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HANDEL, GEORGE FREDERIC. 1685-1759. Messiah. An Oratorio in Score as It Was Originally Perform'd...
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HANDEL, GEORGE FREDERIC. 1685-1759. Messiah. An Oratorio in Score as It Was Originally Perform'd. Composed by Mr. Handel to Which Are Added His Additional Alterations. London: Randall & Abell, [c.1773]. Folio (348 x 239 mm). Fully engraved outside of subscriber's list and index. Modern red morocco. Title-page with lower corner repaired, occasional dampstain, some spotting and soiling; binding with spine somewhat sunned. Provenance: Fanny Birch, 1797 (title-page signature); William Cowper? (title-page signature—and possibly the same William Cowper as on the subscriber's list). FIRST EDITION, FIFTH ISSUE of Handel's greatest work, not published in full until 25-years after its initial performance in 1742. Smith. Concerning Handel. p 87. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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HANDEL, GEORGE FREDERIC. 1685-1759. Messiah. An Oratorio in Score as It Was Originally Perform'd. Composed by Mr. Handel to Which Are Added His Additional Alterations. London: Randall & Abell, [c.1773]. Folio (348 x 239 mm). Fully engraved outside of subscriber's list and index. Modern red morocco. Title-page with lower corner repaired, occasional dampstain, some spotting and soiling; binding with spine somewhat sunned. Provenance: Fanny Birch, 1797 (title-page signature); William Cowper? (title-page signature—and possibly the same William Cowper as on the subscriber's list). FIRST EDITION, FIFTH ISSUE of Handel's greatest work, not published in full until 25-years after its initial performance in 1742. Smith. Concerning Handel. p 87. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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