$1,197
Estimate: $500 - $800
Auction: May 20, 2021 1:00:00 PM EDT
Philadelphia: J.G. Klemm, no date (ca. 1823). First Philadelphia reissue. 4to. 4 pp. Engraved illustrated sheet music. Contemporary ink stamp of Philadelphia music seller Swift & Wilson, bottom second page; scattered foxing; split at bottom. BAL 11080, p. 247; Filby & Howard, S-12; Dichter & Shapiro p. 246 C; not in Sabin
First reissue of the first Philadelphia printing, produced from the same plates as the first printing. Originally published by A. Bacon & Co., ca. 1814-16. Early editions of The Star Spangled Banner are scarce.