Johann Nepomuk HUMMEL (1778-1837). Ausführliche theoretisch-practische Anweisung zum Piano-Forte-Spiel, vom ersten Elementar-Unterrichte an bis zur vollkommensten Ausbildung (Wien, Tobias Haslinger, 1828; cotage 5201); in-fol., [5]-444 p., modern half-brown calf binding with corners. Engraved first edition of this important 3-part method for playing the piano. Dedicated to Tsar Nicholas I. It includes an engraved frontispiece portrait of Hummel, and a facsimile of an Impromptu in Canone. Some light foxing.