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First edition; 2 vols, oblong folio (330 x 260mm, 13 x 10 1/8 in); orchestral score with libretto in Italian and German, vol. I with additional engraved vignette title by Bolt after Kinninger (foxed) of the supper scene between Commendatore and Don Giovanni, printed title with attractive ink presentation to upper corner margin, dated 1877) and 2 following pp. of text, engraved musical score 6-292pp, vol. II with printed title and engraved musical score 294-590pp, with separate printed divisional title 'Anhang von spaeter eingelegten Stuecken', some sporadic light foxing and minor staining, mostly to final leaf of vol. I, some leaves trimmed at upper edge with loss to pagination in vol.2 but in the main clean and bright; modern diced calf, upper covers lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers and edges, most attractive.

4to (285 x 230 mm); engraved vignette title with portrait of John Gay, Table of the Songs, Dramatis Personne 1777, Introduction, the playscript, and music score with libretto, toned, a few random spots or marks, otherwise very good; later full polished calf, scuffed, marked and bumped but very sound.

First edition, inscribed by the photographer on preliminary blank leaf; 4to (275 x 215 mm.); black & white photographic illustrations throughout, photographic endpapers, slight toning to top edge of text block; publisher's cloth, slight loss of colour near spine on upper cover, otherwise very good, wrap-around dust-jacket, worn at corners and spine ends with slight loss, a few other chips & creases; with the accompanying 18pp. booklet.

First edition, first impression, trade issue; small 4to (255 x 215 mm.); photographic illustrations by Fay Godwin; original cloth-backed boards, photographic dust-jacket, price-clipped, a fine copy.

First edition, first printing; signed presentation copy from the artist; 4to (305 x 240 mm.); photographic portraits throughout; publisher's blue cloth, mild sunning to extreme top-edge, dust-jacket, small bar of fading to top edge of upper panel, otherwise very good.

First edition, fourth printing; signed presentation copy from the artist; 4to (c. 270 x 260 mm.); photographic portraits throughout; publisher's red cloth, dust-jacket, a fine, sharp copy.

Revised & enlarged edition; 4to (330 x 270 mm.); 100 photographic illustrations by the author, photographic endpapers; publisher's cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, some light toning and rubbing, some chipping to edges with a few closed tears, overall a very good copy.

First American edition; folio (300 x 225 mm.); black & white photographs throughout; publisher's stiff card covers with design by June Leaf, minor rubbing to extremities but overall a near fine copy.

First edition, signed on front free endpaper; sml. 4to (220 x 190 mm); colour and black & white photographic illustrations; publisher's black cloth, lettering in white to spine, slight fading to edges, pictorial dust-jacket, toned, slight rubbing to extremities, otherwise very good.

First edition, folio, (447 x 315 mm); half-title, 125 Blanquart-Evrard process prints, printed tissue guards, 3 engraved plans (one double-page), contemporary half morocco gilt, rebacked preserving spine, lightly rubbed, all edges gilt.