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| Now and Then > Collectibles : Sheet Music : Vintage | Page 1 of 2 |
$6 USD1940s London Comic Carnival Song “Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts”
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
The full title of this sheet music song is called, “I’ve Got a Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts”. It was written by Fred Heatherton, and copyrighted in 1944 by the Irwin Dash Music Company in London. This edition was copyrighted in 1949 in New York by Cornell Music, Inc. The cover features an illustration in brown, by Nick, of a carnival barker. The sheet music measures approximately 9 by 12 inches. It is in good condition with a light crease at the top left, some spots at the upper right corner, and a ...
$10 USD“I Want a Ragtime Bungalow”, Pfeiffer Illustration, 1913
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
This sheet music song is called, “I Want a Ragtime Bungalow”. It was written and published by Bert Kalmar, and copyrighted in 1913. The cover features a illustration by Pfeiffer of a small house set among pine trees and pink flowers. The background is a shaded rosy-pink. The sheet music is the older folio size of 10-3/4 by 13-3/4 inches. The cover is in good condition, although rubbed and spotted. This sheet music will be packaged with a backing board and plastic sleeve in a large bubble ...
$38 USD“Little Orphan Annie’s Song”, Ovaltine Giveaway 1931
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
This sheet music song is called, “Little Orphan Annie’s Song”. It was copyrighted by the Wander Company in 1931, and was an advertising promotional giveaway from the manufacturers of Ovaltine and the sponsor of the radio program. The cover illustration of Annie and her dog Sandy is by Annie’s creator, Harold Gray. The sheet music measures 8-3/4 by 11-1/4 inches. It has been printed on lower-quality paper and has wrinkling and light creases, especially at the lower left of the back cover. There ...
$16 USD SaleSALE Pretty Girl with Candlestick Telephone on Cover, 1911 “All Alone”
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
This sheet music song is called “All Alone”. It was written by Harry Von Tilzer and Will Dillon, and also published in 1911 by Harry Von Tilzer in New York . The cover is an illustration of a pretty girl with a candlestick telephone telling her boyfriend that her parents have gone out and she is all alone for the evening. This would be an interesting addition for a collector of vintage telephones. The sheet music is in good condition with a major separation at the spine and a 1/2-inch tear on ...
$15 USD SaleSALE Al Jolson Cover, “You’re a Dangerous Girl”, 1916 Broadway Show
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
I love the title of this sheet music song - “You’re a Dangerous Girl”. It was written by Grant Clarke and Jimmie Monaco. The cover features Al Jolson in the Broadway Winter Garden production of “Robinson Crusoe, Jr.”, looking very attractive in his three-piece suit, French cuffs and casual cigarette. This sheet music was published in 1916 by Leo Feist in New York. The sheet music is in fair condition with several creases, plus wear and small tears at thee edges. It measures 10-1/2 by 13-1/2 ...
$12 USD1915 Barbelle Music Cover Illustration - Vintage Telephone
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
This sheet music song has the very long title: “Is There Still Room for Me Neath the Old Apple Tree”. The illustration is by Barbelle, and shows a man and woman talking on vintage candlestick telephones, with the wires between them held up by four cupids. Two lovebirds sit on a twig bench beneath the apple tree. This cover would be an interesting addition for a collector of vintage telephones. The song was written by Edgar Leslie, Lew Brown and Maurice Abrahams, and was copyrighted in 1915 by ...
$10 USD“Doo Wacka Doo”, Hawaiian Cover Illustration, 1924
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
This sheet music song is called, “Doo Wacka Doo”. It was written by Clarence Gaskill, Will Donaldson and George Horther, and copyrighted by Leo Feist in 1924. The cover features a colorful illustration in orange and green of a trumpet player and four girls in grass skirts doing their jazzy interpretation of the hula. The sheet music measures a little larger than 9 bt 12 inches. It is in good condition with a partial separation at the fold and light creases at the top and bottom right corners. ...
$10 USD“Get Out of Town” from Cole Porter Broadway Musical, 1938
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
This sheet music song is called, “Get Out of Town”, with words and music by Cole Porter. It was featured in the musical comedy “Leave It To Me”, by Bella and Samuel Spewack, which ran on Broadway in New York for 291 performances in 1938-9. The song was copyrighted by Chappell & Co. in 1938. The cover includes a list of the other songs in the musical, including “My Heart Belongs to Daddy, which was sung by Mary Martin in her first Broadway appearance. Gene Kelly was also featured. The sheet music ...
$6 USDMario Lanza – "If You Were Mine" - 1953 Sheet Music
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
My girlfriends and I had crushes on Mario Lanza in our teens, and he’s very handsome on the cover of this sheet music. The song is called “If You Were Mine”, and was written by Bob Merrill. This sheet music was published in 1958 by Santly-Joy, Inc. It measures approximately 9 by 12 inches, and is in very good condition with only some slight wear at the corners. This item will be packaged with a backing board and plastic sleeve in a large bubble envelope, and shipped by first class mail. Postal ...
$15 USD“No Other Love”, Rodgers and Hammerstein Musical, Don Freeman Illustration, 1953
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
This sheet music song is the beautiful ballad, “No Other Love”. It was featured in the musical “Me and Juliet”, by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein 2nd, and was copyrighted by them in 1953. The song was published by Williamson Music., Inc. The cover, by Don Freeman, is an illustration of hectic backstage activity. Don Freeman is well known for his light-hearted sketches of Broadway theatre activity, and later for his children’s book illustrations. The sheet music measures about 9 by 12 ...
$8 USDNoel Coward’s “I’ll Follow My Secret Heart” 1934
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
This sheet music song is called, “I’ll Follow My Secret Heart”. It was featured in the musical romantic comedy “Conversation Piece”, by Noel Coward, who also wrote the song. The cover illustration is by artist Jorj. The song was copyrighted by Chappell & Co. in 1934. The sheet music measures about 9 by 12 inches. It is in good condition with minor rubbing and fading on the cover. There are creases on the bottom corners and the number 50 at the top right. This sheet music will be packaged with a ...
$10 USD SaleSALE “Boston Herald March” Piano Composition, 1895
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
This is a two-step march piano composition by Dave Fitzgibbon, dedicated to the Boston Herald newspaper, and appropriately called “The Boston Herald March”. It was copyrighted and published by G. W. Setchell in Boston. The cover illustration is by E. S. Fisher, and shows a man in medieval costume on a horse, blowing a trumpet. The sheet music is the older folio size of approximately 10-1/2 by 13-3/4 inches. It is in fair-to-good condition, with some age-browning and several creases and tears, ...
$12 USD SaleSALE “It Ain’t Gonna Rain No Mo”, With 48 Verses, 1923 Party Song
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
This was a very popular party song in the 1920s, with people gathered around the piano singing verse after verse, with the simple chorus repeated after each one. Sample verse: “Oh, I got a gal with big blue eyes, And the sweetest ruby lips, But she ain’t got no more pepper, Than a garter snake has hips”. The cover has a picture of Wendell Hall, the composer and “national radio favorite”. The song was published by Forster Music Publisher in 1923. This is the millionth copy edition, with 24 new ...
$10 USD“Doo Dah Blues”, 1922 Dancing Couples Illustration by Starmer
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
This sheet music song is called “Doo Dah Blues”. It was written by Fred Rose and Eddie White, and copyrighted by Shapiro Bernstein in 1922. The cover illustration by Starmer features five happy dancing couples, with the men in tails and the women in short dance dresses. A sad young man sits alone in the foreground because his girlfriend has given him the Doo Dah goodbye, according to the lyrics. The sheet music measures approximately 9-1/4 by 12-1/4 inches. It is in very good condition, with a ...
$9 USD1918 Novelty Vaudeville Sheet Music, Pfeiffer Cover Illustration
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
This sheet music song is called “Don’t You Think You’d Better Let Me Try”, a novelty song written by J. Will Callahan and Will Livernash. The cover has a photo of Celeste Brooks, a pretty vaudeville singer, in the center of an illustration in purple and orange by E. H. Pfeiffer. This sheet music was copyrighted and published in 1918 by Will L. Livernash in Kansas City, Missouri. The cover is in good condition - lightly soiled, creased at the top left corner, with some small tears at the edges. ...
$8 USDRomantic Cover by Barbelle, “When That Somebody Else Was Me”, 1916
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
This sheet music song is called “When That Somebody Else Was Me”, and it was written by Darl MacBoyle and Leon DeCosta. The cover is a lovely illustration signed by Barbelle. This sheet music was published in 1916 by A. J. Stasny in New York and Cleveland. It is in very good condition with minor wear at the edges. It measures a large 10-3/4 by 13-3/4 inches. This item will be packaged with a backing board and plastic sleeve in a large bubble envelope, and shipped by first class mail. Postal ...
$10 USDFlirting Couple on Cover of 1910 Song “Take Me With You Cutey”
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
The full title of this cute sheet music song is: “Take Me With You Cutey, and Forget to Take Me Back”. The colorful cover shows a young woman with flirty fan, parasol and lace cap, and her beau with straw hat and cane. It was written by Thos. J. Gray and Al Piantadosi, and published in 1910 by Leo Feist in New York. It is the older folio size of 10-1/2 by 13-1/2 inches, and is in good condition with a few small tears around the edges and a partial separation of the spine. This item will be ...
$10 USDWonderful 1935 Art Deco Cover Sheet Music - “And Then Some”
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
This sheet music song is called “And Then Some”. It was written by Tot Seymour and Vee Lawnhurst. The cover has a bright yellow and black illustration of three men in tuxedo jackets and a blond woman in a slinky gown. The song was copyrighted and published by Famous Music Corporation in New York in 1935. It measures 9 by 12 inches and is in good condition, with some small tears (the largest is 1/2 inch) on the edges and creasing at the bottom corners. This item will be packaged with a backing ...
$8 USDDebussy’s “Reverie” - Great Cover on 1936 Popular Edition
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
This popularized edition of “Reverie”, a piano solo by the classical composer Claude Debussy, was arranged and edited by Moissaye Boguslawski, and published in 1936 by Moderne Publications in Chicago. I love the trendy illustration by “NPS” of a pipe-smoking man dreaming of a beautiful girl with a curly bob hairstyle (maybe not what Debussy had in mind when he wrote this piece). The sheet music measures 9-1/4 by 12 inches, and is in very good condition. It will be packaged with a backing board ...
$6 USD“Zenobie”, March with Oriental Theme, 1904
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
This sheet music march is called “Zenobie”, subtitled “An Oriental March, A Hindoo Love Song”. The music was written by Robert A. King, and copyrighted by Leo Feist in 1904. The cover refers to lyrics by Carroll Fleming, but this sheet music has no words. The cover features an illustration of a man and woman wearing an artist’s concept of Oriental costumes, standing in a moonlit landscape. The sheet music is the older folio size of approximately 10-3/4 by 13-3/4 inches. The yellow portion of the ...
$12 USD“Oh By Jingo!” Funny Song with Pretty Girl Cover, 1919
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
This comical sheet music song is called, “Oh By Jingo!”, which is the name of the girl that all the boys are crazy for. The song was written by Lew Brown and Albert Von Tilzer, and was copyrighted by Broadway Music Corp. in 1919. The song was featured in the musical production of “Linger Longer Letty”, sung by Charlotte Greenwood, pictured on the cover. The sheet music measures 9 by 12 inches, and is in good condition with very minor wear at the corners. This sheet music will be packaged with a ...
$6 USD“She Borrowed My Only Husband”, Comic Vaudeville Song, 1907
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
This full title of this song is “She Borrowed My Only Husband, and Forgot to Bring Him Back”. The song was written by May Irwin and William J. McKenna, and was copyrighted by Rose & Snyder, Song Makers, in 1907. There is a photo of May Irwin on the cover with a printed signature reading: “Composed and Introduced by yours merrily, May Irwin”. It’s easy to imagine that she would have performed this song in a broadly comic manner on the stage. The sheet music is the older folio size of ...
$10 USD“The Mosquitoes Parade” Very Cute Cover Illustration, 1900
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
This is a piano composition, called “The Mosquitoes Parade, A Jersey Review”. It was written by Howard Whitney, and “played with great success by the Whitney Brothers”. The music was copyrighted and published by M. Witmark & Sons in 1900. The cover illustration shows a rabbit playing the violin for a marching group of mosquitoes, while a frog sits on a mushroom smoking a cigar and a bird sings overhead. The sheet music is the older folio size of approximately 10-1/2 by 13-3/4 inches. It is in ...
$10 USD“Down in Dear Old New Orleans”, Ziegfeld Follies of 1912
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
This sheet music song is called “Down in Dear Old New Orleans”, and it was featured in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1912, a popular Vaudeville annual production. The song was written by Joe Young and Conrad Whidden, and copyrighted by Jerome H. Remick in 1912. The cover by Starmer features Miss Rae Samuels in the center, with a background of a paddlewheel steamer and bales of cotton. The sheet music is the older folio size of approximately 10-1/4 by 13-1/4 inches. It is in good condition, although ...
$15 USD“Take Me to the Land of Jazz”, Memphis Tennessee Jazz Song, 1919
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
This sheet music song is called “Take Me to the Land of Jazz”, indicating the birth of blues and jazz music in Memphis. This very early jazz melody was written by Bert Kalmar, Edgar Leslie and Pete Wendling, and copyrighted by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder in 1919. The cover features an illustration by Weatherly of a couple dancing (rather sedately), with musicians in the background. The sheet music measures 9-1/4 by 12-1/4 inches. It is in fair condition with several small tears and creases at the ...
$18 USD“There’ll Be a Hot Time for the Old Men” 1918 World War Era Song
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
The complete long title of this sheet music is “There’ll Be a Hot Time for the Old Men While the Young Men are Away”, humorously referring to the young American men fighting in France. The song was written by Grant Clark and George Meyer, and published by Leo Feist in 1918. The cover has an inset photo of Elsie White, who appears to have a man’s hairstyle and clothing. The sheet music is the older folio size of about 10-1/2 by 13-1/2 inches. It is in fair condition, with creases and tears around ...
$10 USD“Be Cheery, Dearie”, Cute Title and Cute Cover by McGrath, 1910
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
This sheet music song is called “Be Cheery, Dearie”. This up-beat song was written by Bobby Jones and Bert F. Grant, and copyrighted by the pair in 1910. The cover features a charming illustration by McGrath of a man and woman at the seashore. The sheet music is the older folio size of 10-1/4 by 13-5/8 inches. It is in very good condition. This sheet music will be packaged with a backing board and plastic sleeve in a large bubble envelope, and shipped by first class mail. Postal insurance may be ...
$10 USD“Everybody’s Buddy”, Charming Barbelle Cover for Sad Song, 1920
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
This sheet music is called, “Everybody’s Buddy”, a sad song about a happy and helpful little boy who “was taken by the angels”. The cover is a Barbelle illustration of a young lad in knickers and suspenders. The song was written by Bernie Grossman and Billy Frisch, and was copyrighted in 1920 by Stark & Cowan in New York. The sheet music measures slightly larger than 9 by 12 inches. It is in fair-to-good condition with some creases and soiling. This item will be packaged with a backing board and ...
$9 USD1914 Waltz – "Sweetheart Dreams", Pretty Cover Girl
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
This sheet music song is called “Sweetheart Dreams”, a waltz written by Floyd Thompson and E. Clinton Keithley. The cover has an illustration of a smiling woman surrounded by an oval frame of roses. This sheet music was copyrighted and published in 1914 by Frank K. Root and Company. The cover is in good condition – very lightly soiled with a small tear on the top edge and a small separation at the fold. The sheet music is the older folio size of approximately 10-1/2 by 13-1/2 inches. This item ...
$8 USD1909 Weekly Music Publication, Worcester Theatre, Massachusetts
Collectibles:Sheet Music:Vintage
This is the March 1, 1909, issue of “The Musical Visitor”, which was a complimentary weekly publication to the patrons of Lynch’s Pleasant Theatre, on Pleasant Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Each issue contained the words and music to a song – this issue’s song is “Sylvia Dear", a waltz. There are also dozens of small ads for local businesses. This is a 6-page publication (including the covers) measuring 10-3/4 by 14 inches. It is in very good condition with some minor wear and browning ...
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