A Selection of Scots, English and Irish Songs with Accompaniments for the Piano-Forte. Pocket Book c. 1821.
A Selection of Scots, English and Irish Songs with Accompaniments for the Piano-Forte, from the most Eminent Composers. Dedicated by Permission to Miss Margt. Violetta Pringle of Clifton.
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Printed by R. Martin, Edinburgh. Presumed First edition. Undated, but believed to be c. 1821. Uncommon.
An interesting small pocket book sized music book containing musical scores and lyrics of 48 songs in total, split into two sections - Volumes one and two, bound as one book. By a variety of writers and composers including Robert Burns, Mozart, Haydn, Braham, Walter Scott, et al.
A fair hardback with printed paper over boards and cloth spine. Endpapers cracked and minor spotting to endpapers. Text is clean. A little fragile, but an interesting curio with its small size.
Text in English.
Weight approximately 121g unpacked.
1150pp.
Approx Dimensions:
127mm high x 92mm wide x 14mm deep.