Sale 2455 - Printed & Manuscript Americana, September 28, 2017

175 c   (MUSIC.) Order book of the Loring & Blake Organ Company. 295 manu- script pages. Folio, original 1 / 2 calf, moderate wear; minor wear to contents. Worcester, MA, 1882-86 [1,000/1,500] The Loring & Blake Organ Company was founded in Worcester, MA in 1868. Their instruments won numerous awards and they billed themselves as “best in the world.” By 1882, they had a second factory in Toledo, OH, but as this account book bears the tag of a Worcester stationer, we assume this volume is from the main factory. This chronological record gives each customer’s name and address, a brief description of their order (sometimes with stenciling instructions), and a serial number, usually accompanied by a “shipped” stamp. Their customers ranged across the United States and beyond, including Mexico, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Customers include individuals, retailers, and churches. Some of the organs built by Loring & Blake during this period are still in existence today; the Reed Organ Society keeps a database of organs and their serial numbers which can be matched up here. 176 c   (NATURAL HISTORY.) An Act for Better Preservation of His Majesty’s Woods in America. [565]-579 pages. Folio, disbound, moderate toning. London, 1729 [250/350] An early act to preserve natural resources. As a means to protect Britain’s source for sailing masts, it prohibited cutting down any trees in New England, NewYork and New Jersey with a diameter greater than 24 inches. 174    (MUSIC.) Foster, Stephen C. My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night. 5 pages. Folio, 13 1 / 4 x 10 inches, disbound; moderate foxing and wear, tape repairs to final blank page. New York: Firth, Pond & Co., 1853 [250/350] first edition of Foster’s popular anti-slavery ballad. Dichter & Shapiro, page 93; Fuld, page 384; Whittlesey & Sonneck, Foster page 35. 175