The Ricky Jay Collection Part II
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Lot 69
[CIRCUS MUSIC] A Selection of Favorite Airs as Performed at...
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[CIRCUS MUSIC]?A SELECTION OF FAVORITE AIRS AS PERFORMED AT THE ROYAL CIRCUS EDINR. & SADDLERS WELLS LONDON ADAPTED FOR THE HARPSICHORD OR PIANO FORTE.?Edinburgh: Stewart & Co., ca. 1795. FIRST EDITION. Marbled boards with gilt-lettered spine label. Each piece of music reproduces a series of short separately titled ?circus tunes? used to accompany a host of acts for this early English circus, among them tight and slack rope walkers, Mr. Sutton, Mr. Ricketts (the horseman), the clown Pietro Bologna, and many others. Folio. Included is one page of Mr. Jay?s holographic notes on the music.
