The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians: Volumes 1-20. A Twenty Volume Set. by Sadie, Stanley, ed - 1994

London: Archibald Constable and Co., 1909. SCARCE, the last set sold at auction 1980 (RBH). #37 of 750 copies printed for England and America. Near Fine in original half dark blue pebbled morocco over light blue buckram boards, marbled end papers, the tops gilt. Near Fine, a few scant small rubs at edges. A quite handsome set. Additional shipping charges will be requested for international and priority mail shipping, please inquire before ordering. . Limited and Numbered Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Henry Colburn, 1841. Volumes I - III Second Editions, with corrections and additions, published 1841. Vols. IV - XII First Editions, published 1842-1847. Handsomely bound in contemporary unsigned half morocco over marbled boards with matching end papers and edges, the backs ornately gilt. Near Fine, bit of scattered toning, mainly at end pages, light rubbing at edges. Prior owner name in ink 2nd title page Vol. XI. Three facsimile signatures in text, Each volume with a frontispiece portrait and illustrated title page and a second printed title page. ** A heavy set, will require additional postage charges for priority and international mail shipping. Please inquire before ordering. Free media mail shipping. . Second Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Printed for J. Rivington and Sons, J. Dodsley, S. Crowder, G. Robinson, T. Cadell, and T. Evans , 1788. Five volumes bound in contemporary dark brown calf, gilt backs, armorial bookplates of Sir Harford Jones and later bookplates of Sidney ??. With two frontispiece portraits Volume I, the Duke of Sully and Henry the IV. Fold out map Vol. I Near Fine, old dampstains at corners. The books Very Good, the boards well rubbed and showing their age yet solidly bound and sturdy. Old dampstaining all volumes, mostly to edges and margins, gilt at spines dulled, free of foxing and toning, a set that shows its history while maintaining its dignity. . New Edition. Calf. Very Good -/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. # 90 of 500 copies of the First printing of the Compact Edition SIGNED BY AUTHOR John Galsworthy. In the original green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration in like cloth dustjackets. Housed in scarce publisher's green leather-grained bookshelf. The books Near Fine, toning at end papers only, in Near Fine jackets a bit darkened at the spines and in a Very Good bookshelf, that is splitting at the seams. A heavy set, please be advised added shipping charges will be requested for international orders. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. # 299 of 500 copies of the First Printing of the Compact Edition SIGNED BY AUTHOR John Galsworthy. Six volumes finely bound in contemporary half red morocco over red buckram boards, marbled end papers, top edges gilt, unsigned bindings (likely by The Atelier Bindery for Charles Scribner's Sons). Forsyte family folded genealogical table at rear of Vol. 1 is Near Fine, faint crease. Illustrated frontispieces and decorated title pages. Near Fine, discoloration to buckram at rear cover Vol. V, slight foxing at bottom edges of page blocks only. A quite handsome set indeed. A heavy set, please be advised added shipping charges will be requested for international orders. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.

London: J. Osborn 2nd edition, 1741. Hardcover. Good. Copperplates (25 with 8 & 9 on one page) "which are the original ones engraven at Paris upon an Octavo leaf the size of this work" ( to the Bookbinder) plates by J.P. Le Bas.. 2 VOLUMES octavo calf on 5 raised bands (tips worn/hinges with splitting but covers firmly attached) frontis +titlepage +x +[2]pp Approbation/errata & to binder +288pp +[8]pp index, Frontis to vol.2 +titlepage +312pp +Revisal pp1-92 +[8]pp index & plate list. Ownership of Corby Johnson of Elksley June 1833 and another +remains of a book label, a clean tear without loss and a tear with loss to beginning/end of a few lines of pp179-80. Lacks rear endpapers and front endpaper of vol.2. First 3 and last 4 leaves of both volumes slightly marked or foxed else clean and crisp copy of quite scarce work in complete and nice condition.

London: Printed at St. John's Gate, for D. Henry, and sold by F. Newbery, 1774. Hardcover. Good. Copperplates (5 of 10 called for in Vol 1, 10 of 11 in Vol 2. Plates present include Head of a New Zealand Chief curiously Tataowed, newly discovered frescoes at Herculaneum, portrait of Louis XV who has died (missing plates are mainly of planned Canals i. Two Volumes each containing 6 monthly issues, plus Supplement for the Year 1774 in Vol 2. Contemporary leather-spined marbled boards (spine leather worn bits missing, date & title neatly inked in). Text complete: iv (general titlepage for year & preface) +628pp +[16]pp index. Each monthly issue has a "titlepage" with a view of St. John's Gate. Very clean nice copies internally with paper strong & supple. *Includes detailed description of Lieut Cooke's Voyage round the World, arrival at Terra Australis incognita, favourable account of landing & circum-navigation of New Zealand (Originality of the Arts in that Country which no other People had ever… Read More

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1891. Half-Leather. Very Good. Complete eight-volume set, each volume bound in half-leather with marbled boards borded in gilt, banded spines with gilt titles and decoration, gilded head edges, marbled endpapers. Pages clean save for mild toning in the margins throughout, a small and faintly inky water stain at the lower bound corners of Volume III, mild rippling along the head edges in Volume V, and small water stains at the heel edges of three other volumes; all bindings remain square and tight, the leather somewhat darkened about the spine heel on five volumes and worn with occasional spots of exposure at the free corners, more gently rubbed at spine ends, with the occasional nick or scratch along the spine and occasional, mild flaking along front hinges, the marbled boards showing chipping at head and heel edges and surface scuffs on the back of Volume VIII and on the front of Volume VI, otherwise lovely. xix + 625, xvi + 699, xii + 591, xv + 606, xvi + 602,… Read More

various: various. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fifteen late 19th century volumes of opera scores for piano by renowned composers including Mozart, Bellini, Donizetti and Verdi. This collection was the property of W. G. Moehring, likely of the famed Moehring musical family, who commissioned these custom fine bindings in stamped leather. Penciled musical notations indicate that the owner was undoubtedly a musician. Five raised bands and six compartments on each spine with the composer and the name of the opera in gilt letters. The name "W. G. Moehring" is gilt stamped on each cover in Gothic lettering. All edges are beautifully gilt. Various bookseller's stamps mostly from Philadelphia. Various publishers including Chabal (Paris), Gambogi Freres-editors de musique (Paris). BELLINI -- La Sonnambula BELLINI -- E Puritani DONIZETTI -- Don Pasquale -- front hinge starting, page 69/70 loose DONIZETTI -- Lucrezia Borgia -- front hinge starting DONIZETTI -- Lucia di Lammermoor --… Read More

New York: Boni and Liveright, 1924. Signed by Eugene O'Neill on the colophon of the first volume. Limited First Edition / First Printing. Number of 126 of 1200 copies. Blue cloth spine, gray paper-covered boards. Fine. Vintage original Art Deco style owner bookplate to the pastedown of each volume. Please note: The pages are unopened.. The title on the title page of the books is "The Complete Works of Eugene O'Neill." The title on the spine reads "Collected Plays of Eugene O'Neill.