Gustav Mahler: Biography. A 279 page hardbound with dust-wrapper published by The Arts Book Club in 1973. The book is in "Very Good Minus" condition. Owners name to top of 1st flyleaf & small patch of light coloured bleaching at base of spine. The dust-wrapper has rubbing & other signs of handling & the spine is faded. "Gustav Mahler (German: ['ma?l?]; 7 July 1860, Kalište in Bohemia, now Czech Republic – 18 May 1911, Vienna in Austria-Hungary) was an Austrian late-Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th century Austro-German tradition and the modernism of the early 20th century. While in his lifetime his status as a conductor was established beyond question, his own music gained wide popularity only after periods of relative neglect which included a ban on its performance in much of Europe during the Nazi era. After 1945 his compositions were rediscovered and championed by a new generation of listeners; Mahler then became one of the most frequently performed and recorded of all composers, a position he has sustained into the 21st century." (Information courtesy Wikipedia).