Starmer Illustrator (13 results)

sheet_music. Condition: Good. Irving Berlin, Inc., New York. Published date: 1928. Sheet music, paper covers; 1 vocal score (5 pp, including front cover); 31 cm. For voice and piano, with ukulele chord diagrams throughout. Ukulele arrangement by May Singhi Breen. Cover illustration by Rose Starmer, depicting a man gazing upward at a woman standing on a balcony, connected by a trailing garland of flowers. Inset photographic portrait on the front cover features Emil Seidel, labeled "Featured by Emil Seidel." In good condition. Paper covers have a few 1" or less nicks and tears along bottom edge and show light overall age toning, scattered light creasing, and mild edge wear. Interior pages lightly age toned but unmarked. Popular American love song written by lyricist Gus Kahn (1886-1941) and composer Joe Sanders, issued in 1928 by Irving Berlin, Inc. The song reflects the late 1920s popular ballad style, combining romantic lyricism with a gently flowing waltz tempo. The arrangement by May Singhi Breen incorporates accessible ukulele chord diagrams, reflecting the widespread popularity of the instrument during the period. The rear page contains publisher advertising featuring a musical excerpt from Irving Berlin's song "I Can't Do Without You," rather than the title cited in some catalog records. Rose Starmer (active circa 1910s-1930s) was an American commercial illustrator best known for her sheet music cover designs produced during the Tin Pan Alley era. She specialized in romantic and narrative illustrations with theatrical settings, balconies, gardens, and decorative floral motifs. Her work is typically signed with the initials R.S. or her full name and represents a distinctive strand of early twentieth-century American popular music graphic design.ASCII-only confirmed; no curly quotes; no en/em dashes; diacritics removed. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. M. Witmark & Sons, New York [Published Date: 1917]. Sheet music, piano, vocals. "written and sung with great success by the well known composer Jos. E. Howard of Howard & Clark ; lyric by Philander Johnson" Nice color cover art by Starmer, with insert photo of Joe Howard. 4 pages, including front and back covers. Ad on inside center margin along fold that says "Food will win the War Don't waste it" Also has single line music samples for Daddy Mine and I'm Longing For Someone to Love Me. Back cover is a sample of music by Ernest R. Ball entitled My Rosary for You. In good condition with a few small nicks and creasing along edges and light to moderate overall scuffing, aging and soiling. Previous owner's name in ink on front cover and a date on the top corner of the back cover. Interior pages are unmarked. Joseph Edgar Howard, known as Joe Howard (February 12, 1870 ? May 19, 1961) was a Broadway composer, lyricist, and librettist. A famed member of Tin Pan Alley along with wife and composer Ida Emerson. …

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 192 pages. 8.25x5.38x1.00 inches. In Stock. Kissi, Marta (illustrator).

Sheet Music. Condition: Good. Fred Fisher Inc., Published 1921. Sheet music, 6 pp.; 31 cm; pictorial cover by Starmer, a portrait of a dark-haired young woman framed by stylized red roses with a moonlit lakeside vignette. In Good condition. Illustrated paper covers with several edge nicks and short tears of one inch or less and creasing along edges; cover seam reinforced with green cloth tape. Three previous owners' names in pencil and ink on the front cover. Toning, spotting, and soiling to covers and pages. Interior music pages otherwise unmarked.The cover is the work of Starmer, the professional name shared by brothers William and Frederick Starmer, among the most prolific and collected of American sheet music cover artists, who at their height produced a large share of the large-format song covers of the period; the signature appears at the lower right of the vignette. The song is credited to the otherwise obscure Dorothy Darwin (lyric) and Dale Sparkfair (music), and is a genuinely scarce Tin Pan Alley sheet. Back cover carries a full-page Fred Fisher "Big Song Hits" advertisement with cover thumbnails and three-bar samples of eight other Fisher songs, among them Ma!, In My Tippy Canoe (from the Ziegfeld Follies), Wimmin, Bundle of Joy, and Glow Little Lantern of Love.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 224 pages. 7.50x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock. La Forest, Courtney (illustrator).

Unbound. Condition: Acceptable. Shapiro Bernstein & Co. [Published Date: 1917]. Sheet music, for medium voice and piano. Folio, 5 pages, including cover. Words by Ballard MacDonald ; music by Harry Carroll. Cover illustration by Starmer, with inset photograph of Yvette Rugel. The song was inspired by John Fox, Jr.'s 1908 novel of the same title, the song expresses the singer's love for his girl, June, who lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. In acceptable condition a split to the outside covers (repaired with clear tape) and several other small nicks and tears and light creasing along edges. Previous owner's name at top of front cover and date on top corner of back cover. Light to moderate overall scuffing aging and soiling. Inside of front cover (page [2]) is an ad with single line excerpts from songs by Ballard Macdonald and others. Back cover has an ad for "It Takes a little Rain with the Sunshine to make the world go round".…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 192 pages. 8.25x5.38x1.00 inches. In Stock. Kissi, Marta (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 192 pages. 8.25x5.38x1.00 inches. In Stock. Kissi, Marta (illustrator).

Sheet music. Condition: Good. Jerome H. Remick & Co., New York [Published Date: 1913]. Sheet Music (11 x 14"). Popular Edition, 5 pages. For Voice and Piano. Words from a poem by Earle C. Jones (Writer of 'That Old Girl of Mine'); Music by Chas. N. Daniels (Neil Moret)(Composer of 'Hiawatha'); Cover art by Starmer with inset photo of Miss Dolly Morrissey. Illustrated title page with brown, green and pink drawing of a house, flowers and fence in the background. Back cover has advertisement with illustrated title page and excerpt for Oh, You Silv'ry Bells by Jean C. Havez and Geo. Botsford, with a list of additional titles published by Jerome H. Remick & Co. First line of verse: Mary Brown, since we came down from town. First line of chorus: Here's the silv'ry stream. In good condition with a few 1/2" or less nicks and tears and creasing along edges. Series of 6 numbers hand written in black ink on bottom left corner of front cover. Light to moderate overall aging and soiling to pages as well, but otherwise unmarked. NOT Ex-Library.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 221 pages. 7.00x5.00x0.75 inches. In Stock. La Forest, Courtney (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 221 pages. 7.00x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock. La Forest, Courtney (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 192 pages. 8.25x5.38x1.00 inches. In Stock. Kissi, Marta (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 224 pages. 7.00x5.00x0.50 inches. In Stock. La Forest, Courtney (illustrator).