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Demi-cuir. Collationné complet des 2 parties et des 91 planches gravées. Paris & Londres: Fisher, Fils & Cie, sans date [ca 1840]. viii-66pp. + frontispice + 45 gravures sur 38 planches hors texte sous serpente & 86-(2)pp. + 62 gravures sur 52 planches hors texte sous serpente. Reliure demi-cuir (décors dorés sur les plats, traces de frottement, coins abîmés, quelques manques de toile sur les bords des plats, quelques salissures sur les plats, rousseurs éparses plus ou moins présentes sur les planches, tranches dorées). Etat correct. Format 22,5 x 28,5 cm. Poids 1,975 kg. Livre ancien.

Half Calf. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Circa 1830 - 1850. This is a fascinating bound volume of guitar music scores from the early part of the 19th Century, including an early instruction book on how to play the Spanish Guitar: "A complete instruction book for the Spanish guitar with rules to facilitate a knowledge of that elegant instrument, progressive lessons, duets and songs. Written and arranged by Alexander Sosson." This section runs to 35 pages and has music and exercises for the guitar student, discussing finger position, tuning, arpeggios, slurring, chords, barring and much more. Thereafter are bound 24 contemporary scores, as follows (most pub by D'Almaine, unless otherwise stated): 1. Three Variations for the Spanish Guitar Die Feindlichen Vollkstame composed by Mauro Guiliani, Op 7, Fingered by A Bertioli, published by the Author expressly for his Pupils, 42 Rathbone Place, Oxford Street. 2. An Italian Air Composed for the Piano Forte and Spanish Guitar, respectfully dedicated with permission to Miss Spike, by Alexander Bertioli, pub by S Chappell, 50 New Bond Street. 3. Love Will Play The Leading Part, sung by Mr H Phillips at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden in the Grand Opera of Lestocq or the Fete of the Hermitage, arranged for the Spanish Guitar, and Dedicated to James Hepburn, Esq, by F W Brandau, pub by D'Almaine. 4. Come Dwell With Me, Ballad, Sung by Mrs Waylett, The Poetry by T Haynes Bayly, The Music Composed by Alexander Lee, arranged. by F W Brandau. 5. Bochsa's Celebrated Harp March, arranged. by Osmond G Phipps, pub by D'Almaine and Co. 6. The Wind and the Beam Loved The Rose, sung by Mrs Keeley in the Musical Romance of the Last Days of Pompeii, arranged by F W Brandau, pub by D'Almaine. 7. Vivi Tu Te Ne Scongiuro (from) Anna Bolena, composed by Donizetti, arranged. by F W Brandau. 8. Cielo A Miei Lunghi Spasimi, Prayer. by Donizetti, arr. Brandau. 9. Masquerade Song sung by Miss Shirreff. in the Grand Opera Gustavus the Third. by Auber, arr. Brandau. 10. Teach Me To Forget, Ballad. Poetry by Thomas Haynes Bayly. arr. C M Sola. 11. Non Giova Il Sospirar, arr. C Eulenstein 12. A Savoyard Air, arr. A Bertioli. 13. Carulli's Preludes and Scale with Six Variations by Giuliani. by Bertoli 14. Though the Day of My Destiny's Over. by Lord Byron. Alexander Lee. by F W Brandau 15. Kate Kearney. by Miss Owenson. arr C Eulenstein 16. Non V'Ha Squardi, Cavatina. by Donizetti, arr. F W Brandau 17. Night At Sea. composed by Henri Herz. arr. Osmond G Phipps. 18. Oh! Gentle Love! arr. F W Brandau 19. Ye Banks and Braes, from Flowers of Song, arr by T B Phipps and other composers, pub T Holloway, London 20. Memory from Flowers of Song, arr by T B Phipps and other composers, pub T Holloway, London. 21. Ye Mariners of Spain, Song of the Galley from a Set of Six Ancient Spanish Ballads. words by John Lockhart. composed. by Mrs Robert Arkwright. pub J Power. 22. The Light Bark. by Miss Mahony. arr by J T Craven. 23. Roland the Brave. by Thomas Campbell. arr by Mrs Robert Arkwright 24. A Canadian Boat Song arr for Three Voices by Thomas Moor. The book is in half green calf, rubbed and worn, with the backstrip separating. There is a small amount of of bookworm damage to the outer edge of the leaves not affecting the print area, and one leaf has a lateral closed tear, no loss. In all, this is a rarety, with guitar scores being fairly unusual, and with songs here little-known. Searches for the titles herein reveal most are not available for sale elsewhere. Scarce, if not rare. Book.

Tre volumi in-4° (28x20 cm), pp. 95 (1); 95 (1), 89 (1) 2; percallina editoriale con titoli ed elaborati fregi dorati ai dorsi, stemma dorato centrale ai piatti completamente figurati in rilievo a secco, tagli dorati. Complessivamente 134 tavole incise (di cui 131 protette da velina). Ex libris razionalista applicato ai contropiatti anteriori. Lievissimi difetti alla cuffia superiore del terzo volume, lievissime foriture ad alcune tavole ma ottimi e genuini esemplari. Edizione originale di questa ricchissima raccolta iconografica, in gran parte dedicata alla vedutistica di città italiane (92 tavole) nonostante il titolo indichi anche Francia e Svizzera. Una delle più riuscite relazioni grafiche del Grand tour. Ogni incisione è esplicata da testo bilingue. Inglese, francese.