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Rare 1860s-1870s Bound Sheet Music Collection - Louisa D. Dug, Pre-1900 Parlor Songs & Piano Pieces.

For sale is a rare and fascinating pair of custom-bound sheet music collections from the 1860s-1870s, inscribed to Louisa D. Dug These antique volumes offer a glimpse into mid-19th-century American music, featuring a mix of popular parlor songs, piano pieces, schottisches, and instructional material for piano and organ. Perfect for collectors of antique sheet music, Civil War-era memorabilia, or 19th-century Americana! Volumes: Two cloth-bound books, each labeled "Music" on the spine with gilt lettering. Covers show wear (fading, edge wear, minor staining), but bindings are intact.

Popular songs like Who Will Care for Mother Now? " by Charles Carroll Sawyer (1863, a Civil War-era Union ballad), "The Loving Face That Won Me by T. Brigham Bishop, and New Songs by Will S. Hays (a prolific 1860s-1870s composer). Piano pieces such as "Darling Schottish" by H.

Albert and "Little Footsteps" by Chorus M. Instructional material, including "Mason & Hamlin's Cabinet Organ Method" by Eugene Thayer and "The Amateur's Album, " a collection of piano pieces by eminent composers. Peters & Sons (Cincinnati), S. Gordon (New York), and J. (Cincinnati), all active in the mid-19th century. Condition: Good for age-pages show offsetting (ink transfer between pages due to long-term closure), some foxing, but no tears or folds.

Provenance: Inscribed to Louisa D. Dug and Miss Mary W.

Miner of Maysville, KY, suggesting these were personal collections, possibly for a music teacher or student. Rarity: Custom-bound collections like these are scarce, as they were often compiled for individual use.

The mix of popular songs, instructional pieces, and historical significance e. Civil War-era music makes this set a unique find. Also, each book has hand colored inserts, which by themselves are a very rare find. 12" x 9" x 1.5 each.