Jonas B. Phillips. The Chimes, or, The Old and New Year - Ballad. Sung by Miss (Elizabeth) Rainforth. Composed by J.P. Knight.

Estimate: $1,000–$1,500
Hammer price: $1,000

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(AMERICAN-JUDAICA)

printer

George Willig, c.

Place

Philadelphia

Publication

1850

references

Worldcat locates only three copies.

summary

“Why chime the bells so merrily.” For voice and piano, a musical score written by Philadelphia-born Jonas B. Phillips (1805-69). A member of an illustrious American-Jewish family, Phillips was assistant district attorney for the county of New York, holding that appointment under several successive administrations (see Daly, l.c. p. 145).

pp. (5). Foxed. Unbound. Folio.

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