[March, 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
1880.] 
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NOVELLO’S MUSIC PRIMERS. 
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4. Singing. Randegger. 2.00 
5. Musical Forms. Pauer. 1.00 
6. Harmony. Stainer. 1.00 
7. Instrumentation. Proul. 1.00 
8. Violin. Tours. 1.00 
Very popular books in England, and rapidly becoming so 
In this country. They are not properly Primers, but In¬ 
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and abundant picture and musical illustrations, a history of 
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(30 cts). Unexcelled as a Sunday 
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Compiled by A. N. Johnson, J. H. Tennby Dfl AF 
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