Robert Ventress' Music Book 1822

$245 · Offered by Tamino Autographs

Manuscript music book self-ruled with soft covers whose front cover reads "Robert Ventress Book, Upleatam, December 18, 1818" and with a similar legend on the first page dated March 7, 1819, full of musical quotations of mostly psalms tunes. ALSO INCLUDED is a family tree of Robert Ventress (1754-1848) and his wife Anne, including dates and those of their 11 children, a small number of clips from a family member named Thomas Ventress who turned 100 in 1821, plus a Carte-de-Visite (CDV) and 3 trade cards of Joseph Ventress (probably Robert's son born in 1810). A very fine family musical archive with photos and a family tree. A very nice pice of ephemera. Size is 8.5 x 4.7 inches, 16 pages, in very good condition.

• Binding: Hardcover

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