13th Dec, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Geminiani (F[rancesco]),
A Treatise of Good Taste in the Art of Musick.
London, 1749, folio, engraved frontis after Bouchardon, engraved title, 4 pages of text, engraved dedication and thirty-one engraved pages of music, twentieth century cloth (several leaves remounted).
Sold for £500
Estimated at £500 - £800
Small ink manuscript label and name of author in pencil to frontis recto. Light crease to title page, possibly a very neat repair. A little dust marking to title. Contents generally VG.
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 13th Dec, 2023
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