White, Edward L.; Gould, John E. The Opera Chorus Book ; consisting of Trios, Quartetts, Qintetts, Solos, and Choruses, selected and arranged from the works of Von Weber, Rossini, Meyerbeer, Bellini, Benedict, Donizetti, Mercandante, Auber, Balfe, Verdi, and Bishop. Forming a most interesting and valuable Work for Societies, Advanced Schools, Clubs, and the Social Circle. Boston: Oliver Ditson, 1847. First Edition. [11640]
Black leather spine with printed paper boards, some rubbed loss of leather with the covers still well-attached, oblong 9 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches. Ffep inscribed, "Emily Moore Arnott - Rockingham Free Public Library - Bellows Falls, Vermont." 223, [1] clean pp. Good. Hardcover.
The former owner: Emily Moore Arnott (1845-1941), b. Bellows Falls, VT; d. Manchester, NH. The entry for her at FindAGrave says that she was a music teacher. She married James Liddell Arnott in 1920, when she was 73 and he was 74 years old.
The music is in round notes.
