The American Songster: A Collection of Songs As Sung in the Days of '76.

[anonymous; Fisher & Brother reprint].

Published by Fisher & Brother [?] ., Philadelphia, 1851

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Good; fairly solid, unmarked; pages are very good, good rag paper; very litle foxing, mainly around an erased name at top of front free-endpaper;feels just a little loose, but holds togeter well;--bottom string broken at rear, seems to be intact through most of the text block; corners worn. Hardcover in green cloth, embossed, gilt spine titles, 4.3" tall, 256 pp. inc. index. Frontis drawing of General Washington. Lyrics to 149 songs; most of them from the 18th century or earlier, with several on French & Indian War & Rev. War; one on Bonaparte's Retreat, one on Battle of New Orleans, the apparent latest acclaims Jackson the new President (i.e. 1830); there are none from the blackface-minstrel era which began in the early 1840's,(nor the popular "I'm Afloat", 1841, which was said to "stem the tide of ni**erism") ; this compilation apparently was made in the 30's. The publishers changed their name from Turner & Fisher to Fisher & Brother in 1850. . Seller Inventory # 122026

Bibliographic Details

Title: The American Songster: A Collection of Songs...

Publisher: Fisher & Brother [?] ., Philadelphia

Publication Date: 1851

Binding: Hardcover

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