Nickels and Dimes: From the Collections of Johannsen and LeBlanc

Beadle & Adams, 98 William St.

1878-09-14

1878

Beadle's half-dime singer's library

Beadle's half-dime singer's library ; no. 17

Songbooks

Popular music--United States--19th century
Songs, English--United States--19th century

14 pages

"September 14, 1878."--Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 393, no. 17.
Title from page 1.
Printed in double columns.
Lyrics only.
Johannsen gives title as: Nancy Lee and 58 other songs.
Illustration engraved by N. Orr, N.Y.
"There are no outside wrappers, but early editions, though not necessarily firsts, have a colored illustration on the first page... In later editions this page was left uncolored."--Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 393.
"The sixty songs in each number consist not only of the popular songs of the day, but also include original contributions. Beneath the titles of many of the songs is given the name of the original publisher from whom the music could be obtained."--Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 393.
NIU Copies: Illustration in color.

Johannsen Collection. Rare Books and Special Collections, Northern Illinois University.

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