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Purcell (Henry) Orpheus Britannicus. A Collection of all the Choicest Songs, for One, Two, and Th

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Purcell (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, 3rd ed. with large additions, printed by William Pearson, 1721, title printed in red and black, with ownership inscription of William Tytler, dated 1750, at head (small closed tear repaired to top margin), dedication leaf, and 6 pp. prelims., containing The Publisher to the Reader, verses, and table and advertisement (this 3rd leaf bound in after dedication leaf), woodcut initials, a.e.g., contemp. speckled bull calf, gilt dec. spine, rebacked with orig. spine laid down, some marks and darkening to spine and adjacent portion of upper cover, folio Ownership inscription to front blank 'Dorothy Howard, from her Father, 1908.' and 'Given to Barbara Calvocoressi. 1956'. British Union-Catalogue of Early Music, vol. II, p. 859 (six locations) (1)
Purcell (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, 3rd ed. with large additions, printed by William Pearson, 1721, title printed in red and black, with ownership inscription of William Tytler, dated 1750, at head (small closed tear repaired to top margin), dedication leaf, and 6 pp. prelims., containing The Publisher to the Reader, verses, and table and advertisement (this 3rd leaf bound in after dedication leaf), woodcut initials, a.e.g., contemp. speckled bull calf, gilt dec. spine, rebacked with orig. spine laid down, some marks and darkening to spine and adjacent portion of upper cover, folio Ownership inscription to front blank 'Dorothy Howard, from her Father, 1908.' and 'Given to Barbara Calvocoressi. 1956'. British Union-Catalogue of Early Music, vol. II, p. 859 (six locations) (1)

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