Music - a Regency lady's manuscript music book, Moore's Melo...

Hammer

£480

Music - a Regency lady's manuscript music book, Moore's Melodies/[compiled by] Miss Jane Hathway, January 1825, inscribed engraved title-page, the contents with musical notation and/or libretto, disbound marbled boards, 4to, (1); another, similar, later, Samuel Cooper's Book, 1834, disbound marbled boards, 4to, (1); another later, Aron Winfield's, His Book, Ja:y 18th 1862, quarter-calf, oblong 8vo, (1); six further musical manuscripts, early 19th century and later, fully- or partially-inscribed, both 4to and oblong 8vo, (6), [9]

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Seems to be a mixture, but mostly devotional. I’ve taken a sample image from each manuscript, and illustrated contents pages from the two manuscripts which have them.

Hope this helps.