Thursday, February 07, 2008

James Fuld Dies at 91


The New York Times has an obituary for James J. Fuld, a preeminent collector of rare music scores. How rare? He owned, among other near priceless items...

A 1609 edition of "Three Blind Mice"
An 18th-century version of "Yankee Doodle"
The first printed example of "Frere Jacques"
A first edition of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" (pictured above)
An original printing of "The Star Spangled Banner"

And there's much much more!

The collection is being acquired by the Morgan Library and Museum.

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