Lewis, Freeman. The Beauties of Harmony (1818) Shape-Note Tunebook

Lewis, Freeman. The Beauties of Harmony; containing The Rudiments of Music on an improved Plan; Including, With the Rules of Singing, an Explanation of the Rules and Principles of Composition.  Together with An Extensive Collection of Sacred Music, consisting of Plain Tunes, Fuges, Anthems, &c. Some of which are entirely New.  To the whole is added An Appendix, containing Explanations of Musical Terms, Characters, &c. original and selected. Pittsburgh: Printed and Published by Cramer and Spear, 1818. [Third Edition]. [9501] Leather spine, unprinted paper over card, lacks the top (front) cover. 13.5 cm (5 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches), (i)-(iv.), 5-12, [1 - engraved tables], [1] blank, 13-26, [1 - engraved Scale of Transposition], [1 blank], 27-200 pp. TEXT & MUSIC COMPLETE. Contemporary owner's signatures to the end papers, some stains, foxing, some leaf corners creased. Two leaves of manuscript music in shape notes laid in, signed by Zachariah Reynolds, with the date of 1814. Good.