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1784e8266Dublin: Printed by Joseph Hill at the College Printing-House. VG : in very good condition. Rebacked with later calf/gilt spine. Author's inscription on fep. 1784. First Edition. Mottled calf gilt. 210mm x 130mm 8" x 5". 203pp. 2 plates one folding. Inscription reads: 'For the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Castlereagh from his most obliged and sincere servt'. . Printed by Joseph Hill, at the College Printing-House unknown
1715045411London 1715. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Good Condition. Contemporary paneled calf rubbed but sound first few pages loose and lacking front blanks title a bit stained with an old signature rear endpaper worn and loose with old writing some scattered foxing and some creasing and old stab holes presumably from its brief life as an unbound volume staining in the gutter a few chips to the top edge in the index. An amusing and sometimes bawdy collection of poems. xii164p. Variant with 2 lines of errata on xii. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; Music. Inventory No: 045411. hardcover
1800045632London: Clementi Banger Collard Davis & Collard et al. 1800. Hardcover Half Leather. Very Good Condition. Collection of engraved scores bound up in full tree sheep spine darkened and a little dry modest wear at edges Modest foxing occasional minor staining and creasing a few ownership marks; generally very good internally. The scores are: <br /> <br /> Of Noble Race was Shenkin; Codiad yr Haul The Rising Sun; Mamma Mia; In amor ognun dichiara; C. H. Florio. Se mi Credi Amato bene A Favorite Duett Composed for Madme Mara and Sigr. Viganoni.; The Nightingale A Favorite Military Rondo As Performed at Brighton by the Royal South Glocester Band Arranged for the Piano Forte With a Flute Acct.; Robert Cooke. The Farewell Sung by Mr Bartleman at the Vocal & Other Concerts with universal applause; Here's the Bower A Ballad Dedicated to Her Grace the Duchess of Bedford; Supremely Blessed No. 17 of Songs Duetts & Trios with a Harp Accompaniment; The Poetry by Peter Pindar Esqr. Mr. Rannie &c. The Music by Mozart & Others; M. G. Lewis. He loves and he rides away A Favorite Ballad; Dr. John Clark. The Song of Fitz-Eustace The Poetry from Marmion a Tale of Flodden Fields As Sung by Mrs. Ashe At the Bath Concerts; Giuseppe Sarti. Lungi dal caro bene sung by Sigr. Marchesi in the Opera of Giulio Sabino.London: Printed by G. Walker n.d.; The Favorite Mad Song Sung by Mrs. Jordan in the Last of the Family The Melody Arranged and the Accompaniment added by Sir William Parsons. London: Printed & Sold by J. Dale n.d. 1797; Mr. Braham. A little queer Old Man Sung by Signora Storace in Out of Place or the Lake of Lausanne.;<br /> Cesare Bossi. Cinderella's Minuet As Danced by Miss De Camp & Mr. Byrne at the Theatre royal Drury Lane In the Grand Spectacle of Cinderella.and Arranged for the Piano Forte & Harp.London: Printed by M. Kelly at his Musical Saloon n.d. 1803; Louis von Esch. A Military Divertimento for the Harp and Piano-Forte.London: Printed by Broderip & Wilkinson n.d.; Boieldieu F. A. Duo pour Harpe et Piano Dédié à Vernier par son Ami Plantade. Prix 6.s/. London: Printed by Broderip & Wilkinson No. 13 Haymarket. Where may be seen their Patent Harps and great variety of New Music n.d. 1806; Johann Ladislaus Dussek. Dussek's Favorite Sonata Op. 37. Originally Composed for the Harp and Dedicated to Lord Courtenay. Arranged for the Piano Forte with Accompaniments for Violin & Violoncello by Johann Baptist Cramer. London: Printed & Sold by Rt. Birchall at his Musical Circulating Library n.d.; Mathias Holst. Un Palpito Atroce. A Favorite Air Composed with Variations For the Piano Forte or Harp.London: Printed by Broderip & Wilkinson n.d. 1807;<br /> Domenico Cimarosa. "Le Astuzie femminili." N.p.: n.d.; Philippe-Jacques Meyer. A Favorite Theme with Variations for the Harp and Accompaniments for Violin & Violoncello Ad Libitum.London: Printed by Clementi & Co. n.d.; W. Duchatz. Six Favorite Lessons for the Pedal Harp.Op. 5. London: Printed & Sold by L. Lavenu n.d. between 1805 and 1811; Jean Aimé Vernier. Sonatas for the Harp.The 1 from Op. 4. London: Printed & Sold by J. Platts at his Magazine for Harp Music n.d.; Johann Ladislaus Dussek. "O Ma Tendre Musette." London: Printed & Sold by L. Lavenu n.d. ca. 1810; Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari. The Favorite Cavatina as Sung by Madame Catalani in the Opera of La Frascatana.Arranged as a Rondo for the Harp with an Accompaniment for the Flute ad Libitum Dedicated to Miss Lambton by Victoire Gatherot. London: Printed & Sold by L. Lavenu n.d.; L. De Marin. The favorite Air "O Dolce Concento" Sung by Madme. Catalani with New Variations for the Harp.London: Printed & Sold by L. Lavenu n.d. 1810.<br /> <br /> Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Music; Inventory No: 045632. Clementi, Banger, Collard, Davis, & Collard et al. hardcover
17752248London: W. Hay 1775. Hardcover. Very Good . Scarce. Complete in 3 volumes. 12mo. Full blue leather 5 bands and gilt tiles on spine. All edges bright gilt. Marbled endpapers with gilt decoration on leather at pastedown. Vol. I ii 170pp plus index & one page of publisher’s catalogue has a piece missing from the edge of the last page & small tear no text effected. Vol. II 230pp plus index & one page of publisher’s catalogue. Vol. III 247pp plus index. Authors include Langhorne Russel Macfarlane Cunningham Ogilvie Scoto Britannus Dunbar Bellentyne Pennycuick Lindsay Archibald Scott Fergusson Alexander Robertson Murray Graham Drummond etc. Particularly in the first volume many of the poems and songs are attributed to “a gentleman†or similar. The subjects range from parodies to eulogies folk songs to love songs and all that life entails. Ex reference library with pictorial bookplate on front pastedowns single stamp on front & rear endpapers first and last pages blind stamp on reverse of title pages. A very good set of these rare volumes. W. Hay hardcover
179226117Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer Andrews. Poor with no dust jacket. 1792. 4th Edition. Hardcover. The original boards have been carefully wrapped in leather which is worn and scuffed. The title page and the next 4 pages are missing the lower right corner. Some pages are almost loose with wear especially at the margins. I did not find any pages missing but no guarantees there. The book is well used and most certainly as-is. ; Oblong 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 152 pages . Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer Andrews hardcover
1800589588London: John Blockley / Mr. Moxon 1800. Softcover. Good. Unknown edition. Folio. 6pp. Wrappers. The front wrapper and first leaf are separated from the spine but present pages five/six are separating from the spine notched and worn along the spine from once being bound within an album foxing and offsetting throughout and possibly missing the rear wrapper an otherwise complete but good only copy. For voice and piano. Front cover states "No. 1 Songs from The Princess." We suspect that the bottom of the pages have been trimmed to fit within an album though not affecting any of the music it may have cut off the publisher's information. The bottom of the last page reads "Published by John Blockley. 23 Gloucester St. Regent's Plc." the bottom of the first page reads "Published by the kind permission of Mr. Moxon" and across 15 holdings in OCLC there are six different publisher's listed. Regardless it remains a complete score with a wonderful cover illustration. John Blockley / Mr. Moxon unknown
1800595065London: John Blockley 1800. Softcover. Very Good. Unknown edition. Folio. Two nested bifolia with a single sheet insert making ten pages. Notched and worn with some loss along the fold from once being bound within an album light edgewear a stain to the unprinted back cover not affecting the verso and toning to the fore edge of the insert a very good copy. For voice and piano. Plate imprint "The Memory of the Past. John Blockley." The illustration on the front cover is colored with a striking gradient effect we have never seen before on a piece of sheet music. OCLC locates only two holdings of this song and it appears to be equally scarce in the trade. John Blockley unknown
1770009869Paris: Chez Lacombe 1770. Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. xxiv 252 pages illustrations including music plates music table. Very Good Plus bound in contemporary quarter leather over marbled boards boards rubbed at corners and edges gilt at spine dulled scattered light toning prior owner name and inscription front end page. Abbe Pierre-Joseph Roussier 1716 -1790 was known as an ardent proponent of the theories of Jean-Philippe Rameau. SCARCE. Chez Lacombe Hardcover
1781018922Lausanne Switzerland 1781. Book. Very Good. Quarter-Leather. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Rebound in mid-19th century brown 1/4 leather marbled paper covered boards gilt on burgundy title label mounted on spine 5 raised bands. Leather rubbed along joints; edges rubbed with some exposure at corners. Minimally ex-library non-circulating with residue of institutional book plate mounted on front pastedown. Text block unmarked except for one institutional stamp in bottom margin of p. 1. 48 pp. 19 plates labeled I through XVII 2 plates in two parts. Title printed at top of p. 1 no separate title page unknown if lacking or not issued. Some creasing along edges of first leaf remainder of text block including plates quite intact lightly soiled paper loss at bottom corner of one leaf 29/30. A penciled note on the front pastedown suggests a publication date of ca. 1780. Text provides detailed explanation in French of each of the 19 plates of musical notation. Extrernally G to VG- internally VG or better. We assume this to be an extract internally complete from Rousseau's contributions to Diderot's Encyclopedie ou Dictionnaire raisonne des sciences des arts et des metiers. Scarce. Hardcover
1733rmy13aaLondon: A Millar. Worn condition. Cover marked and heavily rubbed. Lacks fep and title page; contents commence with dedication. Browning to pages; sporadic staining and edge-tearing. Tear to fore-edge of index page 3 xi/xii. Heraldic book-plate to front paste-down & contemporary writing to rear. Missing pages 51-58 133 & 134 287 & 288 315 & 316. 1733. Ninth Edition. Brown hardback leather cover. 180mm x 110mm 7" x 4". xviii 356pp glossary of scots words. Page iv of the preface states in the bottom paragraph 'This ninth edition in eight years.' Heraldic book-plate of Frank Lyon 'In te domine speravi'. . [A Millar] hardcover
17241750London: John Cluer. G: in good condition. Cover marked and heavily rubbed. Wear to spine with loss at ends. Remains of book-plate to front paste-down. Inner hinge cracking. Previous owners inscriptions to prelims 1725 1747 1840 1858 & 1946. Sporadic marking. Occasional ink and pencil annotations. Aeg. 1724. First Edition Thus. Red hardback tooled leather cover. 170mm x 120mm 7" x 5". xvi 152pp. B/w frontispiece. Carefully Corrected & also Figur'd for y Organ Harpsicord and Spinet. . John Cluer hardcover
173916570AB1739. Ham burg Herold 1739. 345 : 225 cm. 28 pages 2 leaves 484 pages 8 leaves register with engraved vignette on title-page type-set musical examples within the text woodcut head and tailpieces 1 full-page engraved plate. Contemorary half vellum decorated papers on boards. First print of the first edition "Neues Verzeichnis bisheriger Matthensonischer Werke" which is only missing in the first print. The rare original edition of the most important work of Matteson an encyclopedia of knowledge of the music-practice of its time. An undispensable source for music-academics. He brings together a vast array of facts as well as his most complete statement of several major theoretical concepts. These include the systematizing of the doctrines of rhetoric as they become the basic of compositio.A lengthy discussion of emotion in music leads to.the only attempt found in baroque literature to arrive at a true "Doctrine" of the Affections. New Grove 11 p. 835. - Mattheson's most important and extensive theoretical work "an encyclopedia of the entire musical practice of his time" in the extremely rare original edition. The important matters from music theory and aesthetics which are often dealt with quite briefly in the 3 "Orchestras" in the "Critica musica" in the two "Schools for basso continuo" as well as in the "Core of melodic science" are treated in such detail that this work must almost be called a fundamental one Schmidt. Mattheson's works have become an indispensable source for musicology because without them it is difficult to understand the great music-historical turn that took place in his time. Joseph Haydn owned a copy of it; Goethe knew it as is evident from his letter to Zelter of Jan. 1 1819. - Cannon No. 138; Wolffheim I 819; Hirsch I 378. - With a small inscribtion at the inner front board. Boards coverd with a special marbled paper. hardcover
17040008734Frankfurt & Leipzig: Joachim Wilden und Joh. Adam Plenern 1704. New edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo xii 1004 cxxii 92 pages cotemporary boards recovered twice splitting joint lacks clasps front hinge broken; frontispiece chipped stained leaf 469/470 torn. <br/><br/>The 38 emblematic woodcut illustrations here appear to be unique to this edition and the frontispiece is dated 1704 in the block. Bound With Anfuhrung oder Anweisung Aller und ieden des gantzen Jahres Sonn= hohen und andern Fest=Evangelien und Episteln. Frankfurt 1707. Joachim Wilden und Joh. Adam Plenern hardcover
1734019334Venice Venezia 1734 1737: Giuseppe Bettinelli 1734. First Edition . Full Vellum. Very Good. Frontispiece. Four Volumes 1734 Stated Second Edition Of The First Volume First Editions Of Volumes 2 Through 4. Vol. 1: Half Title Frontispiece Title 12 1 504 And Is The Stated Second Edition Dated 1734; The First Edition Was Issued In 1733. Vol Ii: Title 1 1 480 Dated 1734. Vol. Iii: Title 1 1 520 With "La Betulia Liberata" 1734 Same Publisher At Rear Title 1 72. Vol. Iv:Title 1 2 With Nine Separately Paginated Plays The Last Being Really A Dialogue 11737. Original Vellum. Metastasio Was A Renowned Child Prodigy Whose Plays Became Incorporated Into Much 18Th Century Music. Light Usuage To Vellum. Contents Fine Except A Damage In 1" Corner Of First Three Pages Not Affecting Text And Related Damp Mark No Damp Staining At Lower Foredge Corner Of Pages In Margins And Not Affecting Text. Original Signatures Of Joachim Steetz Dated 1747. Very Scarce Worldcat Locating Only One Copy. New Sturdy Slipcase By Heritage Bindery Pasadena. <br/> <br/> Giuseppe Bettinelli hardcover
1795002724Augsburg: Joannis Jacobi Lotter & Filii / Johann Jakob Lotter & Söhne 1795. Hardcover. Good. The alto part only for three religious works printed in the 1790s in Augsburg by the important German music publishing family Johann Jakob Lotter & Söhne. 20 20 4 p.: engraved music; 34 cm. Contemporary binding: calf spine and corners; patterned paper over boards with handwritten paper label on front board. Woodcut headpieces and tailpieces including an elaborate woodcut tailpiece on Lasser p. 20. Bound together: Johann Baptist Lasser's Tres Missae op. 1 1794 -- Josef Schreiner's VI Missae op. 1 1795 -- Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf's XII Ariae seu Offertoria Selectissima 1795. Faint pencilled drawings and inscription in German script on front endpapers. In Good Condition: binding is worn with loss of some leather; boards are rubbed and soiled; Dittersdorff pp. 1-2 detached but present; light creasing and soiling throughout; scattered small interior tears; some page edges chipped without loss of printing. Joannis Jacobi Lotter & Filii / Johann Jakob Lotter & Söhne hardcover
1795002725Augustae Augsburg: Joannis Jacobi Lotter & Filii /Johann Jakob Lotter & Söhne 1795. Hardcover. Good . The tenor part only for two religious works printed in 1795 in Augsburg by the important German music publishing family Johann Jakob Lotter & Söhne. 20 6 p.: engraved music; 34 cm. Contemporary binding: calf spine and corners; patterned paper over boards with handwritten paper label on front board. Woodcut headpieces and tailpieces including an elaborate woodcut tailpiece on Dittersdorf p. 6. Lasser p. 13 mispaginated 5. In Good Condition: leather is worn; paper over boards is rubbed and soiled with minor loss at corners and along spine; 1st leaf has 10-cm. tear from lower edge along gutter and 2nd leaf has similar for 8 cm. both without loss; light soiling. Joannis Jacobi Lotter & Filii /Johann Jakob Lotter & Söhne hardcover
1795045633London: Clementi Banger Collard Davis & Collard et al. 1795. Early Edition. Hardcover Half Leather. Very Good Condition. Collection of engraved scores bound up in half reverse brown leather modest wear at edges rubbing to boards with loss of marbled paper stain to rear cover. Modest foxing occasional minor staining and creasing a few ownership marks; generally very good internally. The scores are: <br /> <br /> Ignace Pleyel. Three Grand Sonatas for the Piano-Forte or Harpsichord. In which are introduced for the Subjects of The Adagios & Last movements Select Scotish Airs With Accompanyments for a Violin and Violoncello.London: Printed & sold by Preston & Son n.d. 1793; And: Ignace Pleyel. Two Grand Sonatas For the Piano Forte or Harpsichord with an Accompanyment for the Violin ad Libitum.Op. 7.London: Printed & Sold by F. Linley at his Music Warehouse n.d.; And: Joseph Mazzinghi. Three Sonatas for the Piano Forte with or without the Additional Keys and an Accompaniment for a Flute or Violin.Op. 14.NB. In this Sett are introduced several favorite Airs. London: Printed by G. Goulding n.d. 1793; And: Joseph Mazzinghi. Three Sonatas For the Piano Forte with or without the Additional Keys and an Accompanyment For a Flute or Violin. In which are introduced several favorite Airs.Op.a 19. London: Printed for G. Goulding n.d.; And: L. Latour. Three Sonatas for the Piano Forte or Harpsichord with an Accompaniment for a Violin & Violoncello.Op. I. London: Printed & Sold at A. Bland & Weller's Music Warehouse n.d.; And: James Hook. Three Grand Sonatas for the Piano Forte with an Accompaniment for a Violin in which are Introduced for the Subjects of the Adagios & last Movements Favorite Irish Airs.Op. 78. London: Printed & Sold by Preston & Son n.d. 1795; And: Bland's Collection Continued by F. Linley of Sonatas Lessons Overtures Capricios Divertimentos &c. &c. for the Harpsichord or Piano Forte without Accompts. by the most Esteem'd Composers. London: Printed & Sold by F. Linley Successor to Mr. Bland n.d.; And: T. H. Butler. Lewie Gordon A Favorite Air Arranged as a Rondo for the Piano Forte.London: Printed & Sold by Preston & Son n.d.; And: The New German Waltz adapted as a Rondo for the Harp or Piano Forte by Madame Dussek. Edinburgh: Printed for Corri Dussek & Co. n.d. Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Music; Inventory No: 045633. Clementi, Banger, Collard, Davis, & Collard et al. hardcover
179350100Vienna / Wien: Musicalische-Typographische Gesellschaft 1793. Hardcover. Very good. 7 x 9 inches. 6 88 pages of text followed by 'Noten-Beispeile zu Kirnberger's Grundsatze des General Basses in Drei Abtheilungen - three sections of music 13 18 & 15 pages in length 2. Text in german. No date circa 1793. Period binding half brown morocco over marbled boards gilt decoration on spine red leather spine label. Condition is Very Good; moderate wear to spine edges and corners boards rubbed it looks like someone has gone over some of the printed title page in black ink text pages have light to moderate toning pencil underlining and marginal lines on about a dozen pages of text music pages are not toned and are unmarked but have light water-stains on upper 1/3 of pages binding is tight. RRGR Musicalische-Typographische Gesellschaft hardcover
178413118111043Printed for Harrison & Co. No. 18 Paternoster Row London 1784. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Sheet Music Contemporary half leather with worn board and corners. Banded spine with simple gilt decoration. Binding is sound. Clean plate printed score free from added notation. Additional hand-wriiten page with four lines of alternative score are bound in at page 58. Pages 91 and 93 are missing its vertical margin. Engraved title page with decorative lettering. Contents page at the rear has tear from lower corner. End-papers have multiple vertical creases. Little remains of the marbled paper that once covered the boards and only a fragment of the leather corners is still present. 94 1. Item Type: Sheet Music. No dust jacket as published. Undated by publisher. Dated by reference to COPAC. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 13118111043. All our books music and maps are sent by a tracked mail service. Printed for Harrison & Co. No. 18 Paternoster Row hardcover
171997640Boston: C.A. Ellis Manager 1917-1918. 1917-1918. Good. - Octavo 8-1/2 inches high by 5-7/8 inches wide. 24 programs bound together without the original wraps into three-quarter black morocco & marbled boards. The joints are split and the leather is heavily rubbed with the front cover nearly detached. The contents consist of 1508 consecutively numbered pages. A number of pictorial black-and-white ads are included; however the 14-16 pages of ads at the end of each program were not bound in. There is some soiling to the blank endpapers else the contents are clean and in very good condition. <p>Karl Muck was the music director until the end of March 1918. He was arrested around midnight on March 25. He was falsely accused of refusing to perform the Star Spangled Banner after the entry of the US into World War 1. He and his wife were imprisoned until August 21 1919 and were then deported. When Karl Muck was arrested as an "enemy alien" Ernst Schmidt became the temporary conductor for the remainder of the season. Ernst Schmidt was a first violin of the Boston Symphony for four seasons 1914-1918 and he was conductor of the Boston Pops in the 1915 summer Pops season. He was also an active composer.<p>This volume includes the programs for 24 concerts from October 12 1917 through May 4 1918 with historical and descriptive notes throughout by Philip Hale. The volume includes 19 pages of highly useful indexes and summaries at the end. Among the soloists featured in these concerts were pianists Ethel Leginska Frances Nash Guiomar Novaes and Ossip Gabrilowitsch. Singers included Mabel Garrison Nellie Melba and John McCormack. Violinists who performed as soloists included Irma Seydel Sylvain Noak Anton Witek and Efrem Zimbalist. Other soloists included cellists Heinrich Warnke and Joseph Malkin violist Emil Ferir and clarinetist Albert Sand. Boston: C.A. Ellis, Manager, 1917-1918. paperback
1794045600Rome: Gioacchino Puccinelli 1794. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. 19th century card covers with added endpapers light scattered foxing internally a few minor paper flaws and dampstains one small wormtrail in gutter touching a letter or two. 159pp<br /> <br /> Scarce work by the Italian violinist music theorist and early adopter of modern concepts like basso sensible. Catalogo della Biblioteca del Liceo Musicale di Bologna: I p. 309; Catalogue of Early Books on Music 210. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Music; Inventory No: 045600. Gioacchino Puccinelli hardcover
174917048London: John Watts & T. Read 1749. Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. <br /> <br /> Modern full calf leather with a floral blind-stamped borders the spine with compartments with harp designs and a red leather title renewed endpages. Contains illustrated title page and numerous musical scores for each song as well as the overture.<br /> <br /> The bindings are tight and square. Text clean light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. 8vo; 8 inches tall; delicate edges to the first few pages some age-related blemishes through-out.<br /> <br /> The Beggar's Opera with the ouverture in score; and the musick prefix'd to each song. 76 pages followed by 8 pages of other books published by John Watts with brief synopsis of each. The first edition had the score on 16 pages at the end here the music is printed in the text in woodcut.<br /> <br /> Second Part of the Beggars Opera. v 1 70. This a pirated edition of Polly Gay's sequel to the Beggar's Opera. Published Anonymous. By John Gay. Also known as Polly and is a ballad opera with text by John Gay and music by Johann Christoph Pepusch. It is a sequel to Gay's The Beggar's Opera. Due to censorship the opera was not performed in Gay's lifetime. It had its world premiere on 19 June 1777 at the Haymarket Theatre in London.<br /> <br /> Provenance: From the private collection of Anton Vishio Sr. a scholar and mentor. He taught Latin and Classical Greek at the Gilmore School in Baltimore for 45 years. <br /> <br /> Ref: ESTC ESTC; T13803; Old English plays noted bibliographically and biographically. London: Pickering & Chatto 1909; page 63 item no. 536. Background Information:<br /> The Beggar's Opera written in 1728 by John Gay with music arranged by Johann Christoph Pepusch is a notable ballad opera in three acts. This play holds great significance in the realm of Augustan drama and stands as the sole enduring example of the once flourishing genre of satirical ballad opera.<br /> <br /> The primary aim of this piece was to satirize the burgeoning popularity of Italian opera in London. As aptly described by The New York Times Gay crafted the work as an anti-opera cleverly exploiting the public's fascination with the Italian opera style prevalent in 18th-century London.<br /> <br /> By lampooning this style The Beggar's Opera captivated audiences with its wit and irreverence. In contrast to the grandeur and lofty themes of traditional opera Gay's work relied on familiar tunes and portrayed characters from everyday life.<br /> <br /> While some of the songs were composed by notable opera composers such as Handel only the most popular melodies were included. This deliberate choice allowed the audience to hum along forging a connection with the music and characters on stage.<br /> <br /> Central to its narrative The Beggar's Opera satirically tackled political corruption poverty and social injustice permeating all levels of society. Through its biting commentary the play shed light on the pervasive nature of corruption exposing its presence in various strata of society.<br /> <br /> Overall The Beggar's Opera not only served as a parody of Italian opera but also offered a critical examination of societal issues. By blending accessible music relatable characters and astute satire this enduring piece continues to captivate audiences and maintain its relevance to this day.<br /> <br /> The Second Part of the Beggars Opera Polly<br /> <br /> Similar to its predecessor Polly also faced censorship during its time. The production was prohibited by the Lord Chamberlain the Duke of Grafton most likely influenced by Walpole. However rather than negatively impacting Gay the censorship served as exceptional advertisement for the play. In 1729 Polly was published through a subscription model leading Gay to earn a substantial sum of money.<br /> <br /> Although Polly did not see the light of day on stage during Gay's lifetime its censorship was more severe compared to the first play. Walpole deemed the satire in Polly to be far more explicit and potent. Consequently the Lord Chamberlain banned the play from even entering the rehearsal stage labeling it as a lewd and defamatory work. It is worth noting that the ban on Polly may have been a result of its association with Gay rather than solely its subject matter. Finally on 19 June 1777 Polly made its stage debut at the Haymarket Theatre in London.<br /> <br /> However the ban's impact was merely nominal as the play was not only printed and sold in April 1729 but also prompted Gay and his publisher to file injunctions against 17 printers and booksellers for pirating the work in June of the same year. John Watts & T. Read unknown
174921646London: John Watts & T. Read 1749. Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. <br /> A 'Forbidden' Augustan Sammelband<br /> A significant eighteenth-century manuscript containing the definitive Augustan satire and its censored sequel. <br /> <br /> The Beggar's Opera 1749 features the music woodcut within the text rather than as a separate appendix. It is bound here with a contemporary 1729 pirated edition of Polly published anonymously the same year as the official subscription release. While the original Beggar's Opera revolutionized London theater as an anti-opera lampooning Italian style and political corruption Polly was so biting in its satire of Robert Walpole that it was banned from the stage for nearly 50 years.<br /> <br /> KEY FEATURES<br /> Music: Numerous woodcut musical scores integrated within the text including the overture.<br /> Sequel: Includes the rare 1729 pirated edition of Polly issued during the height of Gay's legal battles with unauthorized printers.<br /> Binding: Modern full calf with harp-design compartments floral blind-stamped borders and a red leather title label.<br /> Provenance: From the scholarly collection of Anton Vishio Sr.<br /> Catalog: Includes the 8-page publisher's catalog of John Watts at the rear.<br /> <br /> CONDITION: Very Good. The modern binding is tight square and handsomely executed. The text block is clean with light even age-toning and occasional minor blemishes. The first few leaves show delicate edges. 8 inches tall; renewed endpapers. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE -<br /> John Gay's The Beggar's Opera remains the sole enduring example of the satirical ballad opera a genre that weaponized popular tunes to expose social injustice and the absurdity of the Italian opera craze. Its sequel Polly became a cause célèbre of 18th-century censorship; banned by the Lord Chamberlain the text became an instant forbidden bestseller. This volume documents the transition of the work from a theatrical performance to a literary protest captured here in the format favored by 18th-century gentleman scholars.<br /> <br /> SUBJECTS: Ballad Opera Augustan Satire 18th Century Theatre Censorship Pirated Editions Drama Music Score Literary Sammelband.<br /> <br /> BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: ESTC T13803; Pickering & Chatto 1909 p. 63. John Watts & T. Read unknown
173533451London: John Watts. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and splayed some light . foxing and toning particularly at first and last several pages several pages stained. 1735. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Woodcut vignette of cherub and floor globe at end of Table of Songs. Pp. 8 8 76 4. Rebound in brown paper-covered boards with brown leather spine probably contemporary with 1925 heraldic bookplate of previous owner Edward Heron-Allen. Titles stamped in gilt on spine. ESTC T13775. A lovely volume of this classic ballad opera first published in 1728 and still being staged and reinterpreted in contemporary productions. According to Wikipedia previous owner Edward Heron-Allen was also an important British scholar having earned the distinction of being a Fellow of the Royal Linnean Geological Zoological and Microscopical Societies as well as being renowned for his writings on Persian studies violin-making and palmistry. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall . John Watts hardcover
17770073170London: T. Evans 1777. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Complete set in 2 volumes. 1777 First Edition. 334 and 308 pp. Hardcovers short 8vos. Handsomely rebound in late 19th century 3/4 red morocco with brown cloth. 5 raised bands and gilt titles on spines. Engraved vignette on either title page. Lacks original blank endpapers but both half-title present. The leather shows light wear to the corners and spine ends. Contents bold and unmarked with only a few pages showing small faint fox marks. Previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown of both books and small signature on the front blank of both. Complete in 2 volumes. Very rare first edition. T. Evans hardcover
