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Antique Prints - Music, Theatre and Stage

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Theatres
 Theatre buildings will be found in the various topography sections.
ie  Covent Garden Theatre prints will be in:
                Prints - UK - London 

Subject to availability there maybe some theatre related prints in the following sections:
        Prints  -  Illustrative / Comical /Satirical /Caricature -  Dr Syntax
        Prints  -  Illustrative / Comical /Satirical /Caricature -  Real Life in London
Composers
 Composers are likely to be found in:
        Prints - History - People 
Posters
 Subject to availability theatre posters and play bills will be found in the Ephemera section
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 Music from China        Didot 1748    Copper Engraving.     size: 240 x 190 mm
Ref  SEE001               £22.00 (+P&P)

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 Music - a 10 page tutorial              Andrew Bell  c1780 
Copper engravings     size: 200 x 240 mm    
5 sheets (10 pages)  
Ref  GAP101              £28.00 (+P&P)
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 Sheet Music of 1758    taken from London Magazine   Nov 1758
A patriotic, ditty called ' A New Song for 3 Voices' 
Three fanatical verses on the lines of 
Britannia's sons Rejoice, to George exalt your voice, God save the King  .....

 Ref  FLE007               £18.00  (+P&P)
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 Sheet Music of 1758    taken from London Magazine    1758
12 pages of assorted songs and ditties of a harmless nature.
Subject matter is mostly of lonely shepherds, love songs and
country dance music.
Ref  FLE008         (all 12 sheets)      £18.00  (+P&P)  click image for enlargement
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 Sheet Music of 1798    taken from European Magazine and London Review  1798
A patriotic, propaganda ditty called ' A Loyal Song'  by Captain Morrice.
Five verses of politically incorrect lyrics encouraging hatred and bloodshed toward the French.
Not to be performed in public, or in a loud voice!
 Ref  FLE003               £22.00  (+P&P)  click image for enlargement
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 Sheet Music of  1772       taken from The London Magazine of 1772     size: 250 x 190 mm
Hymen's Holiday.  A Wedding Ode
A few folds, no splits
Ref  FGE004              £15.00   (+P&P)
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 Sheet Music of  1772       taken from The London Magazine of 1772     size: 250 x 190 mm
The Happy Shepherd
A few folds, no splits
Ref  FGE003              £15.00   (+P&P)
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 Sheet Music of  1772       taken from The London Magazine of 1772     size: 250 x 190 mm
The Triumph of Bacchus 
Split across width of sheet
Ref  FGE006              £10.00  (+P&P) 

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 Sheet Music of  1772       taken from The London Magazine of 1772     size: 250 x 190 mm
An Old Pastoral Song 
Split in vertical fold
Ref  FGE005              £10.00   (+P&P)
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print Sheet Music of  1755       taken from The Gentlemans Magazine of 1755     size: 120 x 200 mm
The Lost Shepherd 
Set by Mr Oswald
Ref  MGP003              £10.00   (+P&P)
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print Sheet Music of  1755       taken from The Gentlemans Magazine of 1755     size: 120 x 200 mm
Rule Britannia   set to Music 
6 verses ( 3 over the page) of patriotic & nationalistic war cries.
Originally put to music in 1740
Ref  MGP004             £18.00   (+P&P)
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 Sheet Music of  1765     size: 120 x 200 mm
1 sheets of music from the Universal magazine of 1765 featuring 
"The Virgin's Complaint" anon   

Ref  HAE001          £10.00 (+P&P)

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 Sheet Music of  1765     size: 120 x 200 mm
1 sheet of music from the Universal magazine of 1765 featuring 
"Proper Fanny"    anon   

Ref  HAE002          £10.00 (+P&P)

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 Sheet Music of  1823         Dramatical & Musical Magazine 1823
Recititive and Air composed by Mr W Watson
size: 310 x 230 mm     Double sided
Ref  HCP162          £10.00 (+P&P)
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 Sheet Music of  1823         Dramatical & Musical Magazine 1823
The Hon. Hastings Russell Walts Dedicated to Lady Will. Russell 
  .. never before published.
size: 310 x 230 mm   
Ref  HCP163          £10.00 (+P&P)
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 Sheet Music of  1823         Dramatical & Musical Magazine 1823
Haydn's Celebtated Minuet of the Ox
size: 310 x 230 mm    
Ref  HCP164          £10.00 (+P&P)
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 6 Sheets Music of  1753     size: 120 x 200 mm
6 sheets of music from the Gentlemans Magazine of 1753 featuring 
"Miranda" , " Morton's Maggot",  "Plain Truth",
"Buningford Assembly",  "The Hazel-Eyed Maid",
"Minuet" , "The Happy Swain" and
an Arabic Song  ( scripted also in arabic)

Ref  HEP034          £22.00 (+P&P)

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 Sheet Music of  1786         The Lady's Magazine  1786
Canzenet,  Words by Matt Prior.  Music by the late Mr Travers, Organist and Composer to his Majesty
size: 240 x 200 mm, tight top margin.  Printed both sides.  

Ref  JKP164          £10.00 (+P&P)
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 Sheet Music of  1923         "It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo"
Francis Day and Hunter, London  -  Very politically incorrect for the 21st Century!
Double sheet - size: 520 x 350 mm,  Printed both sides.  
10 main verses with 23 extra verses on the rear page.
Detail 1        Detail 2       Detail 3     Detail 4

Ref  SAP011            £50.00 (+P&P)
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 Interior of the Theatre Oxford            Fisher / Talboys  1828
Illustrating the presentation of the Annual Newdigate Prize Poem awards.
Steel Engraving.     size: 130 x 800 mm
Ref  HGP183              £20.00 (+P&P)
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 Miss Lacy of Covent Garden Theatre        
Dramatical & Musical Magazine 1823
size: 130 x 200 mm    
Ref  HCP156          £18.00 (+P&P)
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 Mr Macready as Henri Quatre       
Dramatical & Musical Magazine 1823
size: 130 x 200 mm    
Ref  HCP157          £18.00 (+P&P)
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 Miss M. Tree as Viola       
Dramatical & Musical Magazine 1823
size: 130 x 200 mm    
Ref  HCP159          £18.00 (+P&P)
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 Mrs Pope of the Coburg Theatre       
Dramatical & Musical Magazine 1823
size: 130 x 200 mm    
Ref  HCP160         £18.00 (+P&P)
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 Ms Austin as Rosetta        
Dramatical & Musical Magazine 1823
size: 130 x 200 mm    
Ref  HCP161          £18.00 (+P&P)
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 Mr Young of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
Asperne / European Magazine  1812
Copper Mezzotint Engraving.     size: 110 x 150 mm

Ref HHP026        £15.00 (+P&P)
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 The Origin of Pantomime   

From The Lady's Pocket Magazine  1834
Steel Engraving by Rogers.     size: 90 x 140 mm
Ref HKP231       £25.00 (+P&P)
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 The Fiddler
Payne / Kreul
Steel Engraving.     size: 180 x 240 mm

Ref LCP010       £25.00 (+P&P)
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 Unbound Monthly issues of the Dramatical & Musical Magazine 1823
size: 130 x 200 mm    
the two illustrations are typical of all issues.
     
Each issue seems to have two sections:
1   Brief articles relating to actors, actresses,  theatre management, stage news, etc
2   Reviews of stage events, shows and theatres
Ref  HCE001   January 1823   40 pages         £15.00 each  (+P&P)
Ref  HCE002   February 1823   44 pages       £15.00 each  (+P&P)
Ref  HCE003   March 1823   22 pages           £15.00 each  (+P&P)
Ref  HCE004   April 1823   24 pages              £15.00 each  (+P&P)
Ref  HCE005   May 1823  22 pages                £15.00 each  (+P&P)
Ref  HCE006   June 1823   24 pages               £15.00 each  (+P&P)
Ref  HCE007   July 1823   22 pages                £15.00 each  (+P&P)
Ref  HCE008   August 1823  22 pages            £15.00 each  (+P&P)
       
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 Fac Simile of the Proportions of Garrick and Quin
Hogarth / Cook   1808
copper engraving     size: 360 x 240 mm, centre fold   
Ref  IFP141          £18.00 (+P&P)
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 Mr Garrick in the Character of Richard III
Hogarth / Cook   1808
copper engraving     size: 200 x 160 mm    
Ref  IFP115          £15.00 (+P&P)
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 Masquerades and Operas, Burlington Gate
Hogarth / Cook   1808
copper engraving     size: 200 x 160 mm    
Ref  IFP088          £15.00 (+P&P)
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print The Beggar's Opera
Hogarth / Cook   1808
copper engraving     size: 200 x 160 mm    
Ref  NFP148         £20.00 (+P&P)
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print The Strolling Players
Hogarth / Cook   1808
copper engraving     size: 200 x 160 mm    
Ref  NFP151         £20.00 (+P&P)
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print A Just View of the British Stage
Hogarth / Cook   1808
copper engraving     size: 190 x 160 mm    
Ref  NFP152        £20.00 (+P&P)
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 The Laughing Audience
Hogarth / Cook   1808
copper engraving     size: 200 x 160 mm    
Ref  IFP099          £18.00 (+P&P)
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 Oratorio of Judith
Hogarth / Cook   1808
copper engraving     size: 200 x 160 mm    
Ref  IFP101          £15.00 (+P&P)
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 Rich's Triumphal Entry  ( New Covent Garden Theatre in 1732)
Hogarth / Cook   1809
copper engraving     size: 200 x 140 mm   
Ref  IFP093        £12.00 (+P&P)
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 The Scene of the Tragedy of Coriolanus
Universal Magazine   1749
Copper Engraving     size: 250 x 200 mm,  2 folds   small repairs to splits at folds
Ref  ICP024          £16.00 (+P&P)
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 Scene from the new Comedy of  "St Cupid or Dorothy's Fortune" at the Princess' Theatre
Illustrated London News -  Jan 29 1853
size: 250 x 170 mm    
Ref  IEP132          £16.00 (+P&P)
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All Genuine Antiquarian Prints  -  No Reproductions or Modern Copies
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