MUSIC & DANCE
MUSIC & DANCE
“The Mind Expresses Its Degree of Development through the Vocal Mechanism” 
Emerson, Charles Wesley. Psycho vox or the Emerson system of voice culture. Boston: Emerson College Publishing Dept., 1910. 4to. viii, [2], 117, [3] pp.; 14 plts. (incl. in pagination).
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a frontispiece portrait and 13 anatomical plates depicting parts of the body involved in respiration and vocalization — which include, according to the author, the intestines and liver.
Binding: Publisher's light blue cloth, front cover with decorative silver-stamped title (“Voice Culture [/] Emerson College of Oratory”) and white- and gilt-stamped vignette of a lyre-playing muse, spine with silver-stamped title. All edges gilt.
• Binding as above, corners and spine extremities rubbed, spine slightly discolored. Frontispiece “back” with ownership inscription; back pastedown with pencilled annotations. Sewing just starting to loosen. Faint foxing to title-page opposite frontispiece, pages with shadows of pencilled marks of emphasis, otherwise clean. (26826)
With
Instruction
“upon
the Pestalozzian System”Emerson, L. O. The golden wreath; a choice
collection of favorite melodies, designed for the use of schools, seminaries,
select classes, etc. Also, a complete course of elementary instruction, upon
the Pestalozzian system, with numerous exercises for practice. Boston: Oliver
Ditson & Co., (1857). Oblong 12mo. 240 pp.
• Publisher's quarter sheep and paper boards. Rubbed, chipped, and soiled. Pastedowns cockled. Rear hinge (inside) open but cover still solidly attached. Scattered spots of foxing. Short tear to pp. 119–20. Complete. (6126)
This
Magazine’s
Typical
Variety . . .(English Literary Periodical). The monthly magazine; or, British register...Vol. XIX. Part I. for 1805. London: Richard Phillips, [1805]. 8vo (22.5 cm, 9"). [2], 719, [1 (blank)] pp. 
“Greek, Albanian, Wallachian, Turkish, Arabian, Persian,
Chinese, andMoorish national Songs and Melodies” collected by Edward Jones, the Prince of Wales’s bard.
Provenance: Front pastedown with armorial bookplate (bearing the motto “Factis dictisque simplex”: Make what you say simple) of Joshua Gilpin, a Quaker from Philadelphia who established the first paper mill in Delaware, in 1787.
• Paper-covered boards, worn and chipped, covers all but off, leather lost over spine; sewing going, with many signatures loose. Edges untrimmed, some signatures uncut; occasional offsetting or small spots, with pages mostly clean. Now housed in a simple, acid-free phase box.
Yes, That Henry Ford Ford, Mr. & Mrs. Henry. Good morning: After a sleep of twenty-five years, old-fashioned dancing is being revived. Dearborn, MI: Dearborn Publishing Co., 1926. 12mo. 169, [1] pp.; illus.
dictionary of dance terms and sheet music for two quadrilles, the Lancers “Oriental,” and a number of other dance tunes.
Click the image for an enlargement. • Publisher's quarter brown cloth and brown printed paper–covered sides, minimal wear. Clean and fresh. (26829)
AGreat Series of Song Titles . . . Four favourite comic songs. Glasgow: Pr. for the booksellers, [ca. 1825?].
12mo. 8 pp.
“The Cork Leg and Steam Arm. / The Great Sea Snake. / The Sailor's Consolation. /
The Wonderful Nose” — a woodcut vignette shows a young man dancing with one arm raised and “[No.] 28” printed at
the foot.
• Not in NSTC. Removed from a nonce volume. Pages age-toned, otherwise clean. (16763)
A Rich AnthologyNicely Printed Frothingham, Robert. Songs of the sea and sailors' chanteys: an anthology selected and arranged by Robert Frothingham. N.p.: Houghton Mifflin Company (Cambridge: The Riverside Press), 1924. 16mo. xxii, [2], 288 pp.
• Publisher's quarter cloth over green paper boards; paper title label on spine. Contemporary gift inscription on front free endpaper. Paper covers with some old minor scrapes and finger marks; VG. (19462)
Gilbert & Sullivan in
Fancy Dress Gilbert, W.S. The Savoy operas being the complete text of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas as originally produced in the years 1875–1896. London: Macmillan & Co., 1927. 8vo (18.9 cm, 7.45"). [6], 698 pp.
Click the images for enlargements. Binding: Publisher's blue straight-grain morocco, covers framed in gilt double fillets, front cover with gilt-stamped lyre vignette; spine gilt extra with musical motifs, gilt-stamped leather title and author labels. Board edges and turn-ins with gilt rolls. All edges gilt. In the original blue cloth slipcase.
• Binding as above, spine slightly rubbed and sunned to a very even, attractive cocoa brown; slipcase faded, with minor shelfwear. Pages clean. A bright, beautiful volume. (25896)
1874
Tunes for Teachers —
Lancaster, PAHall, W. B., & E. O. Lyte. The Teachers' Institute glee book. Designed for the use of teachers' institutes and common schools. Lancaster, PA: Published by the authors, 1874. Oblong 8vo. 176 pp. 
• Publisher's paper boards. Covers rubbed and soiled, spine chipped. Light foxing. Complete. (6087)
OPERAHume, Paul. Verdi: The man and his music. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1977. Small 4to. Illus.
• Publisher's cloth. Very good condition, in a very good dust jacket.
AMERICAN
Grapes AMERICAN
Wine AMERICAN Author Husmann, George. American grape growing and wine making ... fourth edition — revised and rewritten. New York: Orange Judd, 1902. 8vo (18.5 cm, 7.25"). viii, 269, [11 (adv.)] pp.; illus.
a short gathering of “Wine Songs.”
Provenance: Ownership stamp of “C. Witter . . . St. Louis, Mo.”
• Amerine & Borg, Bibliography on Grapes, Wines, Other Alcoholic Beverages, & Temperance, 1851. Publisher's dark green cloth, covers with blind-stamped grapevine borders, spine with gilt-stamped decorative title; spine extremities slightly rubbed, front cover with a few tiny spots of faint discoloration, otherwise a clean, fresh copy. Title-page with private owner's rubber-stamp in lower margin. Pages clean. A nice book. (20691)
Hoe
Copy — Ballads
Beautifully
BoundJamieson, Robert. Popular ballads and songs, from tradition, manuscripts, and scarce editions; with translations of similar pieces from the ancient Danish language, and a few originals by the editor. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable & Co. (pr. by J. Ballantyne & Co.), 1806. 8vo (22.2 cm, 8.75"). I: [6], ii, xix, [1], 352 pp. II: [4], iii, [1], 409, [5] pp.
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Provenance: Hoe copy, with morocco “Ex libris Robert Hoe” bookplates on both front
pastedowns.
Binding: 19th-century gold calf with covers framed in double gilt fillets, turn-ins gilt-stamped, marbled endpapers. Spines gilt-tooled and with gilt-stamped title and volume labels. All page edges gilt.
• NSTC J236. Leather showing moderate acid-spotting, with some cracking over the spine (one label repaired). One leaf with short tear from bottom edge; pages with a very few scattered spots of foxing only. A very handsome set.
Buy a Piano; Learn to Make Pie-Dough? Kohler & Campbell Pianos. Family cook book. [New York]: Kohler & Campbell, © 1907. 16mo. 8 pp.
• Not in Brown, Culinary Americana. Publisher's printed paper wrappers with hanging loop. Soiling/staining/spotting, and original staples mostly deteriorated with spine darkened around staple sites. Poor condition, but a charming “period” production. (26087)
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