Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel. FINE AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("BACH") TO THE PUBLISHER ENGELHARDT BENJAMIN SCHWICKERT, ABOUT THE VERSUCH, HIS ESSAY ON KEYBOARD PLAYING in which he rounds on Schwickert's request for him to look over and make any necessary revisions to his Versuch über die wahre Art das Clavier zu spielen, reminding Schwickert that the book is perhaps freer of any flaws than any book in the world and certainly does not need looking at, much less correcting; he points out that, given his age and health, he always leaves such production matters to his publishers and will not be undertaking this in person "at any price" ("...daß ich Ihnen von dem Ihnen abgetreten Versuche sagte: daß dies Buch so ganz rein von aller Fehlern sey, als vielleicht kein einziges andere in der Welt...") 1 page, small 4to (c.19.5 x 16cms), "Pro-Patria" watermark, integral address panel, annotated by the recipient on verso, remains of red seal, Hamburg, 17 November 1787
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel. FINE AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("BACH") TO THE PUBLISHER ENGELHARDT BENJAMIN SCHWICKERT, ABOUT THE VERSUCH, HIS ESSAY ON KEYBOARD PLAYING in which he rounds on Schwickert's request for him to look over and make any necessary revisions to his Versuch über die wahre Art das Clavier zu spielen, reminding Schwickert that the book is perhaps freer of any flaws than any book in the world and certainly does not need looking at, much less correcting; he points out that, given his age and health, he always leaves such production matters to his publishers and will not be undertaking this in person "at any price" ("...daß ich Ihnen von dem Ihnen abgetreten Versuche sagte: daß dies Buch so ganz rein von aller Fehlern sey, als vielleicht kein einziges andere in der Welt...") 1 page, small 4to (c.19.5 x 16cms), "Pro-Patria" watermark, integral address panel, annotated by the recipient on verso, remains of red seal, Hamburg, 17 November 1787
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