- 68
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus.
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- La Clemenza di Tito Dramma in due Atti...Partitura. Titus Oper in Zwey Akten...Partitur [score], Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, [1809]
first edition of the full score, 107 pages, folio (33 x 26.1cm), engraved title and music, plate number 620, words in Italian and German, printed index and libretto in German (5 leaves), ownership inscriptions and old library stamp to title, mid-nineteenth-century half morocco, title laid down on another sheet and repaired at margin, cropped, with slight loss of music on pp.12, 90 and 105 and to paginations etc. elsewhere, light browning, a few stains, including large ink blot on pp.91/92, upper cover becoming detached
Literature
RISM M 5094; Haberkamp, p.379
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This is apparently the earliest issue of the full score.