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December 13, 12:11 PM GMT
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500 - 600 GBP
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Volume of eighteenth-century English song editions, by Sheeles, Arne, Greene, Hayes, Travers and Stubley
comprising:
The words of the favorite catches and glees...The choral and instrumental parts...by Dr. Arne [contains the words only] [ESTC 211394], London: 1768, [8], 14 pages
The chaplet, being a collection of twelve English songs [by Maurice Greene] [ESTCN72295], [London:] John Walsh, 1738, [2], 38, [2] pages
The sky lark a collection of all the divine odes and hymns taken out of the spectators set to musick by Mr. Sheeles [ESTC T167399], [London:] for the author by William Smith, [1730?], [4], 17 pages
Twelve arietts or ballads and two cantatas composed by William Hayes [ESTC T167440], Oxford: printed in the year, 1735, [8], 23 pages, printed list of subscribers
The amusement a collection of twelve English songs set to musick by M.r. John Travers [not in RISM or ESTC], London: Benjamin Cooke, no date, 25 pages
A cantata and nine English songs set to musick by Simon Stubley [not in RISM or ESTC], London: printed for the author and sold by M.r Johnson, no date, 26 pages
six volumes in one, small 4to (22.2 x 14.5cm), engraved music, ownership inscription to front pastedown ("Anne Pigots"), eighteenth-century half calf, upper cover detached, textblock split, trimmed by the binder, affecting the engraved surface in a few places
A volume of rare C18th song publications, including two works, by John Travers and Simon Stubley, not recorded in RISM or ESTC.