Winner Joseph Compiler (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Collectible, "Being A Choice Collection of Popular Melodies", "Embellished With Many Beautiful Phototype Engravings and Portraits" Oversized book will require extra postage Inside front hinge completely cracked leading to 6 loose pages Cover has corners bumps and rubs through to board Edge wear to all edges Spine is frayed at top and bottom and faded The white vertical line is the fault of my scanner on the photo of the book No inside markings or underlinings except previous owners name Please see our photo as some book sites use stock images.

Cloth. Condition: Good +. B&W Illustrations (illustrator). seven-line pencil notation on third front free end paper; text block clean and tight in moderately edge-worn binding with fraying. 463 pp. w/index, plus several pages of illustrations of artists and short biographies. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Blue illustrated cloth with flaps. Folio. Unpaginated, over 100 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations in the rear. A collection of music and lyrics for popular songs. This includes a song written in African-American "dialect" by M.H. Roseneld titled "I'll Send you Down a Letter From de Sky." Last section contains biographies and illustrations or photos of noted composers and performers, including Richard Wagner and many others. GOOD condition. General fading to the covers, with some soiling and minor staining. Extremities bumped and scuffed. Front endpaper with several small tears. Text block toned, with some pages wrinkled. Minor scattered soiling.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in original blue cloth boards stamped with illustration of a woman strumming a guitar. Faded but visible, as is title on spine. No dust jacket. Book is in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked except for a few occasional tiny tears to edges. Paper is unfoxed and not brittle. Spine is a little loose but binding is not in danger of giving out. Corner tips of boards are worn, as are edges of boards in general. Includes a lengthy index of titles and first lines and a section in the rear of phototype engravings and portraits of musical figures. Ornate presentation page at front has never been filled out. Decorative floral endpapers. Large folio. 463 pp. plus the illustrations at the end. Includes a lengthy list of titles and first lines. Folio. Heavy. Will require additional postage for priority or shipping outside the U.S.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. a nice compendium of what people were playing and singing in 1895.sale 50% off regular price of 230.00. now.