London. The Musical Treasury. No date. Ca. 1860. Sheet music (uncredited) for Stephen Foster’s "Swanee River," printed in London by the Musical Treasury, circa 1860. Cover image of a black male, hand to his heart, evidently reflecting on the "Old Folks" of years gone by. Short marginal tears; overall good... More
1884. Sheet music, color lithographic front and back cover illustrations, complete with cover and music, single sheet 14 x 20 1/2 inches folding in half to 14 x 10 1/4 inches. Staining along lower edge of front cover (not affecting text or image) with some short edge tears and creasing... More
Starmer (illus).
Walter Jacobs. Copyright 1904. Ca. 1905. Complete sheet music with color pictorial cover, 14 x 10 1/2 inches. Light wear with a few soft creases and short edge tears, cover image clean. More
Chicago. S. Brainard's Sons Co., Copyright 1904. Ca. 1896. Complete sheet music with color pictorial cover, 14 x 10 3/4 inches. Light wear with a few soft creases and short edge tears, faint music store stamp to lower right front cover; very good. Cover image of Ambolena Snow wearing a.... More
Starmer (illus).
Boston. Walter Jacobs. Copyright 1904. Ca. 1916. Complete sheet music with color pictorial cover, 5pp, 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches. Light wear with a few soft corner creases, pinhole in upper left and right corner, cover image clean. Cover image of a couple looking out at workers in a cotton field. More
San Francisco. Zeno Mauvais Music Company. 1898. Blackface Minstrel Sheet Music, 14 x 11 inches, 6 pp. with image of "Mr. Carroll Johnson, King of the Singing Comedians" in blackface on front cover. Text touts "The Latest ‘Coon Conquest’" from composer Lee Johnson, whose other memorable compositions include "Dewey’s Victory... More
New York. Robbins Music Corporation. 1931. Sheet music, 12 x 9 inches, 6 pp. including covers. Text on cover states: "Introduced by Bing Crosby" adjacent to a shifty-eyed sepia photo of the crooner. Light crease at bottom of free edge, otherwise good condition. More
New York. Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc., Copyright 1942. Complete sheet music with color pictorial cover, 5pp, 12 x 9 inches. Light wear with a few soft creases, music store stamp to lower left cover. Cover illustration features a coastal town with an inset image of Donald Duck and "Introducing... More
New York. Harms Incorporated. 1929. Sheet music, 12 x 9 inches, 6 pp. including covers. Text on cover states: "Eddie Dowling in the Newest All Talking and Musical Picture 'The Rainbow Man.'" Ad on back cover for "Indian Love Call" with the immortal lyric: "When I'm call-ing you--oo--oo--oo--oo--oo... Will you... More
Harding, James Duffield; Philip Reinagle, et al. (illus).
London. S. Chappell et al. 1830. Folio volume of vocal and instrumental music 14 x 10 inches; 93 pp plus 10 facsimile music sheets. Four (of five) monochromatic lithographed plates, printed on India paper. Covers detached and battered; spine perished; text block... More
Seattle. The Melody Shop. 1918. Complete sheet music, 13 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches, color pictorial cover. Overall light creasing, previous owner's name neatly written on front cover, stamp to lower front cover, short tear to lower edge, still a bright clean copy. A larger format edition than the popular... More
New York. M. Witmark & Sons. 1899. Sheet Music 14 x 11 inches; 7 pages plus covers; words in English and Spanish. Short tears to covers and separation along spine. "Sung with great success by Vincent Serrano in Augustus Thomas' play 'Arizona.'" Fair plus condition. More
Packer, F. (Del. et Lith.).
London. Robert Cocks & Co., 1862. Gift Book cum Music Album; gilt decorative embossed red cloth-covered boards; 14 x 10 1/2 inches; 81 pp. Title Page and Dedication Page (unused) lithographed in color, together with eight color lithographic title pages to musical compositions, as called... More
Hudiakoff, A. (cover illus).
New York. Leo Feist, Inc., 1924. Sheet Music; 12 x 9 ¼ inches, 6 pp including covers, from Balieff’s Chauve-Souris, the musical review that began its conquest of Europe and America in Russia, circa 1910, where it had begin as an adjunct of the famous Moscow... More
(Dowling, Colista).
Portland, OR. George A. Druin. No date. [ 1910]. Sheet music color cover (only), sheet 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches, now archivally mounted on linen (minimising creases and tears to the image); strong color - presents handsomely. An exotic floral peacock float carries a Greek goddess-like figure... More
Ortmann, Wolfgnag (illus).
Berlin. Drei Masken - Verlag. 1920. Sheet music titled "Eine Kleine Freundin" ("A Little Girlfriend") with color lithographic cover by Wolfgang Ortmann (1885-1969) hauntingly evoking the decadence of post World War I Berlin. The cover is approximately 13 ¼ x 10 ¾ inches and is dated 1920... More
London. Alfred Oliver & Co., No date. Ca. 1920s? Music sheet, two-color cover, 12 x 9 3/4 inches, paginated as 7 pages. Light spotting to cover, overall very good condition. Cover image of a British "Bobby" and some of the situations that he finds himself in. More
Brandard, John (illus).
London. Chappell & Co., 1857. Gift book, 14 x 10 inches, 136 pp. featuring music by Charles D'Albert and chromolithographic plates by John Brandard. Covers detached; heavy wear to extremities. Leather spine peeling and abraded. Decorative embossed cover with gilt lettering and decorative embellishments (overall light soiling... More
Laramie, Wyoming. Star Publishing Co., 1913. Sheet music, approx. 14 x 10 3/4 inches, 6 pp., color lithographic front cover, unfolding the sorry tale of a homeless drifter. An uncommon item published by the Star Publishing Co. of Laramie, Wyoming, and dated 1913. Other compositions by Cady listed on the... More
London. B. Williams. No date. Ca. 1850. Sheet music 14.25 x 10.25 inches; two sheets (4 pp) including covers. Never bound. Good clean condition. From the Cyclopedia of Music published by B. Williams; No. 11 in the Select Songs Ladies Series. Attractive lithographic cover depicting an assemblage with, in the... More
London. C. Jefferys. No date. Ca. 1845. Sheet music 14.25 x 10.25 inches; four sheets (8 pp) including covers. Never bound. Time-toning/very light soiling. Front and rear covers separated along spine; corners bumped. Circular blind stamp identifying publisher C. Jerrerys in upper left corner. Overall, good condition. The delightful lithographed... More
Ashley, Alfred (illus).
London. The Musical Bouquet. No date. Ca. 1850. Sheet music 14.25 x 10.25 inches; two sheets (4 pp) including covers. Never bound. Top free edge corner bumped; very light toning; overall good plus condition. Half-page engraved illustration by Alfred Ashley, a frequent contributor to The Musical Bouquet's... More
London. The Musical Bouquet. No date. Ca. 1850. Sheet music 14.25 x 10.25 inches; two sheets (4 pp) including covers. Never bound. One inch tear to free edge of front cover; discoloration along free edge of front cover; very short tears along top edge of front cover; owner's name in... More
London. The Musical Bouquet. No date. Ca. 1853. Sheet music 14.25 x 10.25 inches; two sheets (4 pp) including covers. Never bound. Good clean condition, with very faint 4.5 inch fold line from free edge to bottom edge of cover. The half-page illustration on the first page of the sheet... More
London. The Musical Bouquet. No date. Ca. 1854. Sheet music 14.25 x 10.25 inches; two sheets (4 pp) including covers. Never bound. General discoloration and time-toning to cover; owner's name in ink at top. Short tear at bottom edge of front cover. Text on the cover states: "The Popular French... More
