102 - Music.- Bach, CPE Six Keyboard Sonatas for Connoisseurs and Amateurs. First Collection (of 6). Leipzig, Published by the Author, 1779. Title, list of subscribers, 46 pages of music. Quarto. Contemporary spine binding.

Music.- Bach, CPE Six Keyboard Sonatas for Connoisseurs and Amateurs. First Collection (of 6). Leipzig, Published by the Author, 1779. Title, list of subscribers, 46 pages of music. Quarto. Contemporary spine binding. Hoboken 191.- Published in six installments, comprising 37 pieces, this collection represents the pinnacle of Bach's keyboard works. This first collection was a compilation of older, previously unpublished compositions. Bach personally oversaw the subscriptions with the help of Breitkopf and his printing house. Subscribers included Burney, Abel, Bach, Kirnberger, Forkel, Duschek, von Swieten, as well as numerous noblemen, publishers, and merchants, some of whom assisted with subscriptions and distribution.- The first two leaves are almost loose.- Slightly browned and somewhat foxed, partly with a large but slight damp stain.