Author: Charles Dibdin; George Hogarth
Title: The Songs of Charles Dibdin
Description: London, G.H. Davidson, 1847-8. Leather. A comprehensive collection of the popular songs by Charles Dibdin, published posthumously, an early edition of this work complete in two volumes. A collection of the songs and poems of Charles Dibdin, the noted British composer and musician, who wrote over six-hundred songs during his life, and was the most prolific English songwriter of his time.Including comprehensive notes of historical, biographical, and critical nature, as well as Dibdin's most popular melodies and music with new piano-forte accompaniments. Also with a memoir of the author, all by George Hogarth. Complete in two volumes. The fifth edition of this work.Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece by H.B. Hall. Collated and complete. In half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally, sound, with shelf wear and rubbing to the spines, joints, and extremities. Front joint of Volume I starting at the head. Small previous bookseller's sticker to the front pastedown of each volume. Internally, binding is generally firm. A few spots to the first and last few pages, and the odd spot throughout, otherwise pages are generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: H.B. Hall. Very Good .

Keywords: charles dibdin george hogarth music songs george hogarth H.B. Hall


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