Law, Andrew.  The Art of Singing, Part I. The Musical Primer (1803)
Law, Andrew.  The Art of Singing, Part I. The Musical Primer (1803)
Law, Andrew.  The Art of Singing, Part I. The Musical Primer (1803)
Law, Andrew.  The Art of Singing, Part I. The Musical Primer (1803)

Law, Andrew. The Art of Singing, Part I. The Musical Primer (1803)

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Law, Andrew. The Art of Singing; in three parts: to wit, I. The Musical Primer, II. The Christian Harmony, III. The Musical Magazine. [Part I only as issued]. Cambridge: Printed by W. Hilliard, 1803. Fourth Edition with Additions and Improvements; Printed upon a New Plan. [8702]

Leather spine with plain blue paper over wood, several inscriptions on the boards including "Hon. Isaac B. Dodge, Amherst". Oblong 13 cm (5 x 8 3/4 inches), round ink stamp "I. B. Dodge, Amerst, N. H." on p. 11. 96 pp., complete with end papers, a very good copy.  Hardcover.

Stanislaw 128. "The rudiments were widely copied by later compilers. 4th ed. was first to use four-shape system. Reverse faw and law shapes from Little and Smith's more popular system; no staff, note-locations approximate."

Crawford, Andrew Law, American Psalmodist, p. 277 calls this as the third edition, notwithstanding the imprint. "Total of 105 tunes."