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Songbooks of the 18th and early 19th century that I've seen, primarily in the Library of Congress, and Folger Shakespeare Library. For a much more complete listing see old CBEL section on Poetical Miscellanies. There are a few here that are not in the CBEL listing. Sources: LCMD-Library of Congress, Music Division; LCRB-Library of Congress, Rare Book; LCM-Library of Congress, Main; Folger- Folger Shakespeare Library. Seen, With Music: 17th cent. A choice collection of 180 loyal songs, London, 1685. LCMD. 18th cent. Orpheus Caledonius or a Collection of the best Scotch Songs set to Musick by W. Thomson. London. n.d. [1725/6] [Copy seen is at Univ. of Brit. Columbia, Canada] See 1733. Songs in Flora's Opera, (1730), (Folger) This deletes 5 tunes from Flora, 1729. [pirated as, Songs in Flora, 1737. (Lib. of Congress)] Tunes are better arranged to fit songs than in the ballad opera. The Merry Musician; Or, A Cure for the Spleen, 2vols, 2nd edit. London: Walsh and Hare, Vol. I, 1730, II, n.d. w/music LCMD [Bound with Songs in The Lottery] Songs in The Lottery, #300, np, nd (Catalog # is that of J. Walsh, and is c 1732. LCMD. [bound with Vol. II of the Merry Musician, 1730. Same songs as in the ballad opera. Some tunes better arranged.] Merry Mountebank; or, The Humorous Quack-Doctor. By Timothy Tulip. London: W. Pearson. 1732. w/music. LCMD. [BL copy is not unique.] Orpheus Caledonius. By William Thomson. 2 vols. 1733. Facsimile print, 1962. [1st vol. has same tunes but not all are same songs as 1725/6 ed.] The British Musical Miscellany, 6 vols. London: J. Walsh, n.d. [1 & 2, 1734; 3 & 4, 1735; 5 & 6, 1736] LCMD [Among the songs are reprints most of the peices in 1733 ed. of Orpheus Caledonius] Universal Musician, London: for the Booksellers, c 1737. w/music. engravings with illustrations, mostly by J. Smith and H. Roberts. LCMD. The Merry Medley, or a Christmas Box for Gay Gallants and Good Companions, 1744, II -1745. [A few songs and about a dozen country dances with tunes in each] Univ. of Wisconsin, seen, and Huntington Library, not seen. Calliope, or English Harmony, London: Henry Roberts, c 1746. w/music. Folger. [earlier ed. 1739] [Looks like collection of ss songs with engraved illustrations, many sheets dated 1739, from earlier ed.] Universal Harmony, London: J. Newberry, 1746. w/music. Folger Spinnet; or Musical Miscellany, London: J. Wren, 1750. w/music. LCMD The Muses Delight, Liverpool: John Sadler, 1754. w/music. Folger, LCMD [This is quite common] Apollo's Cabinet, Liverpool: J. Sadler, 1757. [Muses Delight, 1754, with additions] LCMD Thirty Scots Songs Adapted for a Voice and Harpsichord, The Words from Allan Ramsay. Edinburgh, By Robert Bremner. n.d.: A Second Set of Scots Songs. Words from Allan Ramsay. By Robert Bremner. Edinburgh, nd. (c 1757) LCMD. Orpheus Britanicus, or, The Gentleman's and Lady's Musical Museum. London: Benj. Cole. 1760. w/music. LCMD A Collection of the Best old Scotch and English Songs. By James Oswald. n.d. [1761?] LCMD. Clio and Euterpe, 3 Vols. London: Henry Roberts. 1762. w/music. Folger. Select Collection of Vocal Music, London: J. Johnston, c 1770. New songs with music by Italian composers. LCMD Vocal Music or, the Songster's Companion, 4 vols. London, 1st vol only, LCMD, R. Horsfield, 1772-75 LC [but LCMD couldn't locate a catalogued 4 vol set.] A Collection of Scots Songs adapted for a Voice and Harpsichord. By Neil Stewart. Three issues in Library of Congress all have different addresses in Edinburgh. Printed and Sold by Neil Stewart at his Shop: (1) Parliament Square, (2) Millno Square Opposite to the Tron Church, (3) No. 37 South Bridge St. pp. 28. The one apparently oldest is (1), where an anonymous MS note states it is original ed. of 1772. Vocal Music, or The Songster's Companion, London: J. Bew, c 1778, w/music. Folger, LCMD Thirty Scots Songs. Adapted for a Voice and Harpsicord. The Words by Allan Ramsay. Edinburgh. By Neil Stewart. n.d. (I-III) [1781] First 2 in LCMD, and all in Newberry Library, Chicago. [But I did not look at the latter, and don't know whats in Vol. III] The Convivial Songster, London: John Fielding, [1782]. w/music. LCMD, U. Wisc. The Vocal Enchantress, London: J. Fielding, 1783. w/music. LCMD. Musical Miscellany, Perth: J. Brown, 1786. w/music. [Edinburgh issue without printer's name, same date, both LCMD.] The Scots Musical Museum, 6 vols. Edinburgh; J. Johnson, [1787-1803/4]. w/music. I, 1787; II, 1788; III, 1790; IV, 1792; V, 1797; VI, 1803 [actually 1804] LCMD Edinburgh Musical Miscellany. [I], 1792, II, 1793 Edinburgh. LCMD. w/music. A new and complete collection of the most favourite Scots songs. D. Corri. 2 vols. Edinburgh: Corri and Sutherland, [1788]; Corri and Sutherland, [c 1790]; Corri and Coy, [c 1793]. w/music. LCMD has late issue, and some other songbooks issued by Corri. Calliope, or The Musical Miscellany, London: C. Elliot and T. Kay and Edinburgh: C. Elliot. 1788, Folger, LCMD. w/music. [common] Edwin's Pills to Purge Melancholy (all the songs sung by Mr. Edwin). London, 1788. w/music. Folger. A Collection of Favorite Songs; A. Reinagle, Philadelphia, c 1789. [mostly from operas by Arnold, Shield, etc.] w/music. LCMD A Selection of Scots Songs, P. Urbani. 4 vols. Edinburgh: For the Author. 1792-c 1794. [1st 3, later issue, in Lib. of Congress] w/music. Edinburgh: Urbani and Liston. Vocal Magazine, 1-3, Edinburgh: C. Stewart and Co. 1797, -98, -99. w/music. LCMD. Musical Repository. Glasgow: Adam and Carrick, 1799. w/music. LCMD 19th cent. Yorkshire Musical Miscellany, Halifax: C. Jacobs, 1800. w/music. LCMD The British Musical Miscellany. Edinburgh: Thomas Turnbull, 1805, w/music. LCMD Songster's Favourite Companion. London for Lane & Newman and for A. Macgoun, Glasgow, n.d. w/music [owner entered his name and date of 1803] LCMD British Melodies, Polyhymnian Co. [London, George Walker] n.d. [c 1810] Engraved like single sheet songs. LCMD Cabinet of Harmony, London: Printed for Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh. 1814. LCMD Irish Minstrelsy, J. Smith. London: Goulding and Co. [1814] 12 Irish tunes with new verses by Ed. Fitzsimons. LCMD British Orpheus, The, London, c 1817. w/music. LCMD The Scottish Minstrel, R. A. Smith. 6 vols. Edinburgh: Robt. Purdie 1820-25?. LCMD Selection from the Ancient Music of Ireland, A. Chiefly composed by John M'Creery. Petersburg: Yancy and Burton, 1824. w/music. LCMD [Title misleading, new song to older Irish tunes Miniature Museum of Scotch Songs. 2 Vols. Edinburgh: Walter & Anderson, 1816-25. w/music LCMD The Melodist, .. English Scotch, and Irish songs. New York: W. & P. C. Smith. 1824. LCMD The Irish Minstrel, R. A. Smith. Edinburgh: Robt. Purdie. 1825 w/music. LCMD; [This edition supposedly suppressed for copyright violations. Songs with tunes from Stevenson/ Moore's A Selection of Irish Melodies were replaced in next edition. Whether this latter was styled 1st ed. or 2nd I do not know. I have seen only an undated 2nd. edition at Catholic Univ. of America. Elsewhere this work (as 1st ed.?) is said to be of 1828. Linnet, London, T. Tegg, 1831 LCMD? Thrush, The, London: Thomas Tegg. 1827. w/music. Folger London Minstrel, London, Dean and Munday, 1825. w/music. LCMD Musical Casket, [Running title, tp missing, c 1840? LCMD [Gore: James Macewan, A Musical Casket of Melodies for the Millions, c 1843] Seen, without Music: 17th cent. The New Accademy of Compliments, London: S. Rand, 1669. Folger 18th cent. Mirth diverts all care. 1708. wo/music. Folger. The Hive, Vol. I & II, 1724; Vol. III, 1725; Vol. IV, 1732 (LCRB) The Hive, 4th edition, Vol. I, 1732; Vol. II, 1733; Vol. III, n.d. (c 1733-4) (LCRB). Vol. III, 1725 also at Univ. of Wisc. The Choice, Vol. III, London [1733?] LCMD. Vocal Miscellany, 2nd ed., 2 vols. London, Joseph Hazard, 1734. wo/music LCMD [LCMD has Vol. II cataloged separately, latter not listed in old CBEL.] Pinkethman's Jests, Part II, Songs. London: John Atkinson, 1735 [wo/music. Most songs from Pills] LCRB Nightingale, London: J. Osborn. 1738. wo/music. [good coll'n of 422 songs] Folger. The Musical Companion, or Lady's Magazine, 1741. wo/music. LCMD, Folger Ladies Delight, or The Merry Songster. London: T. Wright, 1741. [tunes named but no songs are familiar. All new by one hand?] LCRB. Philomel; being a Small Collection of Only the Best English Songs, London: M. Cooper, 1744. wo/music. LCMD [BL, and Nat'l Union Catalog lists copy at Yale. This seems to be the fisrt book to print "John Anderson, my Jo", but far from the last] The Canary Bird, London: Printed in the Year 1745. wo/music. Folger. Warbling Muses, by Benjamin Wakefield. London: G. Woodfall. 1749. wo/music. [731 songs of which about 3 are familiar. Did Wakefield write the rest?] Folger. A Collection of Loyal Songs, Poems, 1750. no imprint. Folger. wo/music. The Merry Companion, or Universal Songster, 4th ed. with additions. London: W. Johnston, 1750. wo/music. Folger. Wreath, London: W. Reeve, A. Dodd, & E. Cooke. 1752. wo/music. Folger. Muses Banquet, Reading: C. Mickleworth, et al., 1752. wo/music. LCMD. The Scoundrel's Dictionary (with several cant songs at end), 1754. wo/music. Folger, LC. The Comic Miscellany, 2 vols. [V. 1 only is songs, expanded version of Philomel, 1744] London: M. Cooper, 1756. Folger wo/music. Vocal Medley, or Universal Songster, York: John Jackson, 1756 [wo/music, almost all theater songs] LCMD Orpheus, songs; Vol. I, The Linnet; Vol. II, The Thrush; Vol. III The Robin, all 1749. [wo/music or tune indication] LCRB The Merry Fellow, or Jovial Companion, By Luke Lively, Gent. Dublin: James Hoey. 1757. wo/music. [Miscellany, with fifty songs, a few of which are Irish, and many bawdy riddles] Folger. The Musical Companion, London: Stevens and Seymour, 1759. Folger. wo/music. Syren, London: S. Blandon & F. Blyth c 1760. wo/music. Folger. The Polite Songster, London: J. Ross. wo/music. 1760. LCMD. The Charmer, 3rd ed. [contents of a second volume listed at beginning, but was it ever published?] wo/music. Edinburgh: M. Yair, 1765. LCRB The Brent; or, English Syren, London: S. Bladon, 1765. LCMD wo/music or tune direction, mostly theater songs. The Muses Delight, or, The London Polite Songster. London: J. Pridden, 1766. U. Wisc. London Songster, The, or Polite Musical Companion, London: W. Nicoll, 1767. wo/music. Folger. The Masque, London: Richardson and Urquhart. nd. 331 songs. [Folger puts it at 1767, so this is possibly the 1st editon or a reissue of it, but spelling of some words are as in c 1770, and c 1777 editions, which differ from those in 2nd. ed of 1768. Adv. in Boston, 1767, but no American copy is known for sure. Another source put 1st ed at 1765, but I don't know for sure if 1st edition was actually dated. See 1768, 1770, 1777] The Masque, 2nd. ed. London: Richardson and Urquhart. 1768. Folger. wo/ music. 337 songs. See 1767, 1770, 1777. Polyhymnia, London: F. Newberry. 1769. wo/music. Folger. [mostly theater songs] The Masque, nd. London: Richardson and Urquhart. [CBEL, 1770?] 342 songs. Folger [where it is put at c 1769. See 1767, 1768, 1777] Jovial Companion, or, The New Sentimental Songster. London, M. Cooper, n.d. wo/music. c 1770, Folger. The Humours of London, London: T. Cooke, c 1770. wo/music. LCRB [Several songs by G. A. Steven, apparently earlier than in his collecton of 1772, below. A rousing bacchanalian is "The True Englishman" to the tune of "Shawnbree" (Sean Buidhe/ Over the water to Charlie), which seems to imitate the song "Larry Grogan" or "The Rakes of Mallow"] Vocal Companion, London sold by the Booksellers. c 1770. wo/music. Folger. Bacchus and Venus; Or, The Harmony of Love and Wine, London, n.d. [CBEL c 1770] wo/music. Folger. A New Academy of Compliments, Glasgow, 1772. Folger. wo/music. [This is a curious reprint of some edition of the 1720's. No songs are later.] The Warbler, London; or, Sweets of Harmony selected. London: Booksellers, 1772. LCMD. Songs, Comic, and Satrical. By George Alexander Stevens. London: For the Author. 1772. wo/music, with tune directions. LCMD. [There is a later edition, not seen] The New Merry Companion, or Complete Modern Songster, London: John Wheble [1772?] The Ladies Polite Songster; or Harmony of the Fair-Sex, London: T. Shepherd and Stephen Smith, n.d. [1772] wo/music. Folger. Bull-finch, London: Baldwin, Horsfield and Wilkie. [c 1775] LCMD. Bucks Bottle Companion, The, London, 1775. Folger, LCMD. wo/music. Charms of Melody, Dublin, John Colles, 1776. Folger. wo/music The Hummingbird, London, J. Johnson, 1776. Folger, LCMD. wo/music. The Masque, nd. London: Richardson and Urquhart. [CBEL, 1777?] 354 songs. Folger [see 1767, 1768, 1770. Folger puts this at c 1770] The Linnets, The, Or, Songster's Companion, Wolverhampton, 1777, and 1780. Folger. wo/music. Vocal Magazine, or British Songster's Miscellany, Vol. the first. J. Harrison, London, 1778. = Vocal Magazine, Or, Compleat British Songster, London, Harrison & Co. 1781. Folger. LCMD. 1286 songs, no titles or tune indication. Also 1784, LCMD. The Scots Nightingale, 2nd. ed. Edinburgh: James Murray. 1779. wo/music. LCMD [1st ed. of 1778 not found] St. Cecelia, Edinburgh: C. Wilson, 1779. [wo/music, and few tune directions]. LCRB The Goldfinch, Glasgow, J. & M. Robertson, 1780. Folger, LCMD. wo/music. Scots Vocal Miscellany, Edinburgh: J. Roch, 1780. wo/music LCRB Charms of Chearfulness, or Merry Songster's Companion, London: W. Lane, 1781. Folger. wo/music. [Contains the song "Larry Grogan" which the Irish seem to have lost. See next.] The Polite Singer: a Collection of Choice Song, North-Shields: Mathew Brown, 1781. LCMD wo/music. [Contains "Larry Grogan", see previous.] The Modern Syren, or Enchanting Songstress, Sunderland, J. Graham. 1781. Folger. wo/music. The Charmer, 2 Vols. 1st is 4th ed. 2nd says entire new collection. Edinburgh: J. Sibbald, 1782. LCMD Saint Cecelia, or British Songster, Edinburgh, 1782. wo/music LCMD. [see 1779] Modern Songs. By John Free, Birmingham: for the Author, 1780. wo/music [Folger?] Roundelay, or the New Syren, A new edition. London: Wm. Lane. c 1783. Folger. wo/music The British Muse, by John Vint, 2nd ed., T. Saint, Newcastle, 1784. Folger. wo/music The London Songster, or Polite Musical Companion. London, T. Lowndes and Son, a new edit. 1784. wo/music. LCMD. The Minstrell, London, c 1785. Richardson and Urquhart. Folger, LC. wo/music. New Vocal Miscellany (songs by the author, generally pretty good, several to Irish tunes), London, By Wm. Collins, 1787. Folger. wo/music. Songster's Companion, The Second Edition. Coventry: M. Luckman. c 1787. [wo/music. mostly theater songs.] LCRB Parsley's Lyric Repository for 1788. Folger. wo/music. LCMD New Vocal Enchantress, London, 1789. Folger. wo/music Charms of Chearfullness; or Merry Songster's Companion, 4th ed. London: W. Lane. 1789. wo/music. LCMD M1619.C5 The Billington, or Town and Country Songster London: E Wenman. wo/music (mostly theater songs) 1790. LCMD. The Busy Bee, or, Vocal Repository, c 1790. Vol. III only. Section of Scotch and Irish Songs. wo/music LCMD. Festival of Anacreon, 7th ed. London, George Peacock, 1789, Folger: nd / [c 1791] LCMD. wo/music. [fake edition # and publisher, 1st here is prob. 2nd edit.] Merry Companion, or Feast for the Sons of Comus, London: W. Lane, c 1791. LCRB [CBEL notes 1786 ed., but this edition contains songs of 1790.] Parsley's Lyric Repository for 1791. [London]: R. Parsley. [1791] wo/music LCMD M1619.P26 Paddy Whack's Bottle Companion, 1791. London: Wm. Holland. [Closely related to Festival of Anacreaon, with same typography and many of the same pieces. But "Paddy Whack" is not given.] LCMD The Banquet of Thalia, York: Atkinson, 1792 Folger. w/o music The General songster, London, 1793. Folger. wo/music. Songster's Repository; or, Convivial Companion For the Year 1793. London: for the Author and Compiler. 1793 [almost all are recent theatre songs. 4 Irish. wo/music] LCRB Festival of Momus, a Collection of Comic Songs, London, W. Lane. nd [1793? earlier edit. of this is of c 1793.] wo/music. LCMD. Sweet Robin, or, The Children in the Wood, London, 1794. wo/music. Folger. Whim of the Day for 1794, J. Roach, London, LCMD Whim of the Day for 1795. J. Roach, London, LCMD The British Songster; or Pocket Companion. London: William Lane. n.d. [c 1794] LCMD. wo/music, mostly theater songs. London Songster, The, or Musical Boquet, London: Wm. Lane. c 1795. Folger. wo/music. The Polite Songster, or, Vocal Melody, London, Wm. Lane. c 1795. Folger. wo/music. LCMD. Charms of Melody, or Siren Medley, Dublin. 1795-1810, 100 four page issues, (3 missing) issued approximately periodically. Folger. wo/ music. [This bound set formerly that of J. W. Ebsworth] An issue of c 1806-7 contains a text of "The Girl I left behind me" with no mention of a 'Brighton Camp' and this is the earliest text of the song, or songs, that I've seen. The Universal Songster, London, c 1796-98. Folger. wo/music. [No relation to the 3 vol. collection with same title, 1825-28, and its reissues] Hooper's Whim for 1799, London, 1799. wo/music. LCMD Whimsical Songster, Manchester: Hopper & Co. n.d. [c 1799]. LCMD Whim of the Day for 1799, The, London: J. Roach. wo/music. LCMD. 19th cent. New Musical Charmer, Glasgow: James Mundel. 1800 LCMD [no music or tune directions, Songs from Scots Musical Museum, O'Keeffe's plays and operas and a few others, e.g. "Barbadoes Bell(e)s"] Songster's Museum. Gosport: W. M. Martin. 180-, LCMD The Convivial Repository. London: J. Painter, 1801. LCMD? Apollo's Budget. London: Crosby and Letterman, 1801. wo/music LCMD New Songs. The Fashionable Songster, Manchester: Hopper and Hope, 1801, LCMD Banquet of Bacchus, London: Crosby and Letterman. 1802. LCMD [nothing of interest, to me at any rate] Whim of the day (for 1802, -03, -04, and -05). U. Wisc. The Little Warbler, 2 vols, London, 1804. LCMD. wo/music The Musical Banquet, The second edition of, Glasgow, A Maccoun c 1801-3 [original 1800, CBEL LCMD] Rural Songster, Edinburgh: Oliver & C0., 1806. wo/music LCM Oliver's New Selection of Comic Songs, Edinburgh: Oliver & Co., 1806. LCMD. wo/music. Oliver's Choice Selection of Comic Songs, Second Edition, Edinburg: Oliver & Co. 1807. LCMD. wo/music. The Shamrock, or Hibernian Songster, Edinbugh: Oliver & Co. nd [1803-8?]. LCMD. wo/music. Apollo, The. Ipswich, c 1810. wo/music. U. Wisc. John Bull; or the True Briton, Penrith, c 1810. wo/music. Folger Mirth & Melody, Northampton: J. Freeman, c 1810. wo/music. LCMD. Northumbrian Minstrel. Alnwick: W. Davidson, 1811. wo/music. LCMD (Many by R. Burns) Banquet of Thalia, York: Thos. Wilson & Son. 1812. LCMD The Union Imperial Songbook, Edinburg: A. Hogg, John Robertson, Macreidie & Co., and George Cowies & Co., nd. London. LCMD wo/music The Harp of Erin, Dublin, 1816. LCMD. wo/music The Pocket Encyclopedia of Scottish, English and Irish Songs. 2 vols. Glasgow: Andrew and James Duncan. 1816. wo/music [Nine songs by Robt. Tannahil] Vocal Library, London: John Souter. 1818 Encyclopedian of Comic Songs, London, 1819. Folger. wo/music The Blackbird, N.Y.: Christian Brown. 1825. wo/music. LCMD [others of this title earlier and later in LCMD]. Dandy's Companion, np, nd. [American, c 1825?] LCMD. Newcastle Song Book. Newcastle. W & T. Fordyce, n.d. [1835-40] wo/music. LCMD. A selection of the most favourite Scots Songs I, A Selection of original Scots Songs, II and III. London, Wm. Napier 1790-94. LCMD, but lost? Not yet seen, and mostly without music: Vocal Melody, by T. A. Arne. LCRB England's Glory. 1762. LCRB Songs, English texts, according to catalog card. Percy, John, A Collection of Songs. Folger. Chaplet. J. Walsh. 1738. LCMD. The Musical Century, Henry Cary, 1739. LCMD. Musical Museum, The (London?), 1760. LCMD, but I can't relocate catalog card in title catalog. [Some are alphabetically out of order in LCMD title catalog, like Philomel.] Delicate Songster. M1619 .D32 Bottle Companion, I. Walsh c 1710. Musical Magazine, London 1767? M1619 .M94 Paddy's Resource, (American). 179x [Card in LCMD, but book in LCRB?] Vocal Muse, Philla, 1792 LC [Card in LCMD, but book in LCRB?] Nightingale, Glasgow, 1806. LCMD Nightingale. London. 18xx. LCMD M1619.N65. Crosby's English musical repository. 1807 Crosby's Caledonain Musical Repository. LCMD, but where is card? Virginia Nightingale, Alex & F'burg, 1807 [mostly Irish] LCRB New Myrtle and Vine, London, Tho. Tegg. 1806. LCMD 1810. M1619.S7C5. [Can'f find] New Musical and Vocal Cabinet. London n.d. H. Gray. LCMD The Harp of Erin, (American), LCRB. Myrtle and Vine, Wilson. LCMD. Rose Shamrock and Thistle, N.Y. 18--. LCMD. Musical Magazine, 1767. LCMD M1619.M94 New Songs, R. Bremner, c 1770. M1619.Mxxx New Musical and Vocal Cabinet, 18-- Eng,Scot &Ir. Nobody coming to Marry Me. Dublin, E. Lee M1619.A2N [Book or single sheet song? Song, based on one in Tea Table Miscellany, it is in other collections around 1800-1810] A selection of Scots, English and Irish Songs, Edinburgh: D. Robertson, c 1819. LCMD? The Patriot's Vocal Miscellany, Dublin, 1804. LCMD, but they can't find it. [forgot to see if transfered to LCRB] British Melody, Or Vocal Magazine, Walsh, 1739 [Title cat.] British Miscellany, Walsh, c 1703 [Title Cat.] Collection of the Choicest songs, Walsh, c 1703. [Title cat.] Manuscript popular music: (by no means complete) M1 .M595. Vol. III? Scots and Irish Music, Vol Vol. 1-4 English in catalogue, M1619.M M1 .A15 vol. 90 Am. and Eng. vocal music c1794-1800. MS Music Book, 1741. M1 .A1M [plus others seen, e.g., Henry Beck flute MS, 1786, and a few others] M1.A1 is a catch-all where short items are stored alphabetically by title. LCMD. Title catalogue - '137 old ballads' is actually, for the most part, a collection of single sheet songs with music, with one or two 4 page musical scores, and a MS copy of the popular 18th century Irish tune "Sheila na Guira". The Folger Shakespeare Library and Harvard have excellent collections of single sheet songs with music, but I haven't see any of Harvard's except for the few that have been reprinted.