8vo. 107 pp. plus 13 pp. plates including photographs and facsimile reproductions. Left facing inset photograph of the composer over facsimile signature opposite the title. Inscribed on the half title in November, 1927 "for Pa Van den Burg from Anne Van....burg" with an amusing short poem and Ex-Libris to the ffe of Jac. Van den Burg, violinist and conductor, father of cellist William Van den Burg.  Black cloth worn and stained; scattered foxing mostly to early pages, else very good. An interesting association copy of this early Dutch book on Mahler. 

Jac. van den Burg , nickname Koos, (1875 – 1946 ) was a violinist and conductor. He received his musical training at the Hague Conservatory, later with Anton Witek. He began playing with the Hague French Opera and made concert tours in the summers and played for several years in the Residentie Orchestra. In 1909, he turned to teaching and playing chamber music (The Hague String Quartet). He was also head violin teacher at the Leiden School of Music. In 1937, he left for the United States.  His son William van den Burg was second conductor and principal cellist of the San Francisco Symphony , and Jac. played viola in that orchestra. 

Dutch-born and trained conductor and cellist William Van den Burg  came to the United Statesat the age of 24, served as principal cellist of the Philadelphia Orchestra, associate conductor and principal cellist of the San Francisco Symphony under Pierre Monteux and assistant conductor and principal cellist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.