1888 MANUEL NIETO Spanish composer ZARZUELA EN UN ACTO sheet music w/stamp RARE

Description

SHEET MUSIC: CERTAMEN NACIONAL, ZARZUELA EN UN ACTO, Letra de Los Sres. Perrin y Palacios, Musica del mtro. [maestro] M. Nieto
; on inside title page with title as on front cover: N. 6 Tango del cafe contado par la Srta [senorita] Pastor (Lucia) y coro de senores, published by Almacen de musica de Lodre Carrere de San Geronimo 15, Madrid, undated/but ca. 1888, WorldCat/OCLC cataloging (21813750, 3/18/21),
Manuel Nieto oval stamp on inside title page “Manuel Nieto, Madrid” around what looks like a botanical image (grape leaves?)
, softcover/sheet music, 10-1/2” x 13-1/2”, 12 pages including covers/wraps, engraved title page with imprint and engraved second same title page as page 1 with addition as noted above at the beginning of the score, blank reverse side, 4 pages of engraved music with border imprints of the printing plate, last page blank on both sides, back cover blank on both sides,
RARE
, WorldCat/OCLC, 3 copies only with Nieto [author], Certamen National [title], Tango [keyword] as search terms, California, Spain, Germany libraries; none found for sale
/// POINTS OF INTEREST: MANUEL NIETO
, 1844-1915, Spanish composer and conductor…active in Madrid as a composer and conductor
/// PROVENANCE:
this engraved sheet music with the Manuel Nieto stamp is from a group of sheet music and manuscript scores identified by ownership signatures and online research with the prominent Dabney family of the Azores during the 19th century, “For 90 years the Dabneys, an American family from Boston, lived on the island of Faial, in Azores. Three generations of Dabneys established and operated shipping and whaling businesses in the islands, and members of the family also served as U.S. Consuls for the islands.” (“The Dabneys – A Boston Family in the Azores”, Portugal Adventures website, March 27, 2014)
/// CONDITION:
generally well preserved with light age-toning, front and back covers detached but present, splitting along folds/gutters of some sheets, light transparent dampstain along outside upper right edges.