Lot 201:
Sheet Music, Various Publishers, c. 1900-1956
Sold for: $25
Description
A collection of sheet music booklets dating from the early to mid-20th century. These items are large-format, softcover staple-bound folios. The group includes a variety of cover art styles, ranging from Art Deco graphics and illustrative landscapes to photographic portraits of performers. Visible titles and publishers include Snow at Dusk by Joseph Goodman (Century Music Publishing Co.), Wake Up! Chill’un Wake Up! by Jo Trent and Willard Robison (Walter Donaldson-Douglas and Gumble), Moonlight Becomes You from the Paramount film Road to Morocco (Famous Music Corp.), It Ain’t Gonna Rain No Mo’ by Wendell Hall (Forster Music Publisher Inc.), The Rock and Roll Waltz (Sheldon Music), and The Sidewalks of New York (Paull-Pioneer Music Co.). Other titles include The Sorcerer’s Apprentice arranged by John W. Schaum, Beautiful Star of Heaven by Louis A. Drumheller, and Sipping Cider Thru’ a Straw. The collection features various credited performers and composers such as Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Kay Starr, Wendell Hall, and Irving Berlin. Several pieces bear institutional or ownership markings including stamps for Property of James Perrin and printed notations such as Sample Copy – Not to be Sold. Approximate dimensions range from 9 inches by 12 inches to 10.5 inches by 13.5 inches.
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