Harry Williams Words (21 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good, Edge At Spine Reinforced. Copyright Date: 1918 9 x 12 inches, Sheet Music, , PP.4. Horse And Rider On Cover (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Just over 12 x 9 with 3 numbered pages. Scarce WWI era sheet music!Mild cover wear with small over name.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 9 x 13 1/8 inches. Vintage sheet music from a retired salesman collection (1960's 70's). Three punch holes for a binder, but has been stored flat for several decades, untouched new old stock with minor wear and age toning. Printed on very good quality paper with generic diamond designed cover. More sheet music from this collection listed for sale; I do combine orders. Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994 (selling online since 1998). Images may be added by request. Questions welcome.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Light blue cover with black illustration and white title. Cover lightly rubbed with a few small edge tears/creases. Scarce sheet music.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. Masking tape at spine edge and a large top spine corner chip and some smaller edge tears. Inside page with several edge tears. Fair minus condition. Scarce. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Sheet music.

Original Wraps. Condition: Good. First Edition. Original illustrated sheet music showing a beautiful woman in a hat. Illustrated by Frederick Manning. Light scuffing to the front cover, previous owner's name at the top of the cover (very light). Overall in GOOD condition. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Paperback. …

No Binding. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Negro Sheet Music; Front And Back With Center Insert. Pages Yellowed With Some Wear; Edges Have Some Small Tears And Nicks. Previous Owner Name Stamped On Front Cover. 2 Verses And Chorus. Gray And Orange Background On Cover With Orange, White, And Black Lettering; Characterization Of Negro Man In Winter Along With Image Of Artie Hall, Singer, On Front Cover. Crease Of Front And Back Cover Separated. Song Respectfully Dedicated To The Kings Of Black Face- Mcintyre & Health. Very Rare Vintage Copy.…

Sheet_music. 5 pages. 14 in. x 11 in. Owner inscription on cover in top right corner. Chipped. Disbound. Orig. color illustrated wraps. Good.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. The World Magazine, Sunday, Aug. 1, 1909. Single piece of folded newsprint with sheet music for Alabama "as sung in B. C. Whitney's presentation of 'A Broken Idol'". Inside panels, when unfolded, have three color cartoons "Three American Dramatists Whose Plays Have Made Real Successes at Playwriting ." [Paul M. Potter, Edgar Selwyn, Harry B. Smith]. Approximately half of the interior panels also contain information on "The Sunday World's $1,000 'Play' Offer".…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Crease to one corner. Front panel has a little marginal browning. ; The World Magazine, Sunday, Sept. 5, 1909. Single piece of folded newsprint with sheet music for Happy Days "from B. C. Whitney's presentation of 'A Broken Idol' the popular new musical farce now appearing at Lew Field's Herald Square Theatre, N. Y. C." . Inside panels, when unfolded, have Studio Studies of Stage Beauties Passepartout Set No. 3 by Archie Gunn.…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Browning to the upper margin of the rear panel. A bit misfolded. ; The World Supplement, Sunday, July 10, 1910. Single piece of folded newsprint with sheet music for Ring Me Up In The Morning "sung by Miss Violet MacMillen in Frederic Thompson's summer show 'Girlies' now playing at The New Amsterdam Theatre, New York". …

Softcover. Condition: Fair. Covers are separated from each other down the spine. There is a small tear to the outer edges. Slight creasing to the outer margins. Rear cover has a tiny creased tear to the upper edge.

Printer Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. 6 pages. 30.5 cm. Blue illustrated wraps. Owner's name at top of cover. Crisp and clean.

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. 4 pages. 26 cm. Illustrated wraps (by Barbelle). On cover : photo insert of Miss Mabel Normand (1892-1930). Short split at fold. Else a bright and clean music sheet.

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. 4 pages. 31 cm. Illustrated wraps. Creasing to lower corner. Else a bright and clean music sheet.

Sheet Music. Condition: Good. Jerome H. Remick & Co.[Published Date: 1912]. Sheet music, large format (10 x 13.5"). Paper covers, 6 pages (including covers). For voice and piano. "Popular Edition" " As Originally Sung by Emma Carus" With inset photos of Williams and Van Alstyne. Nice cover art by Starmer. In good condition with a few small nicks and tears and light creasing along edges. Light overall scuffing, aging and soiling to pages as well, but otherwise unmarked. Egbert Van Alstyne (1878 - 1951) and Harry Williams (1879 - 1922) were a successful songwriting duo whose work shaped early American popular music. Van Alstyne, from Illinois, and Williams, from Minnesota, began collaborating around 1900, blending Van Alstyne's melodic compositions with Williams' witty lyrics. They became widely known for hits like In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree (1905), popular in vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley. Their partnership lasted until about 1911, with Roo te too toot being one of their last collaborations. After their split, Van Alstyne continued composing, while Williams' career wound down before his death in 1922. Emma Carus (1879 - 1927) was a well-known contralto singer who starred in vaudeville and was part of the original Ziegfeld Follies cast in 1907. She also appeared in Broadway productions, gaining fame for her energetic stage performances. [Verse I] Willie Fail who started in Yale a year ago, Was very very slow In things he ought to know. He couldn't spell, but still he could yell to beat the band. In ev'ry game he won his fame. By rooting in the stand. For he knew his college cry, He'd root 'till his throat was dry And after the game he'd holler the same, he rotted for Rock and Rye. [Chorus] Roo-te-too-toot, Roo-te-too-toot, Roo-te-too-too-te-too-toot! I'm as happy as I can be, I don't care what becomes of me. Roo-te-too-toot, Roo-te-too-toot, Officer, officer, shoot! But I won't go home until morning, With my Roo-te-too-too-te-too-toot! A note about the cover art : Some of the most creative and eye-catching cover art of the ragtime-era were done by one of the prolific, but elusive, Starmer Brothers. Their work was of consistently high quality and they were turning out nearly a quarter of all large format covers from the late 1890s to around 1919. The identity of the artists was unknown until an invoice was discovered with a printed heading describing "Starmer" as artist and medical draughtsman. Not much else is known about the Starmer family.…

Sheet music. Condition: Good. Jerome H. Remick & Co., New York [Published Date: 1913]. Sheet Music (11 x 14"), Popular Edition, 5 pages. Words by Harry Williams; Music by Nat. D. Ayer; Cover art by Starmer. Illustrated title page with black, white and orange drawing of a young man and woman in a fur trimmed stole and muff walking a small dog in the park. Page 2 has a Patter Chorus version of the song. Back cover has advertisement with illustrated title page and excerpt for Sunshine and Roses by Gus Kahn and Egbert Van Alstyne with list of additional titles published by Jerome H. Remick & Co. First line verse: I don't care if the winds blow high and whistle 'round about. First line of chorus: I've found that gal, that good old pal. In good condition with a few 1/2" or less nicks and tears along edge and creasing along edges. Outer folded cover has some slits along top and bottom of fold, but cover is still attached in one piece. Light to moderate overall aging and soiling to pages, but otherwise unmarked. NOT Ex-Library.…

Softcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Folio. Single bifolium with a single sheet insert making six pages. Bifolium separated along the fold but both leaves are present, edgewear including chipping and tearing, and rubbing to the exterior, a complete but good only copy. For voice and piano. Plate imprint, "It Looks like a Big Night To-night. 3." Includes short samples of "Don't Forget to Drop a Line to Mother" also by Williams and Van Alstyne, and "Over On the Jersey Side" by Jack Norworth. The front cover features a black and white portrait of actor and comedian, Lew Dockstader in blackface with his last name spelled incorrectly. The song's protagonist is "Old Peters" who gets away from his wife one night to "paint the bloomin' town" with his buddy. Above the score is printed the following, "Respectfully dedicated to Mr. Mason Peters (but this doesn't go if his wife hears it)." *OCLC* locates only five holdings. …

wrappers Nice copy folio 8pp., Mullen's Popular Sixpenny Edition No. 203. Short extract from "The Herald" (Sydney?) of 19th August, 1914 quoted on front, and an article headed 'War News!' about the singing of this song by British troops from the 'Adelaide Advertiser' on back.

wrappers Nice Copy folio 8pp., Mullen's Popular Sixpenny Edition No. 203. Short extract from "The Herald" (Sydney?) of 19th August, 1914 quoted on front, and an article headed 'War News!' about the singing of this song by British troops from the 'Adelaide Advertiser' on back.

Condition: Very Good. Vintage piano sheet music in colour illustrated paper covers. 11'' x 8½''. Contains 4 pages. Scored for voice and piano with lyrics. In Very Good condition. We currently hold in stock over 100 other pieces of sheet music sung by Bing Crosby. Member of the P.B.F.A. CROSBY, Bing (1903-1977).…