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Hardcover. Illustrations by Ludwig von Bumbusch. Wide 8vo. Yellow pictorial paper over boards with tan cloth tape spine. 47pp. Illustrated title page, full-page chromolithographs and pictorial borders, decorative pastedowns. Good plus. Board edgeworn and corner-rounded; inner hinges strengthened with brown cloth tape; several text pages corner chipped and edgeworn along outer edge. A tight and decent later printing (21st-22nd thousand) of the first volume of this noted anthology, entirely in German, titled in translation "Our Song Book: The Most Beloved Children's Songs." Despite obvious wear and loving, it's quite handleable and the numerous images are bright and superb. Front board graphic depicts a young boy standing in front of an enormous tree conducting a large choir of children seated before him.…