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The Star Spangled Banner
KEY, FRANCIS SCOTT. The Vocal Standard, or, Star Spangled Banner: being the latest and best selection ever offered to the public, particularly of American patriotic songs
Richmond: Nash and White, 1824
264 pp. Contemporary or original sheep, red leather label. Lacks blank free endpapers. Some wear and scuffing, a bit browned. Very good
RARE AMERICAN PATRIOTIC SONGSTER. The Star-Spangled Banner appears at pp 15-16. The song’s great fame at this early date is reflected in its inclusion in the book’s title and its use as the running headline in every page
$1,200