Haydn joseph

1802 · 41312 — London: Printed & Sold by Preston No. 97 Strand. Sold also by the Proprietor G. Thomson York Place Edinburgh 1802. 3 volumes. Folio. Contemporary plain mid-purple wrappers. Sewn.<br /> Vol. 2: 1f. recto title verso blank 17-32 pp. Watermark dated 1803<br /> Vol. 3: 1f. recto title verso blank 33-48 pp. Watermark dated 1802<br /> Vol. 4: 1f. recto title verso blank 49-64 pp. Watermark dated 1802<br /> <br /> Price given as "3 Shs." With "Neele sculp. Strand" to foot of titles. Title to vol. 2 signed "Go. Thomson" vols. 3 and 4 signed with his initials.<br /> <br /> First Edition. Rare. Hopkinson and Oldman p. 23.<br /> <br /> Together with:<br /> Violoncello Accompaniment To the Selected Collection of Original Scotish Airs for the Voice . In three Volumes !4. London . Edinburgh: Preston . G. Thomson Vols. 3 and 4. 2 volumes. Folio. Contemporary plain mid-purple wrappers. Sewn. Vol. 3: 1f. recto title verso blank 21-30 pp. Watermark dated 1802. Vol. 4: 1f. recto title verso blank 31-40 pp. Watermark dated 1802. Price given as "3 Shs." "Neele sc. Strand" to foot of titles. Titles to each volume initialed by Thomson. First Edition. Rare. Hopkinson and Oldman p. 23.<br /> <br /> Together with:<br /> Violin Accompaniment by Pleyel To the first Set of Scotish! Songs. Folio. Contemporary plain mid-purple wrappers. Sewn. 8 pp. No title page present possibly not issued with such. Hoboken XXXIa. RISM H2735-37<br /> <br /> A fifth volume of songs in the series with music by Beethoven was issued in 1818. The accompanying instrumental parts to the Scottish Songs are very rare. "It is . impossible to speak with assurance in treating of these part books. They are exceedingly rare and we have not found any that can be associated with any volume or edition later than 1818." Hopkinson and Oldman; Thomson's Collections of National Song with special reference to the contributions of Haydn and Beethoven p. 11. Printed & Sold by Preston, No. 97 Strand. Sold also by the Proprietor G. Thomson, York Place, Edinburgh unknown