29th Sep, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Crosse (John).
An Account of the Grand Musical Festival, Held in September 1823, in the Cathedral Church of York, for the Benefit of the York County Hospital and the General Infirmaries at Leeds, Hull and Sheffield.
York: John Wolstenholme, 1825, quarto, vii, [1], 436, xxvi, [2] pages, hand-coloured frontis, plate and single and double-page plan, monochrome folding plan, all edges gilt, re-backed calf binding (rubbed).
'The Editor of the York Courant', A Description of the Grand Musical Festival, held in the City of York, September the 23d, 24th, 25th and 26th, 1823 ....
York: Henry Cobb, 1823, engraved frontis, xviii, [2], 100 pages, four engraved plates, original pen & ink sketch of violinist to fly leaf, worn quarter morocco binding by Birdsall. (2)
[Hugh Murray Collection]
Sold for £150
Estimated at £200 - £300
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 29th Sep, 2023
Highlights include a Late Medieval Prayer Book; a Monograph of the Trogonidae, or Family of Trogons, by John Gould, (1875), with forty-seven superb hand-coloured lithographic plates; an outstanding early album of Austrian topographical woodcuts and watercolours; a fascinating album of late 19th century photographs of Brisbane, Queensland and surrounding areas; the first part of the York library of Hugh Murray, author and historian; a collection of vintage playing cards and a large folding map of India.
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