Biographie W.A. Mozart’s. Nach Originalbriefen, Sammlungen alles über ihn Geschrieben, mit viele neuen Beylagen, Steindrücken, Musikblättern und einem Fac-simile.

Biography of Mozart by His Widow's Second Husband,
an Important Collection of Primary Source Material
Large octavo, 6 x 8.25 in (15 x 21 cm), two parts in one volume, including the supplement (Anhang); xliv, 702, 220 pages.
Contemporary paper boards; expertly rebacked. Moderate external wear, light occasional foxing to contents, overall an attractive copy. All illustrations, facsimiles, etc. are present, except the family portrait that is usually missing. There are 8 lithograph plates, ; a manuscript music facsimile; a text facsimile of Nissen's tombstone; and 8 folded music plates.
This collection of family letters, journals, contemporary (truncated) criticism, etc. was assembled with connecting text by Danish diplomat Georg Nikolaus von Nissen, the second husband of Mozart's widow, Constanze. She edited it for publication after Nissen's death. It remains one of the most important collections of primary source material on the composer. (Inventory #: 18941154)