(MUSIC) James Lord Pierpont Jingle Bells or the One Horse Op

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FIRST PRINTING AS "JINGLE BELLS" (MUSIC.) James Lord Pierpont. Jingle Bells, or the One Horse Open Sleigh. 5 pages including illustrated cover. 4to, 13 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches, disbound; dampstaining, minimal wear. Boston: Oliver Ditson, 1859

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Second edition of this classic Christmas song, but the first under the title "Jingle Bells." The author was the son of abolitionist poet John Pierpont, but himself served in a Georgia cavalry unit for the Confederacy, and wrote several Confederate battle songs. His nephew John Pierpont Morgan (1837-11913) went on to be the most famous member of the family. Both early editions of this song are scarce; OCLC lists 2 examples of the 1857 printing titled "One Horse Open Sleigh", and only one example of this 1859 edition--at the Morgan Library founded by his wealthy nephew. Dichter & Shapiro, page 145; Fuld, page 313.