GUYSLivre Rare Book
Voyage Littéraire de la Grèce, ou Lettres sur les Grecs Anciens et Modernes, Avec un Parallèle de leurs Moeurs
1771002379Paris Veuve Duchesne 1771
Henri Picard et Fils · Paris, France1 500,00 €
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17896474Paris: Chez líAuteur 1789. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo 137 x78mm. xiii 16pp. Calendar 288pp. original final blank. Engraved frontispiece by ìC. S. Gaucher 1788.î Near contemporary full mottled calf marbled endpapers edges gilt; margins shaved close affecting some pagination p.24 with light impression of p. 1 p.27 with deckled edge; spine headcap chipped joints tender extremities lightly rubbed. An ephemeris plural: ephemerides; from the Greek word ἐφήμερος ephemeros ìdailyî is a table of values that gives the positions of astronomical objects in the sky at a given time or times. Different kinds of ephemerides are used for astronomy and astrology. Even though this was also one of the first applications of mechanical computers an ephemeris will still often be a simple printed table. Contents in this copy include a Calendar with gold numbers a Sun cycle and Age of the Moon and dates for important liturgical holidays among them Ash Wednesday Easter and Pentecost. The majority of text is romance lyrics with 27 pages of music dedicated to particular men at the end. <br/><br/> Paris: Chez líAuteur hardcover books
17896474Paris: Chez líAuteur 1789. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo 137 x78mm. xiii 16pp. Calendar 288pp. original final blank. Engraved frontispiece by ìC. S. Gaucher 1788.î Near contemporary full mottled calf marbled endpapers edges gilt; margins shaved close affecting some pagination p.24 with light impression of p. 1 p.27 with deckled edge; spine headcap chipped joints tender extremities lightly rubbed. An ephemeris plural: ephemerides; from the Greek word ἐφήμερος ephemeros ìdailyî is a table of values that gives the positions of astronomical objects in the sky at a given time or times. Different kinds of ephemerides are used for astronomy and astrology. Even though this was also one of the first applications of mechanical computers an ephemeris will still often be a simple printed table. Contents in this copy include a Calendar with gold numbers a Sun cycle and Age of the Moon and dates for important liturgical holidays among them Ash Wednesday Easter and Pentecost. The majority of text is romance lyrics with 27 pages of music dedicated to particular men at the end. <br/><br/> Paris: Chez líAuteur hardcover
175046401204Paris, Le Clerc, Boivin, s.d. (vers 1750) ; 3 parties in-4, brochées. - 3 titres gravés, 12 pp., 12 pp., 12 pp.
1771002379Paris Veuve Duchesne 1771
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
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 Scarce work by the Italian violinist and music theorist. 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. <br/><br/> Gioacchino Puccinelli hardcover books
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
1750528242 vol. petit in-8 reliure de l'époque pleine basane marbrée, dos lisse orné, Chez F. J. Desoer, Liège, s.d. [ circa 1750 ], 101 pp. et 1 f., 110 pp. ; 110 pp. ; 112 pp., 109 pp. et 1 f., 101 pp. et 1 f.
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
1776612É. O. Très agréable reliure moderne patinée. Restauration à la dernière page. Rare. Cartonnage plein papier coquille, p.d.t. imprimée au dos. Très bon Paris Chez l’auteur et chez Pissot 1776 1 volume in-8°.
172211363Paris de l'imprimerie de J.B.C. Ballard, 1722 in-4, basane, dos à n. (fente sur 4 cm. à 1 mors, réparation au titre). (4ff.), XXIV-432pp., 18pp.,
17812142Genève, Sans mention d'éditeur, 1781, pleine basane d'époque, dos long , pièce de titre, décor de fleurons, 423 pages. Contient: Narcisse ou l'amant de lui-même - L'engagement téméraire - Les muses galantes - Le devin du village, intermède - Lettre à Monsieur le Nieps - Pygmalion, scène lyrique - Pieces en vers - Lettre sur la musique française - Lettre d'un symphoniste. En fin d'ouvrage, partition contanant les airs principaux de l'intermède Le devin du village (5 planches recto-verso). La lettre d'un symphoniste est une amusante satire dans laquelle Rousseau se moque des musiciens du Roi, plus occupés à sauvegarder leurs privilèges et à discréditer la musique étrangère qu'à exercer leur art.
179315860Paris, Firmin Didot, 1793. In-8 de [10]-XXXVI-37 à 404 pages, demi-chagrin à grains longs vert, dos lisse orné de filets et fleurons dorés, initiales J.C. au bas du dos.
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
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
174036820London 1740. Unbound. Very Good. 1 leaf with a large elaborate vignette to head illustrating the song with music and text below set for voice and figured bass with a separate part for flute. Signed in the plate by the engraver Geo. Bickham. Ca. 326 x 200 mm. 12.75" x 7.85" plate mark.<br /> <br /> Slightly worn; minor browning to edges; minor soiling and dampstaining; slightly creased. From the second edition of Bickham's monumental work first published in 1737-1739. BUC p. 107. RISM BII p. 245. <br /> <br /> "Bickham 1706-1771 was principally famous in music circles for his two illustrated folio volumes The Musical Entertainer first issued in fortnightly parts each containing four plates from January 1737 to December 1739. The 200 plates are songs headed and surrounded with pictorial embellishments illustrative of the song . and engraved in the style of and even copied directly from Gravelot and Watteau. This work was the first of its kind to be published in England and quickly produced imitators such as Lampe's British Melody engraved by Benjamin Cole." Frank Kidson et al. in Grove Music Online. <br /> <br /> A charming engraving incorporating depictions of a flute and lute.<br /> <br /> The Musical Entertainer is considered one of the finest 18th century illustrated books. Complete copies of this monumental work are exceptionally rare. unknown
174036701London 1740. Unbound. Very Good. 1 leaf with a large elaborate vignette to head illustrating the song with music and text below set for voice and figured bass with a separate part for flute. Ca. 326 x 200 mm. 12.75" x 7.85" plate mark.<br /> <br /> Slightly worn; minor soiling and dampstaining; small stain to upper left just touching image; small tears to margins; small "x" to upper left corner. From the second edition of Bickham's monumental work first published in 1737-1739. BUC p. 107. RISM BII p. 245. <br /> <br /> "Bickham 1706-1771 was principally famous in music circles for his two illustrated folio volumes The Musical Entertainer first issued in fortnightly parts each containing four plates from January 1737 to December 1739. The 200 plates are songs headed and surrounded with pictorial embellishments illustrative of the song . and engraved in the style of and even copied directly from Gravelot and Watteau. This work was the first of its kind to be published in England and quickly produced imitators such as Lampe's British Melody engraved by Benjamin Cole." Frank Kidson et al. in Grove Music Online. <br /> <br /> A charming engraving.<br /> <br /> The Musical Entertainer is considered one of the finest 18th century illustrated books. Complete copies of this monumental work are exceptionally rare. unknown
174036747London 1740. Unbound. Very Good. 1 leaf with a large elaborate vignette to head illustrating the song with music and text below set for voice and figured bass with a separate part for flute. Signed in the plate by the engraver G. Bickham junr. Ca 326 x 200 mm. 12.75" x 7.85" plate mark.<br /> <br /> Slightly worn; minor soiling and dampstaining. From the second edition of Bickham's monumental work first published in 1737-1739. BUC p. 107. RISM BII p. 245. <br /> <br /> "Bickham 1706-1771 was principally famous in music circles for his two illustrated folio volumes The Musical Entertainer first issued in fortnightly parts each containing four plates from January 1737 to December 1739. The 200 plates are songs headed and surrounded with pictorial embellishments illustrative of the song . and engraved in the style of and even copied directly from Gravelot and Watteau. This work was the first of its kind to be published in England and quickly produced imitators such as Lampe's British Melody engraved by Benjamin Cole." Frank Kidson et al. in Grove Music Online. <br /> <br /> A charming engraving.<br /> <br /> The Musical Entertainer is considered one of the finest 18th century illustrated books. Complete copies of this monumental work are exceptionally rare. unknown
1767WRCAM45554New York: James Parker 1767. 447991431pp. Antique-style three-quarter calf and marbled boards leather label. Titlepage neatly repaired at bottom not affecting text. Two contemporary signatures on titlepage. Light tanning and scattered foxing. A very good copy. The first book of music printed from type in America. "This is the First Edition in English of the Prayer-Book of the Reformed Dutch Church of New York. It is a translation of the old Holland liturgy. The translation of the book from the Dutch was made by the Rev. John Livingston D.D. The Psalms were rendered into English verse by Francis Hopkinson one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. There are one hundred fifty Psalms in metre accompanied on every page by the printed music. The type for the music notes was ordered from Daniel Cromelin of Amsterdam in 1764. The Ten Commandments are also versified and supplied with music. These are followed by the Songs of Zacharias the Virgin Mary and Simeon. The same musical treatment is given to the Creed and the Lord's Prayer" - Church. EVANS 10561. ESTC W6234. CHURCH 1067. AMERICAN SACRED MUSIC IMPRINTS 398. James Parker hardcover books
1790H10GLTBN14DLondon: W. Miller 1790. Hardback full marbled calf gilt title to spine. Corners repaired. New end-papers. Inner hinges re-inforced. 27cm x 19.5cm. xlvii 142pp. Engraved title page. Cracking to spine with small losses. A little occasional foxing/grubby marks to contents. A rather pleasing copy. h10. Hard Cover. Good. W. Miller Hardcover
1773000352London: T. Becket and Co. J. Robson G. Robinson 1773. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. 2 volumes. Volume I. pp. viii 376. Volume II. pp. vi 2 352. p. vi in volume 2 should probably be numbered iv. "Advertisement" and errata leaves are bound after the title page in volume 2. Library stamp on upper portion of the title page in each volume and a number stamped lightly on verso. Bound in modern half-calf with marbled boards. Interior is generally clean; pages are mildly age toned with an occasional touch of light foxing; a couple of faint corner creases present; a small marginal tear on p. 157 of volume 2 is neatly sealed. Some spots of light staining present on outer edge of text block. Charles Burney 1726-1814 was an English musician and composer. In 1773 he was elected a member of the Royal Society. According to Andrew Deakins Musical Bibliography "The tour of which this book is the fruit was commenced in July 1772. Dr. Burney visited Brussels Antwerp Frankfort Munich Vienna Prague Dresden Leipzig Berlin and many other cities forming friendships with the Bach family J.A. Hiller and other masters who furnished him with numberless details about the early and later state of music." Deakin Musical Bibliography p.47; ESTC T104544. <br/> <br/> T. Becket and Co., J. Robson, G. Robinson hardcover
174036831London 1740. Unbound. Very Good. 1 leaf with a large elaborate vignette to head illustrating the song with music and text below set for voice and bass with a separate part for flute. Ca 326 x 200 mm. 12.75" x 7.85" plate mark.<br /> <br /> Slightly worn; minor browning to edges; some soiling and dampstaining; tears repaired. From the second edition of Bickham's monumental work first published in 1737-1739. BUC p. 107. RISM BII p. 245. <br /> <br /> "Bickham 1706-1771 was principally famous in music circles for his two illustrated folio volumes The Musical Entertainer first issued in fortnightly parts each containing four plates from January 1737 to December 1739. The 200 plates are songs headed and surrounded with pictorial embellishments illustrative of the song . and engraved in the style of and even copied directly from Gravelot and Watteau. This work was the first of its kind to be published in England and quickly produced imitators such as Lampe's British Melody engraved by Benjamin Cole." Frank Kidson et al. in Grove Music Online. <br /> <br /> A charming engraving.<br /> <br /> The Musical Entertainer is considered one of the finest 18th century illustrated books. Complete copies of this monumental work are exceptionally rare. unknown
174036723London 1740. Unbound. Very Good. 1 leaf with a large elaborate vignette to head illustrating the song with music and text below set for voice and figured bass with a separate part for flute. Scroll embellishment at the foot. Signed in the plate by the engraver G. Bickham jun. Ca. 326 x 200 mm. 12.75" x 7.85" plate mark.<br /> <br /> Slightly worn; minor browning to edges ; inner edge frayed; light dampstaining; slight chipping. From the second edition of Bickham's monumental work first published in 1737-1739. BUC p. 107. RISM BII p. 245. <br /> <br /> "Bickham 1706-1771 was principally famous in music circles for his two illustrated folio volumes The Musical Entertainer first issued in fortnightly parts each containing four plates from January 1737 to December 1739. The 200 plates are songs headed and surrounded with pictorial embellishments illustrative of the song . and engraved in the style of and even copied directly from Gravelot and Watteau. This work was the first of its kind to be published in England and quickly produced imitators such as Lampe's British Melody engraved by Benjamin Cole." Frank Kidson et al. in Grove Music Online. <br /> <br /> A charming engraving.<br /> <br /> The Musical Entertainer is considered one of the finest 18th century illustrated books. Complete copies of this monumental work are exceptionally rare. unknown
174036814London 1740. Unbound. Very Good. 1 leaf with a large elaborate vignette to head illustrating the song with music and text below set for voice and figured bass with a separate part for flute. Signed in the plate by the engraver G. Bickham. Ca 326 x 200 mm. 12.75" x 7.85" plate mark.<br /> <br /> Slightly worn; minor browning to edges; minor soiling and dampstaining. From the second edition of Bickham's monumental work first published in 1737-1739. BUC p. 107. RISM BII p. 245. <br /> <br /> "Bickham 1706-1771 was principally famous in music circles for his two illustrated folio volumes The Musical Entertainer first issued in fortnightly parts each containing four plates from January 1737 to December 1739. The 200 plates are songs headed and surrounded with pictorial embellishments illustrative of the song . and engraved in the style of and even copied directly from Gravelot and Watteau. This work was the first of its kind to be published in England and quickly produced imitators such as Lampe's British Melody engraved by Benjamin Cole." Frank Kidson et al. in Grove Music Online. <br /> <br /> A charming engraving.<br /> <br /> The Musical Entertainer is considered one of the finest 18th century illustrated books. Complete copies of this monumental work are exceptionally rare. unknown
