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NYM(G.760.055
6 Oct 1760:33 (425)
New-York, September 25, 1760. James Rivington, bookseller,
from London, has this day opened a store at the house of the
late Doctor Ascough, in Hanover-Square, where he proposes to
sell at the most reasonable rates, all sorts of books, maps,
pictures, mathematical and musical instruments, stationary
wares, and elegant hanging papers, of the newest patterns.
He has brought with him a very large quantity of books in
most languages, arts and sciences, together with all the
latest novels, plays, &c. and a fine assortment of books for
schools and country stores, to be sold by wholesale or
retail. . . .
Also the undermentioned musical instruments. Fiddles, with
bows or fiddle-sticks, mutes, bridges and screw pins; German
flutes, common flutes, fifes, pitch pipes, hautboy reeds,
bassoon reeds, and mouth pieces for French horns; 1st, 2d 3d
and 4th fiddle strings, very excellent; ditto blue, ditto
for basses; also the following musick books, the compleat
tutor for the German flute, ditto for the common flute,
ditto for the fife, ditto for the harpsichord, ditto for the
fiddle; a choice collection of new musick, with all the
latest and best single songs, set for the German flute and
fiddle; a quantity of paper rul'd for writing musick, blank
musick books bound; also genteel collections of country
dances, minuets, marches and hornpipes.
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