Eyer, Henry C. Die Union Choral Harmonie...The Union Choral Harmony (German and English). Philadelphia: John Fagan | Printed by J. Vancourt, 1839. Sixth Edition, with Additions and Improvements. [8698]
Leather spine with yellow printed paper boards, joints good, front edge-worn with some chipping, old leather patch paste vertically just left of center. Oblong 15.25 cm (6 x 10 inches), xvi., 1-192 pp., text complete; lacking the rear free end papers.
The complete title in English is, The Union Choral Harmony, consisting of Sacred Music, With German and English lines to each tune, adapted to the use of Christian Churches of every denomination, comprising a number of the most popular Melodies in the United States; to which is added a number of tunes which have never before been published, some of which have been lately composted for this work, by different authors. Together with a concise introduction to the Art of Singing; for the use of Scholars and persons wishing to qualify themselves for participating in Divine Worship. By Henry C. Eyer, of Selinsgrove, Union County, Pa.
Stanislaw 62. A four-shape shaped-note tunebook.
With a signed provenance card from the collection of A. Merril Smoak, Jr., DWS.
