Indian Melodies
Montreal: Osiris Publications, 1975. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 12mo. Fine. Item #016977
Facsimile of the 1845 Edition from Gregory Javitch's private library. Tan cloth, paper printed label on front cover, vi, 114 pp, [2]. Stated LIMITED EDITION of 100 Copies on the limitations page (although the limitations page left blank), opposite the title page is a SIGNED Bookplate by the son, Ronald Javitch. Fine. Beautiful facsiimle of Thomas Commuck's Indian Melodies, harmonized by Thomas Hastings Esquire. A musician and historian, Commuck's melodies was the first published musical work by a Native American in 1845. The book contains a total of 120 Hymns.
Price (CAD): $100.00