Bidspirit auction | Schmidlin - Singing Delight

Schmidlin - Singing Delight - Music.- Schmidlin, J. Singing and playing pleasure of pure devotion, or: Spirited songs, collected according to the selection of the best. 5th ed. Zurich, Bürkli, 1792. 4 leaves, 941 pp., 1 leaf. With numerous pages of music. Contemporary leather binding (scuffed, head and tail ends with losses, leather ties missing). Eitner IX, 35. - Successful choral collection by the Swiss pastor and composer Johannes Schmidlin, considered a pioneer of Swiss folk song in the 18th century. - Front inner hinge cracked. Contemporary dedication and ownership inscription on the flyleaf.