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Title: Neujahrsgeschenk ab dem Musiksaal an die Zürcherische Jugend. Auf das Jahr 1790. (- Auf das Jahr 1812).
Description: .: 13. Zürich, no printer (ab dem Musiksaal), year 1790-1799, gedruckt bey David Bürtli (from year 1800 till 1812), small in-4°, 21,5 x 16 cm, continuous pagination , 184 pp, with 22 full page frontispiece engravings (unpaginated). Convolute of 22 consecutive new year's gifts, each consisting of a frontispiece + 8 pp (title, 2-4 pp with printed music, 6-8 pp text). Bound in contemporary half roan, smooth spine with green leather title label, binding with some minor use, small oval private library stamp on first title leaf (Godefroy Sidler), tiny paper loss at corner of third frontispiece (not in the plate), a nice crisp copy. The custom to donate a new year's gift to the youth by cultural or citizens' societies originated in 17th century Zürich and was taken over by many Swiss and some German towns. Our example contains 22 consecutive printed gifts emanating from the '' Musiksaal'' in Zürich. The first nine years (1790-1798) have as subtitle ''Gesänge zur Befördering Vaterländische Jugend''. From 1799 onwards the subjects change; e.g. 1799 - Freiheit und Gleichheit der Zürcherschen Jugend gewiedmet. 1802 - Johann Caspar Lavater. 1803 - Das gerettete Zürich. 1805 - Das Schiff, eine Parabel. 1807 - 1808 -1809 - Zwingli (Jugend - Mannheit - Tod). 1810 - 1811 - 1812 Luther. .

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