Auction 83
PRINTED BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, HOLY LAND MAPS, CEREMONIAL OBJECTS, FINE & GRAPHIC ART
Jun 20, 2019
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LOT 8:
(AMERICAN-JUDAICA)Jonas B. Phillips. The Chimes, or, The Old and New Year - Ballad. Sung by Miss (Elizabeth) ...
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(AMERICAN-JUDAICA)
Jonas B. Phillips. The Chimes, or, The Old and New Year - Ballad. Sung by Miss (Elizabeth) Rainforth. Composed by J.P. Knight.
pp. (5). Foxed. Unbound. Folio. Worldcat locates only three copies.
Philadelphia: George Willig, c. 1850
“Why chime the bells so merrily.” For voice and piano, a musical score written by Philadelphia-born Jonas B. Phillips (1805-69). A member of an illustrious American-Jewish family, Phillips was assistant district attorney for the county of New York, holding that appointment under several successive administrations (see Daly, l.c. p. 145).
“Why chime the bells so merrily.” For voice and piano, a musical score written by Philadelphia-born Jonas B. Phillips (1805-69). A member of an illustrious American-Jewish family, Phillips was assistant district attorney for the county of New York, holding that appointment under several successive administrations (see Daly, l.c. p. 145).

