Author: Kitchiner, William
Title: The Traveller's Oracle; or, Maxims for Locomotion: Containing Precepts for Promoting the Pleasures and Hints for Preserving the Health of Travellers. Part 1. Comprising Estimates of the Expenses of Travelling on Foot - on Horseback - in Stages - in Post Chaises - and in Private Carriage: With Seven Songs, for One, Two, and Three Voices
Description: London, Henry Colburn, 1827. Hardcover. Bound in 3/4 brown leather and color paper boards, 5 raised bands on spine with gilt lettering and tooling; top edge gilt; color end papers; viii, 264 pp with unpaginated pieces of music. This is Part 1 of a 2 part set only. pt. I. Comprising estimates of the expenses of travelling on foot--on horseback--in stages--in post chaises--and in private carriages with seven songs, for one, two, and three voices, composed by W. Kitchiner. Music for Part 1 consists of: 1. A Father's Advice to His son. 2. An Universal Prayer. 3. The English Grace. 4. Fill the Goblet Again. 5. (numbered 6 in the book) Gather Your Rose-Buds (and pagination is incorrect for this one). 6. All Hail, Britannia. 7. The Universal Toast. VG (binding is tight and pages are lightly age toned but otherwise clean.) .

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