in original photographic dust jacket. Fascinating biography of Yiddish composer Sholom Secunda. The author covers Secunda's early years in the Ukraine, his escape from Eastern Europe in 1907, his arrival in America, the early hardships in the United Sates, his exile to Philadelphia and other struggles, until he finally became one of the most famous composers of New York's Yiddish musical theater. A song from one of his 65 productions, "Bei mir bist Du schön," became the most popular song in the world in 1938 when it was recorded by the Andrews Sisters. A generation later, another one of his Yiddish theater songs, "Dona, Dona, Dona," became an international hit. Secunda also composed for film, opera, synagogue, and was a music critic of the "Jewish Daily Forward." Foreword by Walter Matthau. Illustrated with b/w reproductions of photographs showing the… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Magic Circle Press, 1982-05-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!