1949 1st edition; "The Story of the Trapp Family Singers", Copywright 1949 by Maria Augusta Trapp, J.B. Lippincott publisher, Hardback, First Edition, very good condition.  Dust cover - some minor tears.  Signed by Maria von Trapp on front free endpaper.
 
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Maria never intended to write anything of her life. However, a friend persistently pleaded with her not to allow her story to be forgotten by others. Though she denied she had any writing skill whatsoever, her friend was not to be put off and kept on asking her whenever they saw each other. Finally, one day, in desperation, Maria excused herself and went to her room for an hour to scribble a few pages about her life story, hoping to prove once and for all she was no writer. However, this displayed such natural writing talent that she reluctantly agreed to finish what she had started, and her jottings formed the basis of the first chapter of her memoirs. Her book, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, was a best-seller.