Vol. 1: Five books, separate page numbering., Vol. 1: Preludes, Etudes, Valses, Nocturnes, Polonaises., Hardcover: outer pages covered with thin dark-blue fabric, embossed title [black letters] "FRÉDÉRIC | CHOPIN | VOL. I"; two beige leaves as endpaper, a one of them glued to the inside of the cover., p. [i], initial page: offset short title THE OXFORD ORIGINAL EDITON OF | FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN | VOLUME ONE; p. [ii, iii, iv]: blank - offset double-sided sheet added as "ERRATA | in the Oxford Edition of Frédéric Chopin (first impression only) | error list in English and French; p. [v]: blank; p. [vi]: reproduction of Chopin' image [below] FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN PAR WINTERHALTER | (Collection Edouard Ganche)., Page [vii]: TP - offset title of the Collection, at the bottom: illegible signature; p. [viii]: blank; next [four pages]: PREFACE by Edouard Ganche dated "Paris, 24 July, 1928." Text in three columns (in English, French, German), dedicated for M. Bouvaist-Ganche and the next four pages contain reproductions of the manuscript list of the incipitates of Chopin's works, once prepared by A. Franchomme in cooperation with the composer; p. [xvii]: Contents of the Collection; p. [xviii-xx]: blank - offset double-sided sheet added as "ERRATA | in the Oxford Edition of Frédéric Chopin (first impression only) | list of works for volumes I., Then, the works of volume I, five separate books of Preludes, Etudes, Valses, Nocturnes, Polonaises.
