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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Original copper engraved sheet music with head-piece 'expressive of the sense of each particular song' (23 x 14.5 cm). Mounted. Songs by various composers, mostly for solo voice and continuo (figured bass), with versions for the flute, most headed by an engraved illustration. An expanded reissue of the 'English Orpheus', originally published by the engraver, Thomas Kitchin. Lyrics read, "Whilst Strephon on fair Chloe hung & gently woo'd & sweetly sung ye nymph in a disdainful air thus smiling mock'd ye shep. Care swains I know that you discover in my form a thousand charms, can you pint me out a lover worth,y encircling arms. Boy no more approach my beauty 'till you equal merrit boast, to adore me is aduty thousands witnesses to their Cost. Stung to the heart the reclining swain, on the vain maid retorts again foolish creature did each feature bloom beyond the pride of nature, artful feigning, Coy disdaining, vain coquet destroy them all, go o'erbearing, proud ensnaring, lay a thousand fops despairing, then complying, sighing, dying, to some fool a victim fall nymphs like you whilst their deceiving, Angels all in front appear but ye sot their arts believing but ye sot their arts believing finds ye devil in ye rear.".

Zustand: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original cream cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered dark brown back and front, wall-paper patterned light green lining papers. Quarto. 9'' x 7''. Contains portrait frontispiece, 240 pp Russian text with 10 splendid full-page single-sided monochrome illustrations by I. Astapov. Ink name dated 1952 to the front free end paper and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. RUSSIAN [Language].