A Pictorial Bibliography of the First Editions of Stephen C. Foster [complete with errata slip]

Philadelphia: Musical Americana, 1957. Review copy, with full page typed letter signed (TLS) by Fletcher Hodges Jr., Curator of the Universiry of Pittsburgh's Foster Hall Collection. Near Fine condition. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1957. First Edition. Illustrated with 180 pages of facsimile sheet music and covers, many in colors (red, green, gold). From the introduction: "This book is designed to serve as a convenient check-list for libraries, collectors, and students of the points of issue of the first editions of the works of Stephen C. Foster The 204 compositions described in this book include every melody or lyric known to have been written by Stephen C. Foster." Complete with errata slip. Illustrations included here are from plates made for J. K. Lilly's THE FOSTER HALL REPRODUCTIONS OF THE SONGS, COMPOSITIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS BY STEPHEN COLLINS FOSTER which was issued to libraries only, and of which no copies were made available for sale to the public. Thus this book was the first opportunity for the individual collector, student, or research worker to acquire reprints of good proportion of the facsimiles. Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue cloth, with a b/w photo of Foster mounted on the front cover, as issued. Oversize Hardcover. 10.25" wide by 14" tall. This large, heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail. with TL signed by Fletcher Hodges Jr., Curator. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket. 25pp. + 180 pages of illustrations. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.…