xvi, 178pp, plus a central section on black and white plate illustrations. In dark brown cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. 8vo. Cloth a little impressed along leading edes, very slightly rounded on corners. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. A very nice clean and crisp copy without dust wrapper.
A fascinating history of the collecting of music through the 18th century and into Victorian times and the golden age towards the end of the 19th century; with a separate section on trends in music collecting in the early part of the 20th century; and appendices examining the Royal Music Library and its collections and especially Frederick Nicolay and his service to Queen Charlotte.
