NY: American Tract Society, Circa 1850. First Edition. Good . 4pp; upper corner gnawed, no text lost. This ballad-style poem tells Thomas Brown's story in two parts. In part one, the penniless Brown, with his wife and children, goes out for a long walk on a Sunday morning. A neighbor lectures him on the need to attend church instead. In part two, a clean, well-dressed Brown meets the same neighbor and relates how church-going has turned his life around. 7.25" x 4.25 ... more information

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New Brunswick, NJ: Marvin Music, 1945. First Edition. Printed wraps. Good. Words by Sir Robert Anderson. Music by Harold M. Smith, with his signature in the upper corner: "Faithfuly yours, Harld M. Smith." 6pp, words and music, in part: "Safe in Jehovah's keeping, Led by His glorious arm; God is Himself my refuge .." 12" x 9". ... more information

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New Brunswick: New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station , 1952. Second printing. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good. 7pp; one illustration in text. Gives specific instructions on how to protect shallow or dug wells from pollution, and how to deal with a contaminated well. 9" x 6 ... more information

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NY: Handy Brothers Music, 1942. Copyright 1914. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine. 6pp, words and music, in part: "I hate to see de ev'nin' sun go down, Hate to see de evenin' sun go down, 'Cause ma baby, he done lef dis town...." 12" x 9" The cover features the skyline of St. Louis with an inset photo-portrait of W.C. Handy playing trumpet.... more information

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Woods Hole, MA: Eagle Printing, 1908. Original edition. Very Good. Broadside, display type. 11" x 7.5 ... more information

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NY: Rialto Music, 1940. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 4pp, words and music, in part: "Met a gal from old Kentucky She was happy go-lucky, Sally, let your bangs hang down...." Small archival repair to top edge. 12" x 9 The cover features a phto of The Korn Kobblers on stage with their instruments. The group (Harry Turen, Charlie Koenig, Howard McElroy, Nels Laakso, Stan Fritts, and Marty Gold), discovered by Guy Lombardo, were billed as "America's Most Non-sensica... more information

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NY Jerome H. Remick 1906., 1906. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Archival repair at base of spine, else in very good condition. 13.75" x 10.75" (6)pp Inset on the cover is a photo-portrait of the Sisters Ford in costume. In part: "Once an actor in a show who was stranded don't you know, Met a seedy little country girl He played heavy lines and his name was Heinz.". Illustrated by drawing and photo on cover. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. ... more information

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NY: W.J. Watt, 1917. First US Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. 313 pages. British author ( 1877-1970). 7.75" x 5". ... more information

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NY Jack Adams (1953)., 1953. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12" x 9" (20)pp Featured "synchronized tape recordings by Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, sung by principals and chorus in English." Gives the background of the Salzburg Marionette Theatre and tells about its major productions: The Impressario by Mozart; Cinderella; Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs; Hansel and Gretel; Dr. Faust; The Magic Flute; Rumpelst... more information

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Lancaser, PA: Sam Lee, 1920. Original edition. Fine. Broadside, printed in black on green stock. 7.25" x 4.25 Lists prices for laundering many different items of clothing and household linens. This is an interesting advertising piece by an Asian-American entrepreneur, early in the last century.... more information

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NY: Leo. Feist, 1927. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 6pp, words and music, in part: "In Dixieland, There's a musical man, He has a good time Just making folks happy...." 12" x 9.25 The cover shows a white-bearded black man, sitting on a bale of cotton and playing an accordion, while kids dance on the levee and a steamboat is seen at the wharf. Inset is a photo of the Eton Collegiates, a male quintet, who introduced this song. ... more information

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NY: Harper & Row, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 245pp, index. Gives the background and lore of 18 well-known American songs and their composers: "Dixie"; "Battle of the Green Berets"; &c. 8.5" x 5.5 ... more information

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NY: Irving Berlin Music, 1940. Second edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. (6)pp, words and music, in part: "Deep within my heart lies a melody, A song of old San Antone Where in dreams I live with a memory, Beneath the stars all alone." 12" x 9" The pictorial cover shows a senorita in a moonlit scene, with an inset photo-portrait of Bob Wills.... more information

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NY: Bourne Music, 1940. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Good +. (6)pp, words and music, in part: "Deep within my heart lies a melody, A song of old San Antone Where in dreams I live with a memory, Beneath the stars all alone." 12" x 9" The pictorial cover shows a senorita in a moonlit scene, with an inset photo-portrait of Bob Wills.... more information

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Barcelona: I.G. Seix y Barral, 1957. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good. 32pp; 4 color plates. Set in medieval Spain, the text of this story is in Spanish. 8.25" x 6 ... more information

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Decorah, Iowa: Norste Synodes Forlag, 1889. Femte Oplag. Leather-backed cloth. Good. pp: xvi, 200. Contains preliminary instruction in singing and practice music, followed by words and music to 203 hymns for Norwegian-American settlers. Binding rubbed at edges, free-endpapers removed, pencilling on pastedowns, else complete. 9.25" x 6.75 Settled in 1849, Decorah, Iowa, drew a large number of Norwegian immigrants from the start, and this book was published there 40 years later. Today, Decorah is ... more information

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Worcester: Press of Charles Hamilton , 1893. First book edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 20pp. 10.25" x 6" ... more information

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Chicago Santa Fe RR 1953., 1953. Soft cover. Pictorial covers and contents near fine condition. 9" x 4" 32pp Contains September 27-December 31, 1953 timetables for the California Limited, El Capitan, Texas Chief, etc., etc. Illustrated by covers, centerspread map. Traveler's Edn. Binding is original wraps. ... more information

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Worcester, MA: Press of Charles Hamilton , 1893. First book edition. Original Wraps. Good +. 20pp, covers lightly chipped. 10.25" x 6 ... more information

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London: Harold Davison , 1962. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Fine. 16pp; full-page and text illus from photographs. Notes on the performers, including "Satchmo Returns," by Benny Green. 10.5" x 8.25 The musicians: Louis Armstrong, Trummy Young, Joe Dariensbourg, Billy Kyle, Billy Cronk, Danny Barcelona, Jewel Brown. Near the end of this programme is a two-page spread of photos and text devoted to Gerry Brown's Jazzmen. Also present is a full-page ad for Erroll Garner'... more information

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