8 volumes. Folio. Contemporary quarter calf with marbled boards, two red leather labels gilt to upper boards, one with the title and the other with "John Edward Madocks Esqr." Unpaginated. Violino primo: 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 118 pp. including 10 blanks. Violino secondo: 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 102 pp. including 10 blanks. Includes Longman and Lukey catalogue. Violino terzo: 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 46 pp. including 9 blanks. With occasional parts for trumpet and horns. Tenor [viola]: 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 69 pp. including 11 blanks. Includes Longman and Lukey catalogue. Hautboy primo: 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 102 pp. including 12 blanks. Hautboy pecondo: 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 96 pp. including 10 blanks. Basso [bassoon and violoncello]: 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 103 pp. including 12 blanks; final two pages of music on one large folding leaf connected to antepenultimate page. Basso continuo: 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 106 pp. including 9 blanks. Bound with: Musicseller's catalogue at conclusion of second violin and viola parts. 1f. "New Music, Engraved, Printed, Published & Sold by Longman, Lukey, and Co. At No. 26, Cheapside, London, And may be had at most Music and Booksellers throughout England, Scotland and Ireland. Music growing more Universal encourages us to Print regular a Monthly List of all New Music Publish'd in London, which will be sent Gratis to such Ladies, Gentleman, Dealers, &c., as please to send their Directions . For Concerts . For the Harpsichord, Organ, or Forte Piano . Violin Music . For a Violoncello and Tenor . German Flute Music . Guitar Music . For Horns, Clarinets or Hautboys. . Vocal Music, Cantatas, Songs, &c. . Vocal Music, Divine & Moral . Good Allowance to Merchants, Captains of Ships, Shopkeepers, Dealers &c Orders from the Country, punctually Answer'd." With small rectangular bookplate "Rich: Lloyd's Music Book Wrexham" to front pastedowns of each volume and "John Massie of Coddington" (plus "John Massie of Cobbington" to violino primo part) printed to front free endpapers and several blank pages of each volume; "Alto Viola John Massie Coddington" in contemporary manuscript to upper margin of title of viola part. Narrow slip of paper laid in preceding first page of music to basso part with "Basso" in contemporary manuscript; small slip of paper with modern notation laid in to second page of overture to Berenice with annotation "2nd time see M.S." in pencil below. Bindings quite worn, rubbed, and bumped; several spines lacking or detached. Some internal wear, soiling, stains, and tears; very occasional worming; a few leaves detached. Smith p. 300, no. 39. BUC p. 421. RISM H1285 (many copies incomplete). Smith notes that this edition is "Generally from the plates of No. 38, with a new titlepage, and the addition of the Eleventh Collection (No. 30) to all the parts with its original pagination. Sets do not entirely agree, especially with regard to the Violino Terza (!) Violino Primo Ripieno, Corno and other odd parts. Some pages are from new plates and these may differ in the various copies, some of which were apparently issued by Randall (1766 or later) with the Walsh titlepage and imprint." As the plates for this set are drawn from several issues, the printed pagination is inconsistent, with alternate page numbers occasionally added. The Longman and Lukey catalogue found in the parts for second violin and viola includes, on its verso, a list of musical instruments, strings, and instrumental parts offered for sale. Of particular note in the sheet music section are several items of Jewish interest, including "Jews Airs as sung by Signor Leoni." Leoni was a German-Jewish cantor/tenor who had a career singing both traditional cantorial music at the Great Synagogue in London and theatrical music on the London stage. Former owner "John Edward Madocks" is possibly the Madocks recorded as being president of the Apollo Society in 1785. An at
