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Sheet Music, pre-1920

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Sheet Music, pre-1920

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	1	A grus...sheet music A GRUS FUN DIE TRENCHES. Words and Music by Isidor Lillian. Sung by Mme. Anna Lillian. Brooklyn, NY Isidor Lillian 1918 First Edition Pictorial Cover Good 4pp, words and music, in part: "Ich halt in hand a brief ich hob dem brief fekrigen heint der brief is seber wichtig in oich seher intresant .... Ich breng eich a gris fin die trenches Ich breng eich a gris fin die boys...." Corner chipped, no text loss. 13.5" x 10.75" Lyrics are in transliterated Yiddish with music, and in the original Yiddish on the back cover. Photo-portraits of Isidor and Anna Lillian grace the front cover. Price: 20.00 USD
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	2	Affection.sheet music AFFECTION WALTZ: Composed & arranged for the Piano Forte by W.H.F. [William Henry Fry, 1813-1864] Louisville Peters & Webster nd [ca. 1850]. 1850 1st Edition Soft cover Archival spine reinforcement, very good condition. 13.5" x 10" 2pp Music only, no lyrics. First Edition. Binding is self-wraps. Price: 15.00 USD
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	3	After...sheet music AFTER-'WHILE (You'll Be Too Late When You Knock At My Gate). Words and music by Carver Benson & Domer Brown. Philadelphia Shisler, Gaskill & Benkhart 1914 First Edition Pictorial Cover Good + Myers 6pp, words and music, in part: "So you're really going to leave me, You really have to go away...." Some faint finger smudges. 13.75" x 10.5" The cover, illustrated by Myers, shows a modern woman of the day beckoning after a well-dressed gentleman who seems to be awaiting a train. Price: 15.00 USD
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	4	Ain't yo...sheet music AIN'T YO' COMIN' BACK TO ME MA DINAH LEE? Words by Margaret F. Mansfield. Music by E. Maxwell Honeyman. NY Metropolitan Music 1912 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 6pp, words and music, in part: "De levee am deserted now de coons all gone away, And no one 'roun' about de place I see. I hears no banjos plunkin' like de way dey used to play; 'Long de banks of de ribber ol' Swanee..." 13.5" x 10.75" Lyric in stereotypical, southern black dialect. The cover shows a forelorn man standing on the riverbank as a steamboat pulls away. Price: 45.00 USD
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	5	Air..sheet music AIR ALLEMAND Cincinnati Peters & Field 1850 First US Edition Printed wraps Good Composed by Francois Hunten. 6pp; trace of foxing, archival spine reinforcement. Piano music. 13" x 10". Price: 10.00 USD
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	6	Air..sheet music AIR ITALIEN Cincinnati Peters & Field 1850 First US Edition Printed wraps Good Composed by Francois Hunten. 6pp; some spotty foxing, archival spine reinforcement. Piano music. 13" x 10". Price: 10.00 USD
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	7	Alabama...sheet music ALABAMA LULLABY: A Unique Dreamy Southern Song Words and music by Cal De Voll. NY Leo. Feist 1919 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 4pp, words and music, in part: "Down in Alabama when the breeze begins to sigh, Seems to softly murmur just the sweetest lullaby, Each dear old Mammy in old Alabam' Huddles and cuddles her own honey lam'...." 11" x 7.75" Price: 15.00 USD
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	8	Alcoholic...sheet music THE ALCOHOLIC BLUES (SOME BLUES). Words by Edward Laska. Music by Albert Von Tilzer. NY Broadway Music 1919 First Edition Pictorial Cover Good 4pp, words and music, in part: "I love my country, 'deed I do, But oh, that war has made me blue....Mister Hoover said to cut my dinner down...." Archival repair to short tear. 11.75" x 8.75" Price: 10.00 USD
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	9	All that...sheet music ALL THAT I ASK OF YOU IS LOVE: Ballad Lyric by Edgar Selden. Melody by Herbert Ingraham NY Shapiro 1910 First edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 6pp, in part: "I care not what the world may say, Or if it mock and jeer; I'd care not for its smiles or frowns, If you were always near...." Inset on the cover is a photo-portrait of vocalist Bessie Wynn. 13.75" x 10.5" Price: 10.00 USD
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	10	Allegiance...sheet music ALLEGIANCE: Patriotic Song. Words and music by Julia Smith. Boston D.W. Cooper 1918 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 4pp, words and music, in part: "We're on our way to the battle field, We're on our way and we'll never yield. Hooray! Hooray! Hooray, we're on our way...." 13.75" x 10.5" The red-white-and-blue Fisher-illustrated cover shows an American flag, and a soldier and sailor with rifles. Price: 40.00 USD
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	11	Along...sheet music ALONG THE WAY TO WAIKIKI. Lyric by Gustave Kahn. Music by Richard Whiting. NY Jerome H. Remick 1917 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Very Good 4pp, words and music, in part: "Far away Far away Where the balmy breezes blow Where they sway While they play Ukuleles sweet and low...." Prior owner's stamp on cover. 13.5" x 10.5" On the cover, a young couple is seen against a stylized beach scene. Price: 10.00 USD
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	12	Amiamo.sheet music AMIAMO LA VITA: JOYOUS LIFE. Music by Alberto Randegger (1832-1911). Words by S. Arthur Philadelphia G. Andre nd [ca. 1870]. 1870 1st Edition Soft cover Scattered foxing on cover borders, else in very good condition. 14" x 10.75" 8pp Comprises piano music, vocal line, and lyrics in Italian and English. In part: "Bene ridicolo, Quel cor geloso. / Life's early sweetest day Glides like a dream away.". Illustrated by floral design on cover. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. Price: 20.00 USD
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	13	Annie My.sheet music ANNIE MY OWN LOVE: Song. Poetry by Charles P. Shiras. Music by Stephen C. Foster NY Firth, Pond & Co. (1853). 1853 Soft cover Covers and contents in fine condition. 13.5" x 10" 6pp Comprises three verses. In part: "There's a wound in my spirit, No balm can e'er heal; In my soul is a sorrow, No voice can reveal.". Illustrated by scrollwork frame on cover. later printing edition. Binding is original wraps. Price: 40.00 USD
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	14	Any little...sheet music ANY LITTLE GIRL, THAT'S A NICE LITTLE GIRL, IS THE RIGHT LITTLE GIRL FOR ME Words by Thomas J. Gray. Music by Fred Fischer NY Shapiro 1910 First edition Original Wraps Very Good Starmer 6pp, in part: "They were wand'ring in the moonlight On a lovely summer night, Were planning for their future home, Their happiness so bright...." The decorative cover incudes an inset photo-portrait of vocalist Estelle Harte. 13.75" x 10.5" Price: 15.00 USD
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	15	APPLE BLOSSOMS. Sheet music (1) from this Broadway show. Song: You Are Free. From the Operetta "Apple Blossoms." Words by William Le Baron. Music by Victor Jacobi. NY Harms 1919 Early edition Original Wraps Good 6pp, words and music, in part: "Free as the birds in the air Flying with never a care...." 12" x 9" Price: 10.00 USD
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	16	Aramanda.sheet music ARAMANDA SCHOTTISCH. As performed at the concerts of the National Guard Band. Composed by Fr. Rietzel NY William Hall & Son 1853. 1853 Soft cover Removed, spine reinforced and in very good condition. 13" x 10" (6)pp Piano music, no lyric. Illustrated by embellished cover title. Early Edition. Binding is original wraps. Price: 25.00 USD
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	17	Aria alla..sheet music ARIA ALLA SCOZZESE NY F. Riley 1850 First US Edition Self-wraps Very Good With variations for the piano forte by T. Valentine. 4pp; archival spine reinforcement. Piano music. 13" x 10". Price: 10.00 USD
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	18	Au revoir...sheet music AU REVOIR, BUT NOT GOOD-BYE (SOLDIER BOY). Words by Lew Brown. Music by Albert Von Tilzer. NY Broadway Music 1917 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 4pp, words and music, in part: "So you're leaving me today, Soldier boy And you're going far away, Soldier boy...." 13.5" x 10.5" The cover by E.E. Walton shows a doughboy in uniform with pack and rifle bidding farewell to a comely young woman. Price: 25.00 USD
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	19	Babillarde.sheet music LA BABILLARDE VALSE. Composed by J.B. Tolbecque Cincinnati Mason, Colburn 1848. 1848 1st Edition Soft cover Archival spine reinforcement, and in very good condition. 13" x 10" (8)pp Music only, no lyrics. Illustrated by embellished cover title. 1st US Edition. Binding is original wraps. Price: 15.00 USD
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	20	Band...sheet music THE BAND PLAYED ON. Words by Charles B. Ward. Lyrics by John F. Palmer. NY Morris Music 1941 "Classic Edition" Pictorial Cover Very Good 6pp, words and music, in part: "Matt Casey formed a social club that beat the town for style ... Casey would waltz with a strawberry blonde, And the band played on...." 12" x 9" Price: 10.00 USD
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	21	Bangalore...sheet music BANGALORE Words and music by Earl Burtnett and A.J. Stasny NY A.J. Stasny Music 1919 First edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 4pp, words and music, in part: "Dreaming of the Orient Fills my heart with discontent Longing for the days gone by...." 12.25" x 9.25" Price: 15.00 USD
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	22	Banisher..sheet music THE BANISHER OF SADNESS: Galop Philadelphia Lee & Walker 1847 First US Edition Self-wraps Very Good Sur des Motifs des l'Opera "Les Quattre Fils Avinon" par Charles Grobe. Compose pour le Mademoiselle Elizabeth Simpson. 4pp; neatly removed. Piano music. 13" x 10". Price: 10.00 USD
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	23	Barcarole.sheet music THE BARCAROLE: O' Steal to Thy Lattice. Words by Mrs. Crawford. Music by G.H. Rodwell Boston Oliver Ditson nd [ca. 1850]. 1850 1st Edition Soft cover Archival spine reinforcement, and in very good condition. 13" x 10" (6)pp On the cover, a young woman on her Venetian balcony is being serenaded by a lad standing in a boat and playing a lute. In part: "Oh, steal to thy lattice, the moonlight so tender Accords with the sadness that shadows my breast; The sea seems to sleep in the light of its splendor, And all the gay city is sinking to rest.". Illustrated by lithographed view on cover. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. Price: 20.00 USD
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	24	Be watchful.sheet music BE WATCHFUL AND BEWARE: The Song of the Gipsy. Written by Charles Jefferys. Composed by Chas. M. Glover NY Firth, Pond nd [ca. 1850]. 1850 1st Edition Soft cover Dampstain in upper corner, else in good condition. 13" x 10" (8)pp In part: "Seek not to know the future, Be happy while you may, Nor cloud with dark fore-knowledge The sunshine of to-day.I will not cheat you, Maiden, My Gipsy skill you seek, This only of the future The Gipsy girl can speak.". Illustrated by Sarony & Major color litho. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. Price: 20.00 USD
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	25	Beautiful Dreamer.sheet music BEAUTIFUL DREAMER: Foster's Beautiful Melody. By Stephen C. Foster. Arranged with Brillant [sic] Variations by A. Baumbach N-Y William A. Pond (1865). 1865 Soft cover Edges lightly chipped, else near very good condition. 14" x 10.75" 6pp First published in 1862. Comprises three verses. In part: "Beautiful dreamer, wake unto me, Star-light and dew-drops are waiting for thee; Sounds of the rude world heard in the day, Lull'd by the moonlight have all pass'd away!.". Illustrated by scrollwork frame on cover. 1865 editionst. Binding is original wraps. Price: 25.00 USD
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	26	Beautiful Dreamer.sheet music BEAUTIFUL DREAMER: One of the Latest Songs of Stephen C. Foster. Composed A Short Time before His Death NY William A. Pond (1864). 1864 Soft cover Neatly removed; faint dampmark on corner; else in good condition. 13" x 10.25" 6pp First published in 1862. Comprises three verses. In part: "Beautiful dreamer, wake unto me, Star-light and dew-drops are waiting for thee; Sounds of the rude world heard in the day, Lull'd by the moonlight have all pass'd away!.". Illustrated by scrollwork frame on cover. 1864 editionst. Binding is original wraps. Price: 35.00 USD
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	27	Beautiful Dreamer.sheet music BEAUTIFUL DREAMER: One of the Latest Songs of Stephen C. Foster. Composed A Short Time before His Death NY William A. Pond (1864). 1864 Soft cover Spine reinforced; faint dampmark on corner; else good condition. 13.75" x 10" 6pp First published in 1862. Comprises three verses. In part: "Beautiful dreamer, wake unto me, Star-light and dew-drops are waiting for thee; Sounds of the rude world heard in the day, Lull'd by the moonlight have all pass'd away!.". Illustrated by scrollwork frame on cover. 1864 editionst. Binding is original wraps. Price: 25.00 USD
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	28	BELLE OF NEW YORK. Sheet music (1) from this Broadway show. Song: She Is The Belle Of New York. Words by Hugh Morton. Music by Gustave Kerker. NY T.B. Harms 1898 First Edition Printed self-wraps Good 8pp, words and music, in part: "There's a great little girl, in a queer little gown; Who's the pride of the Salvation Army .... Oh, she is the belle of New York! The subject of all the town talk!..." 13.5" x 10.5" "The Belle of New York" was performed at the New York Casino and ran for only 64 performances. The show went on to London in 1898, where it was a major success, running for an almost unprecedented 674 performances, and became the first American musical to play for over a year in the West End. Price: 30.00 USD
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	29	Bells...sheet music THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S. Words by Douglas Furber. Music by A. Emmett Adams. NY Chappell 1917 Early edition Pictorial Paper Covers Very Good 6pp, words and music, in part: "The bells of St. Mary's at sweet eventide, Shall call me beloved, to come to your side...." 12" x 9" Price: 10.00 USD
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	30	Bells.sheet music THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S. Words by Douglas Furber. Music by A. Emmett Adams. NY Chappell 1917 First Edition Soft cover Very Good 8pp Contains lyrics, melody line, and piano accompaniment. In part: "The bells of St. Mary's at sweet eventide Shall call me beloved, to come to your side, And out in the valley in sound of the sea, I know you'll be waiting, yes waiting for me.". First Edition. Binding is original wraps. 12.25" x 9.25" Price: 15.00 USD
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