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VALSE IN E-FLAT
Valse..sheet music
NY: Century Music, 1910. Decorative cover. Very Good. By Auguste Frederic Durand. 8pp. "Edited Edition." 12.25" x 9.25". ( more information)
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WAITING . John Cort offers the successful musical comedy "Listen, Lester
Waiting.sheet music
NY: Shapiro, Bernstein, 1918. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. Lyric by Harry L. Cort and Geo. E. Stoddard. Music by Harold Orlob. 6pp, in part: "Of all the girls I've met, there's never been one yet, That I ever gave a second thought to, till I met you ." 12" x 9". ( more information)
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WALTZ SENTIMENTALE. Composed by A. Fleche
Waltz Sentimentale.sheet music
Baltimore Geo. Willig Jur. 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. ( more information)
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THE WANDERER'S NIGHT SONG: WANDERERS NACHTLIED. By A. Rubinstein
Wanderer's.sheet music
N-Y G. Schirmer 1873., 1873. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Old paper tape on spine, edges lightly worn, else good condition. 14" x 10.75" 6pp Comprises piano music, vocal lines for first and second sopranos, and lyrics in English and German. In part: "Midnight peace is resting on the mountain peaks, In the silent moonlight, all the forest sleeps.". 1st US Edition. Binding is original wraps. ( more information)
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WE'LL GO THE ROUTE FOR YOU (Good Old Red, White and Blue). Words by J.J. Nilan. Music by Joseph Mayer
We'll Go.sheet music
Brooklyn Joseph Mayer 1914., 1914. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Color-pictorial cover and contents in very good condition. 13.5" x 10.5" 6pp Written at the time of the Mexican Revolution, wherein the U.S. was involved in what became known as the Tampico Affair. In part: "Let me put you wise to something Uncle Sam, Ev'ry Gol Darn man of your Yankee plan, We will gladly go and fight the Mexican, Any time you say at all." Comprises two verses and a chorus. Illustrated by battleship motif on cover. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. ( more information)
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WEARY. Composed by Virginia Gabriel. Words by Florence L. Carter
Weary.sheet music
Philadelphia Lee & Walker nd [ca. 1860]., 1860. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Hand-sewn along spine and in very good condition. 14" x 10.75" 8pp Comprises piano music, vocal line, and lyrics. In part: "Weary of living, so weary, Long to lie down and die, To find for the sad heart and dreary, The end of the pilgrimage nigh.". Illustrated by engraved title on front. 1st US Edition. Binding is original wraps. ( more information)
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I'M ON THE WATER WAGON NOW." Sung with Great Success by Frank Daniels in C.B. Dillingham's production "The Office Boy
West, Paul and John W. Bratton
NY M. Witmark & Sons 1913., 1913. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Old dampmark inside edge of cover, else in very good condition. 13.75" x 10.75" (8)pp Comprises lyric, vocal line, and piano accompaniment. In part: "Of all the sporty, sporty boys who sport around the town, I used to be the sportiest and wore the King sport's crown. 'Twas Johnny set 'em up again, when any one I'd meet. I drank most anything that wasn't thick enough to eat. The brew'ries all worked overtime.Keeley Cures and Carry Nation point to me with admiration, For I'm on the water wagon now." Four verses and refrains. Illustrated by pictorial cover from photo. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. ( more information)
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WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO HELP THE BOYS? Buy A Liberty Bond! Lyric by Gus Kahn. Music by Egbert Van Alstyne
What Are You.sheet music
NY & Detroit Jerome H. Remick (1918)., 1918. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Light wear at edges, else in very good condition. 13.5" x 10.5" (4)pp The red-white-blue pictorial cover features Uncle Sam at the center, smoothing his beard and gazing at a group of war bonds. In part: "Your Uncle Sam is calling now on ev'ry one of you, If you're too old or young to fight there's something else to do . So what are you going to do to help the boys?" At the foot of the music sheets are printed messages: "Soap is made from fat, so don't waste soap, for Germany has got to be Cleaned Up"; "Every vegetable on the table means a Hun on the run.". Illustrated by cover illustration by EEW. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. ( more information)
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WHAT CAN A POOR MAID DO? Words by Thos. Fitzgerald. Music by Mathias Keller
What can.sheet music
Philadelphia E. Ferrett 1849., 1849. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Archival spine reinforcement, and in very good condition. 13" x 10" (4)pp In part: "What can a poor maid do? The men will not propose; None ever come to woo; Plague take such idle beaux!.". Illustrated by embellished drop-title. First Edition. Binding is self-wraps. ( more information)
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WHEN ALEXANDER TAKES HIS RAGTIME BAND TO FRANCE. By Alfred Bryan, Cliff Hess, & Edgar Leslie
When Alexander.sheet music
NY Waterson, Berlin & Snyder (1918)., 1918. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Signatures on cover, else in very good condition. 13.5" x 10.5" (4)pp The cover by Barbelle shows one line of doughboys taking a file of prisoners, while the company band marches through France. In part: ".What's that tune I hear?.It's Alexander's band, From down in Dixie land; He's going `over there' to do his share.Those ragtime tunes will put the Germans in a trance; They'll throw their guns away, Hip-hoo-ray! And start right in to dance.". Illustrated by cover illus by Barbelle. First Edition. Binding is self-wraps. ( more information)
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WHEN DEWEY COMES SAILING HOME. Music by Kerry Mills. Words by John Langdon Heaton. Composed especially for NY Sunday World
When Dewey.sheet music
NY New York World 18 June 1899., 1899. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Archival reinforcement to spine, edges chipped, good condition. 13.75" x 10.75" 4pp Printed on wood-pulp paper, brittle and chipped at corners. The red-white-blue cover depicts the return of triumphant sailors. In part: "There's a great little man coming over the sea To the welcome that waits for the brave; And the flag that he flies is the Pride of the Free. Unconquered it floats o'er the wave." Comprises three verses and a chorus. Illustrated by color illus on cover. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. ( more information)
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WHEN I LOST YOU
When I..sheet music
NY: Waterson, Berlin & Snyder, 1912. First Edition. Decorative cover. Very Good. E.H. Pfeiffer. Words and music by Irving Berlin. 6pp, in part: "The roses each one, met with the sun, Sweetheart, when I met you .." 13.75" x 10.5". ( more information)
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WHEN IT'S MOONLIGHT ON THE ALAMO. Lyric by Alfred Bryan. Music by Fred Fischer
When it's.sheet music
NY Leo. Feist 1914., 1914. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 13.75" x 10.5" (6)pp The pictorial cover shows a Texan couple strolling on a river bank by moonlight, with inset portrait of Baby Carrie Autler. In part: "The moon is all aglow along the Alamo, come on, my love, let's go tonight.". Illustrated by illus cover, inset portrait. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. ( more information)
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WHEN SPARROWS BUILD: Song by Virginia Gabriel (1825-1877). Words by Jean Ingelow
When Sparrows.sheet music
Philadelphia F.A. North nd [ca. 1870]., 1870. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Some foxing and wear along spine, else in good condition. 14" x 10.75" (10)pp Contains lyrics, melody line, and piano accompaniment. In part: "When sparrows build, and the leaves break forth, My old sorrow wakes and cries, For I know there is dawn in the far, far north, And a scarlet sun doth rise.Thou did'st set thy foot on the ship, and sail To the ice fields and the snow.We shall part no more in the wind and the rain, Where thy last farewell was said But perhaps I shall meet thee and know thee again, When the sea gives up her dead.". Illustrated by embellished cover title. 1st US Edition. Binding is original wraps. ( more information)
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WHEN YANKEE DOODLE LEARNS TO "PARLEZ VOUS FRANCAIS." Words by Will. Hart. Music by Ed. Nelson
When Yankee.sheet music
NY A.J. Stasny Music (1917)., 1917. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Few edge tears repaired, else in very good condition. 13.75" x 10.5" (4)pp The red-white-blue cover by Barbelle features a doughboy dancing the can-can with two women in French dance-hall attire. Two verses and a chorus, in part: "When Yankee Doodle came to Paris town, Upon his face he wore a little frown. To those he'd meet upon the street, he couldn't speak a word. To find a Miss that he could kiss it seemed to be absurd ." Inset cover photo of Anna Chandler. Illustrated by cover illus by Barbelle. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. ( more information)
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WHEN YOU PLAY IN THE GAME OF LOVE. Words by Joe Goodwin. Music by Al Piantadosi
When you.sheet music
NY Leo. Feist 1913., 1913. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Color-pictorial covers and contents in very good condition. 13.5" x 10.5" (6)pp In part: "A ship wouldn't be in danger, if it never went to sea, But ships were meant to sail upon their way.". Illustrated by photo of couple, inset photo. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. ( more information)
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WHERE THE MOCKING BIRDS WERE SINGING
Where the mocking..sheet music
NY: American Advance Music, 1904. First US Edition. Pictorial cover. Good. Words and music by Harry J. Breen and T. Mayo Geary. 6pp, in part: "When I sit alone at twilight watching embers burning low then a vision comes to me 'twill never fade .." 13,5" x 10.5". ( more information)
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WHERE THE SOUTHERN ROSES GROW: Ballad
Where the Southern..sheet music
NY: F.B. Haviland, 1904. First Edition. Pictorial cover. Very Good. Words by Richard H. Buck. Music by Theodore F. Morse. 6pp, in part: "When the ev'ning sun is setting in the crimson flooded west, And the katydids are singing all the weary world to rest .." 14" x 10.75". ( more information)
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FOLIO": 12-issues of the periodical, a broken run from 1873 to 1889
White, Smith & Perry, publishers
Washington White, Smith & Perry 1873-89 passim., 1873. Soft cover. Six issues lack front or rear covers, else in good condition. 12" x 9.25" 30-40pp each Each of the 12 issues contains three to six pieces of sheet music, along with news of musical events, concert reviews, etc. Sheet music titles include: General James A. Garfield's Grand March; Garfield--A Nation's Tribute of Sorrow; Merry War March; Dreams of the Old Cabin Home; Oh, You Little Darling; My Barney Is Out on the Sea; &c.; &c.-- some 50 songs in all. This run contains the following issues: Vol 9, No 1, July 1873; Vol 19, No 10, October 1880; Vol 20, No 10, October 1881; Vol 22, No 4, October 1882; Vol 22, No 5, November 1882; Vol 23, No 5, May 1883; Vol 24, No 3, September 1884; Vol 28, No 1, July 1885; Vol 31, No 5, May 1887; Vol 32, No 1, January 1888; Vol 33, No 8, August 1888; Vol 34, No 6, June 1889. Illustrated by 9 lithographed portraits. First Editions. Binding is original wraps. ( more information)
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WHO'LL BUY MY LAVENDER? Song. The Words by Caryl Battersby. The Music by Edward German
Who'll Buy.sheet music
NY Boosey, Hawkes & Belwin (1896)., 1896. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Cover lightly tanned, else in very good condition. 12.25" x 9.25" (8)pp Contains lyrics, melody line, and piano accompaniment. Two verses and a refrain. In part: "Ladies fair, I bring you Lavender with spikes of blue; Sweeter plant was never found Growing on our English ground. Who'll buy my lavender? Lavender shall turn your rooms Into gardens full of blooms.". 1st edn thus. Binding is original wraps. ( more information)
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THE WILD WILD WOMEN ARE MAKING A WILD MAN OF ME. Words by Al Wilson. Music by Al Piantadosi
Wild Wild.sheet music
NY Al Piantadosi & Co. 1917., 1917. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Name on pictorial paper cover, else near very good condition. 13.5" x 10.25" 4pp The cover shows performer Henry Lewis surrounded by excited, admiring women. Comprises two verses and two choruses. In part: "There's something the matter with me, Yes, something's the matter with me. Friends that I meet say I'm ailing, Even my own family.". Illustrated by cover illus by Starmer. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. ( more information)
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WILL YOU WAIT LITTLE GIRL FOR ME? Till the Breezes Blow Old Glory over Mexico
Will You..sheet music
Boston: D.W. Cooper, 1916. First Edition. Pictorial cover. Very Good. Words and music by Max Clay. 4pp, in part: "Honey, don't you hear the bugle calling, Calling me to go. Honey, don't you see my teardrops falling, 'Cause I love you so .." Dedicated to the National Guard. 13.5" x 10.5". ( more information)
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WILLIE HAS GONE TO THE WAR by Stephen C. Foster. Composed for & Sung by Wood's Minstrels. Words by George Cooper
Willie Has.sheet music
NY Wm. A. Pond (1891)., 1891. Soft cover. Covers and contents in very good condition. 14" x 10.75" 6pp First published in 1863. Comprises three verses and a chorus, arranged for tenor, first and second sopranos, and bass. In part: "The blue bird is singing his lay, To all the sweet flow'rs of the dale, The wild bee is roaming at play, And soft is the sigh of the gale.". Illustrated by decorative frame on cover. 1891 editionst. Binding is original wraps. ( more information)
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WILLIE WE HAVE MISSED YOU by Stephen C. Foster. Foster's Melodies, No. 25
Willie We.sheet music
NY First, Pond (1854)., 1854. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Some offsetting of music, else in very good condition. 13.5" x 10" 6pp First published in 1854. Comprises three verses. In part: "Oh! Willie is it you, dear, Safe, safe at home? They did not tell me true, dear: They said you would not come.". Illustrated by litho cover scene by Sarony. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. ( more information)
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WILLIE WE HAVE MISSED YOU by Stephen C. Foster. Foster's Melodies, No. 25
Willie We.sheet music
NY Firth, Pond (1854)., 1854. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Archival spine repair, light foxing, else in good condition. 13.25" x 10.25" 6pp First published in 1854. Comprises three verses. In part: "Oh! Willie is it you, dear, Safe, safe at home? They did not tell me true, dear: They said you would not come.". Illustrated by litho cover scene by Sarony. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. ( more information)
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WILLIE WE HAVE MISSED YOU by Stephen C. Foster. Foster's Melodies, No. 25
Willie We.sheet music
NY Firth, Pond (1858)., 1858. Soft cover. Archival spine repair, else in good condition. 13.5" x 10.25" 6pp First published in 1854. Comprises three verses. In part: "Oh! Willie is it you, dear, Safe, safe at home? They did not tell me true, dear: They said you would not come.". Illustrated by decorative cover vignettes. Early edition. Binding is original wraps. ( more information)
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