Beschreibung:

Songs.- Smart (George, publisher) The Vocal Pocket Companion, being a new Collection of the most Favorite Catches, Cannons, Glees and Duetts, for Two Three and Four Voices, Composed by...Dr.Cooke, Danby, Finesche, Webbe, Callcott &c &c, engraved throughout on 34 cards with title, index and pp.3-52 of musical notation, most printed on both sides, thumb-soiling to edges of first three cards, loose as issued in orange board slip-case, titled in manuscript on upper cover, rubbed, some joints worn, G.Smart, [?1789] § Merry Companion (The): or, Universal Songster, second edition, engraved frontispiece, title with small tear to fore-edge, O5 defective at lower outer corner with loss to text, contemporary sheep, gilt, manuscript label chipped, a little worn, Ward & Chandler, 1742; and another, oblong 8vo & 12mo (3) ⁂ Both scarce, with only 2 UK copies of each listed by Library Hub and ESTC respectively (BL and Oxford University in both cases).