Edgar Beale - papers, ca. 1809 - ca. 1969

MLMSS 7001/1-3

series

ca. 1809 - ca. 1969

404896

0.39 metres of textual material (3 boxes)

ca. 1809-1815, 1844; A selection of Irish melodies, with symphonies and accompaniments by Sir John Stevenson and characteristic words by Thomas Moore. London : J. Power's Music & Instrument Warehouse, [ca. 1809-1815]. Bound volume of six numbers, with manuscript index. Inscribed: 'Mrs Turner / 50 Macquarie Street / Sydney / 1844 ' (Call No.: MLMSS 7001/1/1)
1822, 1831; A selection of popular national airs, with symphonies and accompaniments by Henry R. Bishop, the words by Thomas Moore. London : J. Power, 1822. Bound volume of third and fourth numbers. Inscribed: 'Mrs ? Brien / Islands /20th May 1831' (Call No.: MLMSS 7001/1/2)
1843, 1868; The musical library. Vol. 1. London : Charles Knight & Co., 1843. Bound collection of vocal music by various composers. Inscribed in two hands: 'Mary Douglass / Havre' and 'Emily G Lee /June 1868' (Call No.: MLMSS 7001/1/3)
18--; Bound collection of sheet music for voice(s) and piano by various composers, published in London by Chappell's or W. & S. Wybrow. Variously inscribed as belonging to Emily G Lee and Mary Douglass. 'Mary Douglass', gilt embossed on front cover. (Call No.: MLMSS 7001/2/1)
18--; Bound collection of opera scores (3) arranged for piano: La gazza ladra & Le barbier de Seville / Gioacchino Rossini, and Elisire d'amore /Gaetano Donizetti. Inscribed in two hands: 'Emily Turner' and 'Emily G Lee'. 'Mary Douglass', gilt embossed on front cover. (Call No.: MLMSS 7001/2/2)
18--, ca. 1969, Date unknown; Bound collection of sheet music for voice and piano by various composers, published mainly in Sydney, including some music copied by hand bound at back of volume. Inscribed: 'Mrs Turner'. Enclosures (2): incomplete letter received from John A. Ferguson, Date unknown, concerning this collection, and note by Edgar Beale, ca. 1969, concerning inscriptions by and autographed initials of the explorer E. B. Kennedy (1818-1848) in this collection. (Call No.: MLMSS 7001/2/3)
18--; Bound collection of sheet music for voice and piano by various composers, published mainly in London. Inscribed: 'Sarah Barton' (Call No.: MLMSS 7001/2/4)
1846, Date unknown; The public and private life of Lord Chancellor Eldon, with selections from his correspondence / Horace Twiss. 2 v. London : J. Murray, 1846. Both volumes include bookplate of Henry G. Douglass; vol. 2 includes notes on Douglass family coat of arms. (Call No.: MLMSS 7001/3/1-2)
1846?, 1964; The extinguisher; or, Illawarra faction unmasked / [George Underwood Alley]. Inscribed: 'Edgar Beale / Wollongong' and by a previous owner, 'Thomas Phillips'. Appended is letter received from John A. Ferguson, 2 Apr. 1964, concerning rarity of this pamphlet. (Call No.: MLMSS 7001/3/3)
1849-1926, Date unknown; The Holy Bible. London : George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1856, with printed enclosures including newscuttings of death and marriage notices for Douglass and Osborne family members. Inscribed: 'To My Beloved Grandson - / Henry Grattan Douglass Osborne / on the anniversary of his Tenth / year by his affectionate grandfather / Henry Grattan Douglass ... March 20th / 1861' (Call No.: MLMSS 7001/3/4)
The following two books have been transferred to Collection Services for incorporation into the State Reference Library and Mitchell Library printed collections. Details to appear in the State Library of New South Wales electronic catalogue WEBCAT at <http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/>.
Adels-lexicon, 1719 / Johann Friedrich Gauhen
The law of nations; or, principles of the law of nature, applied to the conduct and affairs of nations and sovereigns. From the French of Monsieur de vattel ... A new edition, by Joseph Chitty, Esq. Barrister at Law. London : S. Sweet, Stevens and A. Maxwell, 1834. Inscribed on title page: 'Henry Parkes / August 16th 1859'