Mudge richard (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Octavo. Full black cloth. 264 pp. With occasional illustrations. Binding faded; edges spotted.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Copyright 1954. Slight wear. Only some of my sheet music and scores are listed on ABE, visit my website to view all of my stock.

Size: Eleven parts. Folio. Stapled as issued in publisher's printed wrappers. Facsimile publication of the first edition printed by John Walsh in 1749 (RISM A/I/6 and A/I/13 M 7726. BUC p.714. Smith/Humphries no.1122).

Large folding engr. map & 1 folding table. Orig. embossed purple cloth, spine uplettered in gilt; spine a little faded, otherwise a v.g. copy. Ottley 408. Mudge, 1790-1854, was a surveyor and army officer in the Royal Engineers who served for a time with Wellington in Portugal and Spain. Here he sets out the case for a national railway system, while considering some of the associated problems of construction costs and proper policing. The final four leaves comprises a list of all the proposed railways put before the House, a total of 101; 80 in England, seven in Scotland, and 14 in Ireland. These are also shown on the large engraved map. The author is at pains to point out that he is not a railway speculator or lawyer, but rather a disinterested party keen to suggest 'the best means for securing to the public all the advantages that may be derived from this newly adopted mode of conveyance'. Inscribed 'From the Author' on titlepage.…

Size: Folio. 5pp. Disbound, sewn. Drop title. Engraved. Arranged for keyboard instrument; originally for two violins and violoncello concertino, two violins, viola, two horns and basso continuo ripieno, published in parts as: "A concerto, principally form'd upon subjects taken from three country dances, accompanied by a first & second horn (London: John Johnson, [1745?])". The asciption to Mudge is taken from RISM (ID no.: 1000000586). Not in RISM or BUC. LibraryHub references one copy (Oxford). GibsonM 2019; TalbotM 2015.…

Folio. Disbound. 1f. (title), [1], 2-16 pp. Page [7] blank, as issued. Remnants of old binding to spine. Minor wear and browning to edges; numbering in manuscript (83-90) to blank upper margins. First edition. Smith and Humphries 1122; BUC p. 714; RISM A/I/1 M7726.