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Elgar, Edward--Heddle Nash HEDDLE NASH'S WORKING COPY OF ELGAR'S "THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS", WITH AUTOGRAPH NOTES BY ELGAR TO THE TENOR, INCLUDING 1) a letter signed ("Edward Elgar"), advising on performing a number with a piano and looking forward to hearing Nash sing Gerontius, 1 page, 4to, Worcester, 28 April 1930, laid down obscuring the title; and 2) an album-leaf signed by Elgar praising Nash's performance in the title role, laid down; the printed vocal score with Nash's performance markings, including for the gramophone recording (8-13 April 1945), with his hand-written list of appearances (1931-1939), 8vo, cloth, 1930-1945, worn, hinges broken, repairs with translucent adhesive tape--3) Nash's marked-up copy of Così fan tutte for Glyndebourne, 8vo, red cloth boards, 1934-1937-- 4) Nash's marked-up copy of Vaughan Williams's Serenade to Music (1938), SIGNED BY THE COMPOSER, together with copies of the invitation to sing, and a programme signed by the composer laid down