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Mount Edgcumbe, R

Musical Reminiscences

1834

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(London, United Kingdom)

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Year of publication
1834
Place of printing
London, Andrew
Author
Mount Edgcumbe, R
Pages
294pp
Publishers
Curator
Keyword
music, opera in England, reminiscences
Prefacer
Translator
Illustrator
Dust jacket
No
State of preservation
New
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
Print on demand
No
Condition
New
First edition
No

Description

Fourth edition, updated, the first was published in 1824. Full title Musical Reminiscences Containing an Account of the Italian Opera in England from 1773 Continued to the Present Time and Including the Festival in Westminster Abbey. Contemporary half leather binding, cover rubbed and worn (see photos), ex-library label on pastedowns and endpaper, pocket on rear pastedown, minor loss on margin in the first leaves (not affecting text), internally in good conditions, overall a fair copy, for consultation. It will need repair or rebinding.
Musical recollections by the 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, important work for the history of opera in London during the 18th century.