Title: Arban Cornet Method – Vintage Hawkes & Son / Boosey & Hawkes Complete Edition – Conservatoire Endorsed

Description: Vintage complete edition of Jean Baptiste Arban’s Cornet Method, published by Hawkes & Son (London) Ltd. with Boosey & Hawkes as sole selling agents. This is a mid‑century printing adopted at the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall and the Royal Naval School of Music, Eastney.

This edition includes:

• Full Arban method (complete edition)
• Conservatoire endorsement report
• Editor’s Preface: The Development of the Cornet
• Historical notes and illustrations
• Technical studies, scales, tonguing exercises, solos, and characteristic studies
• Vintage Boosey & Hawkes “Imperial Brass Instruments” advertising plate
• Original price imprint: 35/-
• “Printed in England” publishing details

Condition: A well‑preserved vintage copy in good used condition. The cover shows expected age‑related wear, including light edge rubbing and minor corner softening, but remains fully intact. The spine is secure, with no loose sections. Internal pages are clean, complete, and legible, with no missing plates or torn pages. The Conservatoire endorsement pages, historical notes, and advertising plates are all present. No heavy markings, no water damage, and no structural faults. A solid, collectible example of this mid‑century Hawkes & Son / Boosey & Hawkes edition.