[Rarebooks] FS: Holder's musical treatise on Harmony. London: 1731

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(MUSIC) Holder, William. A TREATISE OF THE NATURAL GROUNDS, AND
PRINCIPLES OF HARMONY. To Which Is Added, by Way of Appendix: Rues for
Playing a Thorow-Bass... Also Directions for Tuning an Harpsichord or
Spinnet. By the Late Mr. Godfrey Keller... The Whole Being Revis'd, and
Corrected from Many Gross Mistakes Committed in the First Publication
of These Rules. London: Printed by W. Pearson; for J. Wilcox, and T.
Osborne. 1731. (6),206pp. (with some mis-numbering, but the text
complete and continuous with a total of 206pp.) Illustrated with a
copper engraved folding plate and numerous woodcut diagrams and printed
music throughout. Modern full burgundy morocco, spine lightly faded,
gilt tooled dentelles. T.e.g.   $1,000.00 (trade discount allowed)
Holder (1616-1698) a member of the Royal Society, was the
brother-in-law of Christopher Wren. Keller's (d. 1704) "Appendix" was
first published in 1707. This the first appearance of both works in one
volume.

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