- 518
Flute
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Collection of eighteenth-century and nineteenth-century English and American flute volumes
- paper
1) New Instructions for the German Flute, London: Preston, no date, 34 pages, small oblong 4to, ownership inscriptions, including to title ("James Blackburn His Book Bought at Leeds...December 23...1788"), original blue wrappers, small tears to edges; 2) N.o [1-10] of C. Nicholson's Preceptive Lessons, for the flute, London: Clementi [1821], 89 pages, folio, frontispiece illustration, plate numbers 1230-1239, nineteenth-century reversed calf, browning and staining; together with another apparently later edition, 89 pages, advertisement, ownership inscription ("W.C. Medlycotte...1826"), nineteenth-century red half morocco; 3) A New Preceptor for the German Flute, London: Clementi & C.o, no date, 34 pages, large oblong 8vo, folding plate, ownership inscriptions ("Thomas Edes, Lillie. Boston 1826"), tears to folding plate, some damp-staining and browning; 4) The First Book or Complete Tutor for the German Flute, Philadelphia: George Bacon, no date, 28 pages, red morocco label with gilt lettering ("C. B. Heller") to upper cover, contemporary red morocco; bound with Blake's Evening Companion...for the flute, clarinet, violin or flagelet [...Book the 12th...8th...11th], Philadelphia: Blake, no date, 3 volumes, large oblong 8vo, pages numbered 151-178, 32-58, 121-148, title vignette, ownership inscriptions, browning, some damp-staining
together with two books concerning the flute by Theobald Boehm (The flute and flute-playing, [trans. Dayton C. Miller,] Cleveland and London, 1922) and Christopher Welch (Six lectures on the recorder and other flutes in relation to literature, Oxford University Press, 1911) (7)
together with two books concerning the flute by Theobald Boehm (The flute and flute-playing, [trans. Dayton C. Miller,] Cleveland and London, 1922) and Christopher Welch (Six lectures on the recorder and other flutes in relation to literature, Oxford University Press, 1911) (7)
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."