The Handbook of Shakespeare Music, being an Account of Three Hundred and Fifty Pieces of Music Set to Words Taken From the Plays and Poems of Shakespeare, the Compositions Ranging from the Elizabethan Age to the Present Time by Roffe, Alfred T - 1878

London: Chatto & Windus, 1878 Scarce title in original red cloth with professionally replaced spine. Light fading to cloth along the outer edge (photo) 2 p.l., [iii] - vi,121,vi p. Bookplate to front endpaper. Pages have a little age toning around the edges, otherwise the text is clean and bright. Book published posthumously. Roffe, 1803-1871, an engraver and enthusiastic scholar of Shakespeare and music, completed this work about 1867. In the introduction notes by A.J.Waterlow, he explains that the work has not been edited, and after consulting with other old friends of the author, thought the "volume would be a welcomed and useful addition to many Shakespearian Libraries". Hence its publication. Other titles published by this author are: Essay Upon the Ghost Belief of Shakespeare, The Real Religion of Shakespeare, and, A musical Triad from Shakespeare. . First Edition. 8vo. Vg+/No Jacket. Hard Cover.