Anna Steiniger, A Biographical Sketch; In Which Is Contained A Suggestion Of The Clark-Steiniger System of Piano-Forte Playing

Boston, Massachusetts: G. Schirmer, Jr., 1886. Forty page booklet measuring 4 ¼ x 6 ½ inches, in paper wraps. A biography of German pianist Anna Clark-Steiniger by English writer and cremation proponent John Storer Cobb. The biography details Steiniger’s early years as a student of Theodor Kullak and Ludwig Deppe, her rise to prominence and performances with friends including Etelka Gerster, and her arrival in the United States with her American husband Frederick Clark. Though popular at the time, Steiniger seems to be fairly unknown at present, with Cobb’s book, written shortly after her American debut, the main source of biographical information. We find eight copies of the book in OCLC.