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Pocock Rare Books

Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom

Pocock Rare Books specialises in 20thc Poetry, Counter Culture, Ephemera, Modern Literature, Rare & Out Of Print, Works By And For Women

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Rare books and ephemera bought and sold.

Trading independently since 2019; as a member of the PBFA we exhibit at various bookfairs throughout the year, and can otherwise be found online.
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[An extensive collection of ephemeral material relating to the musical career of violinist-conductor Arrigo Bocchi in Italy and London]

by BOCCHI, Arrigo

  • Hardcover
Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity available
1
Seller
Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
Item price
A$976.15
Item price
A$976.15

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Description:
Italy & London, 1888. Hardcover. Good. 2 vols oblong octavo. Vol I, 80 leaves, vol II, 103 leaves. Uniform red buckram title in gilt to upper boards "ALBUM MEMOIRE DE ENRICHO BOCCHI". Worn, stained, both volumes lacking spine covering. Some marking and browning internally. Programmes and letters sometimes folded, and occasionally only part present. 1888 - 1900 The contents of this extensive ephemeral archive comprise: Volume I: 76 programmes, four invitations/tickets, nine autograph manuscript or typescript letters, 150 newspaper clippings, and one carte de visite. Volume 2: 104 programmes, six tickets/invitations, fourteen autograph manuscript or typescript letters, 85 textual news clippings, and three photographic clippings. A remarkably wide ranging collection charting the career of contemporarily well regarded violinist and conductor Arrigo Bocchi, who's sextet journalists referred to as "now well known to Londoners, who appreciate their musicianly qualities and mastery of their several instruments... eac…Read more

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