Music

In antiquarian bookselling, music is encountered in a variety of forms: musical scores and manuscripts, correspondence of composers and performers, librettos, first editions of texts devoted to the art of sound, plates and portraits documenting the history of theatres and concert halls. Bibliophilic interest often lies in the rarity of the edition, the presence of an inscription or an autograph annotation, or the quality of the musical engraving.

This broad theme extends naturally into Opera and into Ballet & Dance, two sub-themes in which text, image and stage constantly echo one another.