Author: BURNEY, CHARLES. MUS. DR. F.R.S.
Title: General History of Music, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Period.
Description: London, The Author, Sold By Payne & Co. 1789, 2nd. Ed. Half-Leather, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book, 4 Vols. Richly illustrated.3 engraved fronts, 1 engr. portrait 8 engraved plates (2 folding) 6 textills. 1 folded woodcut, and a large number of musical scores, both engraved and printed scores.Vol.I 501 pp. Vol. II , (dated 1782) 595 pp. Vol. III 622 pp. Vol IV 688 pp. each Vol. with a separate (extensive) index. An important work, illustrated by a contemporary review from the hand of, no less, as Mary Wollstonecraft (later Shelley) dated 1790; " Every lover of this captivating art must thank the author empathically for his unnerved researches whilst the unimpassioned philosopher may coldly a more connect and comprehensive interest with the inquiry and drawing a methaphysical inferences from the ingenuity displayed in the progressive improvement of music advance a step further in the "Terra Incognita" of the human mind" . See; Lowndes: 325, Gregory and Bartlett; 47. Fine, Orig.richly gilt spines with title pieces, sprinkled dark brown boards, all hinges weak, strengthed, but firmly holding. A nice, uniform, set of the improved 2nd. edition with well printed plates and generous margins. A cornerstone for every musical library , still usefull. Fine.

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