[Music] Set of scores. 8 volumes. - Lot 243

[Music] Set of scores. 8 volumes. ♦ Collection of waltzes for piano engraved circa 1840, romantic brown oblong chagrin (A. Giroux et Cie). Contains: TOLBECQUE: La Solennelle, Les Aériennes, Lucie; Mme J. FORESTIER: Maria, valse espagnole for piano and cornet à pistons; LABITZKI: Aurora, Paulinen, Julia, Elisa; FAHRBACH: L'Autriche; STRECK: Valses allemandes; MUSARD: Les Parisiennes; J. STRAUSS: Vive la Valse, Valses favorites, Grande Valse du Coronnement. Partially unbound block, wetness in inner margin, rings, some foxing; binding rubbed, spine unstained, as is. Interesting collection, however, characteristic of the salons of the period. ♦ MEYERBEER (Giacomo). Les Huguenots. Opera in 5 acts. Arranged for Piano solo [...] by Ch. Schwencke. Paris, Maurice Schlesinger, no date [ca. 1840]. Cotage 2200. In-4° with 151 pp. of engraved music. Red half-basane, long spine, gilt title. Damage to binding, a few ff. restored, some foxing. ♦ a collection of scores, bound in period Bordeaux half-basane: ● SAINT-SAENS (Camille). Samson et Dalila, Opera in 3 Acts. [...] Solo piano score by Léon Roques. Paris, A. Durand & Fils, no date [1890]. In-4°, 169 pp. [Cotage 4205. Color title engraved by L. DENIS. Transcription dedicated to Pauline Viardot. Excellent transcription made on the occasion of the French premiere in 1890]. ● MASSENET (Jules). Manon. Opéra-comique in 5 acts and 6 tableaux [...] Piano solo score reduced by Paul Vidal. Paris, Heugel & Cie, no date. In-4° with title, [2], 141 pp. [Cotage 9233 then 1442]. ● [2 supplements to L'Illustration, April 18, 1908 and August 24, 1907. 2 Extracts from] LALO (Edouard). Namouna. LAPARRA (Raoul). La Habanera [both pieces for solo piano] and CHAMINADE (Cécile). Immortalité [for song and piano]. Rubbing to binding, fresh interior. ♦ MASSENET (Jules). Le Cid. Opéra en quatre actes & dix tableaux [...] Piano solo score [...] reduced by Léon Delahaye. Paris, G. Hartmann, no date [ca. 1886]. Cotage 1571 et 1608] In-8° title ill. in bistre, [2], 215 pp. Contemporary green half-chagrin. Pencil drawing of the Cid [?] on verso of one endpaper. ♦ AUDRAN (Edouard). La Mascotte. Opéra-Comique in 3 acts [...] Song and piano score transcribed by Léon Roques. Paris, Choudens Père et Fils. No date [Cotage 5056]. In-8°, 206 pp. Contemporary brown half-percaline, "A.J." gilt at foot of spine. ♦ THYS (Alphonse). Magasin musical pittoresque pour piano. Répertoire universel de Mélodies célèbres. Paris, Félix Janet, no date [ca. 1840]. In-8° with 103 pp. of engraved music. 6 lithographed portraits after Gustave JANET (including BEETHOVEN, LULLI, GLUCK, RAMEAU and DUGAZON). Publisher's green romantic percale, gilt edges. 58 no. in 13 issues. Binding damage, block unbound, some foxing. ♦ VASSEUR (Léon). La Timbale d'argent. Opéra-Bouffe in 3 acts [...] Piano solo score arranged by Léon Roques. Paris, S. Schwarz, no date [ca. 1872]. Cotage 2579. Pink half-percaline. Wear from use, partly unbound. ♦ Piano-Soleil. 1st semester 1893. In-4° of 208 pp. Soft red and black illustrated percaline. Musical supplement to Le Soleil du Dimanche. Collection of pieces for solo or accompanied piano. Stained cover.