The Letters of Mozart & His Family (3 Volumes)
London: Macmillan and Co., 1938. Hardcover. All volumes, navy blue cloth with gilt lettering; continuous numbering: Vol. I - pp. i to xxxix and 1 to 456; Vol. II - pp. i to xix and 457 to 1055; Vol. III - i to xxvii and 1056 to 1560. Each volume has a bw frontis. Volume I contains 13 bw illustrations and 2 facsimiles letters; Volume II contains 12 bw illustrations and 2 facsimile letters (two sides of the same page); and Volume III contains 15 bw illustrations and 1 facsimile letter. All letters fold out. VG, clean and tight interiors. A few spots to covers of Volume I; some general fading to covers of Volume II and light foxing to end papers; and severe fading to spine of Volume III and a former owner's blind stamp on ffep. Page ends more yellow (when closed) on Volume I than on the other volumes. Item #148719
Volume I contains an extensive introductory essay. The letters are in chronological order and contain extracts from the letters of Constanze Mozart to Johann Anton Andre, translated and edited by C.B. Oldman. Each volume includes a list of letters in that particular volume, along with lists of illustrations and facsimile letters. A must for Mozart fanatics!
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