LISZT (Franz). F. Chopin. Paris: M. Escudier; Leipzig: Breitkoff et Hartel; Bruxelles: Schott, 1852. -In-8, 225x141: (2 ff.), 206 pp., (1 f.), printed cover. Paperback, untrimmed. First edition of this rare and sought-after biography of composer Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) by one of his admirers and friends, the excellent composer Franz Liszt (1811-1896). Chopin always claimed that no one played his piano etudes better than his friend Franz Liszt, and he even dedicated his Opus 10, which he began at the age of 19 in 1829 and completed in 1832, to him. As-published paperback copy in particularly desirable condition. Some minor soiling to cover, 4-centimeter tear to hinge. Scattered foxing. Provenance: old label (1972) of the Coulet bookshop, stuck on the edge of the false title.