Alexandre Sosson (19 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Boards with light wear to extremities. Light occasional foxing ; Seventy-two pages of text alternating with seventy-two tissue protected steel engravings of the fascinating English countryside. All edges gilt. ; Engravings; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 72,72 pages.

Couverture rigide. Fisher, fils et Cie | Paris & New York & London 1837-1838 | 22 x 28.50 cm | reliure de l'éditeur | Edition originale de la traduction française établie par Alexandre Sosson. Reliure de l'éditeur, dos lisse de chagrin bleu marine orné de cartouches dorés et décorés, plats de toile moirée bleu ciel marginalement décolorés et décorés en angles d'arabesques romantiques estmapées à froid, taches de décoloration sur le premier plat, gardes et contreplats de papier jaune, tranches dorées. Ouvrage illustré de ses 73 vues d'après les dessins de Thomas Allom. Quelques petites rousseurs. . | [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS] First edition of the French translation by Alexandre Sosson. Publisher's binding, smooth navy blue shagreen spine decorated with gilt and decorated cartouches, sky blue watered silk boards marginally discolored and decorated at corners with romantic arabesques stamped in blind, discoloration stains on front board, yellow paper endpapers and pastedowns, edges gilt. Work illustrated with its 73 views after drawings by Thomas Allom. Some light foxing. . *.

First Edition. Three volumes in one, each volume has engraved title pages. Vols I & II: 96pp each, vol. III 90pp, no date but plates dated 1836-1837, list of illustrations in each volume, text in both English and French. Half calf with debossed dentelles and corners, marbled boards and endpapers, spine in compartments with raised bands stamped in gilt, title in gilt, binding nearly detached, spine scuffed, light foxing to a very few plates, text clean with minor offsetting from a few plates. First gathering loose and disbound, lacks 16 plates of the 132 plates and priced accordingly. 28 x 22cm.

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Half Calf. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Circa 1830 - 1850. This is a fascinating bound volume of guitar music scores from the early part of the 19th Century, including an early instruction book on how to play the Spanish Guitar: "A complete instruction book for the Spanish guitar with rules to facilitate a knowledge of that elegant instrument, progressive lessons, duets and songs. Written and arranged by Alexander Sosson." This section runs to 35 pages and has music and exercises for the guitar student, discussing finger position, tuning, arpeggios, slurring, chords, barring and much more. Thereafter are bound 24 contemporary scores, as follows (most pub by D'Almaine, unless otherwise stated): 1. Three Variations for the Spanish Guitar Die Feindlichen Vollkstame composed by Mauro Guiliani, Op 7, Fingered by A Bertioli, published by the Author expressly for his Pupils, 42 Rathbone Place, Oxford Street. 2. An Italian Air Composed for the Piano Forte and Spanish Guitar, respectfully dedicated with permission to Miss Spike, by Alexander Bertioli, pub by S Chappell, 50 New Bond Street. 3. Love Will Play The Leading Part, sung by Mr H Phillips at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden in the Grand Opera of Lestocq or the Fete of the Hermitage, arranged for the Spanish Guitar, and Dedicated to James Hepburn, Esq, by F W Brandau, pub by D'Almaine. 4. Come Dwell With Me, Ballad, Sung by Mrs Waylett, The Poetry by T Haynes Bayly, The Music Composed by Alexander Lee, arranged. by F W Brandau. 5. Bochsa's Celebrated Harp March, arranged. by Osmond G Phipps, pub by D'Almaine and Co. 6. The Wind and the Beam Loved The Rose, sung by Mrs Keeley in the Musical Romance of the Last Days of Pompeii, arranged by F W Brandau, pub by D'Almaine. 7. Vivi Tu Te Ne Scongiuro (from) Anna Bolena, composed by Donizetti, arranged. by F W Brandau. 8. Cielo A Miei Lunghi Spasimi, Prayer. by Donizetti, arr. Brandau. 9. Masquerade Song sung by Miss Shirreff. in the Grand Opera Gustavus the Third. by Auber, arr. Brandau. 10. Teach Me To Forget, Ballad. Poetry by Thomas Haynes Bayly. arr. C M Sola. 11. Non Giova Il Sospirar, arr. C Eulenstein 12. A Savoyard Air, arr. A Bertioli. 13. Carulli's Preludes and Scale with Six Variations by Giuliani. by Bertoli 14. Though the Day of My Destiny's Over. by Lord Byron. Alexander Lee. by F W Brandau 15. Kate Kearney. by Miss Owenson. arr C Eulenstein 16. Non V'Ha Squardi, Cavatina. by Donizetti, arr. F W Brandau 17. Night At Sea. composed by Henri Herz. arr. Osmond G Phipps. 18. Oh! Gentle Love! arr. F W Brandau 19. Ye Banks and Braes, from Flowers of Song, arr by T B Phipps and other composers, pub T Holloway, London 20. Memory from Flowers of Song, arr by T B Phipps and other composers, pub T Holloway, London. 21. Ye Mariners of Spain, Song of the Galley from a Set of Six Ancient Spanish Ballads. words by John Lockhart. composed. by Mrs Robert Arkwright. pub J Power. 22. The Light Bark. by Miss Mahony. arr by J T Craven. 23. Roland the Brave. by Thomas Campbell. arr by Mrs Robert Arkwright 24. A Canadian Boat Song arr for Three Voices by Thomas Moor. The book is in half green calf, rubbed and worn, with the backstrip separating. There is a small amount of of bookworm damage to the outer edge of the leaves not affecting the print area, and one leaf has a lateral closed tear, no loss. In all, this is a rarety, with guitar scores being fairly unusual, and with songs here little-known. Searches for the titles herein reveal most are not available for sale elsewhere. Scarce, if not rare. Book.

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