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Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759).
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 EUR
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Description
- Ensemble de deux premières éditions.
- paper
- Belshazzar an Oratorio Set to Musick by M.r Handel [partition]. London: Walsh, [1745].
première édition, 86 pages, légère tâche à la page de titre.
- Judas Macchabaeus an Oratorio Set to Musick by M.r Handel [partition]. London: Walsh, [1747].
première édition, [73] pages, privilège imprimé, quelques petites tâches à la page de titre, marges supérieures et inférieures du premier et dernier feuillet renforcées, quelques coins pliés.
2 volumes en un, in-folio (32 x 24.4 cm), pages de titre, tables des chants, annonce de l'éditeur et musique gravées, demi-veau du XVIIIe siècle, reliure fendue entre les pages 84 et 85, premier contreplat se détachant, reliure usagée.
première édition, 86 pages, légère tâche à la page de titre.
- Judas Macchabaeus an Oratorio Set to Musick by M.r Handel [partition]. London: Walsh, [1747].
première édition, [73] pages, privilège imprimé, quelques petites tâches à la page de titre, marges supérieures et inférieures du premier et dernier feuillet renforcées, quelques coins pliés.
2 volumes en un, in-folio (32 x 24.4 cm), pages de titre, tables des chants, annonce de l'éditeur et musique gravées, demi-veau du XVIIIe siècle, reliure fendue entre les pages 84 et 85, premier contreplat se détachant, reliure usagée.
Provenance
Richard Warner (ex-libris manuscrit au premier contreplat).
Literature
Smith no.1 [Belshazzar] ; Smith no.1 [Judas Maccabaeus].
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
Volume contenant deux des plus beaux oratorios de Handel, dans leur reliure originale usagée mais intacte, ayant appartenu au célèbre botaniste anglais Richard Warner (1711 - 1775).
A volume containing two of Handel's finest oratorios, in its worn but intact eighteenth-century binding, formerly belonging to the the celebrated English botanist Richard Warner (1711-1775).