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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1852 Hardcover Variant. 12mo. Text printed in German Fraktur (Gothic) script. Bound in luxurious, full deep-red/brown morocco leather with elaborate, highly decorative gilt tooling and borders heavily stamped to both front and rear boards. Spine features raised bands, decorative gilt panels, and bright gilt title text reading "Gemeinschaftliche Gesangbuch". All edges gilt (AEG).A complete and structurally intact copy of this important mid-19th-century German-American immigrant hymnal, compiled for early Lutheran and Reformed congregations across North America. Contains a comprehensive collection of 652 hymns along with the accompanying musical appendices ("Urmelodien") and detailed indexes for church, school, and home use.Condition: Good. Structurally sound with a secure binding and tight hinges. The ornate leather boards exhibit typical vintage shelf wear, including moderate rubbing to the corners, light scuffing to the leather faces, and wear to the spine ends. The gilt decoration on the covers and spine remains remarkably bright and visually striking. Internally complete; pages show heavy foxing, age-toning, and occasional minor browning throughout, as is characteristic of American paper manufacturing from this specific pre-Civil War era.Provenance & Ephemera: This copy contains fascinating historical ephemera that anchors its localized timeline. Includes several multi-page handwritten notes and prayers in crisp, old German Sütterlin/Kurrent script laid-in, with one entry explicitly dated "Juni 1852" (the exact year of publication). Additionally features a vintage, laid-in German-language newspaper clipping/advertisement for "Die Pyramid Bile Co." detailing local medicinal remedies. A superb, unique piece of 19th-century American-German social and religious history.