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For  a superb example of his work, see his portrait of Alvin Ailey earlier in this catalogue.","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093124272287,"sku":"1243","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/vechten_music_quote.jpg?v=1722186077"},{"product_id":"1469-burney-charles-1726-1814-a-general-history-of-music-from-the-earliest-ages-to-the-present-period","title":"Burney, Charles. (1726-1814) A General History of Music from the Earliest Ages to the Present Period","description":"Volumes I and II (of four). First volume, second edition; second volume, first edition. Both quarto, in later morocco-backed boards, ex-lib, with 19th-century plate to inside front boards. Overall in very good condition, both volumes clean and bright with limited foxing. 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