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Manchester, NH: published by the author, 1953. HC. very good+, light blue cloth (hardcover) signed by the author. B&W illustrations. Walter Kittredge is most known for "Tenting On the Old Camp Ground." 124pp.
WALTER KITTREDGE: Minstrel of the Merrimack by Carter, George Calvin - 1953
by Carter, George Calvin
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WALTER KITTREDGE: Minstrel of the Merrimack
by Carter, George Calvin
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Manchester, N.H: Self published, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover--cloth. Very Good. Signed by author on the half title page. Octavo, 8 1/4" tall, 124 pages, with B & W photographs, light blue cloth with gilt. A very good, clean, neat hard cover with light shelf wear, hinges and binding tight, paper cream white with previous owner's nameplate pasted on front endpaper. edges. Mr. Kittredge (1834-1905) wrote poetry and lyrics. Best known for "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground".
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- Place of Publication Manchester, N.H
- Date Published 1953
- Keywords Biography, New England, Poetry
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WALTER KITTREDGE: MINSTREL OF THE MERRIMACK
by Carter, George Calvin
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Walter Kittredge: Minstrel of the Merrimack
by Carter, George Calvin
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Manchester, NH: Self Published. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly rubbed.. 1935. Hardcover. Signed by the author on the half-title. Blue cloth. Photos. Biography of the New Hampshire musician who is best known for his Civil War music and poems, including Tenting on the Old Camp Ground. Foreword by Governor Hugh Gregg. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 124 pages .
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Walter Kittredge: Minstrel of the Merrimack (Signed)
by Carter, George Calvin
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Elizabethtown, New York, United States
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Self-published in Manchester, NH, in 1953, 1st edition. Signed by the author. A biography of Walter Kittredge (1834-1905), a self-taught musician from New Hampshire who wrote and performed more than 500 songs and ballads. Many dealt with the Civil War, including When They Come Marching Home; The War Will Be Over Soon; and his most famous tune, Tenting on the Old Camp Ground, which was sung by both Union and Confederate soldiers. 124 pp., with lyrics to some songs. Five plates with 10 b&w photographs, including a frontispiece portrait of Kittredge. 8vo clothbound hardcover. VG with some fading and browning, slight bow to the front cover. Limited, light foxing, but text and illustrations generally clean. No dust jacket, but possibly not issued with one. A solid copy overall. Uncommon with the author's signature.
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