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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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable
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About This Item
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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- SequiturBooks (US)
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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
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- printed for the author: and sold by T. Becket; J. Robson; and G. Robinson,
- Date Published
- 1776-01-01
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 2.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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