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A Musical Dictionary
Author: James Grassineau (?-1767)
Publisher: J. Wilcox, London
Date: 1740

  First edition. Scarce. Octavo. xii, 347 pp. + 4 plates (three of which are folding).
  "While Grassineau's Dictionary awaits serious studies in textual criticism, it can be said to be the most important dictionary of music published in Britain until the translation of Rousseau's." The New Grove Dictionary, vol. 7, p. 642.

Dimensions: 8x4.75in
Condition: Newly bound in quarter mid-tan sprinkled calf with raised bands on spine in compartments gilt, red leather label gilt to spine, marbled boards. Trimmed by the binder, slightly affecting printed area. Occasional early annotations. A very good copy overall.

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