The Boston Handel and Hayden Society collection of Sacred Music. Volume Fourth. Boston: Printed for the use of the Society, by Richardson, Lord and Holbrook, 1832. First Edition. [10984]
Large oblong, 10 x 12 inches, half leather with marbled paper boards, red leather title label bordered in gilt to front. [2], 220 pages, complete. Foxing, a few corners creased. Very good. Hardcover.
The music is in four parts with round notes.
This musical society was founded in 1815 and continues today. It sought to cultivate a correct taste for sacred music and to introduce Handel, Hayden and other musical geniuses to the American public.
