1. ABEL, CHARLES FREDERICK.: Six Quartettes ...Opera VIIII. Amsterdam, Markordt, circa 1783. Folio, pp 13, [1], engraved throughout with fine title page, first violin part only. £25.00
2. ANTHEMS.: The Cathedral Magazine, or Divine Harmony. : Being a collection of the most valuable & useful anthems in score. ..Vol 1. London : Printed for J. French ... [1776] Small 4to, pp [2], 168, engraved music throughout, bound in mid 19th Century half calf with the label of the original binding laid down 'Joseph Bentley 1776.', rubbed, some soiling, especially at the beginning with small repairs, no loss of text, a sound if used copy, FIRST EDITION OF VOLUME ONE, of 3 eventually published, and rare in any volume. '15 anthems for choir of 4-8 parts, with figured bass. Composers named in this volume are: P. Humphrys, Dr Blow, Dr. Croft, W. Raylton, Mr Tucker, J. Clark, T. Brown, W. Bird, Mr Handel, M. Lock, H. Purcell and R. Taylor.' Without the contents leaf at the end else complete. This volume claims, at page 136 the first printing of Purcell's famous anthem 'Rejoice in the Lord Always.' £75.00
3. ARENSKY, A.: Quintuor pour Piano, 2 Violons, Alto, & Violoncelle...op 51. Moscow, Jurgenson, circa 1900. Folio, 5 parts, stapled or folded as issued, . original printed wrapper split at spine, else a very clean and sound, FIRST EDITION, plate 25819. £60.00
4. ARENSKY, ANTON.: Quatuor [La Mineur] pour Violon, Alto et deux Violoncelles...Op 35. Moscow, Jurgenson, [ after 1894]. 4 parts, large 4to, pp 13, 12, 12, 11, disbound from a collection, in very good state, FIRST EDITION, EUROPEAN ISSUE, titled in French and from different plates to the Russian, and presumably earlier issue. Plate 24632. Dedicated to the memory of Tchaikowsky with a separate pictorial dedication page. £25.00
5. ARENSKY, ANTON.: Quatuor pour 2 Violons, Alto, et Violoncelle...op 11. Moscow, Jurgenson, [1888]. 4 parts, large 4to, pp 10, 7, 7, 7. disbound from a collection, vg clean state, FIRST EDITION, the first quartet, dedicated to Laroche. £35.00
6. AVISON, CHARLES.: Six Concertos in Seven Parts...dedicated to Mrs Ord...opera Terza. London, John Johnson, 1751. Folio, pp 13, engraved music throughout, disbound, viola part only. Unusual dated title page. £25.00
7. BARNETT, JOHN FRANCIS.: Grand Quartett...composed and dedicated to Julius Rietz of Dresden...Op 8. London, Augener and co, circa 1860. 4 parts, folio, p 19, 19, 19, 17, engraved music in original printed wrappers, uncut, folded as issued, a few conjoints reinforced, light marginal stains, else in good state, FIRST EDITION, inscribed on the title [recipient illegible] 'with the composer's affectionate regards.' £45.00
8. BECHE, L [EDITOR]/: [Solfeges d'Italie: avec le Basse Chiffree: composes par Leo, Durante, Scarlatti, Hasse, Porpora, Mazzoni, Caffaro David Perez ,,,] [Paris, Chez le St Cousineau, ches les Editeurs..circa 1775]. Oblong folio, pp [4], vi, 218, 68, engraved dedication leaf, engraved music throughout, bound in late 19th century cloth backed boards, first and last leaves slightly dust soiled, else in very good state, FOURTH EDITION, a cheap working copy of this remarkable collection of keyboard and vocal pieces used for teaching purposes. The engraved title page is lacking in this copy, though it is otherwise complete with dedication, preface and principles of music at the front. With signature of Alfred Moffet on the endpaper. The issue is identified by the one page catalogue of music published by Cousineau Pere et fils at Versailles. £85.00
9. BEETHOVEN, L VAN.: Variations pour le Piano-Forte ... de´die´es A Monsieur le Comte Maurice Lichnowski ... OP 35. London, Robert Birchall, circa 1805. Folio, pp [2], 17, [1], disband from a collection a very good copy, FIRST LONDON EDITION, from the 1803 Leipzig first of Breitkopf & Hartel. Apparently a very rare English edition, whether authorized or not, £150.00
10. BEETHOVEN, L VAN.: Trio for the Piano Forte, Violin & Violoncello ... Op. 1. No [MS 3.] London, Preston [circa 1810]. Folio, pp [2], 19, [1], piano part only, engraved music throughout, disbound from a collection, a very good copy, EARLY ENGLISH EDITION, piano trio opus 1 no 3. £60.00
11. BEETHOVEN, L VAN.: Trio for the Piano Forte, Violin & Violoncello ... Op. 1. No [in Ms] 2. London, Preston [circa 1810]. Folio, pp [2], 34, piano part only, engraved music throughout, disbound from a collection, a very good copy, EARLY ENGLISH EDITION, piano trio opus 1 no 3. £60.00
12. BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN.: Beethoven's Masterpieces being the entire of his Grand Sonatas for the Piano Forte edited by his friend and pupil Carl Czerny. [Op 26]..]. London, Cocks and co, circa 1860. Folio, pp [2], 21, engraved music with engraved title page, disband from a collection , very good. Czerny's edition of Beethoven's 'Tempest' sonata opus 26 is incorrectly described at the head of the score as Opus 29 no 2. and form part 2 of volume 4 of the complete sonatas in Czerny's edition with a plate number 6854. One of several issues of Czerny's edition, originally issued by Haslinger during the 1830's and never completed; the controversial metronome marks in this edition apparently follow Haslinger's first and are of great importance. £35.00
14. BENNETT, WILLIAM STERNDALE.: Sextett for Piano Forte Two Violins, Tenor, Violoncello & Double Bass [or 2nd V Cello]....Op 8. London, Addison & Hollier and Leader & Cock, Leipzig, F Kistner, circa 1835-1840. Folio, 6 parts, [i.e. with the second cello part but without the alternative double bass part, if issued], engraved music folded as issued, printed wrappers paper strengthened at spine, a very good set, FIRST EDITION, English issue, not recorded in COPAC or by ISMLP who suggest the Kirstner issue of circa 1846 may not be the first, though earliest recorded. Comparison of this later edition [later still reprinted by Augner] shows a quite different printing, This copy is neatly marked up in blue pencil with rehearsal letters and the signature of W H London on the parts. £95.00
15. BENNETT, WILLIAM. STERNDALE.: Chamber Trio for Piano Forte Violin and Violoncello...op 26. London, Leader & Cock '1845]. Folio, score and 2 parts, pp 35, [1], 5, 5, engraved music, folded as issued in original printed wrappers, spine paper strengthened and slightly frayed at fore-edge. FIRST EDITION, including a thematic catalogue of WSB's works [up to opus 39]. 'Sterndale Bennett's Chamber Trio was written in 1839, after his second visit to Mendelssohn in Leipzig (where he also met with Schumann), but not published until six years later. In 1840 Bennett had written to his German publisher You know what a dreadful place England is for music.' £60.00
16. BERIOT, CH DE.: Fantasie ou Scene de Ballet pour Violon avec accompagnement de Piano ou d'Orchestra. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate 24041. Folio, piano and violin parts, original wrappers, VG. NOUVELLE EDITION, early ownership of Lucy H Stone. £20.00
17. BORGHI, LUIGI.: Six Solos for a Violin and Bass Humbly dedicated to Sir Rowland Wynne Bart composed by Lewis Borgh. Opera Prima. i. London, William Napier [1772]. Folio, pp [3], 2- 35, [1], with publisher's engraved catalogue on leaves [3] and final verso, uncut and unbound, a little frayed and with short tears at fore edges and with a clean tear in one leaf, no loss, spine later strengthened with paper, generally a good copy, FIRST EDITION, without the dedication leaf as in most recorded copies. Borghi, a pupil of Pugnani, was an eminent London and continental violinist and orchestral leader who produced a number f violin compositions during the 1770's and later in the current 'gallant' style. The presentation of these six violin sonatas is unusual in the way the engraver has spread the slow movements across a double page rather than compressing into a smaller space. Borghi was clearly particular over the presentation of his first opus; the music itself presents a violin line with keyboard figured bass beneath. £150.00
19. BUTLER, T.H.: La Bella Veneziana. A Favorite Air & Introduction composed and arranged as a Rondo. London, Lavenu, c 1812. Folio, pp [2], 7, [1], engraved music, disbound, VG, FIRST EDITION, unrecorded in COPAC, though a similar Scottish air rondo is. £12.00
20. BUTLER, THOMAS HAMLEY.: Farewell to Lockaber. A Favorite Scots Air made a Rondo for the Piano or Harpsichord by T H Butler. Edinburgh, Corri and Sutherland, circa 1785. 4to, 2 pages engraved conjoint with versos blank, small repair to one corner else very good. FIRST EDITION; Rare; Cambridge copy only in COPAC. £45.00
21. BYRD, WILLIAM.: My Ladye Nevells Booke. ..Edited, with an introduction and Notes by Hilda Andrews, Mus Bac with a Preface by Sir Richard Terry. London, Curwen, 1926. Large 4to, pp xliv, [2], 245, frontispiece, 3 facsimiles, printed music throughout, original cloth backed patterned boards, slightly rubbed dust-wrapper, endpapers lightly browned, a fine copy, FIRST EDITION; a finely produced attempt at a scholarly edition of the original manuscript in modern notation. Originally published at 3 guineas this was a fine piece of printing by Curwen. the remarkable patterned boards dropped for the more robust but less decorative limited edition. From the Ashmansworth library of Gerald Finzi though without evidence of ownership. £90.00
22. CAMPI, VINCENZO.: Six Concertos for a German Flute or Hautboy. ...Op 4to. London, J Johnson, [1753]. Folio, pp 13, engraved music, disbound, viola part only. £25.00
23. CHALLONER, N.B.: Midas, a divertimento for the Piano forte... London, for the author by Skillern, [1912]. Folio, pp 7, engraved throughout, disbound, FIRST EDITION. £12.00
24. CHOPIN, FREDERIC.: 3 Vales pour Piano ...Op 64. Nouvelle Edition. Paris, Gambogi. circa 1860. Folio, pp 5, lithographed music with pictorial title page [printed in black], disbound from a collection, very good. £45.00
25. CHOPIN, FREDERIC.: Thirteenth Nocturne...op 48. London, Ashdown and Parry, circa 1860. Folio, pp 9, preceded by advert leaf, disbound, very good. Early edition, reprinted from Wessel's earlier 'complete' Chopin edition. £20.00
26. CHOPIN, FREDERIC.: No 1 de Trois Nocturnes... London, Wessell, circa 1850. Folio, pp 7, preceded by 2 advert leaves, engraved music, disbound, very good. Early edition by Chopin's London publisher, plate 916. from the complete edition as listed on the title page advertisement leaf. £45.00
27. CHORAL SONGS.: Choral songs by various writers and composers in honour of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. London, Macmillan, 1899. Folio, pp [8], 143, music throughout, bound in original full vellum decorated in gilt, externally dust soiled, internally sound and clean, FIRST EDITION, inspired by tradition of royal patronage a collection of 13 compositions including Parry's 'Who can Dwell with Greatness', and Elgar's To Her beneath whose steadfast star.'; Other composers represented include Macfarren, Stanford, Bridge and Stainer. £35.00
28. CORELLI, ARCANGELO.: Opera Quinta da Archangelo Corelli ...Part 11a [ i.e. Ia], [-IIa]. Paris, Charlotte Maissard De La Tour, [1708]. 2 parts in one volume, oblong folio, pp [2, engraved title page with publisher's privilege dated 1707 on verso], 39, [ f 40, engraved title page to part 2], 41-68, engraved music throughout, the first title page in error engraved 'Parte IIa' for 'Parte Ia.' [as in other, perhaps in all, copies] bound in contemporary French mottled calf, spine gilt with raised bands and red label, a little rubbed and lightly cracked to joints, slightly corner and spine ends wear, but a very good clean sound copy in original state, FIRST PARIS EDITION, following closely on the first Rome edition of 1700, a landmark publication in the history of violin music. An attractive and well-preserved copy. £450.00
29. CRAMER, J.B.: Le Rendezvous a` la Chasse, divertimento for pianoforte. London, Chappell, [1816]. Folio, pp 17, engraved music, disbound, VG. £12.00
30. CRAMER, J.B.: Harvest Home; Pastoral divertimento for pianoforte with accompt. for flute ad lib. London, Chappell, [1811]. Folio, pp 13, [1], engraved music, disbound, VG. £12.00
31. DAVAUX, JEAN-BAPTISTE.: Six Quartetto...Oeuvre Premier. A La Haye, B Hummel, circa 1770. Violin one part only, folio, pp 15, engraved throughout, fine. An excellent example of engraved cartouch title page of the period, signed P C la Fargue £25.00
32. [DICKENS, CHARLES]. . LANCELOTT, FRANCIS.: The Cricket on the Hearth...respectfully inscribed to Charles Dickens. London,[ J Bingley]. Music Bouquet, [1846]. Single folio song sheet with large etching at the head illustrating the song by Alfred Ashley, engraved music, in very good state. FIRST EDITION. A rare Dickens spin off from the popular Christmas books. No 57 in the Musical Bouquet series of songs; we have traced only the BL copy. £50.00
33. DOLMETSCH, ARNOLD.: Deux Morceaux pour Violon avec Accompagnement de Piano...No 1 Rondeau. Paris, P Schott and cie, [1889]. Folio, pp 4, 3, 2 parts, minor fray to fore-edge else very good, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE COMPOSER, inscribed on the title page 'Presented to Miss Lucy Stone March 8th 1889. Arnold Dolmetsch.' Dolmetsch is remembered today as a the first leading figure in early music revival, also a craftsman of instrument making closely associated with the Arts and crafts movement. In his early years he wrote a few published pieces of this kind, Lucy Stone was a prominent London violinist and member of one of the first English all-women string quartets; she also participated in concerts with Dolmetsch in the 1880s, some of the first to include early musical instruments in England. Items autographed by Dolmetsch are rare in commerce, and this is a particularly appealing association. £275.00
34. DUBLIN SONG SHEET.: Auleen Aroon. Irish song as sung by Sig Savoi at the Rotunda. [Dublin] Sam Lee, 2 Dame Street, circa 1770. Single sheet song, 1 page, engraved with tune and bass. disbound, slightly creased else very good. Lee's song sheet are very rare, this printing not in COPAC. £45.00
35. DUBLIN SONG SHEET.: Lochaber Sung by Sigr Savoi at the Rotunda. [Dublin] Sam Lee, 2 Dame Street, circa 1770. Single sheet song, 1 page, engraved with tune and bass. disbound, slightly creased else very good. Lee's song sheet are very rare, this printing only one in COPAC. . Lee died in 17776. £45.00
36. DVORAK, ANTON.: Quartett fur Pianoforte, Violine, Viola und Violoncello...0- 23. Berlin, Schlesinger, [1880]. Folio, 4 parts including the piano score, with title page and [plain] fawn wrappers, the other three parts in cloth backed plain white wrappers, housed loose in near contemporary silked cloth, a fine clean copy, FIRST EDITION, plate S 7474. £75.00
37. DVORAK, ANTON.: Quintett fur Pianoforte, Zwer Violinen, Bratsche und Violoncell. Berlin, Simrock, 1888. Folio, 5 parts including piano score, engraved music with litho title page, this reinforced with brown paper at upper and lower edges, inner gutter of first and last page reinforced with brown paper, slightly holed and torn without loss, otherwise very good and clean set, that would benefit from a little paper restoration, FIRST EDITION, Plate 8859. Lucy Hester Stone's copy with her stamp to each part; she is likely to have participated in one of the earliest English performances of this chamber masterpiece. £75.00
38. EHRHARDT, ANDREAS.: Trio in F Dur fur Pianoforte Violine und Violoncello...op 42. Hamburg, Cranz, [1886]. Folio, 3 parts including piano score, original printed wrappers slightly torn, reinforced with pare at spine, VG, FIRST EDITION. £25.00
39. ELGAR, EDWARD.: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra...op 61...Full Score. London, Novello and co, 1910. Folio, pp [2], 99, original cloth backed printed boards, occasional light neat pencil marks to the score, else an exceptionally clean copy, FIRST EDITION, first issue with the concerto first item listed under the composer's orchestral compositions on the lower board advertisements. Scarce in this condition, one of major masterpieces of the modern violin repertoire. £150.00
40. ELGAR, EDWARD.: Introduction and Allegro for Strings [Quartet and Orchestra]...op 47. London, Novello, 1905. Large 4to, pp 56, photo-engraved plate no 12180, original cloth backed printed boards, slightly rubbed at the edges, but a very good clean copy, FIRST EDITION. £75.00
41. ELGAR, EDWARD.: Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra...op 85..Full score. London, Novello and co, 1921. Large 4to, pp [2], 104, original cloth backed printed boards, a very good clean copy, FIRST EDITION, a masterpiece of the cello repertoire, scarce in this condition. £125.00
42. ELGAR, EDWARD.: Quintet in A Minor for Pianoforte, 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello..0p 84. London, Novello, 1919. Folio, 5 parts, including the piano score with title page, original printed wrappers, split at spine, else in very good clean unused state, FIRST EDITION, second issue with the price altered from sixteen to twenty shillings. £60.00
43. ELLERTON, JOHN LODGE.: Trois Quatuors...op 70 [ no 3]. Mayence, Schott, [1874. Folio, 4 parts, engraved music and one title page, VG, FIRST EDITION. £25.00
44. ELLERTON, JOHN LODGE.: 10me Quartuor op 62. London, Augener, circa 1864 4 parts, folio, engraved music, one title page, spines reinforced, VG, ? FIRST EDITION. £25.00
45. ELLERTON, JOHN LODGE.: Trois Quatuors...op 70 [ no 2]. Mayence, Schott, [circa 1860].. Folio, 4 parts, engraved music and one title page, corner water-stain else VG, FIRST EDITION. £25.00
46. ELLERTON, JOHN LODGE.: Trois Quatuors...op 71 [ no 3]. Mayence, Schott, [circa 1860]. Folio, 4 parts, engraved music and one title page, VG, FIRST EDITION. £25.00
47. ELLERTON, JOHN LODGE.: 39th Quatuor...op 101. London, Augener, circa 1860. Folio, 4 parts, engraved music and one title page, title torn and cut down but complete, FIRST EDITION. £15.00
48. ELLERTON, JOHN LODGE.: 42me Quatuor...op 102. London, Augener, circa 1860. Folio, 4 parts, engraved music and one title page which is a little dusty, torn and reinforced but complete, FIRST EDITION. £20.00
49. ELLERTON, JOHN LODGE.: Trois Quatuors...Op61 [ - op122...Op 124]. London [Mainz Printed], circa 1855. 3 works in one volume, large 8vo, pp 87; 75; 55, engraved music throughout, each set with engraved title page, bound in contemporary half calf with red label, slightly rubbed, else a fine and clean copy, FIRST EDITION THUS; these study score version reduced from the parts of the first editions published in Mainz by Schott, are finely engraved and presented, a 'gentleman's library' kind of publication; a similar collection in RCM library has been dated to the mid 1850's. These issues seem very scarce. £120.00
50. ELLERTON, JOHN LODGE.: Quintetto en Fa Mineur pour 2 violons, Viola et 2 Violoncelles. Offenbach, Jean Andre, [1849]. Folio, 5 parts, lithographed music, folded as issued in original printed wrappers, chipped at holed at spine, else a very good unused clean set, FIRST EDITION. £60.00
51. ESCH, LOUIS VON.: Duo. Hymne des Marseillois et Air militaire. [piano duet.] London, Preston, circa 1807. Folio, pp 7, disbound, charming miniature engraved title page, VG. For four hands keyboard. £20.00
52. FAURE, GABRIEL.: 2 [nd] Quintette. Paris, Durand et fils, 1922. Folio, 5 parts including the piano score, sewn in original cloth backed printed wrappers with minor fraying, a very good almost fine clean and unused set, FIRST EDITION, Faure's late chamber masterpiece, scarce in this condition. £85.00
53. FLEYEL, IGNACE.: Six Quartetts for Two Violins a Tenor and Violoncello ... Opera III. . London, Longman & Broderip, [1786]. Folio, 4 parts, each with its own t.p. and pagination, engraved throughout, title within oval double-line border, 3rd digits in op. no. supplied in ms a few early ms ossia pinned in, a very good clean set disband from a collection, FIRST LONDON EDITION, perhaps simultaneous with the continental one. £125.00
54. FODOR, JOSEPHUS ANDREAS: III Concerto a Violon Principal Premier et Second Violon, Alto et Basse deux Hautbois et deux Cors. Paris, M de Rouilled, [1782]. Folio, pp 9, [1], engraved title page and engraved music throughout, signed by the publisher at foot of the title page, with the additional Paris advertisement slip of Leduc beneath the imprint, bound in neat modern marbled bards, in fine state, FIRST EDITION, violin solo part only, but a rare and interesting violin concerto, by J a Fodor [1751-1828], a Dutch violinist who settled in Paris before moving to St Petersburg. A note inside indicates that this part is missing from other recorded sets in libraries. £60.00
55. GIORDANI, THOMASO.: Six Quartettos...opera II dedicated to William Hart. London, John Johnston, [1772]. folio, pp 16, engraved music with fine engraved title page and dedication leaf, disbound, first violin part only. £25.00
56. GOW, NIEL.: A Collection of Strathspey Reels with a Bass for the Violoncello or Harpsichord Most humbly Dedicated to her Grace The Dutchess of Athole by Niel Gow of Dunkeld. Edinburgh, N Stewart Cori & Sutherland R Bremner Edinr W Napier London, J Aird Glasgow...[circa 1784]. 4to, pp [5], 36, [1], engraved title page by Betterworth, engraved by Johnson, letterpress list of subscribers, triple column over 2 pages, frayed at fore-edge, and at foot where in-folded with slight loss of text, no more than a few letters, engraved music throughout, light browning, disband from a collection, else a very good copy, FIRST EDITION of the very scarce first collection of Gow tunes, with the exceptionally rare subscribers' list which is usually missing. There would be at least four such collections, including piracies and spin-offs, by 1800, providing an invaluable resource for later collection of Scottish violin tunes. The date is conjectural, and not all copies include . Stewart in the imprint; Groves gives 1784 as the date, and points out the 'amateur' nature of this compilation, which includes tunes by friends as well as traditional tunes. Despite the long list of subscribers, this first collection seems far scarcer than the later ones, although its content can be found in later collective editions. £250.00
57. GURDJIEFF, GEORGES I.: Hymns from a Truly Great Temple. Paris, Editions Janus, 1950. 4to, pp 19, [1], original printed fawn wrappers, very good, FIRST EDITION, some of his more significant piano pieces. £25.00
58. HANDEL, GEORGE FREDERIC.: Six Concertos for the Harpsichord or Organ Compos'd by Mr Handel. J Walsh, [circa 1739]. 4to, pp [2], 48, bound with another unrelated fair-copy manuscript in mid Victorian half red roan morocco, spine gilt decorated, slightly rubbed, title page lightly soiled and laid down, first and last blank fore-edge neatly restored at time of binding, a very good clean sound copy, FIRST EDITION of Walsh's arrangements of the first six organ concertos opus 4p 225-3] for solo keyboard, hugely popular in this form throughout the 18th Century. According to Smith [p 225-3] this is the third issue, the first advertising on the title page instrumental parts 'in a few days will be published...' [1738; Smith's second issue is of the parts themselves, this his third issue is effectively the second printing of the keyboard arrangement with the advertisement altered to 'where may be had the instrumental parts...' and the price removed, the issue dated to circa 1739. Subsequent issues with new plates are mentioned by Smith, without detailed description. £150.00
59. HARINGTON, HENRY [ET AL].: A Third Collection of Trios, Duetts, Single Songs & Rotas selected from the authentic mss. of the author of ?Turn fair Clora' ... and other favorite pieces. Bath, J Linton, [1787, some sources give later, Grove suggests circa 1790]. Folio, pp [5], 2-37, [1], uncut, sewn as issued, title page dust-soiled, corners a little worn and frayed, but a good copy in original state, FIRST EDITION; quite a scarce series of Bath printed vocal anthologies, this containing 24 songs, presumably not all by Harington, indexed as glees, duets, airs and rotas. £85.00
60. HAWDON, MATTHIAS.: Six Converstaion Sonatas for the Harpsichord or Piano-Forte. London, for the author by Longman, Lukey and Broderip, [1779]. Folio, pp 13, engraved throughout, bass part only. £25.00
61. HAYDN, JOSEPH: Three Symphonies ...Op XV. London, Longman Broderip, circa 1790. Folio, pp 12, engraved music, disbound, first violin part only. £25.00
62. HAYDN, JOSEPH.: Haydn's celebrated Symphony, composed for Salomon's concert, No [MS 13.] Adapted for two performers on the piano forte by W. Watts. London, Birchall, circa 1817. Folio, pp 29, engraved music, disband from a collection, VG. £25.00
63. HAYDN, JOSEPH.: Haydn's celebrated Symphony, composed for Salomon's concert, No [MS 9.] Adapted for two performers on the piano forte by W. Watts. London, Birchall, circa 1817. Folio, pp 39, engraved music, disband from a collection, VG. £25.00
64. HAYDN, JOSEPH.: The Celebrated Overture...perormed at Messrs Bach and Abel's Concerts adapted for Two performers on One Piano Forte. London, Longman & Broderip, [1783]. Folio, pp 15, engraved music, disbound, clean tear in one leaf without loss, in good condition; symphony no 53 'Imperial' arranged for piano duet. £45.00
65. HAYDN, JOSEPH.: Haydn's Celebrated Overture...adapted for a Piano-Forte with an accompaniment for a Violin & Violoncello. London, Corri, Dussek and co, circa 1800. Folio, pp 7, disbound, engraved music, cello part only, given as Sinfonia III. £25.00
66. HAYDN. JOSEPH.: Compoizioni del Sig Giuseppe Hayden sopra le sette ultime Parole del nostre Redenfore in Croce. Consistenti in Sette Sonate con un Introduzione et al Fine Teremota ridote per il Clavicembalo ou Forte Piano Opera 19. [sic]. [copied from] in Vienna presso Artaria Compagni [1808/9]. Oblong folio, manuscript comprising title page and 36 pages of manuscript, early paper backed plain flush wrappers, in fine state. A beautifully executed manuscript copy inscribed 'De Musica Fran H Hausser 1808/9' and with later 19th Century library label of K Knittl. This is the piano arrangement version of Haydn's Seven Last Words from the Cross', apparently authorized by Haydn himself, from the string quartet version originally published by Artaria in 1786. The piano version, of which this is a copy with Latin/German titles, was issued in 1787. Hobb XX/1C. Several similar copies from this period of this version are recorded in libraries. £250.00
67. HERMANN, JOHANN DAVID.: A Grand Concerto for the Piano forte or Harpsichord with accompanyments, op. 5th : as performed at the Edinburgh Concert by Madam Guidon composed by Herman, music master to the Queen of France. Edinburgh, Corri & Sutherland, [between 1788-90]. Folio, [1], 18, [1], keyboard part only [as issued], engraved throughout, printed on heavy paper with 'decorative' braces to the staves, in fine state. FIRST UK EDITION, as the title makes clear available with or without the optional 'accompaniment', a work originally printed in Paris as Concerto No 3, in 1788 on the eve of the Revolution. RARE - COPAC lists this part only in the evidently different BL copy of 16 pages with [apparently] a publisher's address where this copy states only 'Music Sellers to Her Majesty.' Hermann was a French piano teacher, popular with the Queen before the Revolution, with continuing success after. £120.00
68. HOEBERECHTS, JOHN LEWIS.: Fifth Overture for the Piano Forte ...with an accompaniment for a flute and violoncello. London, Longman and Broderip, Circa 1790. Folio, pp 11, engraved music, disbound, piano part only. £25.00
69. HURLSTONE, WILLIAM.: Quartet for Pianoforte, Violin, Viola & Violoncello in E Minor. London, Goodwin & Tabb, 1906. Folio, 4 parts including a piano score, folded as issued in original printed wrappers, split at spine, else in very good clean unused state, FIRST EDITION, Hurlstone's major contribution to English chamber music; a rare printing. £60.00
70. KAMMEL, ANTONIO.: Six Sonates a Deux Violons & Basse...opera I/ Amsterdam, Hummel, circa 1775. Folio, pp 11, engraved music, second violin part only, disbound. £25.00
71. KENNEDY-FRASER, MARJORY.: Songs of the Hebrides. Collected and arranged...First volume [second volume]. London, Boosey and co, 1921-1917. 2 volumes, 4to, plates and musical text, original cloth backed boards, slightly worn at corners, but a good sound set, SECOND EDITION OF THE FIRST VOLUME, FIRST EDITION OF THE SECOND VOLUME. A third collection appeared in 1921. £40.00
72. KEYBOARD MUSIC.. CHAMBONNIERES. MUFFAT, RAMEAU.: 1670 Pieces pour le Clavicin par Chambonnieres. Premier Livre. BOUND WITH: Componimenti Musicali pour Cembalo de Teofilo Muffat. BOUND WITH: 1731, Pieces ,,,par J Ph Rameau. Livre Premier. Paris, Farrenc, 1863/ 1864/ 1861. 3 collections in 4 parts, folio, engraved music throughout, bound in later calf backed marbled boards, repair to first title page else fine, FIRST EDITIONS of these groundbreaking reprints by Aristide Ferrenc of early 18th Century keyboard music, which heralded a revival of interest in the period long neglected. £45.00
74. KLOSE, F.J.: The Favorite Portuguese Hymn on the Nativity arranged with variations for the Piano Forte and inscribed to Miss Cattell. London, Lavenu, circa 1815. Folio, pp 5, engraved music, penciled fingering, disbound, VG. Not in COPAC. £12.00
75. KREUSSSER, GIORGIO ANTONIO.: Sei Sinfonia...dedicate...Jonas Witsen.... Amsterdam, Hummel, circa 1780. Folio, pp 15, engraved music throughout with fine engraved title page, first violin part only. £25.00
76. KUMMER, F.A.: Amusements pour les Amateurs. 3 Duos dune Difficulté Progressive pour 2 Violoncelles, Op.22 Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, [1835]. Folio, 2 parts, pp 15; 11, folded as issued, uncut, good condition, FIRST EDITION. £20.00
77. KUMMER, F.A.: Amusements pour les Amateurs. Deux progressives et Capriccio Duos dune Difficulté Progressive pour 2 Violoncelles, Op.33 LDresden, C F Meser, circa 1839.: Folio, 2 parts, pp 13; 11, folded as issued, uncut, good condition, FIRST EDITION. £20.00
78. LE FLEMING, CHRISTOPHER.: The Peter Rabbit Music Books. Book I Six Easy Pieces for Pianoforte. London, J & W Chester, [1935]. 4to, pp 17, [1], colour pictorial litho wraps, very slightly used but a nice clean copy, FIRST EDITION, of the first book of solos, the second being duets. This scarce Potter spin-off boasts music by a pupil of Vaughan Williams and a short introduction by Beatrix Potter herself; Opie does not state if the cover illustration was drawn by her specially for this edition. £45.00
79. LOCKE, MATTHEW [ATTRIB].: The Celebrated Music in Shakespeare's Tragedy Macbeth...a new edition in complete score with an accompaniment for the pianoforte by E J Loder. London, D'Almaine and co, circa 1850. 4to, pp [2], 32, with a final advert leaf, disbound, very good copy, FOURTH EDITION, so described; this mis-attributed incidental music enjoyed a notable Victorian revival. This copy includes D'Almaine's advert leaf illustrating the Soho saloon and 8 upright piano models. £30.00
80. LYON, SAMUEL THOMAS.: A Second Set of Preludes for the Piano Forte composed by Saml Tho Lyon. Op 12. London, Lyon 'circular and square Piano Forte Maker', [c 1807]. Folio, pp [2], 7, [1], disbound, lightly foxed and stained. FIRST EDITION; a rare set of studies written by a piano manufacturer, sometime partner of Broadwood, exploiting the capabilities of his new instrument. £25.00
81. MANUSCRIPT DRINKING SONGS.: Recueil d'airs a Boire de Differents Auteurs. Copies en 1751. [French, Mid 18th Century. Octavo, calligraphic title page and 209 [lacking pages 71-74] pages of printed staves filled in manuscript, some blanks at the end, followed by a neat alphabetical index, with circa 100 drinking songs, notated tune only in the bass clef with the words, a neat calligraphic manuscript with the notation in a professional musical hand, bound in contemporary polished calf, marbled endpapers, spine gilt, all edges gilt, lacking label, a little worn at spine ends and cracked at joints but very sound and clean throughout. Avery attractive example written on heavy paper, the ink slightly faded to sepia but very legible. These collections, based upon printed sources, were popular from the 1690's onwards, with manuscript compilations of this kind [omitting the 'serious' songs of the printed collections] had a very practical use for male convivial drinking parties of the period. £375.00
83. MAZZINGHI, J.: A Concerto for the Piano Forte with Accompaniments for a full band. London, Goulding. [circa 1800. Folio, violin 1, violin 2, first flute, second flute, 1st and 2nd horns, bass, viola. lacking the keyboard part. £45.00
84. MCDONALD, PATRICK.: A Collection of Highland Vocal Airs Never hitherto published. To which are added a few of the most lively Country Dances or Reels, of the North Highlands & Western Isles. And some specimens of Bagpipe Music by Patrick McDonald. Minister of Kilmore. Edinburgh, Printed for the publisher, to be had at the Music Shops of Corri and Sutherland....and N Stewart...[1784]. 4to, pp [4], 22 [letterpress preface and list of subscribers], 43, [1], with an engraved title page by Butterworth and Johnson, engraved dedication leaf to the Highland Society in London, engraved music throughout, disbound, last leaf lightly browned by leather staining, else a very good copy, FIRST EDITION, second issue without the advert leaf after the preface, as in most copies; perhaps the most important and seminal of Gaelic music collections, must studied by subsequent generations, Collected by McDonald's brother, Joseph, the manuscript was retrieved by Sir John Murray MacGregor in Bengal...The preface and bass lines are almost definitely by Walter Young..., whilst the Essay/dissertation 'Of the Influence of Poetry and Music upon the Highlanders' is by Ramsay of Ochtertyre.' £275.00
85. MENDELSSOHN, FELIX.: First Grand Trio for Piano-Forte, Violin & Violoncello...Op 49. London, Ewer can co, circa 1855. Folio, 3 parts including piano score, pp 51; 8; 8, engraved music throughout, title page engraved with red decorative border, folded as issued, in very good state throughout, EARLY LONDON EDITION, published without plate number, also issued earlier in Leipzig in 1840 by Breitkopf and Haertel £25.00
86. MENDELSSOHN, FELIX.: Concert für die Violine, mit Begleitung des Orchesters. Componirt von F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Op.64. Leipzig, Breitkopf & Hartel, [1845]. 2 parts, quarto, pp 32, 15, lithographed music, printed from plate 7210, bound in later cloth backed blue wrappers with ownership label of Minnie S Adams on upper wrappers, light foxing, a few light pencil fingerings in the solo part, else good, FIRST EDITION OF THE PIANO ARRANGEMENT, by the composer himself, his second version of the concerto. There were several issues of this edition before Breitkof replaced it with the standard edition of Mendelssohn's works, In this one the orchestral score is priced at 4 thlr, this present arrangement at 2 Thlr, and with the London agents Ewer and Co, and the Italian agent J Ricordi. This copy with the Dresden stamp of L Hoffarth. £135.00
87. MENDELSSOHN, FELIX.: Second Grand Trio for Piano-Forte, Violin, Violoncello...op 66. London, Ewer and co, circa 1855. Folio, 3 parts, engraved music, folded as issued, title page to score with red decorative border, light corner waterstain, else a very good copy, EARLY LONDON EDITION; Mendelssohn's last chamber work was issued early in 1846 by Breitkof in Leipzig and was issued the same year in London by Ewer; this is a later issue of that edition, with his 87 Regent Street address. £35.00
89. MOSCHELES, IGNACE.: A Grand Trio for the Piano Forte, Violin & Violoncello...dedicated to Cherubini....op 84. London, Published by the author, [?1830]. Folio, 3 parts with title to piano part, pp 45; 11; 9, engraved music, title lacking blank portion at head and lightly browned, else a very good clean set, /FIRST EDITION, SIGNED ' J MOSCHELES' AT FOOT OF THE TITLE. The trio was also published in 1831 by Probst in Leipzig, but this London issue was issued privately by the composer himself - and copies were signed to prove it. It is probably quite rare. £125.00
90. MOZART - HAYDN.: Bound collection of Piano/ Bass parts to the Quintet arrangements of Haydn and Mozart Symphonies by Salomon, Hague. Masi Cimador etc. London, various publishers inc Birchall, Preston etc, circa 1810-20. Folio, about 15 works, mostly Haydn symphonies, piano ad libitum parts only. Bound in worn but sound half roan, minor soiling, generally in very good state. £90.00
91. MOZART, W.A.: Cosi Fan Tutte. Welbertreue oder die Madchen sind von Flandern, Komische Oper in Zwey Autzugen. Leipzig, Breitkopf & Hartel, [circa 1819]. Oblong folio, pp [2], 192, including index in Italian, engraved [or ?lithographed] from plate 2096, bound in contemporary half red roan morocco, spine gilt and blind with raised bands, a little rubbed and foxed at some margins, but generally a very sound copy. EARLY EDITION of the piano/vocal score, German and Italian text. £150.00
92. MOZART, W.A.: A Favorite Concerto for the Piano Forte Composed by Mozart, Newly Arranged for Additional Keys Performed in Public by J B Cramer. London, J B Cramer, Addison and Beal, [1825]. . Folio, pp [2], 28, engraved music throughout, disbound, slightly browned, else good. Arrangement for piano solo of K459. £25.00
93. MOZART, W.A.: Douze Themes varies pour le Pianoforte par W A Mozart. Leipzig, Breitkopf und Hartel, circa 1805. Oblong folio, pp [3], 6- 122, music set in letterpress throughout with thematic index and additional engraved series title page with vignette, bound in early cloth backed marbled boards with blank label on upper board, an excellent clean tight copy throughout, FIRST COLLECTED EDITION, an early issue in typeset printing; later issues, of which there are many, were lithographed. £250.00
94. MOZART, W.A.: Don Giovanni ossia Il Dissoluto Punito. Dramma giocoso in due atti ... ridotto per il Cembalo. Paris : Maurice Schlesinger [?1822] Folio, pp [2], 247, title vignette, index, engraved music throughout, contemporary half calf, spine quite worn and cracked, internally with light marginal foxing, old stamps of the College of Organists, but very good, EARL PARIS EDITION of the vocal score with German and Italian text. The BL dates this edition earlier, £120.00
95. MOZART, W.A.: Mozart's Favorite Grand Symphony Op. 24, arranged as a Duet for two Performers on the Piano-Forte, with an Accompaniment for the Violin. London, Robert Birchall, [?1801]. Folio, pp 25, engraved music throughout, disband from a collection, lightly browned but very good, ?FIRST EDITION THUS; dated from the BL copy, which is also without a violin part and the only copy recorded in COPAC. £35.00
96. MUSICAL PORTRAITS. HUNTER, THOMAS.: Galaxy of Song. Popular Songs...and their composers. Favorite Vocalists and Well-Known Conductors. New York. Thomas Hunter, 1883. 4to, title page, plates and text only, without the music, disbound, title frayed and loose, the plates sound and clean, FIRST EDITION, a useful collection of contemporary singers and song composers, printed in cheap lithography from photographic portraits, nevertheless with an unusual collection of subjects, some well-known many well forgotten. £35.00
98. NIELSEN, CARL.: 5 Klavierstykker...op 3. Copenhagen & Leipzig, Wilhelm Hansen, [1891]. Folio, pp 9, lithographed music with decorative title printed in sepia, a very good copy, FIRST EDITION, very scarce early Nielsen. his first published work for piano. £35.00
98. ONSLOW, GEORGE.: Bound Collection of Onslow's String Quintets [Nos 17-25, opus 42- 64] and 3 String Quartets [plus 46]. Paris, Trupenas [ later Schlesinger], [1831-1840]. 12 work, 7 parts bound in 6, comprising : Violin 1. Violin 2. Viola. , Vionloncell 1; Violoncell 2 and double bass [1 volume]; Alto violoncello. each work with title page to the first violin parts, engraved music throughout, uncut in original pink marbled board with paper labels on upper boards 'George Onslow Collection Complete.' the spines and edges faded, minor light foxing, but generally in fine state throughout, FIRST EDITION of nine of the quintets and the opus 46 set of string quartets, an unusually complete set of parts, even more remarkable for being in totally original state of bindings. £650.00
99. ONSLOW, GEORGE.: Bound Collection of Onslow's String Quintets, [nos 1 [opus 1] to 14 [opus 37] complete. Paris, Pleyel, [1807-1829]. 14 works bound in 7 volumes, comprising the parts as follows: Violin 1. Violin 2. Viola. , Vionloncell 1; Violoncell 2; Alto violoncello; double-bass. each work with title page to the first violin parts, engraved music throughout, uncut in contemporary [circa 1820] ?French green marbled boards backed in green died vellum with red leather labels to the spine. a little rubbed and with slight chip to spine vellum of violin one, else internally fine throughout, FIRST EDITIONS OF THE FIRST 14 of Onslow's celebrated 34 String Quintets in a collective edition made up from Pleyel's original parts. It is exceedingly rare to find all 7 parts, including the two alternative instruments, and in such remarkable condition. The set is exceptional in a contemporary binding, with the labels of John Waterhouse of Halifax on each upper board, with his bookplates inside, indicating this as the Well Head copy of the famous astronomer and scientist of that name who died in 1879. Although Waterhouse is not remembered for any particular musical interests the social importance of Well Head in the first half of the 19th century has been well documented, including a large party there during the Halifax Music Festival of 1830, coincidentally within the date range of these quintets. In more recent times this was in the Ashmansworth library of Gerald Finzi. £750.00
100. ONSLOW, GEORGE.: Quintetto no 12 pour deux Violons , Deux Violes et Violoncelle...Partition. Leipzig, B & H circa 1830. Large 8vo, pp 59, [1], engraved throughout including title page, original printed gray blue wrappers, uncut, spine paper a little split else in fine state, FIRST EDITION THUS, plate no 5112, at least first in this format. ISMLP records the B&H first as 1828, but no word 'Partition' on the title and as a set of parts. This early form of study as opposed to performing score is scarce, and very rare in this fine condition. One of 'Onslow's very best works and certainly one of the best quintets to be found.' - Silvertrust. This was the Ashmansworth copy from the collection of Gerald Finzi, unsigned, but recording, sadly anonymously, at the back, in pencil a Monday Dec 18th Chamber concert of 1871 - performers Neruda, Rizo, Zerbini, Piatti, Reynolds. £150.00
101. ONSLOW, GEORGE.: Grand Quintette pour Piano, Violon, Violoncelle et Alto...op 70. Paris, Brandis et Cie, [1847] Folio, parts, title page to piano part, engraved music, plate 4907, later blue wrappers, sewn, light foxing else very good, FIRST PARIS EDITION. published about the same time as Kistner's Leipzig edition. One of Onslow's later and better known works. £60.00
102. ONSLOW, GEORGE.: Vingt-Sixieme Quintetto...oeuv. 67. Leipzig, Fr Kistner, circa 1845. 6 parts, quarto, the first violin part with engraved title page and engraved music throughout, pp 15, 10, 10, 11, 7, 8, disbound, double bass part slightly torn and soiled to final leaf, without loss however, else a good sound set, ?FIRST GERMAN EDITION, after the first Paris edition of the same year. One of Onlsow's best and most popular string quintets, dedicated to a 'Monsieur A Goffe'; The sixth part is an alternative double-bass part. £45.00
103. ONSLOW, GEORGE.: Quintetto...dedie a Mr Louvrier...oeuvr 17. Paris, Pleyel, circa 1822. 4to, 6 parts including alternative bass part, pp 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8. engraved music with title pages to the parts, one leaf restored with loss of one line of music, else in VG state, FIRST EDITION. Plate 1557. £45.00
104. ONSLOW, GEORGE.: Quintetto....oeuvr 19. Paris, Pleyel, circa 1822. 4to, 6 parts including alternative bass part, pp 11, 8, 8, 7, 7, 9. engraved music with title pages to the parts, in VG state, FIRST EDITION. Plate 1559. £60.00
105. ONSLOW, GEORGE.: Quintetto....oeuvr 23. Paris, Pleyel, [1823]. 4to, 6 parts including alternative bass part, pp 11, 9, 9, 9, 9, 7. engraved music with title pages to all but last part, in VG state, FIRST EDITION. Plate 1632. £60.00
106. ONSLOW, GEORGE.: Quintetto....oeuvr 24. Paris, Pleyel, ?1824. 4to, 6 parts including alternative bass part, pp 11, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9. engraved music with title pages to all parts, in VG state, FIRST EDITION. Plate 1631. £60.00
107. ONSLOW, GEORGE.: Quintetto....oeuvr 32. Paris, Pleyel, [1827]. 4to, 6 parts including alternative bass part, pp 11, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9. engraved music with title page to violin primo, in VG state, FIRST EDITION. Plate 2069. £60.00
108. ONSLOW, GEORGE.: Quintetto....oeuvr 35. Paris, Pleyel, [1829]. 4to, 6 parts including alternative bass part, pp 13, 11, 11, 11, 9, 9. engraved music with title page to violin primo, in VG state, FIRST EDITION. Plate 2418. £60.00
109. PARRY, C.H.H.: Jerusalem : ("And did those feet in ancient time") / unison song ; stanzas from William Blake's "Prophetic Books"/ set to music by C. Hubert H. Parry London, Curwen, 1916. Large 8vo, [4], sheet music, folded as issued, slightly used but good to very good, FIRST OR EARLY EDITION, Curwen Edition 40009, with the price of 4d. on the title, which is likely to be the earliest issue with piano accompaniment, as opposed to the 'quantity' broadsheet with tune and tonic-sol-fa issued by the Fight for Right Movement. Curwen's renewal of copyright did not take place until 1944. £35.00
110. PARRY, SIR HUBERT H.: Sonata for Pianoforte and Violoncello. London, Novello and co, circa 1900. Folio, 2 parts, pp 38, 11, original printed wrappers, paper reinforced at spine, minor marginal tears and signs of use but a very good copy, FIRST EDITION, EARLY ISSUE, without Ewer in the inprint; engraved on zinc plates 6297. £25.00
111. PARRY, SIR HUBERT,: Quartett for Pianoforte Violin Viola and Violoncello. London, Novello, [1882]. Folio, 4 parts including piano score, engraved from zinc plates, original printed wrappers split at spine, a couple of leaves frayed at fore-edges, else a very good clean unused set FIRST EDITION. £60.00
112. PELLEGRINI, FERDINANDO.: Four Grand Concertos or Symphonies for the Harpsichord or Organ. London, Peter Welcker, [1763]. Folio, pp 12 [cello part], engraved music, disbound. £25.00
113. PEPUSCH, JOHN CHRISTOPHER.: Alexis A Cantata. London, no publisher, circa 1715. Folio, pp 3, [1], engraved music for soprano and unfigured bass with some instrumental indications, uncut, disbound, fine, FIRST EDITION, very rare setting of John Hughes. There are many issues of this popular drawing-room cantata, and the dating of this one is uncertain; it might be later as the composer is described as 'Dr Pepusch' on the drop title and the price 6d. £100.00
114. PLEYEL, IGNACE.: Six Quartetts for Two Violins a Tenor and Violoncello ... Opera [Mss 6].. London, Longman & Broderip, [1786]. Folio, 4 parts, each with title page, a few early ms ossia pinned in, a very good clean set disband from a collection, FIRST LONDON EDITION, perhaps simultaneous with the continental one. B. 319-324 £125.00
115. PLEYEL, IGNACE.: Three Grand Sonatas...select Scottish Airs. London, Preston, [1795]. Folio, pp 13,13 engraved music, disbound, violin and cello parts only, Apparently the first set. £40.00
116. PLEYEL, IGNAZ.: Three Quartettos for two Violins, a Tenor, & Violoncello ...Dedicated to the King of Prussia...Op. 9. [Parts.] London, W Forster Next door to the Lyceum], [circa 1795]. 4 parts, 4to, pp 35; 27; 24; 24, each part with engraved title page, disband from a collection, in very good clean sound state; later issue with title in square boarder by Robinson. £125.00
117. PLEYEL, IGNAZ.: Six [sic] Quartetts ...composed for the King of Naples...being the 8th Sett of Quartetts. London, Longman and Broderip, circa 1791. 4 parts, folio, pp 12, 13, 12, 12, disband from a collection, in very good state. EARLY LONDON EDITION, following on closely from the Paris edition of 1791. Despite the title page the six were issued in 2 sets of which this is the first, viz: 1.String Quartet in C major, B.353 2.String Quartet in B-flat major, B.354 3.String Quartet in E minor, B.355 £125.00
118. PLEYEL, IGNAZ.: Trois Quatuors...dedies a...Le Roi de Naples...[ms 2nd Book Op 24]. London, J Dale, circa 1791. 4 parts, folio, pp 12, 12, 9, 9, engraved music throughout, disband from a collection, minor stains else fine, EARLY LONDON EDITION, one of several issued soon after the Paris first of 1791, six quartets in two parts, this being the second three, viz: 4.String Quartet in G major, B.35 5.String Quartet in A major, B.357 6.String Quartet in F minor, B.358 £125.00
119. POGOJEFF, WLADIMIR.: {Title in Russian] Quartettino fur Zwei Violinen, Viola und Violoncell...op 5 Stimmen. Leipzig, Belaieff, 1906. Folio, set of 4 parts, pp 7, 7, 7, 7, title page and music lithographed, folded as issued in printed grey-blue wrappers, minor signs of use, a very good to excellent set, FIRST EDITION, very rare, one of only 3 chamber works by this obscure Russian nationalist pupil of Rimsky K. '...But it is a work distinguished by its form, thematic invention and beauty of tone. It is straight forward in its design in the classical fashion and while it breaks no new ground, nonetheless, I can warmly recommend it...' Altmann. £125.00
120. PUGNANI, G.: Six Sonatas for Two Violins and a Bass...Opera Seconda. London, Bremner, [?1765]. Folio, pp 13, engraved music, disbound, second violin part only. £25.00
27708. QUARTET COLLECTION.: A Bound Collection of 15 sets of 18th Century String Quartets in Parts. Various places, [Paris, Amsterdam, London]. publishers and dates, circa 1770-1800. 15 sets of 3 or 6 quartets, 4to, bound in four volumes of separate parts, in contemporary half calf, spines worn or chipped, but all volumes holding well, internally with slight occasional soiling, but generally in fine clean state throughout. MIXED EDITION, including firsts. With red morocco labels on upper boards 'H Sikes Gloucester'. The Sikes family of Gloucester was evidently a musical one. including George Stephen Sikes [1767-1800] a professional cellist who played for London orchestras as well Stephen Sikes, local violinist and organist. We have not traced the H Sikes who owned this set, but it likely to have been used for home performance by that musical family in Gloucester. Contents of the collection supplied upon request. Composers represented are: Girowetz.[1]; Haydn [5]; Pleyel [6], Cambini [1]; Boccherini [1], Cirri [1]. From Gerald Finzi's Ashmansworth Library [the rest of his collection of 18th century music having been purchased by St Andrew's University Library after his death] with his handwritten contents list in the volume of 'cello parts on the front endpaper. Full details of this item on request. Perhaps because of its interesting provenance [he was quite attached to Gloucester] Finzi chose not to break up this collection, and its preservation intact now seems all the more desirable. Further details upon request. £2000.00
121. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, NICOLAI.: Concerto...pour le piano avec accompagnement d'orchestre...op30....Reduction pour 2 pianos par l'auteur. Leipzig. Belaieff, [1887]. Folio, pp 20, with fine colour lithographed title page, in very good state, FIRST EDITION, published simultaneously with the full score; one copy only. £45.00
122. RODE, P.: Fantasia for the Violin, with the Piano Forte,,,Op 24 No 7. London, Monzani & Hill, circa 1825. Folio, pp 5, 5, [4], 5, disbound, engraved music, 4 violin parts [the first as above], the third part in contemporary manuscript, violin part only. Not traced £25.00
123. RUSSIAN COLLABORATION.: [Title page in Russian]. [Drop title: Variations sur un theme Populaire Russe] Leipzig, M P Balaieff, 1899. 4to, 4 parts for string quartet, in wrappers printed in green entirely in Russian but with early manuscript translation into French. wraps paper reinforced at spine, and slightly soiled, else good, FIRST EDITION; dedicated to the publisher a distinguished Russian collaboration of 10 composers including Scriabin, Glazunov, Rimsky-Korsakov, Liadov and Blumenfeld. £45.00
124. SCHETKY, J G C.: Trios for Two Violins and a Violoncello...opera 1. London, Bremner, [1775]/ Folio, 13, [1], engraved music with fine engraved title page, disbound, second violin part only. £25.00
125. SCHWINDL, F.: Six Sonatas for Two German Flutes with a ....Harpsichord. London, A Hummel, ?1765. Folio, pp 13, engraved music, disbound, primo flute only. £25.00
126. SCOTTISH MUSIC.: The Caledonian Musical Repository; a Choice Selection of Esteemed Scottish Songs, adapted for the Voice, Violin, and German Flute. Edinburgh, Oliver & Boyd, 1811. 8vo, pp 286, with engraved frontispiece and extra engraved vignette title, woodcut music throughout, uncut in original boards, lacking spine, lower board detached, a very good copy requiring a paper reback, SECOND EDITION; first printed in 1806, a delightful collection of Scottish songs with unaccompanied music. The frontispiece and extra title have Crosby's London imprint, and are no doubt added to the Edinburgh edition. £60.00
127. SHARP, CECIL J.: The English Country Dance Graded Series...Vol 1 [ Vol IV and Supplement I]. London, Novello, [1923 -30. 3 parts only, viz vol 1, 4 and supp 1, 4to, dance steps and instructions with music, original printed wrappers, lacking lower wrapper of vol 4, a few neat inscriptions on upper wrappers, else very good. £30.00
128. SMETANA, BEDRICH,: Aus Meinen Leben. Quartett. Leipzig, Peters, circa 1880. Folio, 4 parts each with title page within pink decorative border, plate 7742, in original printed wrappers for Edition Peters 2635, wrappers paper reinforced at spine and slightly frayed, internally sound and clean, FIRST OR EARLY EDITION OF THE PARTS, an early if not first issue judging from the adverts and lack of new edition statement on the title pages. There WAS a slightly earlier Prague issue by Urbanek, but perhaps not of the parts. LUCY HESTER STONE'S COPY, with her pencil signature on the parts. She was second violin the Emily Shinner Quartet, perhaps the earliest professional women's quartet in England. They gave if not the first performance of this quartet in England then certainly one of its earliest after its first performance in Prague in 1879. This rare set of parts bears evidence of some but not extensive use. £85.00
129. SONG COLLECTION.: A Bound Volume of early 19th Century English song settings by Thomas Moore and others. London, Various publishers, circa 1800. 4to, comprising early songs by Thomas Moore [The Lady Fair...James Carpenter, 1802; Sequel to The Lady Fair...1804...An Answer to My Lady Fair ...by J A Stevenson; Now let the Warrior Wave his Sword....'Sigh not thus ...' [signed by the publisher, Carpenter], ] Trio for 2 sopranos and bass [with piano] by R J Stevens [signed]. The most substantial piece in the collection is 'Twelve Venetian Airs for the Voice with original poetry adapted - by Edward Smith Biggs, 25 pages pub Birchall circa 1797]. Bound in contemporary quarter calf, worn but sound, red morocco label of Lady Charlotte Cholmondeley on upper board. £60.00
130. SONG-SHEET. GEARY, T.A.: Soft is the Zephyr's. ?London, circa 1800. Folio, pp [3], disbound, uncut, slightly browned. A duet with accompaniment and figured bass; paginated 397 -199, but sold separately price 1/-. CF Belton House copy. £15.00
131. SPOHR, LOUIS.: Neuvieme Concerto pour le Violon avec accompagnement d'Orchestre ou le Piano [arrangement de J B Andre]...Op 53. Offenbach, Jean Andre, CIRCA 1880. Folio, violin and piano score, pp 17; 29, original printed blue wrappers, uncut, slightly used else very good, FIRST EDITION OF THIS ARRANGEMENT;, with the Augener stamp dated 1884. LUCY HESTER STONE'S COPY, with her signature on the title page. Born in 1865, date of death unknown, Lucy Stone was prominent amongst early women chamber music players in later Victorian England, though she evidently also performed as a soloist in London. £35.00
132. SPOHR, LOUIS.: A Bound Colletcion of 35 String Quartets in Parts. Various Publishers and places, circa 1830-1860. 35 works in about 32 publications, all but two with title pages to the first violin part, various German publishers, bound in 4 volumes, one part per volume, circa 1860-70, spines gilt with raised bands and red labels. a bit rubbed but sound and strong, internally clean, EARL EDITIONS OF THE PARTS, a remarkable collective edition from Spohr's early continental publishers comprising almost all of his string quartet output. This span the greater part of his career, the earliest according to New Grove from 1807, the last from 1857 two years before the composer's death. New Grove lists 36 such quartets, including groups, of which 2 were unpublished. The present collection of 35 therefore includes one not in New Grove, viz: Opus 152, published by Siegel in Leipzig as his 33rd [sic] quartet, presumably in about in 1856. Most of the output was, according to NG first published in Leipzig, some few in Berlin and Offenbach and other cities, which correspond to the majority of imprints in this collection. However our collection is part printed from plates and part lithography, indicating later issues, with the lithographed plates replacing worn out metal ones; some few are designated second or new editions. The later quartets are more likely to be early or first issues however, regardless of which this is a very useful and well preserved collection. £500.00
133. SPOHR, LOUIS.: Symphonie No 5 C Moll fur Pianoforte zu 4 Handen bearbeitet Hugo Ulrich...Op 102. Offenbach, Joh Andre, [1872]. Folio, pp 55, lithographed music, plate 10759, uncut in original printed gray wrappers, a near fine copy, FIRST EDITION OF THIS ARRANGEMENT. , £35.00
134. STAMITZ, CARL.: Trois Symphonies...oeuvre XXV. A La Haye, B Hummel, [Longmans and Broderip import pastover], circa 1770. Folio, violino primo part only, pp 1, engraved throughout. Fine example of a decorative title page of the period, engraved with instrument images £25.00
135. STAMITZ, J.: Six Grand Orchestre Trios....Op 1. London, Preston, circa 1790. Folio, pp 17, engraved music, disbound, bass part only. £25.00
136. STANFORD, CHARLES V.: Quartet No 5 ...Op 104. London, Stainer & Bell, [1908]. 4 parts, 4to, near fine, FIRST EDITION OF THE PARTS, from plate 187.. £45.00
137. STANFORD, CHARLES V.: Quartet No 3 in D Minor Op 64. London, Augener, [1896]. 4 parts, 4to, original printed wrappers, near fine, FIRST EDITION OF THE PARTS, from plate 11115. £45.00
138. STEIBELT, DANIEL GOTTLIEB.: A Grand Concerto for the /Piano Forte as performed by the Author with the utmost applause at the Opera Concert, Composed & Dedicated to Miss Frances FitzGerald London, Clementi, Banger, Hyde, Collard and Davis, [circa 1807]. Folio, pp [2], 29, [1], keyboard part only, engraved music throughout, disbound from a collection, in VG state, EARLY ENGLISH EDITION; there are several Clementi issues of the popular 'Storm Concerto.' With Corri's Edinburgh stamp on the title. £45.00
139. STEIBELT, DANIEL.: Three Sonatas for the Piano forte, with an accompaniment for a violin ad. libitum; op. 37 / composed & dedicated to Miss Maria Read by D. Steibelt. London : Printed by Goulding, D'Almaine, Potter, circa 1815. Folio, pp 31, [1], decorative title page with floral surround, engraved music, a very good copy, EARLY EDITION, first published slightly earlier with slightly different imprint. Keyboard part only. £35.00
140. STIASTNY [ OR STASTNY], JAN.: Colletcion of Nine separate works for Violoncello Duet by Jan Stiasky. Mainz [and elsewhere], circa 1810-1830. 9 works in two parts bound in two volumes, folio, bound in later 19th Century half red morocco, rubbed, light occasionally foxing but generally very clean, one gathering coming loose, but generally sound throughout, A collection of 10 works by the great cellist Stianskny, apparently most or all in first printings. The Six Duos dedicated to his brother Bernard are in two books published Mainz, the first by Schott, the second by Charles Zulehner. The two sonatas dedicated to Rauppe are published in Bonn by Simrock [ here with Chappell's overpaste, dated in New Grove to circa 1806-7]], the Twelve Easy and Progressive Pieces in London by William Prowse; Six Pieces Facile...oeuvre 5, Bonn, Simrock [New Grove circa 1815], Trois Duos...Oeuvre 6. Bonn Simrock [New Grove circa 1816-17]; Trois Duos Concertans...Op 8. Bonn, Simrock [New Grove circa 1819-20], Six Pieces ...Oeuvre 9. London, Boosey. Six Solos...Op 11. Mainz, Schott [New Grove circa 1821 'possibly by B V Stastny]. The dating and edition status of these copies is debatable, but all are certainly rare and are first or early printings. RAM have copies of most, if not in these editions, but Opus 6 they date to 1816, but parts one and 2 of opus 1 [part 2 Schott imprint] to 1832, which seems too late for our printings. An alternative set of dates and publishers, where known, for all of Stiastny's 13 opus numbers is given in New Grove. This collection derives from the Ashmansworth library of Gerald Finzi, with his note in pen on the front endpaper of the composer, place of birth and dates. £350.00
141. STRAUSS, RICHARD.: Sonate in F Dur fur Violoncell und Pianoforte...op 6. Munich, Jo Aibl, [1883]. Folio, 2 parts, pp 25, 8, with plain brown outer wraps, a little used but very good, FIRST EDITION. £45.00
142. STRAVINSKY, IGOR.: Agon. Ballet for Four Dancers...Full Score... London, Boosey & Hawkes, 1957. Folio, pp 85, [1, adverts], original printed wrappers these foxed at edges else VG, FIRST EDITION, £45.00
143. THALBERG, SIGISMUND.: Tarantelle pour le Piano. London, Cramer, Beale and Chappell, [1848]. Folio, pp 15, disbound from a collection, very good, FIRST EDITION, dedicated to Julius Benedict. £12.00
144. VAUDEVILLE SONGS. CAPELLE, P.: La Clé du Caveau à l'usage de tous les Chansonniers Francais, des Amateurs, Auteurs, Acteurs de Vaudeville & de tous les Amis de la Chanson. Paris, Janet et Cotelle, circa 1820. Thick, oblong 8vo, pp 500of engraved music printed in double column, vocal line only, preceded by 218 page letterpress section with index and texts to the songs, engraved title page, bound in contemporary quarter calf, spine gilt, part cracked to upper joint but sound, a fine clean copy internally, THIRD EDITION; this massive collection of 2050 Vaudeville songs is much expanded from the version issued in 1811 with only 890 tunes, this vastly larger compilation made possible by printing the music in double column. A very nice copy of this extremely popular publication. £120.00
145. VAUDEVILLE SONGS. DOUCHE, JD: Muster du vaudeville ou Nouvelle Clef du cave : recuile complete des airs de JD Douche ... . Paris, Jove 'et l'auteur', [circa 1815-25]. Oblong 8vo, pp [4], 635, including the supplement with separate title page, engraved throughout, original plain half leather, the paper infill torn or lacking, internally sound and clean though necessarily somewhat shaken at the sewn gatherings, SECOND EDITION, the first with the supplement, variously dated between circa 1815 [Oxford, unlikely] and 1825 but differing sources. A vast compilation of popular French tunes, about 500 in all, from a variety of sources, and evidently originally published in parts, probably as a periodical. Douche is stated on the title page to be 'Ancien Maitre de Chapelle et Chef d'Orchestre du Theatre du Vaudeville. £125.00
146. VIOLIN SONATAS.: Bound Volume of four Violin Sonatas in first or early editions. Brahms, Schumaan, Reinberger, Raff. Various places, dates and publishers. 4 works in one volume, piano scores only without the violin parts, large quarto, comprising: 1. Brahms Sonata for Pianoforte and Violine...Op 78. Berlin, Simrock, 1880. Pp 31. 2. Schumann Violin Sonata op 105. without title page. 3. Rheinberger Sonata for Violin op 77 Leipzig, Frberg, [1874]. FIRST EDITION. 4. Joachim Raff Erste Grosse Sonate fur Pianoforte u Violine...op 73 Leipzig Schuberth, [ 1859]. Pp 43. FIRST EDITION. In late 19th Century binders' cloth, fine. £45.00
148. WENDLING, J.B.: Six Sonatas.... London, William Napier, [1772]. Folio, pp 13, fine engraved title page, second violin part only, disbound. £25.00