1850’s Minstrel’s Songster

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Christy's Panorama Songster; Containing the Songs as sung by The Christy, Campbell, Pierce's Minstrels, and Sable Brothers published by William H. Murphy, New York, circa 1850. 12mo, stitched with brown paper wrappers, front with title, publication information, and woodcut African American caricature, back with Contents, approx. 136 pages. Pages are not in sequential order, frontispiece of the "Cachuga" with textual woodcut vignettes throughout. Includes lyrics for songs such as "Young Clem Brown", "Walk In Joe", and "Oh, Sea Bass". 6 1/8" H x 4"

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