[Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix. (1809–1847)] Handel, George Frederic. (1685–1759) Israel in Egypt, an Oratorio Composed in The Year 1738. EDITED BY MENDELSSOHN.Large folio. 393 pp. Lithographed (Handel Society Council page, Preface, Contents) and engraved (half title, title, notice from Editor, music). Black cloth boards, red leather spine chipped and breaking at extremeties, internally clean throughout, generally fine. Edited by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, and with a preface by him. Mendelssohn first conducted the work in October 1833 in Dsseldorf, later in Leipzig in 1836 and again at the Lower Rhine