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[The works of Handel : in score, correct, uniform, and complete. Consisting of his oratorios, operas, duets, anthems, concertos, lessons, Te Deums, trios, fugues &c. Elegantly engraved, on large folio plates

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1787-1797].
Call number: 383152
Creator: Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Richard Lert, Dec. 1965. Armorial stamp on spine of initial "A" [Princess Augusta Sophia?]. Armorial bookplate with initial "S" [i.e. Queen [Sophia] Charlotte]. Inscription: This work is the property of Elizabeth Barbara Halford having been given to her by H.R.H. the Princess Princess Sophia, Wistow 1840. Bookplate: Ex libris Johannes Richard Lert. Typescript dealer description with bibliographical history of edition pasted on inside of front cover of vol. 1.
Dimensions: 38 cm (Folio)
Associated people: Arnold, Samuel, (1740-1802,); Arnold, Samuel, (1740-1802,); Charlotte, (1744-1818,); Lert, Richard, (1885-1980,)
Associated organization: Longman and Broderip (London, England),
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