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Early American Sheet Music: Its Lure and Its Lore (1768-1889) by Dichter, Harry; Shapiro, Elliott - 1941

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Early American Sheet Music: Its Lure and Its Lore (1768-1889)

by Dichter, Harry; Shapiro, Elliott

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R.R. Bowker Co., 1941. Dustjacket wrapped in transparent plastic book cover; gilt lettering on spine; top edge gilt; dustjacket very lightly rubbed/bumped/soiled/sunned, spine quite sunned, corners/edges/spine ends quite rubbed/bumped, few large chips/tears at the corners/edges/spine ends; cover faintly rubbed/bumped/soiled, corners/spine ends very lightly rubbed/bumped; edges very lightly rubbed/bumped, lightly soiled, quite sunned; interior very lightly age-toned throughout, pastedowns/endpapers faintly soiled; binding tight; dustjacket, cover, edges and interior intact and clean, except where noted; due to the size/weight of this item, additional shipping charges may apply.. hardcover. Good/Good.
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  • Publisher R.R. Bowker Co.
  • Date Published 1941

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Early American Sheet Music. Its Lure and Its Lore 1768-1889. Including a Directory of Early American Music Publishers.

by Dichter, Harry, and Shapiro, Elliott

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New York: R.R Bowker, [1941].. 4to. [287 pp.]. Very Good. Hard Covers. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Mild toning to pages, and crease on page opposite title page. From the collection of the late Frederick G.Ruffner, Jr., founder of Gale Research, Detroit.
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Early American Sheet Music Its Lure and Its Lore 1768-1889

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New York: R.R Bowker, 1941. Hardcover. Very Good. Slight wear on edges and corners. "The aim of this book it to provide some general information on all subjects and everything listed is actually in exsistence today. It must be remembered that this is not a complete history of every sheet of music published in this country, but a cross-section of the more interesting and important items." 287 pages; 8 x 10 1/2
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EARLY AMERICAN SHEET MUSIC, ITS LURE AND ITS LORE, 1768-1889:; Including a Directory of Early...

EARLY AMERICAN SHEET MUSIC, ITS LURE AND ITS LORE, 1768-1889:; Including a Directory of Early American Music Publishers

by Dichter, Harry and Elliott Shapiro

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New York: R.R. Bowker, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. pp: xxvii, 287 with index; 32 plates showing sheet-music covers. Bound in blue buckram, gilt lettering on spine, top edges gilt. 10.5" x 7.75
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Early American Sheet Music; Its Lure and Its Lore, 1768-1889, Including a Directory of Early American Music Publishers

by Dichter, Harry and Elliott Shapiro

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New York: R. R. Bower, 1941. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Bound in publisher's original blue cloth with the spine stamped in red and gilt. The dust jacket has minor wear to the extremities.
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Early American Sheet Music: Its Lure and Its Lore 1768-1889

by Harry Dichter & Elliott Shapiro

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R.R. Bowker Company, 1941. 1st. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. INSCRIBED BY BOTH AUTHORS on front free endpaper. 1941 1st edition. A VG+ copy in a VG example of the uncommon dustjacket. A degree of chipping to the head and foot of the jacket spine. Stilll, a very presentable copy. Quarto, 287 pgs. Signed by Author(s).
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EARLY AMERICAN SHEET MUSIC : ITS LURE & ITS LORE 1768-1889.

by HARRY DICHTER & ELLIOTT SHAPIRO

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INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING & WITH THE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET, ILLUSTRATED TO REAR WITH NUMEROUS BLACK & WHITE PLATES, INCLUDES A HAND WRITTEN INSCRIPTION BY THE AUTHOR ELLIOTT SHAPIRO TO FRONT ENDPAPER DATED 1941. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 11 x 8 INCHES WITH 27 +287 PAGES. DUST JACKET IS WORN WITH BROWNING, TEARS & SEVERAL CRUDE REPAIRS, FEW MINOR MARKS TO CLOTH, OCCASIONAL LIGHT AGE TONING OR MINOR MARK TO PAGES, OCCASIONAL CREASE TO CORNER MARGINS. OVERALL A VERY GOOD COPY IN A FAIR- GOOD JACKET. EXTRA POSTAGE MAY APPLY FOR OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS ARE POSTED IN A STURDY BOOK BOX.
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EARLY AMERICAN SHEET MUSIC: Its lure & its lore, 1768-1889

by Dichter, Harry & E. Shapiro

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New York: Bowker, 1941. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. 37 plates of early rare covers. Incl. a DIRECTORY OF EARLY AMERICAN MUSIC PUBLISHERS, illustrated.
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