[Signed] Perelman, N. Autumn Leaves: A Pianist's Notes (Osennie listya. Zapiski pianista), 1994. In Russian.

[Автограф] Н. Перельман.
Осенние листья. Записки пианиста.
Washington: H. A. Frager & Co, 1994.
64 с. Уменьшенный формат. Мягкий издательский переплет. Экземпляр с автографом автора.
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[Autograph] N. Perelman.
Autumn Leaves: A Pianist's Notes (Osennie listya. Zapiski pianista).
Washington: H. A. Frager & Co, 1994.
64 pp. Pocket format. Publisher's softcover. Copy signed by the author.

This 1994 Washington edition is a treasured collection of aphorisms and professional reflections by Natan Perelman (1906–2002), the legendary pianist and distinguished professor of the Leningrad Conservatory. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of musical interpretation, including the arrangement of brief, poetic observations on the nature of touch, phrasing, and the psychological relationship between the performer and the instrument. Perelman was famous for his "musical maxims"—concise insights that bridge the gap between technical mastery and spiritual depth.  As a vital primary source, this volume documents the pedagogical wisdom of the "Old School" of Soviet pianism, preserved here in a rare Western imprint. The book is not merely a technical manual but a philosophical guide to the "art of piano playing" as a way of life. This specific copy is especially notable for the author’s autograph, making it a significant bibliographical rarity for musicologists, students of the St. Petersburg piano school, and collectors of musical memorabilia.