[A bound collection of mid-19th century London dance and operatic sheet music for piano, c.1850-1875]

Oury, Anna Caroline ; Schubert, Camille ; Donizetti, Gaetano ; Nordmann, Rudolph (G.F. Harris) ; Marschan, Adolph ; Albert, Charles d' ; [et al]

1875, First Edition. London : Cramer, Beale & Co. ; R. Cocks & Co. ; T. Boosey & Co. ; Chappell ; [etc]. Good copy only in contemporary half maroon leather over marble boards, with surface loss to the marbled coverings on the bottom portion of both boards. Gilt-blocked titles and compartment decorations to spine with raised bands. Panel edges, spine bands and joints somewhat rubbed. Marbled edges, somewhat dust-dulled and faded. Binding starting to separate along the bottom in one location (before the first composition, "Home Sweet Home Polka"), but holding at the top. Text otherwise tight throughout, and clean with marginal dust-dulling only. An internally strong and very serviceable copy overall. Item #456451

Physical description; 1 volume in various paginations : music ; 35 cm. Notes; A bound collection of engraved sheet music for piano published in London c.1850-1875. Contains popular dances and operatic arrangements of the period, including: Madame Oury's 'Home sweet home' polka (with illustrated title page); Camille Schubert's quadrille 'Les joyeux enfants de Paris'; Rudolph Nordmann's piano duet arrangement of Donizetti's tyrolienne 'In questo semplice'; Adolph Marschan's 'Alpenlieder' waltz; Charles d'Albert's 'Faust' waltz for piano four-hands; and others. Subjects; Piano music - 19th century - Scores, Dance music - England - 19th century - Scores, Waltzes - Scores, Polkas - Scores, Quadrilles - Scores, Operas - Excerpts, Arranged - Scores, Sheet music - England - London - 19th century.

Price: €125.00