[Backus, Eleazer (1770-1859); publisher]

A Collection of Sacred Music, Designed Principally for the Use of Churches Which Sing without a Choir. From the Most Approved Authors

Albany: E.F. Backus, 1817. 1817. Albany: E.F. Backus, 1817. 1817. Good. - Octavo, contemporary period marbled boards backed with a tan calf spine. The covers are heavily rubbed and scuffed. [iv] & 67 pages, mostly consisting of music with lyrics, plus a one-page index. The front and rear endpapers and pastedowns are darkened and foxed. The text block is cracking opposite the preface. The pages are toned with occasional minor creases. Good.

First edition. RARE. [WorldCat locates only 7 copies]. [Shaw & Shoemaker #40519].

From the library of James Suydam, Jr. of 97 William Street, with his name, address, and the date "June, 1818" variously penned on the front cover, the front endpaper, and the title page.

Printed typographically by William Williams of Utica. This work was possibly influenced by the American composer Thomas Hastings, author of "Musica Sacra" which William Williams also printed in Utica in 1816. Hastings, at that time, had a singing school in Utica.

"That christians have been criminally negligent, in their exertions to improve this part of worship, is unhappily too manifest to be questioned. In most of our churches, the airs that are performed, are learned without effort, and sung without accuracy.--They are caught by the ear, and many who attempt them, have no knowledge of the science of music, and no pretensions to an acquaintance with the art of singing. If the angels veil their faces when the heavens echo the music that flows from their golden harps before the throne of God; what excuse can be offered for the inhabitants of his footstool, who do not make a serious attempt to praise him with reverence?" -- [Quoted from the preface]. Good .

Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 33045

Catalogue: Music

Keywords: MUSIC; RELIGION; HYMNS; DEVOTION; A COLLECTION OF SACRED MUSIC; DESIGNED PRINCIPALLY FOR THE USE OF CHURCHES WHICH SING WITHOUT A CHOIR; ELEAZER BACKUS; WILLIAM WILLIAMS; ALBANY IMPRINT; PRINTED IN UTICA, NY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION

Eleazer, R.B.

Twelve Million Negro Americans: Their Background, Progress and Present-Day Problems.

Atlanta, GA: Conference on Education and Race Relations, (1942). (1942). - Octavo, 9 inches high by 6 inches wide. Softcover, bound in stapled cream self-wraps titled in brown on the front cover. The top left corner of the front cover is darkened. 24 pages, including the covers. Very good. Second edition. Following a brief summary of the problems associated with slavery, this booklet published by the Conference on Education and Race Relations documents such topics as "Progress since Emancipation", comparing property owned by African-Americans in 1865 to that owned in 1930, the percentage of the African-American population of several Southern states in 1900, 1930 and 1940, the problems of health, poverty, public schools, etc. comparing "Public School Expenditures per Child Enrolled", between whites and African-Americans in several states. There is also a paragraph entitled "Murder at the Hands of the Mob" which discusses lynching, a "problem peculiar to America". "Suggestions for Discussion" and "Constructive Southern Opinion" are considered. Very good .

Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 96807

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; AFRICAN-AMERICANS; TWELVE MILLION NEGRO AMERICANS; THEIR BACKGROUND, PROGRESS AND PRESENT-DAY PROBLEMS; R.E. ELEAZER; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; CONFERENCE ON ADUCATION AND RACE RELATIONS; DISPARITY; RACISM; SLAVERY; BLACK STUDIES.

Lipsky, Eleazer

Malpractice

New York NY: William Morrow & Co. 1972. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket.

Gibson's BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 764

Catalogue: Fiction::Fiction

Keywords: Lipsky, Eleazer Fiction

PRATT, Eleazer F.

Phinehas Pratt and Some of His Descendants, a monograph.

Printed for Priv Distribution, Boston, 1897. 164 pp, portrait frontis, 1 plt, uncut, linen eps. Small hole to spine.

John TurtonProfessional seller

Book number: 1442

Keywords: PRATT HISTORY Family Genealogy

Rev. Eleazer Savage

Church Discipline, in Two Parts, Formative & Corrective; in Which Is Developed the True Philosophy of Religious Education

New York, Sheldon & Company, 1863. Second Edition. Hardcover. 249p. A black cloth hardcover book in good condition. The cloth is chipped off the head of the spine and a little bit off the the bottom as well. Pages dampstained, and there is a small pen scribble at the bottom of page iii. Otherwise, text unmarked and binding secure. Measures approx. 6.25" x 4.25.

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Book number: 171197

Catalogue: Protestantism

Sherman, Eleazer

The Narrative of Eleazer Sherman, Giving an Account of His Life, Experience, Call to the Ministry of the Gospel, and Travels As Such to the Present Time. Volume 1

Providence, Printed for the Author, 1828. Hard Cover. Marbled boards with leather spine. iv. 108 pp. A first person account of the travels and preachings of Eleazer Sherman. While primarily centered around his travels in New York, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, Sherman also recounts his trip to Darien, Georgia. Upon his arrival he contends it is a wicked and blasphemous city with little religion. Sherman also provides his impressions of the enslaved people and slavery in Georgia, recounting the brutal whipping of one enslaved person and the conversation with another older enslaved person, who briefly mentions his former life in England. Complete as issued, despite stating volume 1. Sherman intended to publish a companion volume, and later issues of this work have other works of his bound in. GOOD condition. Heavy scuffing and chipping/loss to the leather spine, with some discoloration and soiling. Extremities scuffed and worn Some darkening to the boards. Paper toned in the interior. Minor scattered foxing. Sabin 80357. Good .

Mare BooksellersProfessional seller

Book number: 016765

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn

George Steiner and Eleazer Shafrir, eds

Primary Hyperlipoproteinemias

New York, McGraw-Hill, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. 352p. A charcoal grey cloth hardcover book in fine condition. As new .

Kubik Fine Books Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 23805

Catalogue: Medicine