Bach, Johann Sebastian. DIE KUNST DER FUGE (THE ART OF THE FUGUE). VEB Deutscher Verlag Fur Musik, Leipzig, 1979. Clamshell box of cloth-backed boards containing: 1. a Booklet with an essay, in German, by Hans Gunter Hoke, 2. a folded sheet with Title and brief text about the production, including the copyright and publication information, 3. two fascicles reproducing Bach's autograph manuscript in facsimile, and 4 a facsimile of the first printed score of The Art of the Fugue from 1752. Light wear to the corners and edges of the box, else Fine throughout. Although held by over 100 Libraries, this work is scarce in the marketplace.
