MEMOIRS OF FAMOUS MUSICIANS biographies and articles on many musicians and composers including, Beethoven, Handel, Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Weber, Schubert, Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Rossini, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Wagner, Brahms, Handel, Field, Faust, and much more, a 214 Page Scrapbook Created by a Donald Locke in 1932, A BEAUTIFULLY CREATED SCRAPBOOK IN APPRECIATION OF MUSIC WITH TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY ILLUSTRATIONS COLOURED BY HAND TO LOOK LIKE PAINTINGS

Created by Donald Locke

Published by Created by Donald Locke, England, 1932

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this is a lovingly and painstakingly put together scrapbook by a Donald Locke, done in 1932 it features hundreds of articles and clippings from newspapers and magazines of the period on famous composers and musicians, the book is fully used and runs to 214 pages, what makes this scrapbook so special is that Donald has over painted by hand virtually every illustration in the book, that is two hundred and eighty illustration coloured by hand, which has made them look like individual paintings, Donald must have spent many, many, hours working on this, it was obviously a labour of love there are biographies and articles on many musicians and composers including, Beethoven, Handel, Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Weber, Schubert, Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Rossini, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Wagner, Brahms, Handel, Field, Faust, and much more the scrapbook measures just under 12 inches tall, cloth spine with leather covers, titled in gilt to the upper cover a good selection of pages from the album are pictured so content and condition can be seen some rubbing wear to covers, internally a few of the opening pages are starting to loosen, some browning to pages else in good general condition A BEAUTIFULLY CREATED SCRAPBOOK IN APPRECIATION OF MUSIC WITH TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY ILLUSTRATIONS COLOURED BY HAND TO LOOK LIKE PAINTINGS A BOOK TO TREASURE The book is large and heavy, four kilos packed (9lbs) Please Note Overseas Shipping Costs will be significantly higher than the basic standard ABE quote. Seller Inventory # 002927

Bibliographic Details

Title: MEMOIRS OF FAMOUS MUSICIANS biographies and ...

Publisher: Created by Donald Locke, England

Publication Date: 1932

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Edition: 1st Edition