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1398
$2,161.25

LARGE GROUP OF CIVIL WAR AND ANTEBELLUM SHEET MUSIC.

This group consists of over 50 pieces of sheet music, 23 of which are loose and there are at least 30 bound into one volume. Bound volume has nice copy of “I Wish I was in Dixie’s Land” published in New York in 1959, “Star Spangled Banner” printed in 1861 with a colorful American flag and a multicolor copy of “Rosecran’s Victory March” Published in Cincinnati in 1863. Other highlights in this group include “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” printed in Louisville in 1865, 1853 “Richmond Schottisch” with colored vignette of city of Richmond, “Maryland My Maryland” printed in 1861, “Gun Powder Quadrille Millitaire” with nice vignette of exploding bombs published in 1863, “Drums and Trumpets” with nice colored cover printed in 1862, “Drums and Cannon, Military Polka” published in 1863 with nice vignette of battle flags and cannon, “Monitor Grand March” printed in 1862 with a color vignette of the fight of the Monitor and the Merrimack, “Fort Sumter Quick Step” published in 1861 with nice vignette of Major Anderson. There are several other military sheet musics with nice color vignettes and military scenes. SIZE: Approximately 13-1/2″ h x 10-1/2″ l each. PROVENANCE: From the Greene Museum of Southern History. CONDITION: Fair to very good, some of the bound issues are trimmed to fit and binding is poor with spine chipping, partially missing and front cover loose. Prospective bidders should view this lot. 9-28021-1 (800-1,200) – Lot 1398


Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - February 2015
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