Bound Collection of British & American Sheet Music by Sweeney, Joel et al

London: Printed by D'Almaine & Co. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Foliio. [N.d., ca. 1834-1867 per active years of printer. Dates from the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, NSW.] Half-bound red morocco spine over blue marbled boards. 13, 15, 9, 11, 9, 5, 5, 5, 9, 85-88, 4, 5, 5, [2], 127-130, 119-122, 5, 5, 5, 7, 3, 17, 99, 17 pp. Music engraved on sheets, with some illustrations throughout. Early owner inscribed on front flyleaf, some light foxing as well as browning to pages; spine and outer edges of boards worn, but in fact a very good copy of mid-nineteenth century sheet music, featuring operas, fortes, waltzes, and other selections across the United Kingdom. This collection includes three American songs by Virginian banjo player Joel Sweeney: "Lucy Long," "Jenny Get Your Hocake Done," and "Where Did You Come From, Knock a Nigger Down." Joel Sweeney was an early blackface and minstrel performer, who is credited with popularizing the banjo in the United States.