- 204
Verdi, Giuseppe.
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- La traviata, melodramma tragico, [arranged for piano solo], Naples: Clausetti, [1854]
- paper
first edition, 122 pages, oblong 4to, engraved throughout, title within an octagonal border, 16 numbers, plate numbers 1651-1666, ("riduzione di L. Truzzi"), publisher's yellow wrappers, light dustmarking to wrapper, [Fuld, p.204; cf Hopkinson 55 (c)]--Rigoletto, Milan: Ricordi [1851], duet no.7 only, engraved music, plate number 23177, single pagination (1-9), lithographed pictorial title showing the famous Quartet in Act 3--Alzira, [4 numbers], Naples, Flli Fabricatore, [1845?], titles in blue ornamental borders, plate numbers 195-198--Giovanni d'Arco, [3 numbers], Naples: Girard, [1845]
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
Very rare: we have traced no copy in British or American libraries. "The only printing of the piano-vocal score of the original version of La traviata was by Clausetti" of Naples (Fuld);. The present piano-solo arrangement, was issued contemporaneously with the vocal score and shares the same title page and first number ("Preludio"). Verdi revised the opera for Venice in May 1854, the version published by Ricordi in 1855. The four numbers published by Fabricatore from Alzira are also notable: the opera was first staged in Naples and Ricordi's edition did not appear until 1846.