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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus.
Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description
- Il Dissoluto Punito o sia Il D. Giovanni Drama giocoso La Musica...messa per il Piano Forte del Carlo Zulehner [vocal score], Mainz: Schott, [1791]
- Book
first edition of "Don Giovanni", Haberkamp's first issue, 207 pages, oblong 4to (c.21.6 x 30.2cm), engraved title and music, list of "Personen", text in Italian and German, plate number 138, signed on the title by Zulehner, modern half calf, modern morocco-backed fitted box, without the subscribers' list and table of contents, trimmed by the binder, a number of small tears to margins repaired, tears to pp.97/98 and 107/108 repaired, tiny hole to pp.143/144, some gatherings strengthened, some staining [Haberkamp, p.292; RISM M 4504; Hirsch, iv 134]
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
The first edition of one of the greatest operas in the repertory.
Rare. We have traced no record of another copy of this exceedingly rare and sought-after first edition at auction in the last two decades. Only six copies in fact are known to Haberkamp. A full score of the work was not published until 1801. Only one other Mozart opera was published complete before the composer's early death in December 1791.