Catalogue 121 september 2026

105 rare music-related items, including ...

- Musical manuscripts of works by Giordani, Jommelli, Leo, Paisiello, Raimondi, Scarlatti, and Traetta
- First editions of Handel’s operas Justin and Parthenope
- A first edition of the libretto of the first opera for which complete music has survived, Peri’s Euridice, 1600
- An association copy of Titon du Tillet’s important work on opera and drama, Le Parnasse François, 1732-1743
- A charming 18th century manuscript collection of Venetian gondola songs
- Rare 19th century Mongolian musical manuscripts
- Paintings, drawings, and prints of composers