Antique Bound Sheet Music Book 1847-1869 for Piano Start Price USD 24.99 Current Price USD 83.69 Time Left - Bid Count 18 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 14, 2008 End Time Monday, November 24, 2008 Location Corvallis, Oregon See more about 'Antique Bound Sheet Music Book 1847-1869 for Piano ' Description This bound volume of sheet music measures about 10 ½ by 14 inches. It weighs about 6 pounds. The old woman that I purchased it from said that it came from a Lippincott estate in San Francisco, California. Many of the pieces are not dated. The dates that I found range from 1847 to 1869. Below, you will see a partial list of the sheet music that is in the book. About half way through the book I found that I was running out of time and patience so I just made two more notes for the ones that I found that were dated. Many of the pieces are not dated. Many say that they are for piano and I think that they probably all for piano but I am not enough of a musician to say for sure that they are. There are no lyrics. Judging by the number of pages in the ones that I made notes for, I estimate that there are approximately 320 pages of music in this book. The spine and corners of the covers appear to be covered with leather. The first piece is the only one with an illustrated cover. The condition is much like you see it in my photos. Many of the individual pieces have very light to a few with very heavy mirror images burned on the opposite page of notes by the ink on the facing page. I have made a note of this phenomenon where I have seen it on the pieces that I have made notes for. The whole book is in the same general condition as the part that I made notes for except a couple of pieces are foxed (age spots) from age. There is some moderate wear on the covers that you can . You can also see how the edge of the back cover is pushed in a little. There is a little breaking of the paper covering the inside front hinge and the strings are exposed by the breaking of the paper covering the inside of the back hinge. Otherwise, the binding reasonably tight and sound with no signs of the book falling apart. Other than the one noted, I found one other modest tear in one of the pages. There is some spotting on the covers that you can see in my photos. Otherwise, my photos should give you a good idea of the general condition of this book. Here is my partial list: Il Trovatore, Quadrille par Charles D'Albert published by Russell & Fuller. Piano Forte. No Date. 7 pages. Browned mirror images. Whispering of Home by Carle Riche. 1869. 7 pages. Pure as Snow Idylle for Pianoforte by Custav Lange OP.31. 7 pages No Date. Lullaby (Dors cher Enfant) Chant de Berreauj de Von Weber pour Piano par CH Heintz. Boston. 7 pages. No date. Light browned mirror images. Les Naiades Variations Brillantes sur le theme Favori Shells of Ocean. Charles Crobe. Boston 1853. 9 pages. Introduction and Variations on I'm Saddest When I Sing by Geo W. Hewitt. Boston 1847. 10 pages. Blandina Polka Brilliante by F. Gell or Cell published by David P Faulds Louisville. No date. Stain in upper corner . Some light foxing. 7 pages. Martha Fantasie de Concert par CH Voss. Published by David P. Faulds. No Date. 17 pages. A couple of penned notes. Melodies Exquisites from Favorite Operas for Piano. Charles Voss. Boston. No Date. Some pages are brown from age and some have browned mirror images. 15 pages. Guillaume Tell. R. Rossini for piano. No date. 11 pages. Beyer's Boquet de Melodies. Boston published by Oliver Ditson and Company. No Date. Very light browned mirror images. Third Edition Home Sweet Home! Air Anglais varie pour le Piano par S. Thalberg. New York 1857. 14 pages. Some very light browned mirror images. Sixth Edition Le Reve Romance for Piano. New York 1847. 9 pages. The Overture to the Favorite Opera by CM Von Weber. Boston. No Date. 11 pages. Moderate browned mirror images. Carnaval de Venise arranged for Piano. Published by Beck and Lawton. No Date. 15 pages. Some extremely light browned mirror images. European Melodies by Celebrated Composers published by S.T. Gordon New York. 11 pages. La Traviata for Piano par Adolph Baubach. Boston 1856. Front and back cover moderately heavy browned from age. Small tears inside back cover. 15 pages. . Le Dernier Sourire (The Last Smile) for piano. Wollenhaupt. New York 1863. Moderate to heavy browned mirror images. 15 pages. The above is a list of about the first half of the book. The next two are for two that I found dates on. Murmering Zephers. New York 1863. Light water stain upper corner 11 pages. The Magic Bell Reverie by Maurice Strakosch. New York 1848. 11 pages. The opening bid is not an indication of my estimation of the value. 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