AZAIS (Pierre-Hyacinthe): Méthode de Musique sur le nouveau plan à l'usage des élèves de l'École Royale Militaire... Sorèse, Revel, s.d. (1776). In 4°, contemporary full basane binding, red edges. (4) 173 fully engraved pages. First edition, the author was Master of Music at the École Royale Militaire de Sorèze and Master and composer of the Concert de Marseille. Large ex libris in ink: Séverac de St Félix, family of composer Déodat de Séverac. Faded binding, charcoal portrait on last white endpaper.

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