Sacred Harp
by Keith Willard
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Pleasanton, California, United States
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About This Item
Bisbee, AZ: Pequeno Press, 1997. Approximately 2 1/4 x 2 3/4". 43 pp. LIMITED EDITION of 55 copies, this being #1. Printed paper boards with printed label pasted down on cover, pink endpapers, lenghty fold-out with tab, specially designed open spine seewing structure, illustrated, signed on the colophon by the publisher, in fine condition. (Bradbury, Pequeno Press 31)Sacred harp singing is living tradition of sacred choral music that some believe originated in the American South of the US. This book however traces those roots back to England and even to the Renaissance age. The name is derived from The Sacred Harp, a ubiquitous and historically important tunebook printed in shape notes. Sacred Harp music is performed voice only, without instruments (a cappella)
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book Lair, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BL-001546
- Title
- Sacred Harp
- Author
- Keith Willard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Pequeno Press
- Place of Publication
- Bisbee, AZ
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- miniature
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Book Lair, ABAA
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Pleasanton, California
About The Book Lair, ABAA
The Book Lair deals in rare and/or interesting items in many fields with a focus on Miniature Books and Modern Firsts. We are especially interested in unique cookbooks, children's books, Californiana, Edward Gorey, John Steinbeck, Stephen King, and Ian Fleming/James Bond Books.
We also buy and sell ephemera, photography, manuscript material, diaries and letter archives, and business archives in any field. If it tells a strong story, we're interested.
We also buy and sell ephemera, photography, manuscript material, diaries and letter archives, and business archives in any field. If it tells a strong story, we're interested.
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- Fine
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- Colophon
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