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Published by Jerome H. Remick & Co, New York, 1911
Seller: Ken Jackson, Calgary, AB, Canada
Book Signed
Sheet Music. Condition: Good. William A. Starmer and Frederick S. Starmer. (Both Artists Worker Under the One Name). (illustrator). Large format sheet music, 5 pp. Bottom the spine is taped internally with clear tape, some light creasing. Nice cover art by Starmer. Virtually anybody who has even a minimal sheet music collection that includes ragtime-era items likely has a cover done by one of the prolific Starmer Brothers. They had a consistency that was hard to match in terms of creating eye-catching cover art that did justice to or often outshined the contents within. By some accounts, they were responsible for nearly a quarter of all signed covers in large format from the late 1890s to around 1919, and continued producing cover art into the mid 1940s. Good. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Harry Williams Musid Co, New York, 1914
Seller: Ken Jackson, Calgary, AB, Canada
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Edward H. Pfeiffer (illustrator). Large format sheet music, 5 pp. Nice cover art by Pfeiffer. Minor creasing. Edward Pfeiffer was born in New York City in August, 1868 to a German immigrant father Henry Pfeiffer and New York native mother Mary (York) Pfeiffer. Pfeiffer's first covers date back to 1892, and his volume of work spans over 100 publishers, indicating that his reputation as a freelance artist was likely considerable. Pfeiffer's signature varied in scope from the simple EHP to Fifer to the official sounding Pfeiffer Illustrating Co. However the majority of his works featured the unique E.H. Pfeiffer N.Y. script, which is as recognizable to collectors as the Disney signature is to children of all ages. While many of his works reflect some representation of the title of the piece they adorn, he was particularly gifted with drawing floral motifs and attractive women, exercising careful consideration for near-photo realistic shading. Pfeiffer was also an early advocate of what became the Art Deco school of art by the late 1920s. Of particular favorites listed here are the highly stylized Bantam Step and three different versions of Wild Cherries. Very Good.
Published by Published by Jerome H. Remick & Co. Music, Detroit and New York First Edition . 1911., 1911
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Sheet Music
Vintage piano sheet music in colour illustrated printed paper covers. 13½'' x 10¾''. Contains 6 pages folded sheet music including the covers. Scored for voice and piano with lyrics. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. SHEET MUSIC.
Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Sheet Music. 5p. Wrapper included in pagination. 36cm. Cover illustration shows a fashionably dressed young African American woman having her palm read by an older woman. "The hit of Flo Ziegfeld's Follies of 1910" [statement on cover].
Published by Will Rossiter, Chicago, 1909
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Folio. Single bifolium with a single sheet insert making six pages. Separating a bit at the top and bottom of the fold, fading to the front cover, and some light edgewear, still a very good complete copy. For voice and piano. Plate impression "The Harbor etc. 3." The composer of this piece, Bert A. Williams, was a popular entertainer in his time and is credited as being the first Black man to have a leading role in a film; the film is called *Darktown Jubilee* and was released in 1914. *OCLC* locates only five holdings of this title.
Published by Leo Feist Publisher, New York, 1910
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. An old dampstain at the bottom center has caused some minor waviness and staining. Please see our photograph. Overall, this copy is VG- to VG. The music for this song was written by Bert Williams and performed by him in Ziegfield Follies. Bert Williams was, in many respects, the first African-American superstar. He began his career in minstrel shows with his partner, George Walker. The two of them eventually wound up on Broadway, and Williams, on his own, became a recording star and the only African-American in Ziegfield's Follies. Williams had to assume many stereotypical roles and he worked through his artistry to undermine the stereotypes. W. C. Fields, who co-starred with Williams in Ziegfield's Follies described him as, "the funniest man I ever saw -- and the saddest man I ever knew." SMAA ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 6 with covers pages; sold Gaba 8.31.19 Mike Glenn.