BURNEY, Charles. A General History of Music, from the earliest ages to the present period, for the Author, and sold by T. Becket [and others], 1776-82-89, 4 vols., 4°, FIRST EDITION, engraved portrait, 12 plates, 2 double-page and 2 folding, engraved music in text (occasional spotting and some browning), contemporary calf (spines rubbed and hinges weak). [Courtney & Smith p. 154; Hazen Johnson's Prefaces p. 26; Scholes II, p. 333]