White, Edward L.; Gould, John E. The Modern Harp: or Boston Sacred Melodist. A Collection of Church Music, comprising, in addition to Many of the most Popular Tunes in Common Use, A great Variety of New and Original Tunes, Sentences, Chants, Motetts, and Anthems; Adapted to Social and Religious Worship, Societies, Singing Schools, &c. Boston: Benjamin B. Mussey & Co., 1848. [10564]
Brown leather spine, blue printed paper boards, oblong 6 x 9 1/2 inches, binding has good joints, worn with small piece of paper loss on bottom board, tight. Lacks the front end papers (blanks) and the one leaf of index of first lines. 26, 336 pp., otherwise complete. Some creasing to some pages, but all in all a good copy. Good. Hardcover.
The first 26 pp. are the section of musical instruction.
The last several leaves contain music and hymns specific to the Protestant Episcopal Church.
The music is in four parts with round notes.
