[Sheet music cover] The Star Vol I New Series 1841.
[London, 1841.]
Lithograph, illustrated titlepage to sheet music; fragment trimmed to frame. Sheet 235 x 190mm. 9¼ x 7½". Very slight horizontal centre crease.
The design features a young woman at the centre of a star in the middle, and six further female figures holding staffs and an elongated trumpet or horn. The miniature figures of the Queen and Price Albert appear to be set into either side of the surrounding decorative frame (in the manner of theatre boxes). See BL: 004237348. Ex Collection Norman Blackburn.
[Ref: 18540] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Songsheet.] Dedicated to the Gallant Ill-Fated Crew of the ''Titanic''. Be British! Descriptive Song and Recitation.
Written & Composed by Paul Pelham & Lawrence Wright featured by Mr. Geo. D'Albert.
The Lawrence Wright Music Co. 8, Denmark Street, (Charing Cross Road) London, W.C. Also at Leicester. [n.d., c.1912.]
Songsheet: 360 x 255mm (14 x 10''). Edges bit tatty.
A songsheet for a patriotic song celebrating the crew of the Titanic. At bottom left "Agents for Australia & New Zealand, Allan & Co Proprietary Ltd. 276-278 Collins Street, Melbourne."
[Ref: 51130] £75.00
(£90.00 incl.VAT)
Tom Jones' Marriage Settlement.
June 17th, 1875.
Letterpress, sheet 200 x 130mm (18 x 5"). Creases where previously folded.
A lewd poem/songsheet/marriage vows.
[Ref: 58968] £95.00
(£114.00 incl.VAT)
The True Peace. Words by Adelaide Anne Procter. Music by Olinthus R. Barnicott, LL.D. From the Forthcoming Musical Edition of "Worship-Song." [On verso:] With the wish that this Peace may be yours in the Christmastide of 1904, and the New Year, 1905, from W. Garrett and Mary Horder. The Manse, Ealing.
London Novello and Company, Limited. Copyright, 1905, by W. Garrett Horder.
Rare Engraved letter press and music manuscript. Booklet of four sides.195 x 132mm. 7¾ x 5¾".
Adelaide Anne Procter (1825-1864) was an English poet and philanthropist. She fought for womens employment and was actively involved with feminist groups and journals. Many of her poems were made into hymns or otherwise set to music. This particular poem "the Peace of God," was set to music by Rev.d Olinthus Roberts Barnicott who studied at St John's College, and went ont to be Curate of Preston, Sussex. He became Chaplain of Cottesmore School, Brighton; and Pembroke Lodge, Worthing, Sussex.
[Ref: 17807] £120.00
(£144.00 incl.VAT)
Uncle Ned, the Popular Negro Ballad.
London Office, 192 High Holborn, &.
Illustrated songsheet. Sheet: 250 x 340mm (9¾ x 13½"0.
A songsheet telling the story of an old man called Ned.
[Ref: 42645] £140.00
(£168.00 incl.VAT)
Uncle Tom's Cabin. No.1 Eva. Ballard by George Linley.
J. Brandard.
London, Chappell, 50 New Bond Street.
3 sheets of sheet music with frontis. 350 x 255mm (13¾ x 10"). Time stained.
Sheet music for a song based on the character of Eva who appears in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'. Eva, a young girl who Uncle Tom rescues from drowning is very generous towards slaves.
[Ref: 46060] £130.00
(£156.00 incl.VAT)
Valse de Don Pasquale, arrangée pour piano par Th. Labarre.
Printed by C. Hullmandel.
London, Cramer Addison & Beale, 201, Regent Street. [n.d., c.1843.]
Lithograph, rare, trimmed as scrap sheet. Sheet (at most) 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Glue stains.
The cover of the music sheet for Donizetti's comic opera 'Don Pasquale', showing the don with the title written across his vast belly, 'Opera de Donizetti' written on the camelia in his lapel and the publishers' names on a scroll in his hand. When the opera had its London premier at Her Majesty's Theatre in 1843 this sheet had the face of Luigi Lablache, the bass who played Don Pasquale originally. The portrait here would be a singer who played the role subsequently.
[Ref: 33863] £240.00
(£288.00 incl.VAT)
[2nd set of Quadrilles de Punch with] Valse de Judy.
J. Brandard.
[n.d., c.1843.]
Coloured lithograph, fine colour. Trimmed to printed border as scrap. Sheet 275 x 205mm (10¾ x 8"), with title pasted underneath, on album sheet with decoupage flowers.
A music sheet cover, showing the hook-nosed Judy in a rocking chair, loosely cradling The Baby.
[Ref: 33856] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Vauxhall Gardens] The Adieu to the Spring-Gardens. To the R.t Hon. ye Earl of Anglesea, These four Plates are humbly Inscrib'd.
Bickham sc.
[n.d., 1737.
Etching with engraving, 18th century watermark. 325 x 195mm (12¾ x 7¾"). Narrow margins.
A music sheet with a scene in Vauxhall Gardens, illustrating a song with words by John Lockman and music by William Boyce. No XIII of 'The Musical Entertainer'.
[Ref: 57799] £240.00
(£288.00 incl.VAT)
La Battalla De Baylen y Rendicion de el General Dupont al Exercito Espanol Patriotico al Mando de los Generales Castanos y Reding Pieza Historica y Militar para el Piano Forte, accompanamineto de Violin y Bazo Dedicada a la Lunta Suprema de Sevilla. Los Generales Castoanos y Teding sus Valietes Officales y Soldados y a to dos los Patriotas Espanoles por Peter Weldon.
Engraved title sheet for a composition and arrangement. "Verse la Proclama de la Junta Suprema de Sevilla del 29de Mayo e 1808.
Engraving 315 x 210mm. Trimmed to plate.
'THE BATTLE OF BAYLEN' - And surrender of General Dupont to the Patriotic Spanish Army under the Command of Generals Castonos and Reding and Historical and Military Piece for the Piano Forte with an accompaniment for the Violin & Bass Dedicated to the Supreme Junta of Seville Generals Castanos & Reding their Brave Officers & Soldiers and to all Spanish Patriots. By Peter Weldon.
[Ref: 6504] £180.00
(£216.00 incl.VAT)
Widow Mahoney, a Comic Song, in the Irish Style, Sung by M.r T. Philipps and M.r Morgan. The Words by T. Hudson, The Music by J. Blewitt Composer of ''Barny Brallaghan'', ''Emerald Isle'', ''Katty O Lynch'' &c.
Printed by Engelmann, Graf, Coindet & Co.
Ent. Sta. Hall. London: Published by Clementi, Collard and Collard, 26, Cheapside. Price 2/-.
Songsheet. 325 x 235mm (12¾ x 9¼").
A songsheet for the song 'Widow Mahoney' with an illustration by George Cruikshank. From the famous Cohn Collection in his wrapper and bookplate.
[Ref: 47607] £85.00
(£102.00 incl.VAT)