C. Burney. The Present State of Music in Germany, the Netherlands, and United Provinces... in two volumes, 1773

Burney, Charles.

The Present State of Music in Germany, the Netherlands, and United Provinces… in two volumes, London: T. Beckett, J. Robson, and G. Robinson, 1773

FIRST EDITION, 2 volumes, 4 leaves and 376 pages, 4 leaves and 352 pages, 8vo (21 x 13.5cm), Dolmetsch Library stamp and pencil shelfmark ("II B 9"), contemporary calf, upper cover of first volume becoming detached, joints cracked, upper cover of second volume detached, both covers scuffed and worn

Burney's popular guides educated British music lovers on the subjects of musical instruments, genres, traditions and much else in the countries he travelled to, in this work Germany and the Netherlands, and in other volumes France and Italy.