Oct 10, 2002 - Sale 1946

Sale 1946 - Lot 81

Price Realized: $ 20,700
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 8,000 - $ 12,000
ENGRAVED BY PAUL REVERE (EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINT.) Flagg, Josiah. A Collection of the Best Psalm Tunes . . . Engraved by Paul Revere. [1-4], 15-28, 40-43, 45-54, 56-66 leaves. Oblong 8vo, contemporary 1/4 sheep, worn; lacks 23 leaves, toned overall, 9 leaves stained, several leaves with tears, page 15 torn with loss, several leaves detached; early owner's signature on page 64 (Benjamin Meriam Jr.) and with a 26-bar musical manuscript on verso of 56; other ink notations on front free endpaper and on verso or in the bottom margins of several leaves. should be seen.<> Boston: Paul Revere and Josiah Flagg, 1764

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excessively rare first edition engraved by paul revere.<