The Lure of the Striped Pig: The Illustration of Popular Music in America, 1820-1870 by Tatham, David - 1973

Barre, MA: Imprint Society, 1973. Hardcover. SIGNED. First edition. Fine/As New quarter-clothbound hardcover with green and dark-brown titling to the spine in the publisher's matching slipcase with a label mounted to the front, also Fine/As New, in the original mailing box; no dj as issued. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. A collection of facsimile reproductions of title pages of sheet music from between 1820 and 1870, each annotated and with descriptive text. The illustrations represent some of the more important illustrators of the time period while the subject matter ranges from the Civil War to baseball, presidential campaigns to Paganini. Compiled with an introductory essay and texts by David Tatham. SIGNED BY TATHAM on the limitations page; no inscription. From an edition limited to 1950 numbered copies this being #1684. 159 pages; 60 color and b&w plates, printed by Meriden Gravure + 9 b&w text illustrations; 11 x 14.5 inches. List of plates, appendix, bibliography. Due to size and weight, international and expedited shipping will be more than quoted.