Published by THE YORK MUSIC CO., NEW YORK, 1904
Seller: Rose City Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Sheet Music First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. Rough condition with the cover detached and several edge tears. Fair condition. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Sheet music.
Published by Francis Day and Hunter, USA, 1904
Seller: Turtle Creek Books and Sheet Music, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Ellis and Walery (illustrator). First Thus. Loose DISBOUND sheet music extracted from a previously bound collection. Marvellous cover graphics and a beautiful photograph on front cover, suitable for framing. Some light edgewear, former owners signature on cover, interior fine - music is clean and bright.
Published by The York Music Co., New York, 1904
Seller: 2Wakefield, Wakefield, QC, Canada
Sheet Music
No Binding. Condition: Good. 6 pages. 35 cm. Loose sheet music. On front cover : Belle Gold (portrait and photo). Light edge wear. Inside clean and bright.
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. This sheet music features a drawing of a coquettish young woman with an insert photograph of the singing duo, Bruce and Daigneau. The music has general wear and light aging with a very small closed tear on the front edge. Overall VG to VG+. This song was composed by Albert Von Tilzer, brother of Harry, but of more interest, the lyrics were written by Cecil Mack (born R. C. McPherson) a prolific African-American songwriter. Cecil Mack was a lyricist and composer who also founded the first African-American music publishing company in New York, Gotham Music, which later merged with Attucks Music. Mack was responsible for publishing many of the songs made famous by Bert Williams and George Walker. The Library of Congress lists "Teasing" as a "coon song," but I see no evidence of that in the lyrics. SMAA ; Sheet Music; Color Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 6 pages.