My First 79 Years

New York: Knopf, 1999. First Trade Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 6x1x10. First trade edition. Tiny ink line to front jacket. 1999 Hard Cover. 336 pp. For sixty-four years, Isaac Stern has been a great--and greatly loved--performing artist, famous for his profound music-making, his gusto for life, his passionate dedication to sharing his knowledge and wisdom with younger musicians, and his determination in a good cause (Stern is, after all, The Man Who Saved Carnegie Hall). Indeed, there is no more revered musician in the world than Isaac Stern, revered not only as a great violinist but as a warm and generous personality and as a crucial figure and spokesperson in the world of the arts.