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	COLLES A.: Pavan, a Spanish Dance. London, Elton & Co. 1887-92. With a monochrome front cover unsigned of a peacock in the ' eye of the capital P and then a frame with two small peacocks either side and in the center a man and woman in court dress about to dance. Sadly the composer remains obscure though might be related to the future editor of Groves, H.C. Colles though probably unlikely. The publisher was only at this address between 1887-92. Folio size with music. Condition VG € (euro) 20.00 [Appr.: US$ 29.96 \| £UK 18.25 \| JP¥ 2646] Book number: 6796 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	CORBIN A: Santiago Spanish Valse. London Francis,Day & Hunter 1896. With a colour lithograph by Wm. Spalding of an inset portrait of two couples dancing in Spanish costume and to one side a man playing a drum and flute. The titles and a variety of Spanish instruments form a frame. Hand dated April 30th 1896. Whilst I can find no information on the composer, this piece was recorded as late as 1911 on the Wurlitzer catalogue and another version made in 1921 as an Edison recording. . Folio size with music. Condition VG. € (euro) 40.00 [Appr.: US$ 59.92 \| £UK 36.25 \| JP¥ 5293] Book number: 3719 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	WILLIAMS L. ARR.: The Monkies Polka . London B. Williams mid 1850's. With a fascinating monochrome illustration of two monkies (male and female) dressed the part and dancing the polka . Being number 129 in the Williams Cyclopedia of Music. ). Folio size with music. Very worn and expertly repaired on the outer edge and some loss along bottom edge but essentially all intact , also a very expert repair across a central tear. Rare item. € (euro) 50.00 [Appr.: US$ 74.9 \| £UK 45.25 \| JP¥ 6616] Book number: 3728 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	MORRIS ARTHUR .: The Veleta New Round Dance. London, Francis,Day & Hunter.1900. With monochrome lettered cover and with a photograph of a couple in position prior to starting to dance. Probably a photograph of the originator of the dance, Arthur Morris who has the letters B.A.T.D after his name presumably a teacher of dancing. with 5 pages of music and an inside front page instructions on how to dance the new round dance, the Veleta. A few small holes along spine where stitching used to be else condition VG. € (euro) 50.00 [Appr.: US$ 74.9 \| £UK 45.25 \| JP¥ 6616] Book number: 6661 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	SCHERPF JOHN C.: The Esmeralda. New York ,H.B. Dodworth .1853 . As taught at Mr A. Dodworth's Academy. With a horizontal lettered design with ornate leaf work entwined between titles by Pearsen and the music engraved by W.G. Ackerman. Also published by Wm Hall of New York. John Scherpf also arranged La Manola (the favourite dances of the Rousset Family) and published by Van Derbeek in 1852. The Esmeralda was used by Dodworth for dance tuition and here published by Harvey Dodworth who at the time was a music teacher/publisher. Folio size with music.Condition Good and an unusual horizontal cover illustration. € (euro) 26.00 [Appr.: US$ 38.95 \| £UK 23.5 \| JP¥ 3440] Book number: 2664 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	MATTHEWS CHARLES .: The Auriol Polka . London, Duncombe & Moon . 1849-52 . With a monochrome unsigned lithographic portrait of the ballet dancer Madlle. Francesca Auriol who appears to dancing a Spanish piece as she has a pair of castanets in her hands and three or four bouquets at her feet including a garland with her name. Sadly there is little information on the dancer Auriol who does merit an entry in The Romantic Ballet by Sitwell and Beaumont, for her performance in 1848 in Esmeralda and a lithograph by Baugniet else remains obscure. However Charles Mathews(1804-78) was the partner and eventual husband of Eliza Vestris at this time and it is reasonable to suppose that Auriol was dancing for the actress /Manager and her talented actor/ composer husband.. In 1856 Mme Vestris died, and in the following year Mathews again visited the United States, where in 1858 he married Mrs. A.H. Davenport. Together, they acted both in America and in London.. The London publishing firm of Duncombe & Moon were only together between 1849-53.and the Edinburgh co publisher moved from that address in 1852 and so 1849-52 seems reasonable.Folio size with music. Condition VG. € (euro) 60.00 [Appr.: US$ 89.88 \| £UK 54.25 \| JP¥ 7939] Book number: 5772 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	COOTE CHARLES .: Coote's Cure Lancers. London, Hopwood & Crew. c 1862. With an unsigned mainly lettered red, green and black cover and with a head and shoulders portrait of the Perfect Cure singer J.H. Stead complete with dunces cap on. Folio with music. Including in the tunes are The Perfect Cure, Rosalie, The Great Eastern, Up the Thames to Richmond and others.Also the five Lancers dance figures are described on various pages.The composer Charles Coote was also a major dancing orchestra leader with his Coote & Tinney's Band. The Perfect Cure caused an enormous furore at the early music halls when performed by J.H Stead in a red and white baggy uniform and a dunces cap. He sang it whilst bouncing up and down in 1861.The tune was actually Blewitt's, The Monkey & the Nuts. Another tune used here is a Howard Paul song, Up the Thames to Richmond sung in 1860 and rather supports the suggested publishing date. A rare sheet,featuring the portrait of the early music hall performer J.H. Stead. Narrow tape along spine and small repair on bottom edge else condition Good/ VG. € (euro) 86.00 [Appr.: US$ 128.83 \| £UK 77.5 \| JP¥ 11380] Book number: 6663 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	GODFREY CHARLES.: Esmeralda Waltzes. London, Duff & Stewart .c1870. With a full colour lithograph cover by the lithographic artist/composer, Michael Watson, of the Gipsy Esmeralda dancing. The composer Charles Godfrey (1839-1919) transferred from the Scots Fusiliers to the Royal Horse Guards in 1868 and here he is advertised as Bandmaster of the 'Royals'. He was one of the famous Godfrey family of bandmasters, conductors and composers who dominated popular dance music for three generations. The publishers Duff & Stewart were only at this address between 1868 and 79.Folio with music. Some Grease spotting mainly along bottom edge and not affecting else condition Good. € (euro) 35.00 [Appr.: US$ 52.43 \| £UK 31.75 \| JP¥ 4631] Book number: 4716 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	D'ALBERT CHARLES.: The Invitation Polka. London, Chappell & Co. 1858. With an unsigned colour lithograph of an 18th century couple , with the man inviting the young woman to dance.Very reminiscent of John Brandard's artwork. The composer Charles Louis D'Albert(1809-86) was the son of a French cavalry captain and was the major dance instructor in the middle years in British society. John Brandard(1812-63) . Advert on back page dated 1858.The top title slightly trimmed and the bottom trimmed to lose publisher's imprint else condition VG. € (euro) 45.00 [Appr.: US$ 67.41 \| £UK 40.75 \| JP¥ 5954] Book number: 5230 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	GODFREY CHARLES.: The Wind-Up Galop. London ,Cramer Wood & Co. 1871/2. With a wonderful Thomas Packer colour lithograph that might almost have been drawn by Concanen. It shows a clock being speeded around by a couple of devils swinging on it's chains, with it's clock face a picture of panic, whilst down either side of the page little vignettes of people are being prepared, driven and guided to the ball and a couple are doing the galop . The composer Charles Godfrey(1839-1919) was one of the famous Godfrey family of bandmasters, conductors and composers who dominated British popular dance music for three generations. The notable music publishing firm of Cramer was only Cramer Wood between 1871-2 and that helps to date this piece. Folio size with music. Trimmed at top edge to lose tip of letters' The' else condition VG. Superb cover . € (euro) 70.00 [Appr.: US$ 104.86 \| £UK 63.25 \| JP¥ 9262] Book number: 6797 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	UNKNOWN COMPOSER.: The Lancer's Quadrilles. London. No publishers. c. Early 1840's. As this piece is lacking a front cover( the music and full instructions for the dances are present) thus information is very scanty on this item. 5pp of music make up La Rose, La Lodoiska , La Dorset, L'Etoile and Les Lancers. The clue may be Rodolphe Kreutzer(1766-1831) a noted French violinist and composer, whose opera Lodoiska( 1791) was fairly successful and the Overture was for many years a great favourite. So any time between 1830-40's is a guess. Except for the front cover loss condition VG. € (euro) 35.00 [Appr.: US$ 52.43 \| £UK 31.75 \| JP¥ 4631] Book number: 6795 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	STIEBELT D.: Le Retour Du Zephir. London Robert Birchall c 1802. Ornate lettered front cover 16pp of music. A favorite Ballet for the Piano Forte with or without additional Keys also an Accompaniment for Violin & Tambourine . Daniel Steibelt (1765-1823) was so celebrated as a composer/piano player that many considered him a serious rival to Beethoven . He arrived in London in late 1796 and his first performance was May 1797 and in 1798 he composed his Concerto in E which included his Storm Rondo and this was hugely popular. After a less than triumphant tour of Germany and France including an embarrassing musical argument with Beethoven, he returned to London in 1802 where he was still very popular. In 1808/9 he moved to St Petersburg and in that city he died.The publisher Birchall published at least four other pieces by Stiebelt. Condition VG Scarce. € (euro) 75.00 [Appr.: US$ 112.35 \| £UK 67.75 \| JP¥ 9924] Book number: 7251 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	DEVEREAUX, L.: Come to the Old Oak Tree. London, Leoni Lee .c late 1830's. With an unsigned monochrome lithograph ½ page illustration of couple dancing by moonlight under an old oak tree to a fiddler standing on a chair and in the foreground two young women encouraging new arrivals to dance under the tree, watched by a man. From the Songs of the Greenwood and inside the sheet is entitled the Gipsy's Festival. The chorus of the song however repeats the front page title . 6pp of music. The composer L. Devereaux is somewhat obscure though he did arrange the Maltese Boatman's Song for Firth Ponds of New York between 1832-47. Whether he was a later relation of the noted Robert Devereaux(1567-1601) the Earl of Essex, Queens Elizabeth's favourite I am unable to say. Condition VG. € (euro) 58.00 [Appr.: US$ 86.88 \| £UK 52.5 \| JP¥ 7675] Book number: 4686 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	LANCELOTT F. & KAYNE A.: Come Away to the Glen. London, Musical Bouquet. c 1845. With a charming monochrome lithograph portrait of two ballet dancers, male and female in classic pose and in the background two more couples dancing in the forest. Sadly both Lancelott and Kayne remain obscure , this in spite of the fact that Lancelott undertook a fair amount of the arranging of Musical Bouquet material. The song was sung by the actress/singer Mrs Harriett Waylett(1800-51) who made a good reputation for herself in the English provinces and later at Drury Lane to sing in Love In a Village. In 1826 she married George Alexander Lee, the composer and appeared in his Dublin theatre for a ten year period.This music numbered 24 was published at the very beginning of the series around 1845 during Messrs Bingley and Strange's ownership and was published before Charles Sheard bought the company in the early 1850's Folio with music. Condition VG Rare early ballet dancers . € (euro) 90.00 [Appr.: US$ 134.82 \| £UK 81.25 \| JP¥ 11909] Book number: 5567 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	VENUA F.: I Contadine Tirolesi. London, Robert Birchall. c 1814. Full page of ornate lettered titles and 25 pp of music. The composer Venua though rather obscure composed the music for many of the London Ballets at the King's Theatre in the first two decades of the 19th century. This publisher also published Pietro il Grande by Venua. This is a Pastoral ballet performed at the Kings Theatre Haymarket, London by Mr Rossi.It includes The Pas de Trois by Mons Boigirar et Mesdames le Clair et Nora. The Tambourine Dance by Mons. Moreau, the Pas de Trois by Mons. Vestris & Mdme Angiolini & Monroy and the Pas de Deux danced by Mons & Mdme De Hayes . The publisher Robert Birchall was only at this address between 1809-19. In fact Birchall died in 1819 and the business changed name. Condition VG. Rare. € (euro) 105.00 [Appr.: US$ 157.29 \| £UK 94.75 \| JP¥ 13894] Book number: 7250 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	VENUA F.: The Favourite Gavotte from Borea E Zeffiro. London, Robert Birchall. c 1814. ½ page titles and 3½ pp of music. The composer Venua though rather obscure composed the music for many of the London Ballets at the King's Theatre in the first two decades of the 19th century. The gavotte was danced by Mr. & Madame Deshayes, presumably Andre Jean Jacque Deshayes and his ballet dancer wife at the beginning of his time in London . The publisher Robert Birchall was only at this address between 1809-19. In fact Birchall died in 1819 and the business changed name. Condition VG. Rare. € (euro) 45.00 [Appr.: US$ 67.41 \| £UK 40.75 \| JP¥ 5954] Book number: 5233 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	VENUA F.: Pietro Il Grande. London, Robert Birchall. c 1812. Full page of ornate lettered titles and 33 pp of music. The composer Venua though rather obscure composed the music for many of the London Ballets at the King's Theatre in the first two decades of the 19th century. This is a ballet performed at the Kings Theatre Haymarket, London by Mr Rossi.It includes The Pas de Trois by Mons Boigirar et Mesdames le Clair et Nora. The Tambourine Dance by Mons. Moreau, the Pas Seul Mdme Monroy, Meneuett a la Polonaise and a Pas Seul Mdme Nora . The favourite Pas Russe danced by Mons. Vestris(probably Armand) & Mademoiselle Angiolini .A Turkish March and a Pas Seul by Mons. Vestris, a Pas de Deux by Mons. Moreau & Mdme Monroy and a Pas Seul by Mademoiselle Angiolini . This ballet is earlier than Don Quichotti. The publisher Robert Birchall was only at this address between 1809-19. In fact Birchall died in 1819 and the business changed name. Condition VG. Rare. € (euro) 115.00 [Appr.: US$ 172.27 \| £UK 103.75 \| JP¥ 15217] Book number: 7252 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	LANCELOTT F.: The Redowa & Polish Polkas. London, Bingley & Strange's Musical Bouquet .late 1840's. With a monochrome illustrated ½ page of a couple in Polish costume dancing the polka within an ornate circular frame. Possibly Carlotta Grisi and Jules Perrott and rather in the style of John Brandard. Sadly F. Lancelott remains obscure , this in spite of the fact that he undertook a fair amount of composing and arranging of Musical Bouquet material.Monochrome illustration is likely to be by Alfred Ashley. This is numbered number 13 and so is right at the very beginning of the Musical Bouquet story. In the early 1850's, Charles Sheard bought the publishing business and proceeded to produce 9,000 items in the catalogue. Folio size with music. Trimmed at the top to remove the Musical bouquet name and part of the circle but the main illustration and all the music is intact else Good. € (euro) 50.00 [Appr.: US$ 74.9 \| £UK 45.25 \| JP¥ 6616] Book number: 6793 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	VENUA F.: Two Favourite Airs from the Spanish Divertisement. London, Robert Birchall. c 1814. ½ page titles and 4 ½ pp of music. The composer Venua though rather obscure composed the music for many of the London Ballets at the King's Theatre in the first two decades of the 19th century. The two favourite airs were danced by Mr Moreau . The publisher Robert Birchall was only at this address between 1809-19. In fact Birchall died in 1819 and the business changed name. Condition VG. Rare. € (euro) 38.00 [Appr.: US$ 56.92 \| £UK 34.25 \| JP¥ 5028] Book number: 5231 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	BURGMULLER F.: Les Yeaux Bleus Valse & Ne Touchez Pas a la Reine Valse. London Musical Bouquet c 1850's . With a ½ page monochrome unsigned lithograph of an early Victorian Dance with couples seated along the side and at least three couples dancing in the foreground of the ballroom. .Johann Frederick Burgmuller(1806-74) wrote a couple of operas and much piano music often for the dance. Number 246 in the Musical Bouquet dance series. This series commenced around 1846 and was the combined idea of James Bingley and William Strange and operated from 192 High Holborn and they blatantly pirated material from other publishers in the days before the establishment of copyright and Stationers Hall. This early sheet is just such an example. Nevertheless the front cover is stylish enough and may well be an Alfred Ashley front cover. Around 1850 Chas Sheard had replaced William Strange and indeed had taken over James Bingley's investment and under his control, the Musical Bouquet continued until 1889 and ran to almost 9,000 individual pieces of music. Folio size with music. Condition VG. € (euro) 44.00 [Appr.: US$ 65.91 \| £UK 39.75 \| JP¥ 5822] Book number: 4345 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	LAURENT HENRI.: The Argyll Galop. London, Boosey & Co. July 1858. With a superb colour lithograph by John Brandard of a couple dancing the Argyll Galop and dedicated to the patrons of the Argyll Rooms in London. The composer Henri Laurent is sadly slightly obscure although he was the musical director of the Argyll Rooms for many years( information via Kurt ganzl) and he seems around this time quite often to have arranged quadrilles and waltzes based on themes from famous operas such Dinorah for the firm of Boosey, indeed there is a list of these on the back page . The Argyll building was originally a tennis court, it became a circus, a theatre, a club and a venue for music and dancing when Robert Bignell (a wine merchant) opened the Argyll Rooms (named after the famous rooms in Argyll Street which burned down in 1832) in 1851. It attracted the nobility and the demi-monde (fringes of society) of the period and became famous for its masquerade balls.Folio size with music. Condition VG. € (euro) 90.00 [Appr.: US$ 134.82 \| £UK 81.25 \| JP¥ 11909] Book number: 5773 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	FAHRBACH PHILIPPE JNR.: Frasquita Valse. London ,Metzler & Co .c 1880. With a lovely full page colour lithograph illustration by the Hanhart Brothers of a Gipsy dancer. The composer Philippe Fahrbach(1843-85) was a Viennese composer and arranger especially of dance music. He had a composer brother Josef(1804-83). Bizet's Carmen has the soprano character Frasquita. Meyer Lutz wrote a 2 act comic opera of that title(1893) and as late as 1922 Franz Lehar wrote an operetta of that name.But I believe Fahrbach is referring to Bizet's Frasquita and it is possible that this is an illustration from the London opera. Folio size with music.Condition VG . € (euro) 42.00 [Appr.: US$ 62.92 \| £UK 38 \| JP¥ 5557] Book number: 2124 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	STRAUSS JOHN ( JOHANN).: La Sonnambula Walzer. London,Monro & May. c 1837/8. With an ornate lettered cover. Composed and arranged by Johann Strauss and perfomed at the Balls of Her Gracious majesty Queen Victoria. ).Johann Strauss the Elder(1804-1849) First led a small Orchestra in 1826 and their playing and his waltzes took at first Austria and then German speaking Europe by storm through the next ten years. He was invited to tour the capitals of Europe from 1837 .In 1838 alone, he had played 72 concerts and innumerable balls in honour of the newly crowned Queen Victoria. .Vincenzo Bellini(1802-35) composed three notable operas La Sonnambula, Norma and I Puritani. His work was as popular in England as in his home country Italy and in 1833 he visited England and then France and returned to England ,where he contracted dysentry and died. Folio with music .Condition VG. € (euro) 50.00 [Appr.: US$ 74.9 \| £UK 45.25 \| JP¥ 6616] Book number: 5568 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	LABITZKY JOSEF .: The Celebrated Elfin Waltzes. London Musical Bouquet c late1840's. With a lovely unsigned monochrome ½ page illustration of several couples standing, sitting and dancing in a ballroom . In particular thereare three couples in the foreground dancing . The scene set in a frame of dance composer's names and ornate flowers & vines. The composer Josef Labitzky (1802-81) was a Bohemian born bandmaster whose composed material for a time rivalled Strauss. He wrote between 400 and 500 dance compositions. The Musical Bouquet imprint was purchased by Chas Sheard in 1850 and this pre-dates that.6pp of music. Stitch marks down spine else condition VG . € (euro) 70.00 [Appr.: US$ 104.86 \| £UK 63.25 \| JP¥ 9262] Book number: 4087 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	LABITZKY JOSEF & LANNER.: Souvenirs D'allemagne Waltzes No 2. London, Monro & May. C 1839. Ornate lettered titles. Music comprising 14 waltzes with an introduction and finale. The composer Josef Labitzky (1802-81) was a Bohemian born bandmaster whose composed material for a time rivalled Strauss. He arrived in London to conduct in the early 1850's as an attempt to rival Jullien but his major pieces were published almost a decade earlier . He wrote between 400 and 500 dance compositions. Josef Franz K. Lanner( 1800-43) was the Viennese born Bandmaster of the Second Burger Regiment . He composed over 250 waltzes and for a time was a major rival of the elder Strauss.Folio with music Condition VG . € (euro) 40.00 [Appr.: US$ 59.92 \| £UK 36.25 \| JP¥ 5293] Book number: 5570 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.

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	COLLES A.: Pavan, a Spanish Dance. London, Elton & Co. 1887-92. With a monochrome front cover unsigned of a peacock in the ' eye of the capital P and then a frame with two small peacocks either side and in the center a man and woman in court dress about to dance. Sadly the composer remains obscure though might be related to the future editor of Groves, H.C. Colles though probably unlikely. The publisher was only at this address between 1887-92. Folio size with music. Condition VG € (euro) 20.00 [Appr.: US$ 29.96 \| £UK 18.25 \| JP¥ 2646] Book number: 6796 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	CORBIN A: Santiago Spanish Valse. London Francis,Day & Hunter 1896. With a colour lithograph by Wm. Spalding of an inset portrait of two couples dancing in Spanish costume and to one side a man playing a drum and flute. The titles and a variety of Spanish instruments form a frame. Hand dated April 30th 1896. Whilst I can find no information on the composer, this piece was recorded as late as 1911 on the Wurlitzer catalogue and another version made in 1921 as an Edison recording. . Folio size with music. Condition VG. € (euro) 40.00 [Appr.: US$ 59.92 \| £UK 36.25 \| JP¥ 5293] Book number: 3719 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	WILLIAMS L. ARR.: The Monkies Polka . London B. Williams mid 1850's. With a fascinating monochrome illustration of two monkies (male and female) dressed the part and dancing the polka . Being number 129 in the Williams Cyclopedia of Music. ). Folio size with music. Very worn and expertly repaired on the outer edge and some loss along bottom edge but essentially all intact , also a very expert repair across a central tear. Rare item. € (euro) 50.00 [Appr.: US$ 74.9 \| £UK 45.25 \| JP¥ 6616] Book number: 3728 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	MORRIS ARTHUR .: The Veleta New Round Dance. London, Francis,Day & Hunter.1900. With monochrome lettered cover and with a photograph of a couple in position prior to starting to dance. Probably a photograph of the originator of the dance, Arthur Morris who has the letters B.A.T.D after his name presumably a teacher of dancing. with 5 pages of music and an inside front page instructions on how to dance the new round dance, the Veleta. A few small holes along spine where stitching used to be else condition VG. € (euro) 50.00 [Appr.: US$ 74.9 \| £UK 45.25 \| JP¥ 6616] Book number: 6661 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	SCHERPF JOHN C.: The Esmeralda. New York ,H.B. Dodworth .1853 . As taught at Mr A. Dodworth's Academy. With a horizontal lettered design with ornate leaf work entwined between titles by Pearsen and the music engraved by W.G. Ackerman. Also published by Wm Hall of New York. John Scherpf also arranged La Manola (the favourite dances of the Rousset Family) and published by Van Derbeek in 1852. The Esmeralda was used by Dodworth for dance tuition and here published by Harvey Dodworth who at the time was a music teacher/publisher. Folio size with music.Condition Good and an unusual horizontal cover illustration. € (euro) 26.00 [Appr.: US$ 38.95 \| £UK 23.5 \| JP¥ 3440] Book number: 2664 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	MATTHEWS CHARLES .: The Auriol Polka . London, Duncombe & Moon . 1849-52 . With a monochrome unsigned lithographic portrait of the ballet dancer Madlle. Francesca Auriol who appears to dancing a Spanish piece as she has a pair of castanets in her hands and three or four bouquets at her feet including a garland with her name. Sadly there is little information on the dancer Auriol who does merit an entry in The Romantic Ballet by Sitwell and Beaumont, for her performance in 1848 in Esmeralda and a lithograph by Baugniet else remains obscure. However Charles Mathews(1804-78) was the partner and eventual husband of Eliza Vestris at this time and it is reasonable to suppose that Auriol was dancing for the actress /Manager and her talented actor/ composer husband.. In 1856 Mme Vestris died, and in the following year Mathews again visited the United States, where in 1858 he married Mrs. A.H. Davenport. Together, they acted both in America and in London.. The London publishing firm of Duncombe & Moon were only together between 1849-53.and the Edinburgh co publisher moved from that address in 1852 and so 1849-52 seems reasonable.Folio size with music. Condition VG. € (euro) 60.00 [Appr.: US$ 89.88 \| £UK 54.25 \| JP¥ 7939] Book number: 5772 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	COOTE CHARLES .: Coote's Cure Lancers. London, Hopwood & Crew. c 1862. With an unsigned mainly lettered red, green and black cover and with a head and shoulders portrait of the Perfect Cure singer J.H. Stead complete with dunces cap on. Folio with music. Including in the tunes are The Perfect Cure, Rosalie, The Great Eastern, Up the Thames to Richmond and others.Also the five Lancers dance figures are described on various pages.The composer Charles Coote was also a major dancing orchestra leader with his Coote & Tinney's Band. The Perfect Cure caused an enormous furore at the early music halls when performed by J.H Stead in a red and white baggy uniform and a dunces cap. He sang it whilst bouncing up and down in 1861.The tune was actually Blewitt's, The Monkey & the Nuts. Another tune used here is a Howard Paul song, Up the Thames to Richmond sung in 1860 and rather supports the suggested publishing date. A rare sheet,featuring the portrait of the early music hall performer J.H. Stead. Narrow tape along spine and small repair on bottom edge else condition Good/ VG. € (euro) 86.00 [Appr.: US$ 128.83 \| £UK 77.5 \| JP¥ 11380] Book number: 6663 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	GODFREY CHARLES.: Esmeralda Waltzes. London, Duff & Stewart .c1870. With a full colour lithograph cover by the lithographic artist/composer, Michael Watson, of the Gipsy Esmeralda dancing. The composer Charles Godfrey (1839-1919) transferred from the Scots Fusiliers to the Royal Horse Guards in 1868 and here he is advertised as Bandmaster of the 'Royals'. He was one of the famous Godfrey family of bandmasters, conductors and composers who dominated popular dance music for three generations. The publishers Duff & Stewart were only at this address between 1868 and 79.Folio with music. Some Grease spotting mainly along bottom edge and not affecting else condition Good. € (euro) 35.00 [Appr.: US$ 52.43 \| £UK 31.75 \| JP¥ 4631] Book number: 4716 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	D'ALBERT CHARLES.: The Invitation Polka. London, Chappell & Co. 1858. With an unsigned colour lithograph of an 18th century couple , with the man inviting the young woman to dance.Very reminiscent of John Brandard's artwork. The composer Charles Louis D'Albert(1809-86) was the son of a French cavalry captain and was the major dance instructor in the middle years in British society. John Brandard(1812-63) . Advert on back page dated 1858.The top title slightly trimmed and the bottom trimmed to lose publisher's imprint else condition VG. € (euro) 45.00 [Appr.: US$ 67.41 \| £UK 40.75 \| JP¥ 5954] Book number: 5230 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	GODFREY CHARLES.: The Wind-Up Galop. London ,Cramer Wood & Co. 1871/2. With a wonderful Thomas Packer colour lithograph that might almost have been drawn by Concanen. It shows a clock being speeded around by a couple of devils swinging on it's chains, with it's clock face a picture of panic, whilst down either side of the page little vignettes of people are being prepared, driven and guided to the ball and a couple are doing the galop . The composer Charles Godfrey(1839-1919) was one of the famous Godfrey family of bandmasters, conductors and composers who dominated British popular dance music for three generations. The notable music publishing firm of Cramer was only Cramer Wood between 1871-2 and that helps to date this piece. Folio size with music. Trimmed at top edge to lose tip of letters' The' else condition VG. Superb cover . € (euro) 70.00 [Appr.: US$ 104.86 \| £UK 63.25 \| JP¥ 9262] Book number: 6797 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	UNKNOWN COMPOSER.: The Lancer's Quadrilles. London. No publishers. c. Early 1840's. As this piece is lacking a front cover( the music and full instructions for the dances are present) thus information is very scanty on this item. 5pp of music make up La Rose, La Lodoiska , La Dorset, L'Etoile and Les Lancers. The clue may be Rodolphe Kreutzer(1766-1831) a noted French violinist and composer, whose opera Lodoiska( 1791) was fairly successful and the Overture was for many years a great favourite. So any time between 1830-40's is a guess. Except for the front cover loss condition VG. € (euro) 35.00 [Appr.: US$ 52.43 \| £UK 31.75 \| JP¥ 4631] Book number: 6795 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	STIEBELT D.: Le Retour Du Zephir. London Robert Birchall c 1802. Ornate lettered front cover 16pp of music. A favorite Ballet for the Piano Forte with or without additional Keys also an Accompaniment for Violin & Tambourine . Daniel Steibelt (1765-1823) was so celebrated as a composer/piano player that many considered him a serious rival to Beethoven . He arrived in London in late 1796 and his first performance was May 1797 and in 1798 he composed his Concerto in E which included his Storm Rondo and this was hugely popular. After a less than triumphant tour of Germany and France including an embarrassing musical argument with Beethoven, he returned to London in 1802 where he was still very popular. In 1808/9 he moved to St Petersburg and in that city he died.The publisher Birchall published at least four other pieces by Stiebelt. Condition VG Scarce. € (euro) 75.00 [Appr.: US$ 112.35 \| £UK 67.75 \| JP¥ 9924] Book number: 7251 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	DEVEREAUX, L.: Come to the Old Oak Tree. London, Leoni Lee .c late 1830's. With an unsigned monochrome lithograph ½ page illustration of couple dancing by moonlight under an old oak tree to a fiddler standing on a chair and in the foreground two young women encouraging new arrivals to dance under the tree, watched by a man. From the Songs of the Greenwood and inside the sheet is entitled the Gipsy's Festival. The chorus of the song however repeats the front page title . 6pp of music. The composer L. Devereaux is somewhat obscure though he did arrange the Maltese Boatman's Song for Firth Ponds of New York between 1832-47. Whether he was a later relation of the noted Robert Devereaux(1567-1601) the Earl of Essex, Queens Elizabeth's favourite I am unable to say. Condition VG. € (euro) 58.00 [Appr.: US$ 86.88 \| £UK 52.5 \| JP¥ 7675] Book number: 4686 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	LANCELOTT F. & KAYNE A.: Come Away to the Glen. London, Musical Bouquet. c 1845. With a charming monochrome lithograph portrait of two ballet dancers, male and female in classic pose and in the background two more couples dancing in the forest. Sadly both Lancelott and Kayne remain obscure , this in spite of the fact that Lancelott undertook a fair amount of the arranging of Musical Bouquet material. The song was sung by the actress/singer Mrs Harriett Waylett(1800-51) who made a good reputation for herself in the English provinces and later at Drury Lane to sing in Love In a Village. In 1826 she married George Alexander Lee, the composer and appeared in his Dublin theatre for a ten year period.This music numbered 24 was published at the very beginning of the series around 1845 during Messrs Bingley and Strange's ownership and was published before Charles Sheard bought the company in the early 1850's Folio with music. Condition VG Rare early ballet dancers . € (euro) 90.00 [Appr.: US$ 134.82 \| £UK 81.25 \| JP¥ 11909] Book number: 5567 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	VENUA F.: I Contadine Tirolesi. London, Robert Birchall. c 1814. Full page of ornate lettered titles and 25 pp of music. The composer Venua though rather obscure composed the music for many of the London Ballets at the King's Theatre in the first two decades of the 19th century. This publisher also published Pietro il Grande by Venua. This is a Pastoral ballet performed at the Kings Theatre Haymarket, London by Mr Rossi.It includes The Pas de Trois by Mons Boigirar et Mesdames le Clair et Nora. The Tambourine Dance by Mons. Moreau, the Pas de Trois by Mons. Vestris & Mdme Angiolini & Monroy and the Pas de Deux danced by Mons & Mdme De Hayes . The publisher Robert Birchall was only at this address between 1809-19. In fact Birchall died in 1819 and the business changed name. Condition VG. Rare. € (euro) 105.00 [Appr.: US$ 157.29 \| £UK 94.75 \| JP¥ 13894] Book number: 7250 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	VENUA F.: The Favourite Gavotte from Borea E Zeffiro. London, Robert Birchall. c 1814. ½ page titles and 3½ pp of music. The composer Venua though rather obscure composed the music for many of the London Ballets at the King's Theatre in the first two decades of the 19th century. The gavotte was danced by Mr. & Madame Deshayes, presumably Andre Jean Jacque Deshayes and his ballet dancer wife at the beginning of his time in London . The publisher Robert Birchall was only at this address between 1809-19. In fact Birchall died in 1819 and the business changed name. Condition VG. Rare. € (euro) 45.00 [Appr.: US$ 67.41 \| £UK 40.75 \| JP¥ 5954] Book number: 5233 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	VENUA F.: Pietro Il Grande. London, Robert Birchall. c 1812. Full page of ornate lettered titles and 33 pp of music. The composer Venua though rather obscure composed the music for many of the London Ballets at the King's Theatre in the first two decades of the 19th century. This is a ballet performed at the Kings Theatre Haymarket, London by Mr Rossi.It includes The Pas de Trois by Mons Boigirar et Mesdames le Clair et Nora. The Tambourine Dance by Mons. Moreau, the Pas Seul Mdme Monroy, Meneuett a la Polonaise and a Pas Seul Mdme Nora . The favourite Pas Russe danced by Mons. Vestris(probably Armand) & Mademoiselle Angiolini .A Turkish March and a Pas Seul by Mons. Vestris, a Pas de Deux by Mons. Moreau & Mdme Monroy and a Pas Seul by Mademoiselle Angiolini . This ballet is earlier than Don Quichotti. The publisher Robert Birchall was only at this address between 1809-19. In fact Birchall died in 1819 and the business changed name. Condition VG. Rare. € (euro) 115.00 [Appr.: US$ 172.27 \| £UK 103.75 \| JP¥ 15217] Book number: 7252 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	LANCELOTT F.: The Redowa & Polish Polkas. London, Bingley & Strange's Musical Bouquet .late 1840's. With a monochrome illustrated ½ page of a couple in Polish costume dancing the polka within an ornate circular frame. Possibly Carlotta Grisi and Jules Perrott and rather in the style of John Brandard. Sadly F. Lancelott remains obscure , this in spite of the fact that he undertook a fair amount of composing and arranging of Musical Bouquet material.Monochrome illustration is likely to be by Alfred Ashley. This is numbered number 13 and so is right at the very beginning of the Musical Bouquet story. In the early 1850's, Charles Sheard bought the publishing business and proceeded to produce 9,000 items in the catalogue. Folio size with music. Trimmed at the top to remove the Musical bouquet name and part of the circle but the main illustration and all the music is intact else Good. € (euro) 50.00 [Appr.: US$ 74.9 \| £UK 45.25 \| JP¥ 6616] Book number: 6793 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	VENUA F.: Two Favourite Airs from the Spanish Divertisement. London, Robert Birchall. c 1814. ½ page titles and 4 ½ pp of music. The composer Venua though rather obscure composed the music for many of the London Ballets at the King's Theatre in the first two decades of the 19th century. The two favourite airs were danced by Mr Moreau . The publisher Robert Birchall was only at this address between 1809-19. In fact Birchall died in 1819 and the business changed name. Condition VG. Rare. € (euro) 38.00 [Appr.: US$ 56.92 \| £UK 34.25 \| JP¥ 5028] Book number: 5231 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	BURGMULLER F.: Les Yeaux Bleus Valse & Ne Touchez Pas a la Reine Valse. London Musical Bouquet c 1850's . With a ½ page monochrome unsigned lithograph of an early Victorian Dance with couples seated along the side and at least three couples dancing in the foreground of the ballroom. .Johann Frederick Burgmuller(1806-74) wrote a couple of operas and much piano music often for the dance. Number 246 in the Musical Bouquet dance series. This series commenced around 1846 and was the combined idea of James Bingley and William Strange and operated from 192 High Holborn and they blatantly pirated material from other publishers in the days before the establishment of copyright and Stationers Hall. This early sheet is just such an example. Nevertheless the front cover is stylish enough and may well be an Alfred Ashley front cover. Around 1850 Chas Sheard had replaced William Strange and indeed had taken over James Bingley's investment and under his control, the Musical Bouquet continued until 1889 and ran to almost 9,000 individual pieces of music. Folio size with music. Condition VG. € (euro) 44.00 [Appr.: US$ 65.91 \| £UK 39.75 \| JP¥ 5822] Book number: 4345 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	LAURENT HENRI.: The Argyll Galop. London, Boosey & Co. July 1858. With a superb colour lithograph by John Brandard of a couple dancing the Argyll Galop and dedicated to the patrons of the Argyll Rooms in London. The composer Henri Laurent is sadly slightly obscure although he was the musical director of the Argyll Rooms for many years( information via Kurt ganzl) and he seems around this time quite often to have arranged quadrilles and waltzes based on themes from famous operas such Dinorah for the firm of Boosey, indeed there is a list of these on the back page . The Argyll building was originally a tennis court, it became a circus, a theatre, a club and a venue for music and dancing when Robert Bignell (a wine merchant) opened the Argyll Rooms (named after the famous rooms in Argyll Street which burned down in 1832) in 1851. It attracted the nobility and the demi-monde (fringes of society) of the period and became famous for its masquerade balls.Folio size with music. Condition VG. € (euro) 90.00 [Appr.: US$ 134.82 \| £UK 81.25 \| JP¥ 11909] Book number: 5773 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	FAHRBACH PHILIPPE JNR.: Frasquita Valse. London ,Metzler & Co .c 1880. With a lovely full page colour lithograph illustration by the Hanhart Brothers of a Gipsy dancer. The composer Philippe Fahrbach(1843-85) was a Viennese composer and arranger especially of dance music. He had a composer brother Josef(1804-83). Bizet's Carmen has the soprano character Frasquita. Meyer Lutz wrote a 2 act comic opera of that title(1893) and as late as 1922 Franz Lehar wrote an operetta of that name.But I believe Fahrbach is referring to Bizet's Frasquita and it is possible that this is an illustration from the London opera. Folio size with music.Condition VG . € (euro) 42.00 [Appr.: US$ 62.92 \| £UK 38 \| JP¥ 5557] Book number: 2124 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	STRAUSS JOHN ( JOHANN).: La Sonnambula Walzer. London,Monro & May. c 1837/8. With an ornate lettered cover. Composed and arranged by Johann Strauss and perfomed at the Balls of Her Gracious majesty Queen Victoria. ).Johann Strauss the Elder(1804-1849) First led a small Orchestra in 1826 and their playing and his waltzes took at first Austria and then German speaking Europe by storm through the next ten years. He was invited to tour the capitals of Europe from 1837 .In 1838 alone, he had played 72 concerts and innumerable balls in honour of the newly crowned Queen Victoria. .Vincenzo Bellini(1802-35) composed three notable operas La Sonnambula, Norma and I Puritani. His work was as popular in England as in his home country Italy and in 1833 he visited England and then France and returned to England ,where he contracted dysentry and died. Folio with music .Condition VG. € (euro) 50.00 [Appr.: US$ 74.9 \| £UK 45.25 \| JP¥ 6616] Book number: 5568 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	LABITZKY JOSEF .: The Celebrated Elfin Waltzes. London Musical Bouquet c late1840's. With a lovely unsigned monochrome ½ page illustration of several couples standing, sitting and dancing in a ballroom . In particular thereare three couples in the foreground dancing . The scene set in a frame of dance composer's names and ornate flowers & vines. The composer Josef Labitzky (1802-81) was a Bohemian born bandmaster whose composed material for a time rivalled Strauss. He wrote between 400 and 500 dance compositions. The Musical Bouquet imprint was purchased by Chas Sheard in 1850 and this pre-dates that.6pp of music. Stitch marks down spine else condition VG . € (euro) 70.00 [Appr.: US$ 104.86 \| £UK 63.25 \| JP¥ 9262] Book number: 4087 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	LABITZKY JOSEF & LANNER.: Souvenirs D'allemagne Waltzes No 2. London, Monro & May. C 1839. Ornate lettered titles. Music comprising 14 waltzes with an introduction and finale. The composer Josef Labitzky (1802-81) was a Bohemian born bandmaster whose composed material for a time rivalled Strauss. He arrived in London to conduct in the early 1850's as an attempt to rival Jullien but his major pieces were published almost a decade earlier . He wrote between 400 and 500 dance compositions. Josef Franz K. Lanner( 1800-43) was the Viennese born Bandmaster of the Second Burger Regiment . He composed over 250 waltzes and for a time was a major rival of the elder Strauss.Folio with music Condition VG . € (euro) 40.00 [Appr.: US$ 59.92 \| £UK 36.25 \| JP¥ 5293] Book number: 5570 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.