Nickels and Dimes: From the Collections of Johannsen and LeBlanc

Beadle & Adams, 98 William St.

1879-03-08

1879

Beadle's half-dime singer's library

Beadle's half-dime singer's library ; no. 40

Songbooks

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

12 pages

"March 8, 1879."--Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 395, no. 40.
Title from page 1.
Printed in double columns.
"Selected favorites : comic and sentimental songs of all nations and ages"--Cover.
Lyrics only.
Johannsen gives title as: 'Tis but a little faded flower and 42 other songs.
"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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