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BRAHMS, JOHANNES The first four symphonies, Opus 68, 73, 90, 98, the orchestral scores, bound as a single volume . Berlin etc.: N. Simrock (and others), 1877-75-84-86. Opus 68, the First Symphony (plate 7957), is first printing, conforming to McCorkle; the balance appear to be later printings. Full brown morocco, the upper cover with the name of Barend van Gerbig, original wrappers not bound-in, all edges gilt. 13 x 10 1/4 inches (33 x 26 cm); Opus 68, 100 pp. engraved; Opus 73, 71, [1] pp., lithographed; Opus 90, 109, [1] pp., lithographed; Opus 98, 113, [1] pp., lithographed. Some slight scuffing to the binding. The First Symphony is described bibliographically in McCorkle Brahms Verzeichnis p. 292. Sold with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Group of seven bound volumes, Symphonies I-6 plus "Manfred," the last possibly in first edition. C