John Jacob Heidegger (2 results)
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. An excellent copy of this philosophical study. A volume in the SUNY Series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy. Binding is solid and sturdy. Interior is crisp, clean, and free of marks. Interior of the back cover has a small square where the endpaper is torn,…likely a production error. This issue has no structural impact on the book. Dust jacket has some light overall scuffing. Bottom corners have been bumped, as has the bottom of the spine. Top and bottom edges of the spine have some light wear. DJ is now wrapped in brodart for protection. A great overall copy of this text.
More imagesOperas of Clotilda, Hydaspes and Almahide [title from binding]: Songs in the New Opera, Call'd Clotilda [with:] Songs in the New Opera Call'd Hydaspes [and:] Songs in the New Opera Call'd Almahide. The Songs done in Italian & English as they are Perform'd at ye Queens Theatre
[Conti, Francesco Bartolomeo, Francesco Mancini & John Jacob Heidegger]
Published by Printed for & Sold by John Walsh, P. Randall, and I. Hare, London., 1710
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Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First editions of three early works of the Italian Opera in England in a contemporary English binding Three volumes in one, folio. (378 × 230 mm). 60 ff.; 39 ff.; 71 ff. Contemporary panelled calf, boards with decorative roll tool border to enclose central gilt ruled panel with fleurons at corners,…gilt title direct in blind to central compartment of front panel, smooth spine with gilt floral tools within gilt decorative rules. A beautiful sammelband of first editions of three early works of the Italian Opera in England, including the first and second - 'Almahide' and 'Hydaspes' - sung entirely in Italian, all first performed at Sir John Vanbrugh's Queen's Theatre in the Haymarket during the reign of Queen Anne. This sammelband is also of great interest in terms of its printing, not least the use of pewter plates and punches, more versatile than the traditional copper for the production of detailed musical notation. The prolific John Walsh, who printed a very large number of musical books (Smith in his bibliography lists over 600 issued between 1695 and 1720), was an innovator in the field, likely the first to make use of pewter and a proponent and developer too of the passe-partout title. The present volume features pictorial passe-partout half-titles (all in this sammelband feature some contemporary colouring by hand) - the same for each work with the putti supporting the Royal arms of Queen Anne, the winged female trumpeter with the banner with motto, the seated Euterpe (the muse of music) with music and musical instruments - but with a second plate giving a different title for each; for 'Hydaspes' the title is supplied in manuscript and the passe-partout title is that for another work 'The Additional Songs. . .in Hydaspes' although the index verso appears to be correct. The titles too are engraved passe-partout versions with matching details for each save for the second plate added for the title. Also of note is that for the earlier operas, i.e. 'Clotilda' and 'Almahide', the sheets are all printed recto (or verso) only, while for 'Hydaspes' the sheets are all printed recto and verso. These differences as well as differences in the engraving style of each of the operas presented provide interesting contrasts and offer an opportunity for further complementary study. Finally, in terms of the provenance of the volume, there is a musical connection, and a Scottish one, also: Ebenezer Oliphant, 7th of Condie, whose bookplate is found on the front pastedown had a Strathspey reel composed in his honour by John Bowie, the fiddler-composer, teacher and instrument tuner of Perth. Titled 'Mr. Oliphant of Condie's Welcome Home', the reel was published in Bowie's 'Collection of Strathspey Reels & Country Dances &c.' issued c.1789, and to which Oliphant was a subscriber; 'The Green Shades of Gask' that was also included references too the Clan Oliphant. All of these operas are scarce on the market; although all are represented in institutions, 'Almahide' is the rarest with Hunter reporting only nine locations. 'This was the first opera performed in England, wholly in Italian, and by Italian singers; who were Nicolini, Valentini, Cassani, Margarita, and Isabella Girardeau'. (Charles Burney). Provenance: ownership inscription to title of 'Clotilda' of Will[iam]. Cristall, dated 'Jan. 9th / 1730'; armorial bookplate of Ebenezer Oliphant of Condie (1766 - 1807) with the motto 'Altiora Peto' to front pastedown]. [Hunter 53 (59), 69 (69) & 64 (64); see David Hunter's 'Opera and Song Books Published in England 1703-1726: A Descriptive Bibliography', London, 1997; see also David Hunter's 'The Printing of Opera and Song Books in England, 1703-1726' in the Music Library Association's 'Notes', 1989; Smith 296, 354, 344; see William C. Smith's 'A Bibliography of the Musical Works Published by John Walsh During the Years 1695-1720', London, 1948]. A full description is available upon request.
