THE GALLANT HUSSAR. [Caption title]
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About This Item
NP, 1830. Single sheet of lined paper, 20.5 x 16.5 cm. Caption and 24 lines of verse on recto and verso, plus several trial lines. Sheet folded and wrinkled, some small separations without loss, some old staining and toning, a tender copy. Manuscript copy of the first four (of six) verses of this English folk tune, popular from the period of the Napoleonic wars throughout the 19th century. The story of Jane and Edward, who decide to marry knowing full well the vicissitudes of a soldier's life. Song sheet versions were printed by Deming in Boston in the 1820s and 1830s, and later by De Marsan in New York.
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- Bookseller
- Bartlebys Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 65294
- Title
- THE GALLANT HUSSAR. [Caption title]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- NP
- Date Published
- 1830
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About the Seller
Bartlebys Books
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Chevy Chase, Maryland
About Bartlebys Books
Bartleby's Books specializing, since 1984, in Americana and general antiquarian material, including books, archives, and ephemera.
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.