Author: MOLIQUE, Bernhard.
Title: Abraham. An Oratorio. Op. 65.
Description: London, Ewer & Co. c.1860 - 1867. Hardcover. 4to. Gilt to title. Engraved music. Plate No. 10073. Spine worn, with parts of backstrip missing & chipped. Embossed boards sunned & marked. Light water stain to top edge of first 10 pages. Prev. owner's name to top RH corner of title-page. Some pages foxed, o/wise contents good. In English & German. Bernhard Molique (1802 - 1869) was a celebrated violinist & composer of his day with this work being performed at the Norwich Festival in 1860 (Grove's: 1945). A probable first edition. Overall a still well-bound copy of a very scarce work. 217pp.

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