Thomson, George (Editor), Burns, Robert, Scott Sir Walter et al.

Thomson’s Collection of the Songs of Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Bart. And other eminent lyric Poets Ancient and Modern. United to the Select Melodies of Scotland, and of Ireland & Wales. With Symphonies & Accompaniments for the Piano Forte by Pleyel, Haydn, Beethoven &c. The Whole composed for & collected by George Thomson F.A.S. Edinburgh.

Volumes 1 & 2. London, Printed & Sold by Preston, Hurst, Robinson & Co., [1822]. 25 x 18 cm. Each volume contains 50 song lyrics with accompanying musical notation, and a leaf of index at the end. Vol.1 also a Preface (ii) and a 19 page ‘Dissertation concerning the National Melodies of Scotland’. Later fine half calv over marbled boards. Gilt decorations. Red spine label with gilt title. See images. Very good condition. Fine bindings with minimal shelf wear. Internally age darkened. Some edge wear and occasional mild foxing. See images. Name of previous owner on both title pages. Neat gift inscription in volume 1, dated 1828. Overall a very attractive set.

Thomson, George (Editor), Burns, Robert, Scott Sir Walter et al.

Thomson’s Collection of the Songs of Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Bart. And other eminent lyric Poets Ancient and Modern. United to the Select Melodies of Scotland, and of Ireland & Wales. With Symphonies & Accompaniments for the Piano Forte by Pleyel, Haydn, Beethoven &c. The Whole composed for & collected by George Thomson F.A.S. Edinburgh.

Volumes 1, 3 & 5 bound together in one volume. London, Printed and Sold by Preston, Hurst, Robinson & Co., 1822. 25 x 17 cm. Each volume contains 50 song lyrics with accompanying musical notation, and a leaf of index at the end. Vol.1 also a Preface (ii) and a 19 page ‘Dissertation concerning the National Melodies of Scotland’. Contemporary hald calf over paper covered boards. Spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. Binding seriously rubbed and bumped. Some damage to top of spine (see images). Front free end paper missing. Internally agae darkened.

[Toscanini, Arturo] Stefan, Paul.

Arturo Toscanini. With a Foreword by Stefan Zweig, Translated by Eden and Cedar Paul.

London, William Heineman, Ltd., 1936. 24cm x 14.6cm. 126 pages. With 74 illustrations. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Tovey, Donald Francis / Foss, Hubert J. (Editor).

Beethoven. With an editorial Preface by Hubert J. Foss.

First Reprint. London, Oxford University Press, 1945. 21.5 x 14 cm. vii, 138 pages. With musical scores in text. Original cloth hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding stained. Edges and end papers dust dulled and foxed. Dust jacket dust dulled and showing some edgewear. Internally clean.

Tree, Herbert Behrboom (Editor).

Souvenir of the Charing Cross Hospital Bazaar. Held at the Royal Albert Hall June 21 & 22, 1899. Compiled and Edited by Herbert Beerbohm Tree.

First Edition. London, The Nassau Press, 1899. 37 x 29 cm. vii, 224 pages (2). Illustrated throughout with B&W drawings, photographs, handwriting samples, musical scores et al. Original paper covered decorated boards. Hard cover. Very good condition. Ex Library with a few library stamps. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Binding, edges and end papers dust dulled.

Västgöta Nations Sångbok.

Limited Edition 387/1400. Uppsala, Västgöta Nation i Uppsala, 1943. 16.5 x 11 cm. 109 pages. Very good condition. Some inscriptions, and ephemera, as shown in images. Very nice.

Wagner, Richard / Corder, H.&F. (translators).

Text Books / Librettos for Nine Wagner Operas bound in four Volumes. Consisting of: Vol.1: Das Rheingold (The Rhine-Gold) & Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) / Vol.2: Siegfried & Götterdämmerung (The Dusk of the Gods) / Vol.3: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Master-Singers of Nuremberg) / Vol.4: Parsifal / Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg / Der Fliegende Holländer / Rienzi, der letzte der Tribunen. Volumes 1-3 in GERMAN & ENGLISH. Volume 4 Plays are in GERMAN only!

Four uniform volumes. Mainz (Mayence) & Dresden, B.Shott’s Soehne & C.F. Meser. 1882, 1882, 1880, ND. c. 16 x 10 cm. Vol. 1: 75 & 75, 84 & 84 pages. Vol.2: 98 & 98, 86 & 86 pages. Vol. 3: 135 & viii, 135 pages. Vol. 4: 62, 42, 40 & 48 pages. Uniform red morroco with gilt titles on front boards. Blind and gilt line decorations. Name of previous owner (‘Queenie Mason’) on all four front boards in gilt. Decorative end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Some plays slightly age darkened. Name of previous owner neatly inscribed. A very nice set in uniform bindings.

[Weill, Kurt] Kotschenreuther, Hellmut.

Kurt Weill.

Berlin, Max Hesses Verlag, 1962. 21.5cm x 15.2cm. 103 pages. With Illuatrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Weintraub, Andrew N.

Power Plays. Wayang Golek Puppet Theatre of West Java.

First Edition. Athens, Ohio and Singapore, Ohio University and Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2004. 21.5 x 15 cm. xvii, 295 pages. Original decorated stiff paper covers. As new. Bright and clean with CD inside pocket. See images.

[Wolf, Hugo] Walker, Frank.

Hugo Wolf – A Biography. [A comprehensive critical biography of the great austrian composer of Songs].

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. 22.3cm x 15cm. X, 502 pages. With 8 pages of plates and music examples in the text. Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.