Vintage “The Standard: A Collection of Sacred and Secular Music” Song Book (c.1872) ThirdShift

“The Standard – A Collection of Sacred and Secular Music for Choirs, Conventions, Singing Schools, Normal Musical Academies and the Home Circle”

Consisting of Musical Notation and Exercises, Glees, Quartetts, Hymn Tunes, Anthems and Chants, and Congregational Tunes by L.O. Emerson & H.R. Palmer

Add this 142 year old, hard-to-find antique song book to your collection, or use it as a piece of historical music decor.

This book was published in 1872 by Oliver Ditson & Co., Boston. There are 396 pages within this hard cover book. Please use the Zoom tool to get a close up view of the index pages to see which songs are included.

This would be a fun book to page through, especially for a music lover. It would also look great sitting along side your piano.

Of course, if you really prefer, you could also take the book apart and use the pages in your art and paper projects – we’ll leave that up to you.

Similar books by this publisher have sold for over $600.00 – this book has been priced accordingly for its condition.

ITEM CONDITION:
This antique song book is in very good condition, especially considering it is 141 years old. The covers are loose on the book, but the page binding is still tight and secure. The first 4 pages are attached loosely to the binding and have the most wear. All the remaining pages of the book are intact and are in very good condition. The music pages have yellowed with age. Please use the ZOOM tool to get a close up view of this item and its condition.

LISTING INCLUDES:
– 1 copy of “The Standard – A Collection of Sacred and Secular Music for Choirs, Conventions, Singing Schools, Normal Musical Academies and the Home Circle”

BOOK DETAILS:
– Book Material: Paper
– Book Dimensions: 9-1/2″ x 6-3/4″
– Number of Pages: 396 pages
– Copyright 1872