John Underwood - Rare and Antiquarian Books and Manuscripts

PURCELL, Mr Henry. Orpheus Britannicus. A Collection of all The Choicest Songs for One,Two,and Three voices, compos'd by Mr Henry Purcell. Together with such Symphonies for Violins or Flutes, As were by him design'd for any of them: and A Through-Bass to each song; Figur'd for the Organ,Harpsichord, or Theorbo-Lute. The second edition with large Additions; and placed in their several Keys according to the order of the Gamut. London Printed for William Pearson and Sold by John Young, at the Dolphin and Crown in St.Paul's Church Yard. MDCCVI Bound with...The Second Book , which renders the first complete...MDCCXII.. Bound in recent aged full panelled calf, spine in six compartments with appropriate title piece. new endpapers. Two vols in one. Vol I [2],vi,[2],286 Vol II [4],ii,32,35-204 Text continuous despite mispagination. Complete ESTC T154319. A handsome volume the two parts in one. The first volume is fairly uniformly toned and has intermittent foxing. Book two has used a much cleaner paper stock and has little foxing or toning, as in the only other copy of this work that I have seen. Bookplate of Thomas Burnet to front fixed endpaper with manuscript note about the work dated 1783.

keywords: Purcell, Songs, music,

condition: Very Good +

binding: Full Panelled Leather