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178341437Beauvais, , 1783. Manuscrit in-8 réglé de XL-201 pp., maroquin rouge, dos à nerfs orné à la grotesque, pièce de titre en maroquin vert, triple filet doré d'encadrement sur les plats, gardes de papier dominoté, filet or sur les coupes, roulette intérieure dorée, tranches dorées (reliure de l'époque).
176543831S.l.n.d., , (1765 ca). Manuscrit in-12 oblong (134 x 190 mm) de (1)-73-(3) ff. de musique notée à l'encre brune avec la description des figures en regard, table, veau fauve, dos orné à nerfs, trace de pièce de titre, triple filet doré d'encadrement sur les plats, dentelle intérieure, tranches jaspées (reliure de l'époque).
1799002859Germantown Pa: Michael Billmeyer 1799. Hardcover. Very Good. Title continued: "als auch für den öffentlichen Gottesdienst enthalten sind. Nebst einem Anhang des Heydelbergischen Catechismus wie auch erbaulicher Gebäter. Nach einem Synodal Schluss zusammen getragen und eingerichtet vor die Evangelisch-Reformirten Gemeinen in den Vereinigten Staaten von America." Zweyte Auflage. 6 148 8 585 9 26 p.: frontispiece music; 17 cm. Signatures: pi4 A-3B8 3C4 8vo. Contemporary full calf with two clasps and six spine compartments between raised bands. Blind-ruled borders on boards. All page edges sprinkled red. Printed in two columns. Wood engraved head- and tail-pieces. "Sammlung alter und neuer geistreicher Lieder . . . der Evangelisch-Reformirten Gemeinen" has separate title page dated 1799. Final 26 pages contain the Heidelberger catechism and some prayers. Pages 231 and 275 misnumbered 131 and 175. Early American Imprints 36193; First Century of German Language Printing 1162. In Very Good Condition: rubbed with minor loss at tail of spine; clasps are intact; faint dampstain in gutter at head and at lower edge of first few leaves; 5-cm. tear from fore-edge of pp. 19-20 of Gesangbuch without loss; pages are clean and tight; clasps are intact. Michael Billmeyer hardcover
1797002861Philadelphia: Steiner und Kämmerer und H. Kämmerer jun 1797. Hardcover. Very Good. Title contintued: "als auch für den öffentlichen Gottesdienst enthalten sind. Nebst einem Anhang des Heydelbergischen Catechismus wie auch erbaulicher Gebäter. Nach einem Synodal Schluss zusammen-getragen und eingerichtet vor die Evangelisch-Reformirten Gemeinen in den Vereinigten Staaten von America." 8 148 8 585 43 p.: frontispiece music; 17 cm. Signatures: pi4 A-N6 A-Ddd6 Eee2 12mo. Errors in signing: I1 not signed; N signed N; Mm2 signed Mn2. Contemporary full black calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Red leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: Reformiert Gesangbuch. Gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments. Red leather label on front board with gilt-tooled former owner's name "1798" and border. Gilt-tooled chain-pattern borders on both boards; gilt-rolled edges. All page edges gilt. Yellow-and-black-patterned endpapers. Printed in two columns. Wood engraved head- and tail-pieces. "Sammlung alter und neuer geistreicher Lieder . . . der Evangelisch-Reformirten Gemeinen" has separate title page dated 1797. Final 33 unpaginated pages contain the Heidelberger catechism and some prayers. Former owner inscription in German script on blank leaf following front free endpaper: "Karl Friederich Philipps Gesangbuch Philadelphia 1826." Early American Imprints 32100; First Century of German Language Printing 1090. This was the first official German Reformed hymnal printed in the United States; later editions dropped the hyphen using the title Das Neue und Verbesserte Gesangbuch. In Very Good Condition: leather is rubbed with some loss of gilt; edges of leather spine label chipped; most of original owner's name on front label has been rubbed out; small scrape to upper edge of front board; a few page corners creased; pages are slightly browned throughout; otherwise clean and tight. Steiner und Kämmerer, und H. Kämmerer, jun hardcover
1796193915Berlin, Unger, 1796. M. 5 gef. gest. Musikbeil. 1 Bl., 348 S., 1 Bl.; 2 Bl., 374 S. Schlichter Ppbd. d. Zt. Einbd. beschäd. (Bestoßen, eingerissen u. m. Fehlst. im Papierbezug). Gelenke gelockert. Ohne Vorsätze. St. a. Tit. Durchg. gebräunt, oft braunfl.
17492837FBAntverpiae [Antwerpen], Apud Joannem Baptisti Verdussen, 1749. 4°. 33,5 x 22,5 cm. [6] Blatt, 420, CLXI, 20 Seiten; [19] Blatt. Schweinslederband der Zeit über Holzdeckeln auf 5 Bünden mit Messingbeschlägen, reicher Blindprägung und Rundum-Rotschnitt. [8 Warenabbildungen]
1768CCC-450125. Broche, in-8 ( 12,5cm X 20cm ), edition de 1768, 72 pages, frontispice j.m poisson inv, ch.beurlier sculp 1768, partition de musique avec le texte, photos complementaire possible.
17801681780 1780 LOT DE 21 PLANCHES DE MUSIQUE GRAVEE, FIN XVIII EME , TIREES DE L'ENCYCLOPEDIE IN-4.
1796004165Reutlingen Ger: Johann Georg Fleischhauer 1796. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 263 5 p.; 18 cm. Contemorary full calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Blind-tooled decoration on both boards. Hand-decorated blue and pink endpapers. Woodcut title vignette head-piece and tail-piece. Former owner's name on front free endpaper in German script. As is common with German hymnals of this era this contains words but no music. Very scarce. In Very Good Condition: corners rubbed; lacking back endpapers; first 2 leaves partially detached; some corners creased; light soiling; otherwise clean and tight. Johann Georg Fleischhauer hardcover
178864283CBMadrid, Verlag Benito Cano, 1788. 2°. 39,5 x 27 cm. [3] Blatt, 526 Seiten. Ledereinband der Zeit mit floraler Goldprägung, Schließenbeschlägen, leinenem Lesebändchen und gepunztem Goldschnitt. [6 Warenabbildungen]
17053668Elbeuf chez Delamare, épicier 1705 Un volume in-12 plein veau brun, dos lisse, pièce de titre en maroquin vert, 175 pages. Mouillure, principalement en marge (plus importante sur les derniers feuillets).
175141030, , 1751-1753. Manuscrit in-4 à 28 lignes par page de (498) pp., table, veau granité, dos orné à nerfs, pièce de titre en maroquin rouge, tranches rouges (reliure de l'époque).
1739009866Paris: Jean Desaint 1739. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 2 xvj 542 3 pages. Printer's address p. 541 transl. from the French "From the Printing Office of Jean-Baptiste Christophe Ballard Sole Printer to the King for Music & Notator of His Majesty's Chapel". Only the title page and the chapter headings are in French the rest is in Latin. Printed notated music. Bound in contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards marbled end papers with woodcut arms to title-page.Very Good tear to leather at head of spine joints rubbed prior owner name in ink front end page scattered minor toning contemporary ink inscription in Latin rear end page. The Desaint edition RARE OCLC locates a single copy in Lyon France. Jean Desaint Hardcover
1777002487Germantown Pa: Christoph Saur 1777. Hardcover. Good. Title continued: "Ordentlich in XII. Theile verfasset. Auch mit nöthigen Registern und einer Verzeichniss versehen unter welche Titul die im Anhang befindlichen Lieder gehörig: Auch zur Beförderung des so Kirchen- als Privat-Gottesdienstes mit erbaulichen Morgen- Abend- Buss- Beicht- und Communion-Gebätlein vermehret. Fünfte und ermehrte Auflage." 16 522 16 14 p.: frontispiece portrait of Luther with biographical caption; 17 cm. Signatures: 8 A-2L8 2M4 8vo. Contemporary calf with five spine compartments between raised bands. Woodcut tailpiece; typographical headpieces. Hymns without music as was typical of German hymnals of the period. Printed in two columns. Errors in pagination: p. 198 339 and 382 misnumbered 298 393 and 582. Without the 56-page "Evangelia und Episteln auf alle Sonntage . und der Historie von der Zerstöhrung der Stadt Jerusalem." often found at the end. First Cent. of Ger. Language Printing in the U.S.A. 491. Inscriptions on front endpapers in old German script dated 1814 and 1793. In Good Condition: leather is rubbed; lacking clasps; free endpapers are chipped and torn; lower part of title page stained; pp. 273-336 S-X8 partially missed in sewing; section lacking from last leaf of the index with small loss of text; scattered soiling and foxing. A worn but solid copy of this German-language hymnal printed by Christopher Saur/Sower during the American Revolution. Christoph Saur hardcover
170444382Paris, Jean Boudot, 1704. 4to. Without wrappers. Extracted from ""Mémoires de l'Academie des Sciences. Année 1702"". Pp. 308-328 a. 2 large folded engraved plates. A few small brownspots. Wide-margined.
170444381Paris, Jean Boudot, 1704. 4to. Without wrappers. Extracted from ""Mémoires de l'Academie des Sciences. Année 1701"". Title-page to Année 1701 with an engraved vignette. Pp. 297-364 a. Corrections & Remarques Pour le Systeme de Musique (2) pp. With 3 large folded engraved plates. A few scattered brownspots. Wide-margined.
1779ST19371Madrid: Imprenta Real 1779. FIRST EDITION. 235 x 150 mm. 9 1/4 x 6". 10 p.l. 126 XL pp. 1 leaf errata. <br/> EXCELLENT CONTEMPORARY CRIMSON MOROCCO BY DEROME LE JEUNE his ticket with address of Rue St. Jacques on verso of front free endpaper covers framed with thick and thin gilt rules raised bands spine compartments with central floral sprig surrounded by a lozenge of small tools volute cornerpieces gilt titling gilt-rolled turn-ins gilt edges cobalt blue paste-paper endpapers. WITH SIX CHARMING ENGRAVED ALLEGORICAL PLATES after G. Ferre. Front pastedown with morocco bookplate of Mortimer L. Schiff and small book label with a gilt cipher on a red peach. A Large Paper Copy. Palau y Dulcet IV 107; RSIM B VI 429; MGG VI 1403 f.; Gregory-Bartlett I 129. Three minute dents to front board a hint of wear to bands and corners isolated faint foxing blank recto of frontispiece leaf and blank verso of final leaf with faint blue shadown from endpapers but all of these quite trivial and otherwise A BEAUTIFUL COPY--fresh clean and bright internally with very wide margins and strong impressions of the plates and in a lustrous binding showing with few signs of use.<br/> <br/> This is surely one of the handsomest poetical treatises on music ever produced and it is offered here in a binding done by one of the finest craftsmen working in Europe during the period of the book's publication. The work is written in the "silva" form of poetry used by persons of high rank illustrated with fine engravings and put into elegant morocco by the finest hands among the large Derome family of binders. According to Palau our first edition is "beautiful and printed on fine paper." He says further that although the strongly expressed opinions of the youthful author on contemporary composers caused the work to be "unfairly attacked" it was "appreciated by professors of music and collectors of literature in that genre" especially in Italy and America. A child of the Enlightenment Iriate 1750-91 gained entry to intellectual and artistic circles in Madrid through his uncle who was librarian to the king of Spain. He translated works by Horace and Virgil into Spanish by royal request and wrote criticism poetry and dramas. He is best known for his satirical fables on the contemporary literary scene "Fábulas literarias." There were no fewer than 18 members of the Derome family who made their livings as binders in Paris from the middle of the 17th century until the first quarter of the 19th but by far the most distinguished family member was Nicolas-Denis called "le jeune" 1731-88. Known for the gracefulness of his bindings and for being capable of "amazing delicacy" in Hobson's words Derome le jeune was simply the leading binder of the day and his work was much in demand. Because he refused to turn away customers Derome was forced to hire a number of assistants whose work he could not always supervise closely. However Thoinan says that the binder's best work is indicated by the presence of his ticket as here. The volume's provenance adds to its luster: it was in the distinguished library of American bibliophile Mortimer Schiff 1877-1931. In Dickinson's words Schiff a financier and philanthropist Schiff "brought together an unrivaled collection of decorative bindings." His library included works by great printers important illustrated books and works printed on vellum but chiefly fine and historic bindings. The "Reliures" database of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France commends Schiff for assembling "one of the most important inter-war libraries" noting that his collection was "renowned for its collection of French bindings.". Imprenta Real unknown
1800208362London, Rattcliff Row, Printed for Thomas Butts, Old Street ca. 1780-1800. 1 engraved title page, 227 engraved pages (music sheets), and 2 pages index, ca. 29 x 18 cm,
1773ST20891Paris: Chez de Lormel Imprimeur de l'Academie Royale de Musique 1773. FIRST EDITION First Issue with pencilled correction of "affreux Serpent" on p. 54 of Vol. II. 237 x 160 mm. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4". Engraved throughout. Four volumes. <br/> Tasteful contemporary crimson morocco gilt covers with triple fillet border floral garland at corners crossed trumpets with laurel branches at center smooth spines in gilt compartments with floral sprig within an oval catkin wreath two tan morocco labels gilt turn-ins marbled endpapers all edges gilt restorations to head of two spines. ENGRAVED THROUGHOUT: Engraved decorative title page and dedication page in volume I three engraved frontispieces by Le Bouteux and Le Barbier in volumes II-IV one of these a portrait of the dedicatee La Dauphine Marie Antoinette and 100 FULL-PAGE PLATES the 25 in volume I designed and engraved by Moreau le jeune all with tissue guards those in volumes II-IV engraved by Masquelier and Née after designs by Le Barbier Le Bouteux and Saint-Quentin about one-third of the plates with original tissue guards. Without the separately printed portrait of Laborde issued in 1774 and found in some copies. Cohen-de Ricci pp. 534-38; Ray 49 pp. 90-91 p. 76; Lewine pp. 266-68. Spines slightly and evenly sunned a hint of wear at corners but the bindings otherwise beautifully preserved with only the most trivial imperfections; internally with isolated inconsequential foxing or small stains. A VERY FINE CONTEMPORARY SET the lovely bindings scarcely worn the margins extremely ample the contents clean and fresh and THE ENGRAVINGS RICHLY IMPRESSED.<br/> <br/> Dedicated to the crown princess Marie Antoinette this opulent production--offered here in fine contemporary morocco--beautifully displays the music fashion and aristocratic antics of Louis XV's court perfectly encapsulating the French Rococo. According to Cohen-de Ricci "This book—one of the most beautiful of the 18th century—is perhaps along with 'Contes de La Fontaine' the most delightful by virtue of the grace of its subjects and the variety of the costumes depicted therein." It contains some of the most elegant and memorable engravings to be seen in any French work of the period and they transform a book of perhaps more than occasionally vapid songs into a profoundly pleasurable visual experience. The author Benjamin de Laborde or Jean-Benjamin de La Borde 1734-94 was the hunchbacked valet of King Louis XV. In consequence of the monarch's indulgence of his favorite de Laborde's songs were given a presentation described by Ray as being of "the utmost sumptuousness" the entire work having been produced by engraving. The first volume which Cohen-de Ricci Ray and Lemire unanimously proclaim a "masterpiece" is graced by plates that were both designed and cut by Jean-Michel Moreau called Moreau le jeune 1741-1814. Ray says that the work done by Moreau le jeune during the 1760s "showed him to be the equal of the established rococo masters Boucher Eisen and Gravelot" and that in his work during the 1770s "he carried all before him." So Moreau was in his prime then when he executed these charming scenes often of courtship set in pastures pleasure parks and elegant interiors; they represent the culmination of the Rococo style delicate and lush without being cloying. Because of a quarrel between the artist and the author the final three volumes were illustrated by Le Bouteux and by Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier 1738-1826. Le Barbier was one of the first great French neoclassical illustrators and Ray declares the engravings here his "most sustained and accomplished series of illustrations apart from that for Gessner's 'Oeuvres'" and laments that the present work "has not received the attention it deserves." Le Barbier's compositions are characterized by charm grace and elaborate and convincing detail. This first printing presents the engravings at the height of their richness and power which has been undimmed by the intervening centuries. With any copy of this work the engravings will always take center stage but here the tasteful contemporary red morocco bindings deserve a prolonged bow: they are perfectly elegant and elegantly perfect. Chez de Lormel, Imprimeur de l'Academie Royale de Musique unknown
17751016441775. Utrecht Ten Bosch 1775. 111 pp. Uncut. New cloth binding. Contains the texts of nine street songs from Amsterdam with many funny annotations. hardcover
1787373365Philadelphia: Printed and sold by the Author . John. Aitken Sculp 1787. Engraved title letterpress 1p. List of Subscribers 6 engraved sheets. 4to. Loose sheets trimmed close at the gutter margin. Engraved title letterpress 1p. List of Subscribers 6 engraved sheets. 4to. "By one of those strange coincidences which delight the historian and at the same time provide the essayist with convenient points of departure the year 1787 which saw the writing of the Constitution of the United States saw also the solid beginnings of music publishing in this country as a separate and independent enterprise. The scene of these beginnings was Philadelphia the publisher and composer a certain William Brown the engraver John Aitken; the publication itself bore a dedication to no less a person than Francis Hopkinson signer of the Declaration of Independence and our first native composer. Three Rondos for the Piano Forte or Harpsichord. Composed and Humbly Dedicated to the Honourable Francis Hopkinson Esq. by William Brown. Philadelphia. Printed and Sold by the Author. Price Two Dollars. J. Aitken Sculp - so runs the full title of this musical landmark which the composer-publisher himself in inviting subscribers had called 'the first attempt of the kind in America'" Oliver Strunk "Early Music Publishing in the United States" The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America vol. 31 no. 2 1937 pp. 176-79.<br /> <br /> Dunlap & Claypoole's Daily American Advertiser of 23 January through 10 February 1787 announced that subscriptions were being gathered for William Brown's Three Favorite Rondos Adapted to the Harpsichord. Subscriptions were being gathered both by Mr. Brown and Mr. Reinagle for the work. Among the notables on the subscriber list here are Alexander Reinagle four members of the Penn family and the dedicatee Francis Hopkinson. <br /> <br /> Very scarce with only four examples in OCLC. Evans 20246; Sonneck p. 361 Printed and sold by the Author ... J[ohn]. Aitken Sculp unknown
1776ST12954Paris: Joseph-Gérard Barbou 1776. 215 x 135 mm. 8 1/2 x 5 1/4". Three volumes. <br/> ELEGANT 19TH CENTURY BROWN MOROCCO GILT BY JOLY FILS stamp-signed on front turn-ins covers with French fillet border raised bands spine compartments densely gilt with complex fleurons drawer handle tools and circlets intricately gilt turn-ins marbled endpapers gilt edges. Engraved title pages three engraved vignettes and three engraved plates after Moreau le jeune. Cohen-de Ricci p. 604. Lightly washed and pressed in keeping with bibliophilic fashion at the time of binding one title page with small corner tear otherwise A FINE SET clean and still crisp internally with ample margins and the scarcely-worn bindings quite lustrous.<br/> <br/> This is a finely bound copy of singer and playwright Pierre Laujon's songs "About Society" and "About Folly" with illustrations of "ravishing grace" that Cohen-de Ricci considers among the best efforts of Jean Michel Moreau. Laujon 1727-1811 wrote and performed in musical reviews and ballets where his efforts attracted the attention of the Count of Clermont and the Prince de Condé who hired him to direct their festivals and pageants. The songs here were composed for these "society festivals" gently mocking the frivolous naughty behavior of the elite. The accompanying illustrations showing beautifully dressed courtiers and bon-vivants are the work of Moreau le jeune 1741-1814 deemed by no less than Gordon Ray to be "the greatest name among French illustrators of the 18th century." The graceful bindings here were done by one of the great bookbinding houses of France. After apprenticing in the provinces Antoine Joly 1838-1917 moved to Paris found employment with the celebrated Léon Gruel later formed a partnership with Thibaron in 1874 succeeded him 11 years later and in 1892 turned the business over to his son Robert 1870-1924 who signed his work "Joly fils." According to Duncan & DeBartha "An excellent gilder like his father Robert designed and produced a range of classical covers." The trifecta of light-hearted songs elegant engravings and luxurious bindings endow this set with a great deal of French charm. Joseph-Gérard Barbou] unknown
1769102012<p>Permis d'imprimer & distribuer; à Troyes le vingt-huit Février 1769 Truelle de Chambouzon. Leaflet 16 x 42 folded in three.</p><p>The present leaflet includes the texts of six new popular songs: Chanson nouvelle a danser en rond; sur l'air: De la Bourbonnoise - Chanson nouvelle sur la Boubonnoise sic Comme elle a mangé tout son gain en peu de temps; air de la greque - Chanson critique sur les perruques. Par la Joye; sur l'air : En revenant de S. Denis - Autre chanson: sur l'air; Ah! que la chasse est belle - Chanson nouvelle de la Pelerine qui a voyagé dans les Pays-Bas - Chanson nouvelle en forme de Coq-à-l'âne; sur l'air: La baraquette.</p>
174737133Kiøbehavn, Godiche, (1747). Blankt omslag. 6 pp. Uopskåret. Et bladhjørne bortrevet uden tab af tekst.
174040863Italy 1740. Oblong folio 222 x 305 mm. Notated in black ink on 10-stave rastrum-ruled paper. Watermark with initials "G.M." within a circle below a trefoil. <br /> <br /> Violino primo: 1f.<br /> Violino secondo: 1f. <br /> Unfigured basso continuo: i title 2 i blank pp. <br /> <br /> Violino primo part slightly soiled at edges; small tears to blank margins. Violino secondo part with small tear and minor stains to blank margins. Basso continuo part slightly soiled and stained with small tears to margins of title; title and second page of music reinforced at inner margins with early narrow strip of paper. This elegant and lighthearted trio sonata in B-flat major is cast in three movements: Allegro Assai C Andante C and Presto 3/8. Each movement is in binary form with repeats. The opening Allegro Assai incorporates leaping octaves occasional swerves into G-minor terrain and climactic rising scales at its conclusion. The Andante makes use gentle syncopations and slides of a third. The opening two movements start with the Romanesca progression a favorite opening gambit of 18th century composers conveying freshness and an amorous mood. The final Presto is a compact and attractive minuet. Most often the violins harmonize with each other and the bass making frequent use of parallel thirds and sixths; in several spots however they double each other. This may indicate that this work was originally conceived for a larger ensemble with string sections as it is not particularly common to encounter such doubling in chamber music. This sonata may have originally been an orchestral overture to a theatrical work. <br /> <br /> Not located in the RISM manuscripts database. unknown
