1881 — The Aid ~ A Music Book of Exercises, Songs, Tunes, Rules, Principles and Classification of Musical Characters and Forms…. by J. D. Spake

The Aid ~ A Music Book of Exercises, Songs, Tunes, Rules, Principles and Classification of Musical Characters and Forms–Designed as a Plain, Simple Text Book of Fact for General Use in Learning the Theory of Vocal and Instrumental Music.

Published by J. W. Jenkins, Kansas City, Mo. 

By J. D. Spake

Published: 1881

Fair condition, green hardcover with no dust jacket.  The cover has tears, stains, pieces torn off the corners, fraying, scuffs, scratches, and wrinkling.  The internal binding is torn and loose.  Some pages have small tears along the edges.  The book has some stains, pencil writing, and eraser marks.