[AMERICAN SONGSTERS] EMERSON, L. O. (et al)

Merry Chimes: A Collection of Songs, Duets, Trios, and Sacred Pieces, for Juvenile Classes, Public Schools, & Seminaries. To Which is Prefixed Elementary Instructions, and Attractive Exercises

Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co., [1865]. Oblong octavo (13.5cm). Blue printed paper over boards, backed in tan leather; 224pp; publisher's ads to rear panel. Dealer's stamp of S. R Leland and contemporary pencil ownership marks to front free endpaper. General mild wear, with two-inch splits at lower and upper front joint, mild foxing throughout: Good or better.

A collection of mostly secular songs, including many lyrics written for this work by Mary B. C. Slade of Fall River, MA (preface). The intended audience appears to have been school-age children; the first section reflects the work's primarily pedagogical intent. [62698].

Price: $125.00

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