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| Id |
25653 |
| Category |
antiquarian book |
| Author / Composer |
JONES, William (1726-1800) |
| Title |
A Treatise on the Art of Music; in which The Elements of Harmony and Air are practically considered, and illustrated by an hundred and fifty examples in notes, Many of them taken from the best Authors: The whole being intended as a Course of Lectures preparatory to the practice of Thorough-Bass & Musical Composition: and dedicated To the Right Honourable, &c. the Directors of the Concerts of Antient Music. |
| Place |
Colchester |
| Publisher |
Printed for the Author by W. Keymer |
| Publication Date |
[1784] |
| ISBN / Plate No. |
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| Series |
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| Size |
Folio. [i (title)], iii (dedication), [ii (list of subscribers, contents)], xii (introduction), 61, 40pp. |
| Description |
Polished half calf with marbled boards. Engraved. Signed by the author at the end of the dedication; title numbered "22" [the subscribers number 51 for 57 copies]. From the collection of Christopher Hogwood (1941-2014). |
| Reference |
First edition. RISM B/VI/1 p.435. |
| Price |
£750.00 |
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