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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus.
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Die Zauberflöte. Eine große Oper in zwey Aufzügen von Emmanuel Schikaneder. Die Musik ist von Herrn Wolfgang Amade Mozart, Kapellmeister, und wirklichem k.k. Kammer-Compositeur, Vienna: Alberti, 1791
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first edition of the libretto of The Magic Flute, 107 pages, 8vo (14.5 x 9cm), 2 engraved plates by Alberti, showing a temple (frontispiece) and Papageno, the second plate with contemporary hand-colouring, nineteenth-century marbled boards, lacking last page (supplied in contemporary manuscript), frontispiece illustration detached and tipped in, title-page detached and laid down with some tears and loss elsewhere, with several old repairs, staining consistent with use [Fuld, Librettos, p.347; Hirsch, iv 1385; not in Sonneck]
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
Extremely rare. Aside from the copy of the libretto sold in these rooms on 5 December 1997 (lot 143) we have traced no other for Mozart's last Singspiel at auction in recent times
For the first edition vocal score of "Die Zauberflöte", please see lot 369.