Three works with an interest in the arts. James Dawson. 'The...

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Three works with an interest in the arts. James Dawson. 'The Life of J. Dawson', first edition, origianl green binding, containing the subscribers list which calls for 189 copies, scarce only 3 copies in UK libraries, 171 pages, Dawson was an actor and theatrical manager primarily in Cornwall, J.R.Netherton and Worth, Lemon Street, Truro, 1865; Richard McGrady. 'Music and Musicians in early Nineteenth-Century Cornwall being the world of Joseph Emidy', first edition, taken from Africa into slavery by the Portuguese, kidnapped by the British Navy and held aboard ship during the French Wars of the 1790’s before being abandoned in Falmouth, Joseph Emidy’s story deserves telling, what makes it remarkable is that Emidy a violinist and composer became a prominent figure in the muscial scene in Cornwall for the remaing 30 years of his life,168 pages, original wraps, good copy, University of Exeter Press, 1991; Maisie and Evelyn Radford. 'Musical Adventures in Cornwall, first edition, an account of the Radford sisters, the Falmouth opera singers as they tell of their work in First World War conditions in Falmouth, David & Charles, Dawlish, 1965; Programme of the 15th annual West of England Bandsmen’s Festival to be held at Bugle, Cornwall on saturday August 15th, 1931, 8 pages, copious adverts. Programe of the 18th annual West of England Bandsmen’s Festival to be held at Bugle, Cornwall on Saturday, July 20th,1935, 8 pages, copious adverts. (5)