(NEW YORK CITY) William Dressler composer The Firemens Polka

Sale 2580 - Lot 192

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Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600

(NEW YORK CITY.) William Dressler, composer. The Firemen's Polka . . . Dedicated to Alfred Carson, Esq., Chief Engineer of the N.Y. Fire Department. Frontispiece lithograph cover printed chine-collé plus pages 3-7, all on 4 detached sheets, 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches; moderate toning to cover. New York: William Hall & Son, 1857

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The cover portrait of Chief Carson is surrounded by a decorative border of fire apparatus. The music is divided into sections including "The Alarm," "Hastening of the Firemen to their Engines," "Engines Working," Playing of the Engine," "Destruction of the Fire," and "Triumph and Joy of the Firemen," but sadly the "Defeat of the Rival Fire Companies by Combat" is not commemorated. One in OCLC (at Johns Hopkins); none traced at auction since 1919.