Benjamin Britten: 'Tit for Tat: Five settings from boyhood o...

Hammer

£250

Benjamin Britten: 'Tit for Tat: Five settings from boyhood of poems by Walter de la Mare', London, Faber Music Ltd, 1969, 1st edition, 1st impression, signed & inscribed by Britten on FFEP "For John Nicholson - a small token of a friendship older than these songs, with love Ben. 1974.", plus Typed Letter Signed from Britten to the same recipient loosely inserted, dated 11th November, 1974, on The Red House, Aldeburgh, Suffolk headed paper, old tape residue at top margin and on half title page where previously attached, [10]pp title page, contents, prefatory note and the poems, followed by 16pp sheet music of the five settings, each with illustration by Reynolds Stone, 4to (31 x 23cm), original printed wraps, illustration by Reynolds Stone on front cover