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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus.
Estimate
2,500 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Il Dissoluto Punito osia Il Don Giovanni Dramma giocoso in due Atti posto in Musica da Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [K.527] [full score], Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, [1801]
- Paper
first edition of "Don Giovanni", the full score, 590 pages, oblong 4to (24.4 x 32.2cm), engraved title with fine vignette (by Bolt after Kinninger), showing the Commendatore and Don Giovanni in the supper scene, additional title in German for each act, cast list, printed German libretto by Rochlitz, index, type-set music, without wrappers, paper-seller's label to front pastedown, nineteenth-century half calf, trimmed by the binder, slightly affecting text on a few pages, some staining to titles, light browning, covers lightly scuffed, [RISM M 4502; Haberkamp, pp.295-297; Hirsch, ii 645; Hoboken 341; Fuld, p.371]
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
Don Giovanni was the first of Mozart's operas to be published in full score. The 14-page German libretto by Rochlitz, included with this copy, seems to have been printed separately and is therefore often not present.