A Catalogue Of Books Relating To Music In The Library Of Richard Aldrich (Signed and Inscribed to J.A. Fuller Maitland, along with a Separate Letter from the Author to Mr. Maitland)

Richard Aldrich

Verlag: Printed by The Plimpton Press, Norwood, Massachusetts, 1931

Beschreibung

'Of This Edition Two Hundred Copies Have Been Printed At The Plimpton Press. This Copy Is Number 9.' This is a very unique book, a wonderful Association Copy. The book is signed and inscribed (see photo) by the author, Richard Aldrich, who was the music critic for The New York Times between 1902 and 1923, to J.A. (John Alexander) Fuller Maitland who was 'an influential British music critic and scholar from the 1880s to the 1920s.' The book also has Mr. Maitland's interesting bookplate affixed to the front inside cover. Above it, on the white background of the inside cover, there are handful of speck-sized black pen marks which probably got transferred over from the black ink (when it was first applied) of the inscription on the facing front end paper. It's not much of anything, but I thought I'd mention it. At the very bottom corner of the front inside cover there is also a very tiny black label which I'm using a magnifying glass to make out the lettering on. It says, in gold lettering,' Harold Reeves Books & Music London, England.' Those two attachments are the only ones to be found anywhere in the book. However, I did find something else as I scrolled through the pages to examine their condition. Between pages 48 and 49 there is a typed letter with the author's penned signature at the bottom. It is dated March 21, 1932 and reads: 'Dear Mr. Fuller Maitland: Look again! There are plenty of lacunae in that catalogue of mine, but the absence of your Brahms book doesn't make one of them. Look on page 138, second line. Also please insert somewhere in your copy the enclosed "addendum" slip; either put it in the "front matter" or to face page 49. The omission of any mention of this book, one of my most prized rarities, was one of those unaccountable tragedies that occur. Yours sincerely, Richard Eldridge.' I'm placing the Addendum back between pages 48 and 49. It's in perfect condition. The title of the prized rarity is Mersenne by F. Martin. His book was published in MDCXXXVIII. I'm jealous. The book of his that Mr. Maitland missed was simply titled Brahms. It was published by John Lane Co. in 1911. A short description of it can indeed be found on page 138. Happily, the condition of the book for sale is excellent. You can see the dark blue covers in the photos provided. They are exceptionally clean. The gilt lettering on the spine is very bright and unworn. There is a light and thin vertical crease on the spine. The corners of the covers are in terrific condition. So are the six cover edges. The page edges are very clean. The top page edge is an even darker blue than the covers. The book is perfectly square and very solidly bound from cover to cover with nicely tight pages throughout. There are no binding issues. The cloth at the top of the spine is nicely tight with the text block. The pages are also exceptionally clean. In scrolling through I don't think I saw one instance of soiling. There is a tiny tip of the bottom corner light crease on the pages of the Index at the end of the book. Other than that, I didn't see any creasing. There are no markings in the book. And with the exception of the author's signed inscription, no one has written their name or anything else anywhere. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 002985

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A Catalogue Of Books Relating To Music In ...

Verlag: Printed by The Plimpton Press, Norwood, Massachusetts

Erscheinungsdatum: 1931

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Near Fine

Signiert: Inscribed by Author(s)

Auflage: Limited Edition