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Lot 14
Sale 6004 - Books and Manuscripts
May 20, 2021
8:00AM ET
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[Americana] (Key, Francis Scott) The Star Spangled Banner, Sung by Messr Darley & Nicholls Composed by J. Hewitt
New-York: Geib & Walker 23 Maiden Lane, no date (ca. 1829). Reissue. 4to. 4 pp. Engraved sheet music. Engraved by T. Birch, N.Y. Scattered edge-wear and foxing. BAL p. 11081, p. 247; Sabin 90498
Reissue of the 1818 J.A. & W. Geib New York edition. Early editions of The Star Spangled Banner are scarce.