| Id |
9891 |
| Category |
antiquarian book |
| Author / Composer |
MAINWARING, John (1724-1807) |
| Title |
Memoirs of the Life of the late George Frederic Handel. To which is added, a Catalogue of his Works, and Observations upon them. |
| Place |
London |
| Publisher |
Printed for R. and J. Dodsley |
| Publication Date |
1760 |
| ISBN / Plate No. |
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| Series |
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| Size |
8vo. [v], 208pp. |
| Description |
Polished modern half leather with marbled boards. With frontispiece portrait of Handel by Thomas Chambars (1724-1789); recto with ownership signature dated 1756 [!]. Armorial bookplate of Charles Chapman; bookseller's ticket of Alfred Whittingham who published "The life and works of Handel" published by William Reeves in 1882. |
| Reference |
First edition. RISM B/VI/II p.528. |
| Price |
£1000.00 |
