George Christy's essence of old Kentucky
Subtitle: containing a choice collection of new and popular songs, interludes, dialogues, funny speeches, darkey jokes and plantation wit
By: by George Christy
Contributors: Brander Matthews Dramatic Museum; Arthur Billings Hunt Collection (Columbia University. Libraries)
Publisher: Dick & Fitzgerald
Published: 1862
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 72
Subjects: English Songs; Texts; Popular music; Minstrel shows; Minstrel music
Other titles: Essence of old Kentucky; Geo. Christy's essence of old Kentucky
Notes: Without music; tunes indicated by title.

Publication date cf. New Grove Dictionary of American Music, v. 1, p. 44.

Publishers' advertisements on p. [2-4] of wrapper.

Rare Book copy 1: From the Brander Matthews Dramatic Museum, with its ownership stamp.

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Gift; Mr. & Mrs. Alfred C. & Madeleine Berol; 1966.

Gift; Mr. & Mrs. Alfred C. & Madeleine Berol; 1966.