From John Price Antiquarian Books, ABA, ILAB, LONDON, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 26 September 2008
About this Item
FIRST EDITION. 2 Volumes. 8vo, 228 x 132 mms., pp. xii [xiii List of Portraits, xiv blank], 465 [466 colophon, 467 - 468 adverts]; viii, 464, including half-titles, engraved frontispiece in each volume, one further engraved plate in volume 1 and 5 further engraved plates in volume 2, contemporary embossed cloth, spines blocked in gilt; portraits in volume 1 water-stained, a little shaken in binding, but a good set with the bookseller's ticket of Kenneth Mummery, Bournemouth, in volume 1. The music critic George Hogarth (1783 1870) moved back to London in 1834 and began writing articles on music and politics for the Morning Chronicle, where he met Charles Dickens, who later married, in 1836, Hogarth's daughter Catherine. He was appointed music critic for the Daily News in 1846. Reviewing this work in 1838, The Monthly Review judges the books to be successful and elegant, concluding that "his candour, his freedom from the prejudices of schools and sects, and the entire absence of every thing like affectation, are recommendations that are not more agreeable than they are rare on the part of historians and critics.". Seller Inventory # 8171
Bibliographic Details
Title: Memoirs of the Musical Drama.
Publisher: London: Richard Bentley.
Publication Date: 1838
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Store Description
I accept cheques in pounds sterling or U. S. dollars. I prefer payment by bank transfer or PayPal. New customers will be asked to pay to a pro forma invoice by bank transfer or PayPal; the latter is very easy to use, and you do not need a PayPal account to pay using their services. I do accept credit cards, but the charge must be in pounds sterling, so if you wish to pay in another currency, please use PayPal. i will send the appropriate request for funds or an invoice.
Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.
Payment Methods
accepted by seller
