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The Music Lovers' Album Part 14

Music Book
1935 (published)
Artist/Maker
The Amalgamated Press Ltd. (printer)
Ronald, Landon (Sir) (editor)
Place of origin
London (published)

Nine arrangements for piano in a 36-page music book with a title-page incorporating a black-letter type-face set within an elaborate cartouche. Each arrangement with an illustrative headpiece. Lettered with titles, credits, scores, lyrics, retail, publisher and copyright details and an introduction by Clarence Lucas. One headpiece is lettered on the back with an advertisement for Part 15. Signed in facsimile 'Balkhouse'.

Object details

Categories
Printed Pages & Sheets
Entertainment & Leisure
Music
Object type
Music Book
TitleThe Music Lovers' Album Part 14
Materials and techniques
Letterpress and line-block printing
Paper
Printing Ink
Letterpress Printing
Line Block Printing
Brief description
'The Music Lovers' Album Part 14'. Nine arrangements for piano in a 36-page music book with a title-page incorporating a black-letter type-face set within an elaborate cartouche. Letterpress and line-block printing. Edited by Sir Landon Ronald. Printed by the The Amalgamated Press Ltd., London, 1935.
Physical description
Nine arrangements for piano in a 36-page music book with a title-page incorporating a black-letter type-face set within an elaborate cartouche. Each arrangement with an illustrative headpiece. Lettered with titles, credits, scores, lyrics, retail, publisher and copyright details and an introduction by Clarence Lucas. One headpiece is lettered on the back with an advertisement for Part 15. Signed in facsimile 'Balkhouse'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 29.2cm
  • Width: 23.6cm
Measurements taken from Registry File.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Lettered with titles, credits, scores, lyrics, retail, publisher and copyright details and an introduction by Clarence Lucas.
  • One headpiece is lettered on the back with an advertisement for Part 15.
  • Signed in facsimile 'Balkhouse'.
  • 'Nine Complete Gems of Melody in Each Weekly Part / 1/- / Edited by Sir Landon Ronald / To be issued in About Thirty Weekly Parts / Printed in Great Britain and Published every Tuesday by the Proprietors ... London EC4' (Lettered.)
Credit line
Given by Kevin Edge
Subjects depicted
Music
Score
Cartouche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1760-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O190709/the-music-lovers-album-part-music-book-ronald-landon-sir/
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