Musical Biography ; or Memoirs of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Composers and Writers, who have Flourished in the Different Countries of Europe during the Last Three Centuries. [ Volume II ]

[ Bingley, Rev. William ]:

Verlag: Printed for Henry Colburn London also sold by George Goldie Edinburgh and John Cumming Dublin, 1814

Beschreibung

Volume II only of Two Volumes. . Size - 8 x 5 inches, pp. 2 (half-title and title pages) + 395, marbled endpapers, hardback in half leather binding. Book condition - Good plus ; preliminaries front and back somewhat soiled but text block less so though still of a dusty appearance, no foxing, printed (ownership ?) at the top corner of the title page ("J. Hopkinson"), inner hinges intact ; black leather spine with gilt title and simple ruled bands, marbed paper covered boards with vellum corners ; corners bent, board edges rubbed with some paper loss, back with no marks as such but quite rubbed, spine with no loss at the foot but there is a few mm of loss and rubbing at the head, gilt remains complete and bright, front and back hinges with evidence of rubbing but not split, front cover with one smallish spot mark and again quite heavily rubbed. Please see photos for indications of condition and contents. The contents cover Italian, French, German and British composers and writers for the period 1700 to 1812. According to Wikipedia, the author, William Bingley, was a cleric, naturalist and writer and served the curacy of Christchurch in Hampshire for many years. The British Library states that this 1814 issue is the second edition, but the Wikipedia entry reads that the book was first issued anonymously in1814 (as here), and was re-issued in 1834 with the author's name added to the title page. Very scarce, with no other original early copies found on the internet at the time of this listing. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 2078

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Musical Biography ; or Memoirs of the Lives ...

Verlag: Printed for Henry Colburn London also sold by George Goldie Edinburgh and John Cumming Dublin

Erscheinungsdatum: 1814

Einband: Hardcover