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Bach, Johann Sebastian.
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description
- Collection of early editions
- paper and ink
Grosse Passionsmusik nach dem Evangelium Matthaei [St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244] [score], Berlin: Schlesinger, 1830, 324 pages, folio (32.5 x 26cm), plate number 1570, without subscribers' list and text, nineteenth-century quarter calf gilt, stamps to title [cf. Hob.26], some browning; 48 Preludes and Fugues...I [...II] Partie ["Das Wohltemperierte Clavier", Books II and I, BWV 870-893 and 846-869], Bonn: N. Simrock, no date, 2 volumes in one, 97 and 83 pages, oblong 4to (25.2 x 32.8cm), plate numbers 138 (I Partie and II Partie, title) and 166 (II Partie, music), modern quarter calf [not in Hob.], erasures to title of I Partie; Practische Orgelschule enthaltend sechs Sonaten [Six Organ Sonatas BWV 525-530], Zurich: Hans Georg Nägeli und Comp., [c.1827], 94 pages, oblong 4to (c.25 x 33cm), nineteenth-century half calf [Hob.38], rebacked retaining original spine, light spotting, corners worn; Exercices Pour le Clavecin...Oeuv. II ["Goldberg" Variations BWV 988], Leipzig: Bureau de Musique de C.F. Peters, [c.1817?] 47 pages, oblong folio (c.27 x 34cm), plate number 1621, the opus number altered to 'IV' in manuscript, modern folder [cf. Hob. 116], outer gathering detached and repaired; together with Czerny's edition of the "48" (2 volumes in one) and a copy of Schirmer's 1938 edition of the "Goldberg" variations (6)
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"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."