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| Id |
14458 |
| Category |
antiquarian music |
| Author / Composer |
HANDEL, George Frideric (1685-1759) |
| Title |
Messiah. An Oratorio, in Score, As it was Originally Perform'd. To which are added His additional alterations. [HWV 56. Full score]. |
| Place |
London |
| Publisher |
Printed for & sold by H. Wright |
| Publication Date |
[ca 1790] |
| ISBN / Plate No. |
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| Series |
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| Size |
Folio. [iii (title, index)], 188, 35pp. |
| Description |
Half calf (rather rubbed) with marbled boards (very scratched). Engraved. Small ink spot on pp.108-109. With the ownership signature of the noted organist Ann Sheppard Mounsey (1811-1891), dated 30 November 1830; she was a founding member in 1840 of the Royal Society of Female Musicians and later married William Bartholomew (1793-1867) a correspondent with Mendelssohn and translator of many of his works. |
| Reference |
Smith2 no.9 (p.128). RISM A/I/4 and A/I/12 H 719. BUC p.436. Smith, Concerning Handel, p.93. |
| Price |
£450.00 |
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