STENDHAL. The Lives of Haydn and Mozart, with Observations o - Lot 281

STENDHAL. The Lives of Haydn and Mozart, with Observations on Metastasio, and the Present State of Music in France and Italy. Second edition. London, John Murray, 1818. In-8, aubergine-colored long-grain morocco, double gilt fillet and blind-stamped scrolls, decorated spine, comb-cut edges (contemporary English binding). Stendhal’s first book, published in French in 1814 under the pseudonym Bombet. Engraved coat-of-arms bookplate by Charles Scrase Dickins. Minor scuffing on the binding; otherwise a fine copy.

Estimation:150€

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