Readings in the History of the Flute: Monographs, Essays, Reviews, Letters and Advertisements from Nineteenth-century London

London, England: Tony Bingham, 2006. Paperback. Near Fine/None. Our photos depict the actual book offered. Pictorial softcover with white titling on front and spine; spine is uncreased. Text block had a shallow ripple. Light edgewear. Binding is sound. Interior is bright, clean and unmarked. Large 8vo. Ships from US. BOOK INFO: See photos for Table of Contents. Illustrated in B&W. 'It was estimated in 1829 that one man in ten in London played the flute. Players, teachers, composers and makers competed for their share of the vast market for anything to do with the flute. Much of the history of the flute in the nineteenth century is based on the works in this collection, which includes descriptions of newly-invented flutes, arguments about their relative merits and some extraordinary battles between rival makers and players. -- A Word or Two to Mr. W. N. James (1829) by Charles Nicholson; Mr. James's Answer to Mr. Nicholson (1829) by W. N. James; A Few Words on the Flute (1843) by William Annand; The Flute Explained (1844) by Cornelius Ward; A Treatise Upon the Mechanism and General Principles of the Flute (1851) by John Clinton; Sketch of the Successive Improvements Made in the Flute (1851) by Richard Carte; A Few Practical Hints to Flute Players (1855) by John Clinton; The Flute in Its Transition State (1862) by T. C. Skeffington; Essay on the Construction of Flutes (1847, first published in 1882 with notes by W. S. Broadwood) by Theobald Bohm. -- With a miscellany of essays, letters, reviews and advertisements from the daily press and from musical journals plus personal letters from George Rudall and John Clinton to Theobald Bohm. Illustrated with more than thirty engravings, photographs and line drawings.' (-from the back cover).