NY: New York Central System , 1938. Original edition. Fine. Broadside, printed in blue ink on white paper; two views from photos. 22" x 7 At the top is a view of the Famous Catskill Mountain Home at Kaaterskill, followed by extensive promotional text re the excursion and a timetable of stations in New York City as well as Selkirk, Kingston Yard, Phoenicia, Kaaterskill, Kingston, etc. Below that is a photographic view of a steam train rounding a bend in a wooded area, then the reservation form for ... more information

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Honolulu: Aloha State Music, 1961. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 4pp, words and music, in part: "I'm waiting on a warm and sunny seashore Yearning for the one that I adore...." 12" x 9 The cover features photos of The Hilo Hawaiians and Marlene Sai who recorded this song. Inset is a photo of songwriter Taka.... more information

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Cleveland, Ohio: Published by the author, 1926. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. 88pp; 71 illus from photographs, map. 9" x 6.25 This copy is inscribed and signed by Kilroy Harris at Minneapolis, 10 June 1927.... more information

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Washington: Library of Congress, 1954. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. pp: vi, 71; frontispiece, 20pp illus from photographs. Has 231 annotated entries and an index. 10.25" x 7.5 Catalogue of this commemorative exhibition.... more information

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NY American Book Collector 1980., 1980. 1st Edition. Neatly removed and in very good condition. 10" x 6.75" (15)pp Contains 75 entries, covering both primary and secondary publications of Porter's writings. First Edition. Binding is paper spine. ... more information

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Pueblo, Colorado: Blanche Trinajstick, 1973. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good. 50pp, mimeographed on tan and yellow stock; 4pp illus from photos on white stock. 11" x 8.5 The cover illustration by Bill Maunder celebrates the 10th anniversary of K-Bar-T in Nashville. Contents include: Johnny Cash; Carl Perkins; Ernest Tubb; Tanya Tucker; articles on c&w fan clubs, news of the country scene, &c.... more information

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Hollywood Fairway Music 1949., 1949. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Faint dampmark at top of cover, else in very good condition. 12" x 9" (6)pp Contains lyric, melody line, piano accompaniment, and guitar chords. In part: "I gotta tell you somethin' I ain't never said before You got my heart a jumpin', I can't stand it any more.". Illustrated by illus cover, inset portrait. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. ... more information

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NY: Jos. W. Stern, 1918. First Edition. Pictorial cover. Good +. 4pp, words and music, in part: "A married man was Pat McCann who loved to stay out late, And with a stout good `bawl-in out' for him his wife would wait...." 14" x 10.75 The illustrated cover features the vaudeville team of Duffy and Inglis.... more information

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Hollywood: American Music, 1945. Early edition. Printed self-wraps. Very Good. 4pp, words and music, in part: "Tomorrow I must go away, Dear For I'm sure they need me now Although I'm proud to do my part, Dear...." 11" x 8.5 A country song of sweethearts parting during World War II.... more information

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NY: Peer International, 1941. Copyright 1928. Self-wraps. Very Good. 4pp, words and music, in part: "There's a dark and a troubled side of life, There's a bright and a sunny side too, Though you meet with the darkness and strife, The sunny side may also find you...." 11" x 8.5 A.P. Carter's song is on page 1. On pages 2-3 is IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE NOW by Jimmie Davis and Floyd Tillman. Page 4 contains IN THE LITTLE SHIRT THAT MOTHER MADE FOR ME by Bradley Kincaid.... more information

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NY: Peer International, 1946. First Edition. Very Good. 4pp, words and music, in part: "There's a dark and a troubled side of life, One that's filled with care and strife, Then the side that plays a happy part...." 11" x 8.5 Printed as a chart, opens to 11" x 17".... more information

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NY: T.B. Harms and Francis, Day & Hunter, 1913. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. Written and composed by C.W. Murphy & Worton David. 8pp, words and music, in part: "At the club one ev'ning Jones was telling all his pals, How much he hated girls, Despis'd their golden curls...." 13.25" x 10.25 The cover depicts trench warfare, bombs bursting overhead, an infantryman, etc. "Soldier version used by courtesy of Robert Emmett Keane." The scan shows onl... more information

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Battle Creek, MI: W.K. Kellogg, 1909. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good. 9pp; illustrated throughout in full color. The interior pages are cut into six flaps so that the reader, by turning the flaps, can change the composition of the pictures. Each half page contains three pictures of costumed animals at various activities: Blowing Bubbles; At Singing School; Jungle Queen; Dancing; Automobiling; Roller Skating; &c. 10.75" x 8 An amusing, anthropomorphic flap-transformati... more information

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Port Chester, NY: Cherry Lane Music, 1980. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good +. 48pp. Contains words, music, number guides for harmonica, and chord symbols for 14 songs, including: Coward Of The County; The Gambler; Lucille; Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town; Sweet Music Man; and nine more. 12" x 9 The cover includes a portrait of Kenny Rogers.... more information

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Cleveland: Oahu Publishing, 1951. Copyright 1946. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good +. 8pp, words and music, in part: "We were waltzing that night in Kentucky, Beneath the beautiful harvest moon...." 12" x 9 Includes music in the original key of C, plus tablature for tuning arrangements for electric steel guitar in E-Major-7th, A Major, and A-Minor-7th. On the back cover is a full-page ad for the Oahu Tonemaster Amplifier.... more information

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NY: Broadcast Music, 1943. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine. 6pp, words and music, in part: "The sun shines bright there, the world's all right there in that place that has a place in my heart...." 12" x 9 Introduced and featured by Guy Lombardo and his Orchestra, with his photo-portrait on the cover.... more information

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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 ... more information

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Lexington: Univ Press of Kentucky, 1985. First Edition. Cloth. Fine. Contains 709 annotated entries, plus author index, subject index, and index of periodicals cited. 8.75" x 5.5". ... more information

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NY: American Geographical Society/Doubleday, 1966. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Illus from photographs. 64pp. This title in the AGS Around-the-World Program has the colored illustrations pasted in place along with printed illus from photographs and maps. 8.25" x 5.5". ... more information

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Chicago Calumet Music 1941., 1941. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Name on cover, edges rubbed, else near very good condition. 12" x 9" (6)pp Contains lyric, music, guitar chords and frames. In part: "O the days of the Kerry dancing O the ring of the piper's tune! O for one of those hours of gladness, Gone alas! like our youth, too soon.". Illustrated by Irish dance scene on cover. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. ... more information

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