(MUSIC) [Tansur William] [American Harmony or Royal Melody C

Sale 2223 - Lot 146

Price Realized: $ 540

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(MUSIC.) [Tans'ur, William.] [American Harmony, or Royal Melody Complete.] * Williams, Aaron. The American Harmony; or Universal Psalmodist. 2 volumes in one, as issued. Flyleaf, blank, [7-8], blank, 9-12, 96; [4], 96 pages. Oblong 8vo, contemporary sheep, both covers detached, nearly disbound; lacking first title page and at least one other initial leaf, first leaves crudely resewn, wear and finger-soiling throughout; several early owners' inscriptions on endpaper and flyleaf. Newburyport, MA: Daniel Bayley, 1769

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Fifth American edition, but first thus. Sabin's first issue, with Uppingham Tune on page 27. These scarce early singing books are usually found worn and incomplete, and this is no exception. No copies of any early American edition of Tans'ur have appeared at auction since 2002. Evans 11489; Sabin 94335. Provenance: Benjamin Roper, 1771 inscriptions (apparently served in the Revolution); Joshua Houghton, 1775 and 1777 inscriptions, both of Lancaster, MA.