Illustrated Victorian Sheet Music Covers.

London. Folio, [10 1/2 x 14 ins]. [c.1850].

Stock Status: In Stock
£88
Unique

Description

Pp 226, including 29 Polkas, Waltzes, etc with 4 coloured plates, 5 uncoloured and 20 plain music sheet covers, one cover split into engraved area and some pages loose, including, The Surbiton Cricket Club Polka and others + An original coloured Baxter print cover, -The Prima Donna Waltz by Jullien-. George Baxter invented a complicated colour printing process using a succession of, up to twenty, metal plates and wood blocks to creation an image. Original half calf gilt, splits to hinges, with the original linen over cover, slight damage.

Technical Data

Reference Number 7598