The Book Shed

much wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book, cloth backed spine perishing, hinges cracked though the text block is sound. First printing, no others noted. Yellow paper-covered boards. Nathan Richardson, born in South Reading, Massachusetts (now Wakefield) on 30 July 1827, was a pianist, music publisher, pedagogue, and was involved in the musical community of Boston in the 1840s and 1850s. One of his most important contributions was his piano teaching book, Richardson's new method for the piano-forte... which, for many years from its publication in 1859 through the early twentieth century, was the preferred instruction method for piano teachers...Nathan Richardson completed his second piano teaching book in the fall of 1858, Richardson's new method for the piano-forte... (Oliver Ditson published the volume in 1859), and Nathan and Mary set-off for Paris in another effort to find a cure for Nathan's tuberculosis. Nathan Richardson died on November 19, 1859, at the age of 32."--Nathan Richardson: Musician, Composer, Publisher, Businessman; Susan Hickok, 2008. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!