Ives, Charles

114 Songs, [Redding, Connecticut: C.E.Ives], 1922



Folio, original green cloth-backed green boards, printed label on spine, 259 pages, pp.37-39 blank as in all copies of the first issue, a little worn and rubbed, some light foxing

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Rare. first edition, first issue. One of only 50 copies printed for Ives by Schirmer in August 1922. This is one of the most significant collections of songs published in America. Ives set texts by himself and also by earlier poets. The songs often contain wry statements by the composer which illuminate the text.