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1 "Barbarossa" [pseud. John Scott] ARE YOU GOING TO LET SOMEBODY ELSE WIN WITH YOUR OPPORTUNITY? FOR 30 YEARS THE HOUSEHOLD GUEST HAS GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO MANY...
Chicago "The Household Guest" 1930 First Edition Original wraps Very Good 
15pp; 12 vignette drawings. 5.25" x 3.5" Hard-sell advertising vehicle, promoting a cash-prize contest among those who sell subscriptions to "The Household Guest". 
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2 (Brubaker, Ray) Chaplain Ray THE COMING RUSSIAN WAR AGAINST ISRAEL! Ancient Bible Prophecies Now Being Fulfilled!
Dallas, Texas Chaplain Ray nd [ca. 1960s]. 1960 1st Edition Soft cover 
Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 8.5" x 5.5" 64pp The author says his prediction "is dated for fulfillment at the time when Israel has returned to Palestine.". First Edition. Binding is original wraps. 
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3 (Moldenhawer, J.V.) THE REV. J.V. MOLDENHAWER, D.D., 1877-1948: Minister of the First Presbyterian Church, New York
NYC First Presbyterian Church (1949). 1949 1st Edition Soft cover 
Printed paper covers and contents in very good condition. 9.5" x 6" 77pp Biography of the Finland-born minister who also lectured on Shakespeare. Includes a sample sermon and memorial tributes. Illustrated by photo-portrait. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. 
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4 (railroads) AGREEMENT BETWEEN INTERIOR AND WEST VIRGINIA RAILROAD COMPANY AND BIG STONY RAILWAY COMPANY
Philadelphia 1910 First Edition Original Wraps Fine 
7pp, printed yellow wraps. Covers sale of the railroad to Big Stony Railway. 9.25" x 5.75". 
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5 (railroads) DEED OF ASSIGNMENT: THE HILLSBORO RAILROAD COMPANY TO NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, June 24th, 1902
Hillsboro, Ohio Hillsboro Railroad Co. 1902 First Edition Original Wraps Very Good 
7pp, printed blue covers. Assignment of lease of the Hillsboro Short Line Railway, dated February 29th, 1896. 9.25" x 5.75". 
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6 (railroads) DEED OF CONVEYANCE: The Cincinnati Connecting Belt Railroad Company to The Cincinnati, Portsmouth and Virginia Railroad Company
Hamilton County, Ohio CCBR Co. 1901 First Edition Original Wraps Fine 
9pp, printed salmon covers. Conveys all the railroad, property, franchises, rights, powers, and privileges of The Cincinnati Connecting Belt Railroad Company. 9.25" x 5.75". 
Price: 16.00 USD
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7 (railroads) AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BLACKSTONE AND LUNENBURG RAILROAD COMPANY AND NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY
Philadelphia 1910 First Edition Original Wraps Fine 
6pp, printed salmon wraps. Covers the sale of the railroad. 9.25" x 5.75". 
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8 101 Ranch Boys ROUND UP OF SONG HITS
York, PA Radio Station WSBA 1943 First Edition Very Good 
32pp. Contains lyrics to 47 songs from the 101 Ranch Boys repertoire, including: Cimarron (their theme); My Home's Across The Blue Ridge Mountains; Modern Cannonball; Oklahoma Sweetheart; Rosalita; Let's Push America; There Will Always Be A Red, White And Blue; and 40 more. Strip of old tape on cover; archival repair to spine. 9" x 6.25" The original 101 Ranch Boys were George Long, Smokey Roberts, Andy Reynolds, and Cliff Brown. These men came to York PA. from Kansas City, Kansas, and became one of the most popular western groups of their day. They were joined later by Ed Zinn on steel guitar. Inside the cover of this songbook is a photo of Tex Powell from Dallas, Texas, who joined the group on WSBA radio when George Long left it. Material relating to the 101 Ranch Boys is hard to find. 
Price: 40.00 USD
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9 11th hour...sheet music 11TH HOUR MELODY Music by King Palmer. Lyrics by Carl Sigman. Recorded by Al Hibbler
NY George Paxton 1956 First edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "We have one hour, my love, for at midnight we must part. Soon, my love, you'll obey your wand'ring heart...." The cover shows the New York skyline with an inset photo of Al Hibbler. 12" x 9" 
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10 26...sheet music 26 MILES (Santa Catalina) Words and music by Glenn Larson and Bruce Belland.
NY Beechwood Music 1957 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good Signed
4pp, words and music, In part: "Twenty six miles across the sea Santa Catalina is awaitin' for me, Santa Catalina, the island of romance...." Chord names are written above the printed chords. 12" x 9" At the center of the illustrated cover is a group-portrait of The Four Preps, signed with a flourish in red ink: "The Four Preps." 
Price: 28.00 USD
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11 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: 16.00 USD
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12 Aaron Slick..sheet music Group of six songs as sung by Robert Merrill in the Paramount picture, "Aaron Slick from Punkin' Crick"
NY Famous Music 1951 First Edition Self-wraps Very Good 
Music and words by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. Six titles, 4pp each: My Beloved; Life Is A Beautiful Thing; I'd Like to Baby You; Why Should I Believe in Love?; Still Water; Marshmallow Moon. "For professional use only..Please announce title of picture when broadcasting this number." 12" x 9". 
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13 Aawful Itch broadside AWFUL ITCH! CONSTANT TORTURE---WOUNDS THAT WILL NOT HEAL . THEN: INSTANT RELIEF---NO AMPUTATION
Buffalo, NY Charles A. Drefs 1915 Original Very Good 
In part: "...Gradually Eruption Disappears---The Skin made Clean, Pure and Healthy. Have You A Bad Leg with Wounds that Discharge or do not Heal!...There is a poison under the skin ...Perhaps your knees or ankles are swollen...ulcerated...discolored...Some may have told you that your case is hopeless, or that amputation was necessary...Drefs' Family Ointment, used in connection with Drefs' Pills, will cure such wounds and sores...Quick results will always follow the use of these two remedies...40 cents for the Ointment and 65 cents for the Pills." Illustration of an ulcerated leg. 10.5" x 11" 
Price: 32.00 USD
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14 ABC Book THE ARMY ABC
NY Sam'l Gabriel Sons 1911 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Good 
12pp; illustrated throughout, including four pages in full color. Cover wear, few archival repairs; all text and pictures are present and complete. Inscribed on the back cover: "A merry Xmas to Loren / from Aunt Kitt & Uncle John / 6 yrs old, 1919." 14.5" x 7.5" This curious gift to a six-year-old child at the end of World War I contains an alphabet keyed to American military subjects: "...R is for Rough Riders, with guns at their side, On spirited broncos, you'll see them all ride....Z is for Zouave, in Arab dress queer, who served in our Army and never knew fear." 
Price: 80.00 USD
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15 Abrahams, Jody and others THE TAFFETAS: A Musical Journey Through the Fabulous Fifties--poster: Starring Jody Abrahams, Karen Curlee, Melanie Mitchell, and Tia Speros.
NY Cherry Lane Theatre Circa 1994 Original edition not bound Fine 
Printed in full color on white card stock, with inset photos of the four female vocalists. Musical direction by Rick Lewis. Staged and choreographed by Tina Paul. Directed by Stephen Harris. 22" x 14" A tribute to the girl groups of the 1950's, "THE TAFFETAS" salute the sounds of The McGuire Sisters, The Fontane Sisters and The Chordettes. 
Price: 36.00 USD
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16 Academy of St. Joseph Group of six programmes, 1946-1949
Brentwood, NY St. Joseph's Academy 1946 First Editions Original Wraps Very Good Signed
The six programmes are: Commencement Exercises, 22 May 1946, 4pp; The Glee Club presents "Norwegian Nights," 21 November 1948, 4pp, signed by some of the players; The Senior Class presents "Venite Adoremus," A Nativity Play, 19 December 1948, 4pp; Combined Concert by the Orchestras of Bishop Loughlin High School, St. Joseph's Academy [and two more], 3 June 1949, 4pp; Armida Ponce Enrile, Coloratura, 12 June 1949, 1p; The Senior Class presents "Come to the Manger," A Nativity Play, 18 December 1949. Octavos. 
Price: 12.00 USD
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17 Acuff, Roy SONG FOLIO NO. 102.
Nashville Acuff-Rose 1945 First Edition Original Wraps Very Good 
48pp; portrait and six illus from photographs. Contains words and music to 20 songs, including: Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain; Blues in My Mind; Radio Station S-A-V-E-D; The Battle of Armageddon; and 16 more. 12" x 9" 
Price: 24.00 USD
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18 Acuff, Roy ROY ACUFF AND HIS SMOKY MOUNTAIN BOYS: DISCOGRAPHY. Compiled by Elizabeth Schlappi. Country Research Series, Disc Collector #23.
Cheswold, Delaware Disc Collector 1966 Revised & Enlarged Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Fine 
36pp; two illus from photographs. Elizabeth Schlaffi's four-page biography of Roy Acuff precedes the extensive discography. 11" x 8.5" The cover photo was taken circa 1937-38 when Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys first arrived at radio station WSM. Shown from left to right: James Clell Summey (Cousin Jody), Jess Easterday, Tiny, Roy Acuff, Red Jones. 
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19 Acuff, Roy ROY ACUFF AND HIS SMOKY MOUNTAIN SONGS.
Nashville Acuff-Rose 1943 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Good 
47pp; four full-page and centerspread illus from photographs. Contains words and music to 20 songs written by Roy Acuff, Fred Rose, and others, including: Behind Those Walls Of Gray; Cowards Over Pearl Harbor; Fire Ball Mail; I'm Building A Home (In the Sky); My Radio's Dialed (To Heaven on High); and 15 more. Binding has signs of light use. 11.75" x 8.75" 
Price: 20.00 USD
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20 Acuff, Roy and others THE SMOKY MOUNTAIN BOYS: PICTURE ALBUM.
s.l. s.n. circa 1940s First Edition Original wraps Very Good 
This booklet contains five full-page illus from photographs with white borders, designed to be removed and framed for display. 10.75" x 8.25" Captions for the five photographs are printed inside the cover: (1) Roy, Rachael and Pete (Oswald) Kirby in Studio Rehearsal; (2) "Pap" (Joe Zinkan) in State Costume; (3) Jimmie Riddle, with his Harmonica and Accordion; (4) "Pap" and his Jug Band; (5)Roy Acuff and the Smoky Mountain Boys and Girls Visiting the Old Home Place. 
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21 Adam, G. Mercer ILLUSTRATED TORONTO -- "The Queen City of the West": Viewbook.
Montreal J. McConniff 1891 First Edition Decorative Cloth Very Good 
pp: 61, (3); 42 full-page and text illus from photo-engravings. 6" x 9" 
Price: 68.00 USD
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22 Adams, Franklin P. COLUMN BOOK OF F.P.A.
Garden City Doubleday, Doran 1928. 1928 1st Edition Hardcover 
Binding and contents in very good condition. 8.5" x 4.5" pp: xii, 317 Collects humorous stories, poems, and articles from FPA's columns. Illustrated by illustrated endpapers. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. 
Price: 16.00 USD
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23 Adams, John INAUGURAL ADDRESS
s.l. VFW 1920 Memorial Edition Original Wraps Very Good 
7pp. A biographical sketch precedes the complete text of Adams's address at his 1797 inauguration as second President of the US. 8.75" x 5.75" 
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24 Adams, M. Ray STUDIES IN THE LITERARY BACKGROUNDS OF ENGLISH RADICALISM: with Special Reference to the French Revolution.
Lancaster, PA Franklin & Marshall College 1947 First Edition Original Cloth Very Good 
pp: vii, 330. Adams looks at "neglected writers"--Mary Hays, Joel Barlow, James Mackintosh, Joseph Fawcett, George Dyer, Robert Lovell, et al. 8.25" x 5.25" 
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25 Adams, Roy, editor STORY UNTOLD, Volume 1, Number 1, January-February 1978: Rockin-n-Rollin-n-Rhythm-n-Blues-n.
Jackson Heights, NY Arcade Records 1978 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Very Good 
46pp; illus from photos and drawings. 11" x 8.5" The cover features a photo of The Sentimentals, Mint Recording Artists. Articles in this first issue include: Lee Reynolds and His Fabulous Fireflies; The Imaginations; The Sentimentals; The Impossibles; The Ricky Addeo Story; New Notes on Nino; Dynamite Dozen; The Adventures of Jimmy Mack; &c. 
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26 Adams, Roy, editor STORY UNTOLD, Volume 1, Number 2, March-April 1978: Rockin-n-Rollin-n-Rhythm-n-Blues-n.
Jackson Heights, NY Arcade Records 1978 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Very Good 
40pp; illus from photos and drawings. 11" x 8.5" The cover features a photo of The Roomates. Articles in this second issue include: The Four Temptations; The Roommates; Memories of Oldies, But Goodies; The Blue Stars; The Nicky Addeo Story (Part Two); Group Harmony Is Not Dead; &c. 
Price: 28.00 USD
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27 Ades, Hawley, compiler and arranger FRED WARING CHRISTMAS SONG BOOK
Delaware Water Gap, PA Shawnee Press 1968 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Fine 
48pp, words and music to 34 songs and carols, including: Angels From The Realms Of Glory; The Friendly Beasts; Go Tell It On The Mountain; Sing We Now Of Christmas; Wassail, Wassail; and 29 more. Illustrations throughout the text. 10.5" x 7" "Most of the songs...can be sung by groups with any voicing (satb, ssa, or ttbb) or combinations of these within one song....Treble voice arrangements are presented on separate staffs." 
Price: 10.00 USD
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28 Adrian College LOST! A NEFARIOUS AGGREGATION OF FREAKS KNOWN AS "THE FRESHMAN CLASS OF ADRIAN COLLEGE"...
Adrian, Michigan Adrian College sophomore students Circa 1920s Original edition Very Good 
Broadside, printed in red ink on cream stock. 12" x 9" "...Long, lean, lank, lazy, lippy, bow-legged, pigeon-toed, knock-kneed, cross-eyed, hair-lipped, long-haired, putty-faced ... mouth generally open ... said freaks are dangerous ... scared to death about the class rush with the Sophomores ...." 
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29 Adrian, Jacques, compiler THE GEM DANCE FOLIO FOR 1926.
NY Shapiro, Bernstein 1925 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Good 
64pp. Contains piano music to 30 fox-trots and waltzes, including: Alabamy Bound; Who Takes Care Of The Caretaker's Daughter; Steppin' In Society; Is Zat So; Way Out West In Kansas; My Gal Has Halitosis; and 24 more. Spine rubbed. 12" x 9" 
Price: 12.00 USD
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30 Aebersold, Jamey JAZZ RHYTHM SECTION WORK-OUT: A New Approach to Jazz Improvisation [songbook]
New Albany, IN Jamey Aebersold 1984. 1984 1st Edition Soft cover 
Pictorial covers and contents near fine condition. 11" x 8.5" 71pp Issued as a play-along book & record set; the recording is not present. This instructional manual is built around eight tunes: Tippin' Time; Bye Bye Boston; Bossa for Cheryl; Fast Mode Al; Lady's Bounce; Scott's Waltz; Reflection; and Samba de Luvsme. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. 
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31 Aebersold, Jamey GROOVIN' HIGH: A New Approach to Jazz Improvisation [songbook]
New Albany, IN Jamey Aebersold 1988. 1988 1st Edition Soft cover 
Paper covers and contents near fine condition. 11" x 8.5" pp: 51, (3) Issued as a play-along book & record set; the recording is not present. Contains chords and scale progressions in C, Bb, Eb, and bass clef for eight bebop tunes: Groovin' High; All the Things You Are; A Night in Tunisia; Afternoon in Paris; I'll Remember April; West Coast Blues; Bluesette; and High Fly. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. 
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32 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: 12.00 USD
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33 Afghanistan...sheet music AFGHANISTAN: Oriental Fox Trot Song Words and music by William Wilander & Harry Donnelly.
NY Gilbert and Friedland 1920 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "In the land of Afghanistan There's a Hindu maid and a man. She swore by the stars up above her That he was the one to love her....Cross the desert sand we will find a temple...." 12" x 9" The cover by Starmer shows a bejewelled woman in Afghan costume. 
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34 After You've..sheet music AFTER YOU'VE FORGOTTEN
NY Concert Music 1948 First Edition Pictorial cover Very Good Haernan 
Words and music by Mary J. Smith & Lucile Johnson. 4pp, in part: "You have said that we must part but darling this I know Time can never change my heart no matter where you go .." 12" x 9". 
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35 After...sheet music AFTER A WHILE. Lyric by Nick and Charles Kenny. Music by Abner Silver.
NY Starlight Music 1945 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good Barbelle 
4pp, words and music, in part: "Our romance was far too beautiful to last my dear .... After a while when you're weary of lips that are fancy free...." 12" x 9" Featured by Marion Loveridge, her photo-portrait on the cover. 
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36 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. 
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37 After...sheet music AFTER I'VE CALLED YOU SWEETHEART (HOW CAN I CALL YOU FRIEND). Words by Bernie Grossman. Music by Little Jack Little.
Chicago Milton Weil Music 1927 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 
6pp, words and music, in part: "I tried my best to be all that I ought to be, True to you...." 12" x 9" The decorative cover features a photo of Earl and Bell with their guitars. 
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38 Agay, Denes, editor CLASSICS TO MODERNS 115 Original Piano Pieces as written by Purcell, Clarke, Muffat, Fischer, Bach...
NY Consolidated Music 1962 First edition Original Wraps Good 
160pp. Former owner's notes inside covers; text is clean. 12" x 9" 
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39 Agra, India ILLUSTRATED AGRA GUIDE: with Photos and Map.
Delhi, India Jain Sons 1961 First Edition Pictorial wraps Very Good 
92pp; illus from photographs, double-page map, full-cover colored view of the Taj Mahal. This guide to Agra the City of Taj includes a brief history of the Moghul Empire as well as views and text relating to the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, and other local sites. Also given is information on hotels and hostels, travel connections, &c. 7" x 4.75" 
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40 Agrait, Gustavo VARIACIONES SOBRE TEMAS OBSESIVOS: POESIAS (1932-1966)
San Juan, PR Manuel Pareja, Barcelona 1969 First Edition Hardcover Fine Very Good Jacket Signed
54pp, colophon. 7.75" x 5.5" This is a presentation copy, inscribed and signed by Agrait on the leaf opposite the title-page. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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41 Ah wed...sheet music AH WED 300 POUNDS: Words and Music by Speed Langworthy.
Chicago T.S. Denison 1929 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 
8pp, words and music, in part: "I'm full of misery; Dat's all dat I kin see. I'm agitated, exasperated, I never rated these blues .... Jest like de scales, I've got my ups and downs. It started when I wed three hundred pounds...." 12" x 9" 
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42 Aikin, Dr. John (1747-1822) SELECT WORKS OF THE BRITISH POETS: with Biographical and Critical Prefaces.
London Longman, Rees 1850 Early edition Full Leather Very Good 
pp: vii, 807. Bound in full green morocco, panelled spine with elaborate gilt decorations, gilt frames with designs on both covers, dentelles, all edges gilt. 9" x 5.75" Samples the British poets from Ben Jonson to James Beattie. A gift inscription on the blank flyleaf, dated Xmas 1854, is from one friend to another "on his leaving Eton." 
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43 Ain't Got...sheet music AIN'T GOT TIME TO DIE: The Hall Johnson Series of Negro Spirituals, for 4-part chorus of mixed voices a cappella.
NY G. Schirmer 1955 First edition thus Printed self-wraps Very Good 
16pp, words and music, in part: "Lord, I keep so busy praisin' my Jesus ... ain't got time to die...." 10.5" x 6.75" Words and music by Hall Johnson. "This little song is extremely syncopated, so a moderate tempo--with sharp accents--will give enough speed. The effect should be bustling but not hurried." 
Price: 16.00 USD
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44 Ain't that...sheet music AIN'T THAT A GRAND AND GLORIOUS FEELING? Words by Jack Yellen. Music by Milton Ager.
NY Ager, Yellen & Bornstein 1927 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 
6pp, words and music, in part: "Is there anyone present Who was ever in love? .... Ain't that a grand and glorious feeling? When you're hugging her there In that cozy old chair...." 12" x 9" The cover by Barbelle shows a young couple spooning on a log bench under a full moon, with an inset photo of Ben Pollock who featured this song. 
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45 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. 
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46 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". 
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47 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". 
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48 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" 
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49 Albert, Alphaeus H. HIGHTSTOWN - EAST WINDSOR BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION: Shrine of American Independence, 1776-1976
Hightstown, NJ Windsor-Hights Bicen Comm. 1776. 1976 1st Edition Soft cover 
Stiff paper covers and contents in very good condition. 11.25" x 8.5" (68)pp Well-illustrated history of the area, its landmarks, prominent citizens, volunteer groups, etc. Illustrated by text illus from old photos. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. 
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50 Albion, Robert Greenhalgh NAVAL & MARITIME HISTORY: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY: Fourth Edition, Revised and Expanded.
Mystic, CT Marine Historical Assn 1972 Revised Edition Original Cloth Very Good 
pp: ix, 370, indices. Extensive list of some 5,000 books and PhD theses in English. 10.25" x 7". 
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51 Alciatore, Roy L. SOUVENIR DU RESTAURANT ANTOINE
New Orleans, LA Antoine's 1940 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Very Good 
20pp; illus from photographs and drawings. 6.5" x 5" This booklet, celebrating the 100th anniversary of Antoine's Restaurant, includes a history of the establishment and a long list of Distinguished Guests, listed by rank or occupation: Nobility, Aviation, Sports, Orchestra Leaders and Singers, Cinema Directors, &c. 
Price: 12.00 USD
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52 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" 
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53 Aldis, Harry G. THE PRINTED BOOK
Cambridge, England Cambridge University Press 1921 3rd printing Original Cloth Very Good 
pp: (viii),154; 10 plates. Has chapters on the 16th-c. scholar-printers, English books from 1500 to 1800, books as objects, bookbinding, etc. 6.5" x 4.75" 
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54 Alexander's.sheet music ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND by Irving Berlin. Introduced 1911 by Emma Carus. Introduced 1938 by Alice Faye
NYC Irving Berlin Music Corp. 1938. 1938 Soft cover 
Pictorial cover and contents in very good condition. 12" x 9" 6pp The pictorial cover, printed in colors, shows a brass band in a pavilion, with an inset photo-portrait of Irving Berlin. Comprises two verses and a chorus. In part: "Oh, ma honey, Oh, ma honey, Better hurry and let's meander, Ain't you goin', Ain't you goin', To the leader man, ragged meter man?.". Illustrated by bandshell motif on cover. Second Edition. Binding is original wraps. 
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55 Alfie...sheet music ALFIE From the Paramount Picture, Michael Caine is "Alfie"
NY Famous Music 1966 First edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 
Words by Hal David. Music by Burt F. Bacharach. 6pp, in part: "What's it all about, Alfie? Is it just for the moment we live?..." 12" x 9" 
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56 Alger, Horatio ROAD TO SUCCESS Bibliography of the Works of Horatio Alger. By Ralph D. Gardner.
Mendota, IL Wayside Press 1971 Revised Edition Original Wraps Very Good 
pp: 153; 7pp illus from old prints; bookshop stamp on front endpaper. 8.5" x 5.5" This fully annotated bibliography won the 1964 Horatio Alger Society Award for Literature. 
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57 Alice...sheet music ALICE IN WONDERLAND. By Charlie Tobias, Jack Scholl, Murray Mencher.
NY Leo. Feist 1933 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 
6pp, words and music, in part: "Alice in wonderland, Come let me take your hand. You'll see the wonders pass, Looking through the Looking Glass...." Kid's name and jeweler's stamp on cover. 12" x 9.25" The cover features an artist's impression of the Mad Hatter's Tea Party. 
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58 Aliis Broadside: THE ALIIS: The World's Greatest Vocal Group Direct from the Outrigger Hotel in Hawaii ... April 11th-April 28th
Vancouver, BC The Cave ca. 1978. 1978 
Fine condition. 14" x 8.5" one page Printed on blue stock. The group are dressed in high-style mod leisure suits and sport big hair, typical of the mid-1970s. Members of The Aliis included: Bobby King, Joe Mundo, Danny Couch, Carlos Barboza, and Benny Chung. Illustrated by large group portrait. Original edition. Binding is not bound. 
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59 All dressed...sheet music ALL DRESSED UP WITH A BROKEN HEART Words and Music by Fred Patrick, Claude Reese and Jack Val.
NY Edward B. Marks Music 1947 Copyright 1946 Pictorial Cover Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "Passing me by, Friends wonder why, I always seem so gay. It's only a pose, Ev'ryone knows, That I'm living a lie, night and day...." Prior owner's name and comment on cover. 12" x 9" Peggy Lee recorded this song for Capitol Records and is show on the cover in evening dress. 
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60 All of me...sheet music ALL OF ME. Words and music by Seymour Simons and Gerald Marks.
NY Bourne 1931 Later printing Printed self-wraps Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "You took my kisses and you took my love, You taught me how to care ... All of me, why not take all of me...." 12" x 9" 
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61 All Saints Church DIOCESE OF PENNSYLVANIA LAY-READER'S LICENSE: Names a man in All Saints Church, Torresdale, at request of Rev. A.R. Van Meter.
Philadelphia 1910 Original edition Very Good Signed
Printed form, accomplished by hand. gold seal. 4pp. Signed by the Bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania. 8" x 5.25" 
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62 All Saints Church DIOCESE OF PENNSYLVANIA LAY-READER'S LICENSE: Names a man in All Saints Church, Lower Dublin, request of Rev. A.R. Van Meter.
Philadelphia 1911 Original edition Very Good Signed
Printed form, accomplished by hand, gold seal. 4pp. Signed by the Bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania. 8" x 5.25" 
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63 All Saints Church THE BULLETIN OF ALL SAINTS' PARISH CHURCH, NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE [British Guiana]: Run, issue #1-8.
New Amsterdam, British Guiana Popular Printery 1960 First Edition Original wraps Very Good 
64pp in all; illus from photographs. 11" x 5.5" This is a very scarce collection of the first eight issues of this grass-roots church bulletin, containing: messages from the parish priest; discussions of finance and gifts; notice of club meetings; Saint Clements Infant School news; religious messages; news of parishoners; holy days; a "devotional alphabet" (A for Adoration, B for Blessings, &c.); church history; and many advertisements for local businesses. Bound in printed wraps of various colors. Text in English. 
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64 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" 
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65 All through...sheet music ALL THROUGH THE DAY. Words by Oscar Hammerstein 2nd. Music by Jerome Kern.
NY Williamson Music 1946 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 
6pp, words and music, in part: "I sit alone in the golden daylight ... All through the day I dream about the night, I dream about the night, Here with you...." 12" x 9" From the 20th Century-Fox picture, "Centennial Summer," starring Jeanne Crain, Cornel Wilde, and Linda Darnell. 
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66 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. 
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67 ALLEGRO. Sheet music (3) from this Broadway show. Songs: Come Home; The Gentleman Is A Dope; You Are Never Away. Music by Richard Rodgers. Book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein 2nd.
NY Williamson Music 1947 Original editions Pictorial Covers Very Good 
Music and lyrics to three songs from this musical play, produced by the Theatre Guild. 12" x 9" 
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68 Allen, Donald E., editor RENFRO VALLEY KEEPSAKE.
Berea, Kentucky Renfro Valley Enterprises 1940 First Edition Original Wraps Near Fine 
48pp; illus throughout from photographs, map. This is a well-illustrated history of the Renfro Valley Barn Dance, first heard from Cincinnati Music Hall over radio station WLW in 1937. By 1939, a big barn had been built in Renfro Valley, Kentucky, to accommodate the popular country group, as shown in this souvenir book. Also described and shown is the Renfro Valley Settlement. Lyrics and music to a few songs are present as well. 10.5" x 7.75" The Renfro Valley family of performers included: Slim Miller, Lily May Ledford, The Coon Creek Girls, A'nt Idy Harper, Uncle Juney, Little Clifford, Judy Dell, Dwight Butcher, The Mountain Rangers, The Crusaders, Homer and Jethro, The Randolph Sisters, Ricca Hughes, Jerry Byrd, Harmonica Bill Russell, The Pineridge Boys, Granny Harper, Red Foley, Whitey Ford, and a few others. 
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69 Allen, J.J. QUAKER CITY PHOSPHATE: Manufactured by J.J. Allen's Sons, 124 South Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia, PA.
Philadelphia J.J. Allen's Sons 1886 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Very Good 
24pp; three engraved illustrations. "Composed of bones, blood & meat, rendered highly soluble." 5.75" x 3.5" This booklet tells us why Quaker City Phosphate is the best and the cheapest, how to use it on various farm crops, the reports of leading chemists, and dozens of testimonials from Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York. 
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70 Allen, T.D., editor ARROW I: Creative Writing Project of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
s.l. T.D. Allen 1969 First Edition Original Cloth Fine 
32pp on heavy stock. Printed by The Pacific Grove Press; Cardoza-James Bookbinding. 7.75" x 4.5" Contains 12 poems and one short story by young, Native American writers. 
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71 Allen, Willis Boyd THE RED MOUNTAIN OF ALASKA
Boston Estes & Lauriat 1889 First Edition Pictorial Cloth Very Good 
348pp; 16 plates. 8.75" x 6.25" This is one of the author's earlier works, concerning the Dutton family's expedition to discover a "Red Mountain" of cinnabar in Alaska Territory, near the Arctic Circle. Described are adventures with Chilkats and other indians, travels by canoe, encounters with wild animals, etc. 
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72 Allensworth, Norman W. JEWISH BELIEF AND UNBELIEF [signed]
Los Angeles Biola Schools and Colleges nd [ca. 1970]. 1970 1st Edition Soft cover Signed
Paper covers and contents in very good condition. 8.5" x 5.5" 69pp Signed by Allensworth on the half-title. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. 
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73 Allgyer, John D. KENTUCKY BOUND: The diary of a journey by covered wagon from Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Marion, Kentucky during summer 1979,
Gordonville, PA Printed by Pequea 1981 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Very Good 
76pp; 3pp illus from photographs. The author and his uncle made the trip in a Conestoga wagon drawn by two Morgan horses, a journey of 970 miles. They traveled with a dog and a cat from home in Quarryville, Pennsylvania, to an Amish settlement 10 miles north of Marion, Kentucky. 8.25" x 5.5" 
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74 Aloha...sheet music ALOHA OE: Mastertone System for Steel Guitar.
Kalamazoo Mastertone 1939 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Very Good 
6pp; illus from photographs. Contains instruction in slant position, and how to play this song. 12" x 9" The cover features a trio, the Royal Palm Islanders, with their instruments and amplifiers. The back cover emphasizes the importance of a good teacher. 
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75 Alon, Azaria OUR VISIT TO A KIBBUTZ / UNE VISITE AU KIBBOUTZ
Israel Palphot 1975 First Edition Original wraps Very Good 
36pp; illus from color photographs. Text in English & French. Shows & describes a typical Israeli kibbutz as a social, educational, and economic farm unit. 8.5" x 6" 
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76 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. 
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77 Alpine...sheet music ALPINE BLUES: Song Words and music by "Oklahoma" Bob Albright and Cliff Adams.
NY Fisher Thompson Music 1920 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "Up in the Alpine Mountains many miles away, There lives a Tyrol lad he's feeling sad today...." 12" x 9" "This is a typical coon shout and Jazz song. The verse is really intended to be used in coon shout style than sung legitimately." 
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78 Alterman, Eric IT AIN'T NO SIN TO BE GLAD YOU'RE ALIVE: The Promise of Bruce Springsteen
Boston Little, Brown (1999). 1999 0316038857 1st Edition Hardcover Dust Jacket Included Jacket 
Remainder mark on bottom edge, else near fine condition. 7.5" x 5" pictorial dj 282pp. Illustrated by 10 full-page photo-illus. First Edition. Binding is orig boards. 
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79 Always...sheet music ALWAYS. Words and music by Irving Berlin. Standard Edition.
NY Irving Berlin 1952 First published 1925 Pictorial Cover Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "Ev'rything went wrong, and the whole day long I'd feel so blue For the longest while, I'd forget to smile Then I met you...." 12" x 9" 
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80 Ambady, G.K. THE PASSION OF MAHATMA GANDHI: A Play. Foreword by K.M. Panikkar,
Madras, India Hoe 1953 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Good Jacket 
pp: viii, 95; hole in back panel of dust jacket. Written and published in India a few years after Gandhi was assassinated, this five-act play covers 50 years of his life. 7.5" x 5" 
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81 Amburn, Ellis BUDDY HOLLY: A Biography
NY St. Martin's Press 1995 0312134460 First Edition Cloth-backed boards Fine Fine Jacket 
pp: ix, 422 This comprehensive account is based on interviews with several hundred people, including Holly's widow. Frontispiece and 32pp illustrations from photos. 9.5" x 6.25". 
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82 Amburn, Ellis PEARL: The Obsessions and Passions of Janis Joplin, A Biography
NY Warner Books (1992). 1992 0446516406 1st Edition Hardcover Dust Jacket Included Jacket 
Small, private bookplate, else book and dust jacket near fine condition. 9.25" x 6" pictorial dj pp: xii, 340 Discography and index. This detailed biography of Janis is based on interviews with friends, lovers, other musicians, etc. Illustrated by 16pp illus from photographs. First Edition. Binding is orig boards. 
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83 Amburn, Ellis BUDDY HOLLY: A Biography
NY St. Martin's Press (1995). 1995 0312134460 1st Edition Hardcover Dust Jacket Included Jacket 
Gift inscription on endpaper, else in fine condition. 9.5" x 6.25" pictorial dj pp: ix, 422 This comprehensive account is based on interviews with several hundred people, including Holly's widow. The endpaper gift-inscription is rendered less objectionable by its reference to the recipient as "one of Orange's Big Boppers.". Illustrated by frontis and 32pp photo-illus. First Edition. Binding is cloth/boards. 
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84 Amburn, Ellis BUDDY HOLLY: A Biography
NY St. Martin's Press 1995 0312134460 First Edition Cloth-backed boards Fine Fine Jacket 
pp: ix, 422 This comprehensive account is based on interviews with several hundred people, including Holly's widow. Frontispiece and 32pp illustrations from photos. 9.5" x 6.25". 
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85 Amelia...sheet music AMELIA EARHART'S LAST FLIGHT Words and Music by "Red River" Dave McEnery.
NY Stasny Music 1939 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "A ship out o'er the ocean, Just a speck against the sky, Amelia Earhart flying that sad day, With her partner, Captain Noonan, on the second of July, Her plane fell in the ocean far away...." Faint crease along top edge. 12" x 9" Dave McEnery, "The Yodelling Cowboy," wrote this song to commemorate Amelia's disappearance in the Pacific Ocean, and performed it on the new medium of television at the 1939 New York World's Fair. 
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86 AMERICA'S SWEETHEART. Sheet music (1) from this Broadway show. Song: I've Got Five Dollars. Music & Lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.
NY Harms 1931 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 
6pp, words and music, in part: "Mister Shylock was stingy; I was miserly, too. I was more selfish And crabby than a shellfish...." 12" x 9" Produced by Laurence Schwab & Frank Mandel. Book by Herbert Fields. Inscribed on the cover: "Lovingly / 'Bill & Herb' / Nov. 11, 1932." 
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87 America...sheet music AMERICA WILL ALWAYS PREVAIL. Words and music by Louis A. Gallo.
Hollywood Nordyke 1944 First Edition Pictorial Cover Fine 
4pp, words and music, in part: "Once again we are going over, to help in the battle of life .... Tho' the mountains are steep and hard to climb, our precious freedom we must have .... Marching on, marching on, marching on, For American will always prevail!" 12" x 9" The cover of this militaristic, World War II song features a large American eagle illustration. 
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88 American "AMERICAN ADVANCE": A National Progressive Prohibition Weekly, Vol. II, No. 9...Chicago, March 2, 1912.
Chicago Charles A. Lederer 1912 First Edition Printed self-wraps Good 
16pp; cartoons; spine reinforced, some signs of handling. 13.5" x 10" The large cartoon (5-3/4" x 8-1/4"), by Lederer, shows Uncle Sam on his back like Gulliver, tied down by tiny brewers, etc. The lead article decries Chicago's censorship of the Civic League's book on Chicago vice. Inside pieces include the Democrats' push to throw Alabama Congressman Mark Hobson out of the Party, Prohibition news from various states, "Liquor's Three-fold Alliance with Our National Government," "Friends of Red Men Rally in Boston" [protesting the Indian Bureau's alleged "robberies and outrages" against Native Americans], "Beer and Business," etc. 
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89 American "AMERICAN ADVANCE": A National Progressive Prohibition Weekly, Vol. III, No. 28...Chicago, July 19, 1913.
Charles A. Lederer 1913 First Edition Printed self-wraps Very Good 
16pp; cartoon on back page. 13.5" x 10" The full-page cartoon, by Lederer, shows the `American Advance' business manager with a sledge hammer trying to ring the bell. Topics in this issue include: Let Us Take the Pledge; The Slow Death; The Sacrifice of the Innocents; Back to Fundamentals; Arizona for Prohibition; etc. Feature articles are: The Liquor Menace and How to Meet It--Educate and Exterminate, by Daniel A. Poling; Drain the Swamp, by Ada E. Ferris; England's War against Brewers' Tyranny; The Issue--Right or Wrong, by Allen B. Lincoln; etc. 
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90 American Antiquarian Society CATALOGUE OF THE MORSE COLLECTION OF AMERICAN HISTORICAL POTTERY: presented by Emma DeF. Morse to the AAS, 1913
Worcester American Antiquarian Society 1916. 1916 1st Edition Soft cover 
Printed paper covers and contents in fine condition. 8" x 6" 27pp Index. Catalogues 323 pieces in the Morse Collection, giving measurements and subject matters. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. 
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91 American Baptist Home Mission Society DEMOCRACY DEMANDS FAIR PLAY FOR AMERICA'S JAPANESE
NY ABHMS 1944 Original edition Very Good 
Broadsheet: 23" x 17" folded twice to 11.5" x 8.5". Opens to reveal 16 excerpts from American newspapers, calling for fair play for Japanese-Americans. When open all the way, the inner broadside shows 13 black-and-white photograps of Japanese at work and at play in the United States. 
Price: 100.00 USD
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92 American Bible Society FIFTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NEW YORK BIBLE SOCIETY: Auxiliary to the American Bible Society.
NY American Bible Society Press 1881 First Edition Soft cover Good 
32pp; front cover wormed and reinforced on verso. 9" x 5.75" Includes reports from the agents who supply Bibles to seamen, on the distribution of Bibles among immigrants in New York, etc. 
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93 American Colonization Society INVITATION TO A MEETING AT THE OLD SOUTH CHAPEL IN SPRING LANE, BOSTON, 7 P.M., MARCH 6, 1850
Boston Colonization Society March 4, 1850 First Edition Very Good 
Broadside, printed on pale blue stock. One vertical fold. Docketed on verso: "African Colonisation / Mar 4th." 7-5/8" x 4-7/8" The meeting was called upon the occasion of pending American recognition for the newly independent Republic of Liberia. discussed at length in this broadside. The featured speaker was J.B. Pinney, former Governor of Liberia. This invitation is signed in type by 23 members of the African Colonization Society, including Benj. Sewall, S.K. Lothrop, Moses Day, Thomas Tarbell, Henry Plympton, and 18 others. 
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94 American Farm Bureau Federation CONVENTION SONGS
Park Ridge, Illinois AFBF 1930 First Edition Printed self-wraps Very Good 
16pp. Contains lyrics to 54 traditional songs. The centerfold has words and music to an original song, "The American Farm Bureau Spirit." 9" x 3.75" Created in 1919, the stated purpose of the American Farm Bureau Federation is "to make the business of farming more profitable, and the community a better place to live." 
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95 American Folk Publications COWBOY SONGS: Greatest Collection--Folk, Hill-Billy, Western Songs-- Number 31, Jan-Feb 1954 [songbook].
Derby, CT American Folk 1954 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Very Good 
32pp; text illus from photographs. Printed on green-toned newsprint; few signs of light use. 12.75" x 9" Contains the lyrics to 96 cowboy songs as well as brief features on Rex Allen, Cowboy Copas, Duke of Paducah, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Ferlin Huskey, Pee Wee King, Minnie Pearl, Jean Shepard, Tex Williams, and others. 
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96 American Institute for Economic Research THE FIRST FORTY YEARS AND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
Great Barrington, MA 1973 First Edition Original Wraps Very Good 
48pp; few illus from photographs, maps. This is Volume 13, No. 6 of the Institute's "Economic Education Bulletin". Located in Great Barrington, the Institute's stated purpose is to provide "dependable information on economic and financial subjects" to business and to the "industrious and thrifty individuals...who pay most of the Nation's taxes." 8.75" x 6" 
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97 American Line AMERICAN LINE, LIVERPOOL TO PHILADELPHIA -- Five (5) shipping manifests/ bills of lading, specifying the goods shipped and the steamship carrying each shipment: Issued by Richardson, Spence & Co, European Agents.
Liverpool, England 1888 Original manuscripts Very Good 
Partly printed, accomplished by hand, as follow: (1) Three Cases & Seven Bales Merchandise, shipped to Order at Philadelphia, 13 March 1888, aboard the Steamship "Indiana"; (2) Eight hundred, forty-nine bags Potatoes (Williams Selected Magnums), shipped Roberts & Williams at Philadelphia, 18 April 1888, aboard the Steamship "British Prince"; (3) Two Bales Wool, shipped by F. Willey to Order at Philadelphia, 23 April 1888, aboard the Steamship "British Princess"; (4) One hundred Tons Pig Iron, shipped to Order at Philadelphia, 8 May 1888, aboard the Steamship "Lord Gough"; (5) Thirty Cases Granular Preparations, shipped by Alfred Bishop & Sons to J. Wyeth & Bro. at Philadelphia, 22 May 1888, aboard the Steamship "Lord Clive." All bills of lading have embossed six-pence revenue stamps, one vertical fold, and are signed by M. Withers. Each, 8.25" x 13.25" 
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98 American Mennonite Mission BUILDING ON THE ROCK: An account of the first quarter of a century of mission work done by the American Mennonite Mission, Dhamtari, C.P., India, 1899-1924. Written by the missionaries.
Scottdale, PA Mennonite Publishing House 1926 First Edition Original Cloth Very Good 
200pp; text illus throughout from photographs, maps. Prior owner's name and date 1928 stamped on front free-endpaper. Usual light shelf rubbing. 9.5" x 7.25" Covers the first 25 years of the Dhamtari Mission, including lots of photos of people, buildings and scenes. 
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99 American Music HILLBILLY HIT PARADE: 15 Songs with Words and Music.
Hollywood American Music 1941 First Edition Original Wraps Near Fine 
35pp; 2pp illus from cartoons. Contains words and music to 15 songs, including: The Cry Of The Wild Goose; Deepfreeze Dinah; Who Shot The Hole In My Sombrero?; You Nearly Lose Your Mind; and 11 more. 12.75" x 9.75" 
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100 American Music, publisher HOME & HILL COUNTRY BALLADS: Folio No. 3 [songbook]
Portland, Oregon American Music 1941. 1941 1st Edition Soft cover 
Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12.25" x 9" 50pp Contains lyrics, music, chord symbols and frames for 22 songs featured on radio by Pappy Cheshire and the gang. Titles include: My Cumberland Valley Home; 'Way Down South in Georgia; The Orphan Blues; The Drifter; My Badlands Girl; and 17 more. Illustrated by Pappy Cheshire cover photo. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. 
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