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| Id |
38723 |
| Category |
antiquarian book |
| Author / Composer |
AVISON, Charles (1709-1770) |
| Title |
An Essay on Musical Expression. With Alterations and Large Additions, To which is added, a Letter to the Author, concerning the Music of the Ancients, and some Passages in Classic Writers, relating to that Subject. Likewise, Mr. Avison's Reply to the Author of Remarks on the Essay on Musical Expression. In a letter from Mr. Avison, to his Friend in London. The Third Edition. |
| Place |
London |
| Publisher |
Printed for Lockyer Davis |
| Publication Date |
1775 |
| ISBN / Plate No. |
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| Series |
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| Size |
Small 8vo. [viii (title, advertisement, contents)], 221, [iii (publisher's catalogue)] pp. + 4 folding plates. |
| Description |
Calf (backstrip mostly missing, front cover detached, rubbed, edges and corners worn). Bookplate of William Mathews. The plates are numbered 1, 3-5. |
| Reference |
RISM B/VI/1 p.103. Bartlett p.5. ESTC T101011. |
| Price |
£300.00 |
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