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Antique Prints - Music and Theatre

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Theatres
Theatre buildings will be found in the various topography sections.
ie  Covent Garden Theatre prints will be in:
                Prints - UK - London

Subject to availability there maybe some theatre related prints in the following sections:
        Prints  -  Illustrative / Comical /Satirical /Caricature -  Dr Syntax
        Prints  -  Illustrative / Comical /Satirical /Caricature -  Real Life in London

Composers
Composers are likely to be found in:
        Prints - History - People 
Posters
Subject to availability posters and play bills will be found in the Ephemera section
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Music from China        Didot 1748    Copper Engraving.     size: 240 x 190 mm
Ref  SEE001               £22.00 (+P&P)

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Music - a 10 page tutorial              Andrew Bell  c1780 
Copper engravings     size: 200 x 240 mm    
5 sheets (10 pages)  
Ref  GAP101              £28.00 (+P&P)
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Sheet Music of 1758    taken from London Magazine   Nov 1758
A stiring, patriotic, ditty called ' A New Song for 3 Voices' 
Three fanatical verses on the lines of 
Britannia's sons Rejoice, to George exalt your voice, God save the King  .....

The iPod download of the 18th century!  
Ref  FLE003               £18.00  (+P&P)
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Sheet Music of 1758    taken from London Magazine    1758
12 pages of assorted songs and ditties of a harmless nature.
Subject matter is mostly of lonely shepherds, love songs and
country dance music.
Ref  FLE008         (all 12 sheets)      £18.00  (+P&P)  click image for enlargement
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Sheet Music of 1798    taken from European Magazine and London Review  1798
A stiring, patriotic, propaganda ditty called ' A Loyal Song'  by Captain Morrice.
Five verses of politically incorrect lyrics encouraging hatred and bloodshed toward the French.
Not to be performed in public, or in a loud voice!
Ref  FLE003               £22.00  (+P&P)  click image for enlargement
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Sheet Music of  1772       taken from The London Magazine of 1772     size: 250 x 190 mm
Hymen's Holiday.  A Wedding Ode
A few folds, no splits
Ref  FGE004              £15.00   (+P&P)
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Sheet Music of  1772       taken from The London Magazine of 1772     size: 250 x 190 mm
The Happy Shepherd
A few folds, no splits
Ref  FGE003              £15.00   (+P&P)
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Sheet Music of  1772       taken from The London Magazine of 1772     size: 250 x 190 mm
The Triumph of Bacchus 
Split across width of sheet
Ref  FGE006              £10.00  (+P&P) 

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Sheet Music of  1772       taken from The London Magazine of 1772     size: 250 x 190 mm
An Old Pastoral Song 
Split in vertical fold
Ref  FGE005              £10.00   (+P&P)
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Sheet Music of  1765     size: 120 x 200 mm
1 sheets of music from the Universal magazine of 1765 featuring 
"The Virgin's Complaint" anon   

Ref  HAE001          £10.00 (+P&P)

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Sheet Music of  1765     size: 120 x 200 mm
1 sheets of music from the Universal magazine of 1765 featuring 
"Proper Fanny"    anon   

Ref  HAE002          £10.00 (+P&P)

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Sheet Music of  1823         Dramatical & Musical Magazine 1823
Recititive and Air composed by Mr W Watson
size: 310 x 230 mm     Double sided
Ref  HCP162          £10.00 (+P&P)
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Sheet Music of  1823         Dramatical & Musical Magazine 1823
Haydn's Celebtated Minuet of the Ox
size: 310 x 230 mm   
Ref  HCP163          £10.00 (+P&P)
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Sheet Music of  1823         Dramatical & Musical Magazine 1823
Recititive and Air composed by Mr W Watson
size: 310 x 230 mm    
Ref  HCP164          £10.00 (+P&P)
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Miss Lacy of Covent Garden Theatre        
Dramatical & Musical Magazine 1823
size: 130 x 200 mm    
Ref  HCP156          £18.00 (+P&P)
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Mr Macready as Henri Quatre       
Dramatical & Musical Magazine 1823
size: 130 x 200 mm    
Ref  HCP157          £18.00 (+P&P)
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Miss Love as Rosanthe       
Dramatical & Musical Magazine 1823
size: 130 x 200 mm    
Ref  HCP158          £18.00 (+P&P)
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Miss M. Tree as Viola       
Dramatical & Musical Magazine 1823
size: 130 x 200 mm    
Ref  HCP159          £18.00 (+P&P)
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Mrs Pope of the Coburg Theatre       
Dramatical & Musical Magazine 1823
size: 130 x 200 mm    
Ref  HCP160         £18.00 (+P&P)
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Ms Austin as Rosetta        
Dramatical & Musical Magazine 1823
size: 130 x 200 mm    
Ref  HCP161          £18.00 (+P&P)
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Unbound Monthly issues of the Dramatical & Musical Magazine 1823
size: 130 x 200 mm     All issues £15.00 each  (+P&P)
the two illustrations are typical of all issues.
     
Each issue seems to have two sections:
1   Brief articles relating to actors, actresses,  theatre management, stage news, etc
2   Reviews of stage events, shows and theatres

Ref  HCE001   January 1828   40 pages
Ref  HCE002   February 1828   44 pages
Ref  HCE003   March 1828   22 pages
Ref  HCE004   April 1828   24 pages
Ref  HCE005   May 1828   22 pages
Ref  HCE006   June 1828   24 pages
Ref  HCE007   July 1828   22 pages
Ref  HCE008   August 1828  22 pages
       
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Scenes From the new Drury Lane Drama  "The Prodigal Daughter"
The Poisoning Scene in the Trainer Stable   and  The Grand National Steelechase
The Black and White    Oct 1  1892       size: 270 x 360 mm
Ref  SKP004              £20.00 (+P&P)

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