937 - Picander (i.e., C.F. Henrici).

Picander (i.e., C.F. Henrici). Serious, Humorous, and Satirical Poems. 4 vols. (instead of 5) in a mixed edition. Vol. 1–4 (of 5) in 2 vols. Leipzig, Fries and Boetius, 1732–37. With 2 (of 4) frontispieces, 9 copperplate engravings, and 1 printed music supplement. Contemporary printed volumes (tanned and stained, some slightly worn and rubbed, some with minor repairs and tears). Hayn-G. VI, p. 190. See the 1757 edition and Goed. III, 352, 4 (other editions). — The collection contains numerous witty wedding, love, and funeral poems, quodlibets, and cantatas. - Among other things, Picander was also a librettist for J.S. Bach. Thus, all five volumes of Picander’s *Ernst-schertzhaffte und satyrische Gedichte* (Leipzig, 1727–51) contain texts that were set to music by Bach. These include the St. Matthew Passion (BWV 244) and the St. Mark Passion (BWV 247), as well as the popular Coffee Cantata (BWV 211). - Vol. 1 is in its third edition, Vol. 2 in its second edition; Vol. 3 and 4 are missing their title pages. The following pages are missing: 337/338, 497–500, 509–512, 517/518, 523/524, and 1 leaf of the index (Vol. 3), as well as the title page and the left-hand page of the index (Vol. 4). Browned and stained; plates partly with missing sections and mounted. Front cover stamped.