Ca. late 1860s, book with a collection of piano sheet music of dance and other types of music, by composers from all over the world such as Tito Mattei, Dan Godfrey, Charles Godfrey, Theodore Gordon, Eugène Ketterer, Wilhelm Kuhe, Mendelsson, and many others, with b&w and color title pages; includes title page for THE FESTIVAL. VALSE- COMIQUE, ON THE MOST POPULAR SONGS, COMPOSED & ARRANGED BY JOHANN STRAUSS, with lithograph portrait of Johann Strauss by Childs & Harris, printed by J. Hardy, published in London by C[harles] Sheard, no date, signed "Johann Strauss" in lower right corner.

13 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.

Johann Strauss II (Vienna, 1825-1899), often called "The Waltz King," is best known for composing different types of dance music, such as the waltz "The Blue Danube."

Portrait title page in good condition; toned with grime, area of soiling, light foxing, minor creasing, and corners slightly bent. Music book in fair plus condition only with significant wear to boards (especially at backstrip) and small crack at rear hinge, although still very sturdy; residue, creasing, and tears to endpapers; leaves lightly toned and foxed, with grime, creasing, offsetting, occasional small edge tear and writing in pencil, and frequent repairs; last several leaves with damp staining at top right corner, ownership signatures of the "Jackson" family on numerous leaves throughout.