- 405
Dowland, John, Giacomo Gastoldi and others
Estimate
4,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Cantus, Songs and Fancies, to severall Musicall Parts, Both apt for Voices and Viols...with severall of the choisest Italian-Songs, and New English-Ayres, in all three parts, (Viz.) Two Treebles and a Bass, Aberdeen: John Forbes, 1682
- paper
57 (of 58) leaves, oblong 4to (12.7 x 16.5cm), lacking the additional title ([Pi] 2, supplied in printed fascimile), second title on L3, woodcut royal arms, Guidonian Hand (A4v) and head-pieces, type-set music, the three vocal parts printed on facing pages in part 2 (the "Italian Songs composed by Giovanni Giacomo Castoldi da Carravaggio"), a few wood-cut musical examples & tables, twentieth-century brown morocco, gilt title to spine, book plates of W.H. Cummings and Alfred Cortot, Cortot's stamp to title, trimmed by the binder, slightly affecting preliminaries, some staining, some worming to the start of the volume
Provenance
W.H. Cummings; Alfred Cortot
Literature
Day & Murrie 57; ESTC R218639; RISM Recueils 16825 (p.564); BUC, p.344; Wing D382
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
Rare: we have traced no auction record for this early Scottish music publication since World War II. Only copies in British and American libraries are recorded by RISM.
There are seventy-two songs, including seven by Dowland ('If floods of teares could change my follies past', 'Sleep wayward thoughts' etc), six by Gastoldi, four by Robert Jones, with others by William and Henry Lawes, Campion, Morley, Bartlet, Ives, Savile, Webb and Wilson. First published in 1662, the third edition is the first to contain the three-part Italian songs by Gastoldi. No copies of the first two editions seem to have been offered on the market. Apart from one psalm book, these would appear to be the earliest editions of music published in Aberdeen.