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100 BEST SONGS OF THE '20s and '30s:
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NY: Gramercy Books, 1973. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Fine. 398pp. Contains lyrics and music to 100 songs as well as an Index of Composers and Lyricists, an Alphabetical Title Index, and a First Line Index. 11.25" x 9 ... more information
Offered by R & A Petrilla, Booksellers (IOBA) (New Jersey, United States) |
$12.00
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AFGHANISTAN: Oriental Fox Trot Song
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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.... more information
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$16.00
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AFTER I'VE CALLED YOU SWEETHEART (HOW CAN I CALL YOU FRIEND)
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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. ... more information
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$10.00
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AH WED 300 POUNDS:
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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 ... more information
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$24.00
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AIN'T THAT A GRAND AND GLORIOUS FEELING?
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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.... more information
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$10.00
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ALICE IN WONDERLAND
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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.... more information
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$12.00
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ALPINE BLUES: Song
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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.... more information
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$12.00
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AMELIA EARHART'S LAST FLIGHT
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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 m... more information
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$28.00
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ANOTHER PERFECT DAY HAS PASSED AWAY:
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NY: Keit-Engel, 1933. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 4pp, words and music, in part: "When the long day is thru' and I come to you, you cheer me with a smile .... The sun is in the west across the bay...." 12" x 9 Ethel Shutta featured this song with George Olsen's Orchestra, and her large photo-portrait is on the cover. Ethel (1896-1976) toured with her family in vaudeville from age 7, sang and danced in Ziegfeld shows and other Broadway productions, married bandle... more information
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$15.00
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ARE YOU HAPPY?
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NY: Ager, Yellen & Bornstein, 1927. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 6pp, words and music, in part: "Life is a search for happiness, And some of us look all in vain...." 12" x 9 The cover by Barbelle includes a pretty young woman wreathed by roses, and an inset photo of Sophie Tucker.... more information
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$12.00
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ARE YOU LONESOME TO-NIGHT?
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NY: Bourne Music, 1926. Later printing. Printed self-wraps. Good +. 4pp, words and music, in part: "To-night I'm down-hearted, For tho' we have parted, I love you, and I always will...." 12" x 9 ... more information
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$8.00
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BAN-BOW: A Plectrum Banjo Solo with Piano Accompaniment
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NY: J.P. Grant, 1927. First edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 8pp. Contains music for banjo solo and for piano, with a picture of Banjo Bill inset on the cover. Laid in is a one-page, pictorial "banjography" by Lew Green, calling Bill "one of the greatest banjo technicians of all time...." 12" x 9 ... more information
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$20.00
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A BICYCLE BUILT FOR TWO (Also known as "Daisy Bell")
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Chicago: Calumet Music, 1935. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 6pp, words and music, In part: "There is a flower within my heart....Daisy, Daisy, Give me your answer, do! I'm half crazy, All for the love of you!..." 12" x 9 The cover shows a couple in old-fashioned clothes, riding a bicycle built for two. Inset is a photo of Dick Jurgens who featured this song with his orchestra.... more information
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$12.00
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BILL BAILEY, WON'T YOU PLEASE COME HOME?
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NY: Edward B. Marks Music, 1938. Later printing. Decorative Wraps. Very Good. 4pp, words and music, in part: "On one summer's day Sun was shining fine, De lady love of old Bill Bailey was hanging clothes on de line in her back yard, And weeping hard; She married a B&O brakeman, Dat took and throw'd her down...." 12" x 9 Original lyric in the stereotypical black dialect.... more information
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$12.00
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BIRMINGHAM JAIL
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Chicago: Calumet Music, 1935. Early edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Near Fine. 6pp, words and music, in part: "Down on the levee, levee so low. Late in the evening, hear the train blow. Hear the train blow love...." 12" x 9 The prison-themed cover includes an inset photo of Dick Teela and Gwyneth Neil, aka "High and Low.... more information
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$14.00
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BLUE DIAMONDS:
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NY: Jos. W. Stern, 1920. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 6pp, words and music, in part: "I have found a treasure, worth far more than gold Mine to have forever jewels of love untold...." 12" x 9 On the illustrated cover is a photo of Nat Mortan, and another photo of the jazz band, Saxi Holtoworth Harmony Hounds with Roscoe Ails. The back cover is an illustrated ad for the song "Old Man Jazz.... more information
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$12.00
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BLUE MOON:
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NY: Robbins Music, 1934. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 6pp, words and music, in part: "Once upon a time, before I took up smiling, I hated the moonlight ... Blue moon you saw me standing alone...." 12" x 9 This song was introduced by Ted Fiorito, shown on the cover at his piano.... more information
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$10.00
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BLUES MY NAUGHTY SWEETIE GIVES TO ME
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NY: Edward B. Marks, 1932. Copyright 1919. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine. 6pp, words and music, in part: "What is that song about kisses, What is that song about smiles? If I could have my way, I'd sing a song today, That would beat them all by miles...." 12" x 9 This song was featured by Woody Herman and his Orchestra. A picture of him playing clarinet is inset on the illustrated cover.... more information
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$12.00
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A BLUES SERENADE
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NY: Mills Music, 1935. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 4pp, words and music, in part: "When you're blue and solitary, love is all that's necessary, then life is complete, Got the time and inclination, all I need is inspiration from somebody sweet...." 12" x 9 On the cover is a photo-portrait of Henry King who recorded this song with his orchestra.... more information
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$12.00
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BREAKIN' IN A PAIR OF SHOES
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NY: Leo Feist, 1936. Early edition. Printed self-wraps. Very Good. 4pp, words and music, in part: "Take a look at me, tell me, can't you see? I'm right in my cups, I'm not myself tonight...." 11" x 8 Under the title is the stamp of Liberty Mills, San Antonio, Texas. ... more information
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$8.00
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