A Selection of Welsh Melodies, with Symphonies and Accompaniments PARRY John 1776-1851 Publisher: J Power Publish Year: Publish Place: 34, Strand, London. Illustrator: ROSE HF Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 005548 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Quarter Cloth with Boards Book Type: Unknown Edition: Second Edition Inscription: Unknown £125 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information VG, 1st ed, 1 pl, 2nd number. In modern quarter green cloth with blue marbled boards, printed label to spine. Internally, new endpapers, advert, engraved title page with vignette, [5], 64 pp, 1 pl (eng tp vig dated 1821) music scores with words and some historical notes. Uncommon. (Libri Walliae 3850 for earlier). Parry was a keen collector and arranger of Welsh melodies. He composed six collections of Welsh airs (1804-48) and numerous songs, ballads, and catches, published separately and in contemporary anthologies, as well as pieces for harp, piano, flageolet, flute, and violin. See ODNB. 0
