The Union Song Book: a Choice and Well-selected Collection of the most Popular Sentimental, Patriotic, Naval and Comic Songs.
by (SONG)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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GRASS VALLEY, California, United States
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About This Item
N.Y.: Leavitt and Allen no date (c 1857). Good. 1857. Hardcover. 160 pp.; 24mo; blind stamped pattern on brown cloth; spine lettered and decorated in gilt, which is dulled. Dampstain from top & bottom edges near spine head affecting text pages, particularly prelims and rear endpapers, diminishing as one works into the center of the book. Song notes and ownership name of "Thomas M. Elliott, Grass Valley, Nevada County, California," in pencil front endpaper; rough sketch of a map in pencil back pastedown showing east coast states near and including New York; leading bottom corner tip of text block a bit chewed. Overall binding is solid and the bulk of the text relatively clean. Appears to be rare in the original. Without music: tunes for part of the songs indicated by title. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8705
- Title
- The Union Song Book: a Choice and Well-selected Collection of the most Popular Sentimental, Patriotic, Naval and Comic Songs.
- Author
- (SONG)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Leavitt and Allen no date (c 1857)
- Place of Publication
- N.Y.
- Date Published
- 1857
- Keywords
- HISTORY, UNITED, STATES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
Biblio member since 2005
GRASS VALLEY, California
About G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- Text Block
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