1851 UNRECORDED MOVABLE MUSIC TYPES PUBLISHED FOR THE GREAT EXHIBITION

Description: [History] ~ [DERRIEY, Charles] God save the queen: national anthem [Paris]. [Ernest Meyer], [1851]. . Folio. Five card leaves printed on rectos only, comprising: elaborate chromolithograph pictorial title incorporating the royal arms, printed in colours, silver, and gold on a tinted ground; text leaf of the National Anthem in letterpress within elaborate triple floral and moorish decorated border in colours, silver, and gold; two leaves of music with text within elaborate gold border; colophon/title leaf engraved with elaborate decoration. Bound in contemporary red cloth, sometime rebacked. Rubbed and marked. Contemporary booklabel of author of Typefounders and typefounding (1877) Josiah Marples and recent booklabel of Robin de Beaumont to FEP, scattered spotting. An apparently unrecorded, finely executed specimen of movable music types by esteemed Parisian ornament designer and typefounder Charles Derriey (18081877), dedicated to Queen Victoria, and published expressly for the Great Exhibition of 1851. ~ About Antiquates We’re based in the heart of the Dorset countryside, with an antiquarian bookshop in Wareham, housed within a beautiful Grade II Listed Georgian Building, we also travel far and wide to buy, sell and advise on rare books. We offer a wealth of antiquarian books, specialising in early and hand-press printing - but not excluding all others! Our bias is towards the unusual, the interesting and the important - and we try to offer our customers a varied and frequently changing selection, along with advice on library development and special purchases. We are proud and active members of the ABA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association), ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers) and the PBFA (Provincial Book Fairs Association) - professional bodies for the antiquarian book trade, abiding by their codes of practice and exhibiting at several large national and regional book fairs each year. Viewings of all books in our stock are possible by appointment at our Wareham bookshop, the details for which are displayed in the 'Business seller Information' section below. Purchase and Payment We aim to make your purchase as straightforward and pleasurable as possible. Payment can be made by various methods: From customers in the UK we accept: Paypal Bank Transfers (in GBP £ Sterling) Cheques (in GBP £ Sterling) For customers from the rest of the world we accept: Paypal Bank Transfers (in GBP £ Sterling) Postage and Packing As experienced and professional booksellers we have shipped books to many countries, and will be happy to quote costs for destinations and/or services other than those currently specified for this heavy book. All books are expertly wrapped, dispatched via national and international postal or courier services, and fully insured from our door to yours. Please be aware that antiquarian books can be imported to many destinations without restriction or extra duties (for example, the entire European Union), but that some destinations do charge import duties and/or sales tax on imported items. As per eBay terms, buyers are liable to pay these costs on receipt. Please see Postage and Payments section

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