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A GENERAL HISTORY OF MUSIC, FROM THE EARLIEST AGES TO THE PRESENT PERIOD. To Which Is Prefixed A Dissertation On The Music Of The Ancients. (4 volume set)

A GENERAL HISTORY OF MUSIC, FROM THE EARLIEST AGES TO THE PRESENT PERIOD. To Which Is Prefixed A Dissertation On The Music Of The Ancients. (4 volume set)

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A GENERAL HISTORY OF MUSIC, FROM THE EARLIEST AGES TO THE PRESENT PERIOD. To Which Is Prefixed A Dissertation On The Music Of The Ancients. (4 volume set)

by Charles Burney; Thomas Becket; James Robson; George Robinson; Giovanni Battista Cipriani

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printed for the author: and sold by T. Becket; J. Robson; and G. Robinson,, 1776-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. 4 volume set. Bound in contemporary calf. Covers worn, rubbed. Joints cracked. Vol 1 rear board detached, Vol 2 front board detached, Vol 4 front board detached. Some pages loose. Scattered spotting/foxing/ toning throughout. 12 plates, including portrait of Burney. Text in English, with some references and lyrics in Greek, Latin, French and Italian. Refs: ESTC: T149622. New Grove 3:491. Brunet I, 1411. This is an oversized or heavy book, that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. The imprint to vol. 2 reads: printed for the author: sold by J. Robson; and G. Robinson. 1782, and to vols. 3 and 4: printed for the author: sold by Payne and Son; Robson and Clark; and G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1789.

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Title
A GENERAL HISTORY OF MUSIC, FROM THE EARLIEST AGES TO THE PRESENT PERIOD. To Which Is Prefixed A Dissertation On The Music Of The Ancients. (4 volume set)
Author
Charles Burney; Thomas Becket; James Robson; George Robinson; Giovanni Battista Cipriani
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Hardcover
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Used - Acceptable
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First Edition
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printed for the author: and sold by T. Becket; J. Robson; and G. Robinson,
Date Published
1776-01-01
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