Vol. I of Old English ditties, selected from "Popular Music of the Olden Time"
William Chappell (1809-1888)
Category
Books
Date
circa 1890
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3212502
Summary
Bibliographic description
1 vocal score (xiii,[3],241,[1]p.) ; 26cm. Provenance: Inscribed on upper pastedown: "Hilda Crewe [i.e. Hilda Ethelfreda Harpur Crewe (1877-1949), daughter of Sir Vauncey Harpur Crewe, 10th Bt, and Isabel Adderley] with Aunt Car's love [perhaps Caroline Jane Adderley (1847-1907)?] Christmas 1898". Binding: Nineteenth-century publisher's full navy cloth, black and gilt embossed on upper cover and spine.
Makers and roles
William Chappell (1809-1888), editor Sir George Alexander Macfarren (1813-1887), composer Clarina Thalia Andrae, Lady Macfarren (1827-1916) John Oxenford (1812-1877).