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| Id |
20596 |
| Category |
antiquarian book |
| Author / Composer |
GARDINER, William (1769-1853) |
| Title |
[The] Music of Nature; or, an attempt to prove that what is passionate and pleasing in the art of Singing, speaking, and performing upon musical instruments, is derived from the sounds of The Animated World. With curious and interesting illustrations. Second edition. |
| Place |
London |
| Publisher |
Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans |
| Publication Date |
1843 |
| ISBN / Plate No. |
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| Series |
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| Size |
8vo. [iii], 505pp. + plate. |
| Description |
Publisher's embossed cloth board with later leather backstrip (corners bumped, faded, scuffed). Head of title-leaf clipped away and missing. Numerous music examples. With bookplate and ownership inscription of J.H. Bedford of the Royal Engineers, given to him by A.F. Stewart in "185&c". From the collection of Christopher Hogwood (1941-2014). |
| Reference |
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| Price |
£150.00 |
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