REGINALD SPOFFORTH
The Twelfth Cake, a Juvenile Amusement Consisting of Little Ballads to be Sung by the Following Characters Viz. King, Queen, Sailors Wife, Match Girl, Simon Pure, Ballad Singer and Harlequin. With a Finale and Introduction. The Music with an Accompaniment for the Piano Forte...
Longman & Broderip, c. 1798. Folio. pp. Engraved title, [1, blank], 1 [List of publications], 2 - 17 [1, blank]> with engraved headpieces to the songs. The first edition, no copies traced. A later edition was published by Broderip & Wilkinson, c. 1807 [British Library and the Bodleian]. The copy at Cambridge University dated 1778 - 1787 is likely to be later. Two of the only three copies to appear at auction [£350 in 1977] were dated [1790] but likely later.

Michael S. Kemp - Bookseller
Professional sellerBook number: 45411
GBP 952.00 [Appr.: EURO 1089 US$ 1278.32 | JP¥ 189069]
Keywords: Music