All of the antique sheet music pieces are in good condition with light edge and surface wear and tiny, faint scattered patina; fortunately, nothing too noticeable or substantial. Please refer to the item description for further details on each specific piece:
1927 Dream Kisses: The Jazz Age of the roaring twenties was filled with dream kisses on the cheeks of Charleston dancing flappers; romantic love ballads such as this would sweep them off their feet with passion and bliss! In good vintage condition for its very old age, this 1927 Dream Kiss original ephemera sheet music shows minimal signs of wear. The sheet music binding was secured with a long, thin piece of adhesive tape many years ago, and thus it is still present and slightly has a light beige color to its transparency. This is faintly noticed on the front and back cover at the page binding; but if placed in a picture frame, this may go completely unseen as it is located at the far edge of the cover pages. There are also some faint areas of natural patina and light staining that are hardly noticeable. Faint creasing is slightly visible as well as a light area of page wear to the right-hand side of the cover under the "s" at the in of "kisse(s)"; since this is located at the page edge, it too most likely will be hidden once framed. There is also a tiny thin line that runs across the forehead of the singer's photograph in the bottom right side corner, and there once was light pencil writing on the cheek of the man in the dream cloud; this fortunately has since been erased and now only remnants are detected only upon close examination. Measurements: measures approximately 9" x 12"
1922 Rio Nights: Samba is a Brazilian dance and musical genre originating in Bahia, Brazil, and with its roots in Rio de Janeiro it is recognized around the world as a symbol of Brazil and the Brazilian Carnival. "Rio Nights" take us away on a journey through time to a Brazilian paradise...or better yet, a dreamworld in which the "dreamiest of dreamy waltzes" seduces our inner passion for romance and beauty from a bygone era. In excellent vintage condition for its very old age this 1922 Rio Nights Dreamy Waltz sheet music, with words by Elmer Vincent and music by Fisher Thomson, amazingly shows very few signs of wear! The vibrantly colored cover has faint natural patina staining that is hardly noticeable unless closely examined in the light. There is also some light edge and corner wear which can easily be hidden once placed in a picture frame. There was once a tiny price written in pencil on the Brazilian beauty's arm on the front cover, I have since erased it and now only remnants remain which are hard to see...what is left may continue to be removable, yet fortunately it is difficult so see unless looked at closely. The back cover (seen in the second image) depicts a stunning ornate, art nouveau style framing of what looks like Brazilian goddesses in a dark navy print. Measurements: measures approximately 9" x 12"
1925 I Wanna Go Where you Go, Do What you Do Then I'll Be Happy: As performed by the lovely Broadway vaudeville vixen Adele Rowland, her glamorous picture is featured on the cover and her short flapper style wavy hairdo matches the polka dot adorned pin up girl that renowned sheet music artist Sidney Leff illustrated. In excellent vintage condition for its antique age, this 1925 sheet music shows very few signs of wear. There is only some light expected areas of edge wear and faint surface creases and natural patina; but fortunately nothing too substantial or noticeable. The edge wear can easily be hidden behind the border of a picture frame or framing mat. The interior sepia colored sheet music pages are in wonderful condition; having only similar edge wear as the cover has. The cover binding is separated at the middle and bottom but still delicately attached at the top of the bind. Measurements: 9 1/4" x 12 1/4"
1919
Musicland: Fringe flapper pin up pirate girls all lined up in a row fill the
stage of a pre roaring twenties Burlesque style musical known as
"Musicland". Reminiscent of a turn of the century silver screen
picture show, this stunning blue scale antique sheet music print designed by
the famous musical ephemera artist Starmer will take you back in time with its
mesmerizing vaudeville allure! In excellent vintage condition for its antique
age, this 1919 Musicland sheet music ballad amazingly shows very few signs of
wear. The front and back covers have some faint areas of light edge and surface
wear as well as remnants of natural patina; fortunately none of which is very
noticeable or substantial. The front and back covers both feature dark blue and
white colored imagery, and both covers display faint scattered white creases on
a few of the places where navy blue is present; this creates a beautifully
distressed crackled effect which only adds antique charm to the nostalgic
piece. This slight, wide spread crackled effect reminds one of the snap,
crackle, pop experience of an old crackling silent film! In the bottom
right-hand corner of the front cover there is a thin hairline corner crease
near the "Starmer" cover artist signature. Measurements:
9" x 12 1/2"
1922 Carolina Blues: A hypnotic navy blue spiral or lover's bull's eye embellished with bold red hearts entrances while one the "Henrie Sisters" seduces the viewer with her piercing eyes on this antique 1922 sheet music featuring the song "Carolina Blues". Straight from the promiscuous jazz age and vaudeville flapper Gatsby girl era of the roaring twenties, this rare find is glistening gem for the ephemera collector of 1920s relics! In excellent vintage condition, this 1922 "Carolina Blues" sheet music shows few signs of wear; only light edge and surface wear and faint scattered patina that is hardly noticeable. Some faint handwriting in pencil can be seen in the upper left-hand corner, one reads "1922" and there are some other numbers as well. Likewise, there is some light edge wear and the binding has separated and at one time there was a thin piece of clear adhesive tape applied to the binding and the top edge of the front cover. Since this adhesive tape borders only along the binding and upper edge, it can easily be hidden behind the boarder of a picture frame when hanging for display. This clear adhesive tape has yellowed slightly with age. Measurements: 9 1/4" x 12 1/4"
1925 Too Many Parties and Too Many Pals: A father's story about his party girl flapper daughter during the roaring twenties era of the jazz age; with references to the red light district, shrieking saxophones, and wild parties with cigarettes and gin the story unfolds and our hearts are touched. The cover calls the piece "a powerful and appealing ballad"...yes, indeed it is! In excellent vintage condition, this 1925 "Too Many Parties and Too Many Pals" sheet music ballad shows only a few signs of light wear. There are some light areas of wear and faint patina on the front and back covers, but fortunately nothing too substantial or noticeable. Likewise, there is some light edge wear and it appears that the binding once separated and was then repaired with a thin piece of clear adhesive tape which has now slightly yellowed, yet fortunately this adhesive tape borders only along the binding; and thus, it can be hidden behind the boarder of a picture frame when hanging for display. There are also two tiny areas with handwriting in pencil: a faint "35¢" above the judge's head and a "1925" at the top edge above the "M" in "Many"; both of these pencil markings are faint and can most likely be erased with attention to care. Also, a faint music shop's lavender ink stamp can be found stamped below the photo of the violinist on the front cover; it reads: "Jenkins Son's Music Oklahoma City, Okla." Measurements: 9 1/4" x 12 1/4"
1921 I Wonder If You Still Care For Me: Depicting an enchanting flapper lady adorned in the classic millinery fashions of the Edwardian era entering into the roaring twenties, she peers into the eyes of her sweetheart while strolling through the rose garden. In excellent vintage condition, this 1921 "I Wonder If You Still Care For Me" love ballad sheet music amazingly shows few signs of wear! On the cover there are very few light signs of patina in various places, but fortunately nothing too substantial and what patina is visible brings a soft beautiful hue to this piece creating a delicate yellowed, aged look on the paper; yet this is very slight. On the upper left side of the emerald green circle there is a small area of either patina or perhaps this is actually a part of the illustration itself; this creates an almost watercolor effect to this piece and it is hard for me to determine whether this is part of the original print or a light sign of wear; either way, I think it adds unique beauty to the piece! There is some light corner damage on the cover, especially in the upper left side corner. In the upper far right side corner there is a tiny area where "25¢" is written in pencil; this is very faint and I think it will be easily removable with a pencil eraser. There is some light edge wear to the front and back cover, yet this would go completely unseen once placed in a picture frame. Measurements: measures approximately 9 1/4" x 12 1/4"
1918 It's Never Too Late To Be Sorry: Encased in a deep sapphire blue and gloomy mileau, a strikingly beautiful woman finds herself peering into the eyes of her lovesick lover as he sings her a sweet serenade pleading for her to make atonement and find forgiveness in her heart for the heartache and hardship he has caused. In good vintage condition for its antique age, this 1918 "It's Never Too Late To Be Sorry" songbook shows a few signs of light wear. As seen in the images provided, the surface of the front cover has some faint scattered creases which shows up as tiny white streaks on the dark midnight blue backdrop. This creates a slight and attractive distressed look to the piece and mainly noticed near the right side of the lithograph print and a couple near the binding edge, so the woman in the center as only a few very light creases that are not very noticeable unless closely examined, and once placed behind display glass, they should go even more undetected. The binding edge/seam of the front and back covers separated completely at some point in time and was then repaired with a thin strip of transparent tape which is only noticed on the far left side binding edge of the front cover; which should be easy to hide behind the border of a picture frame or framing mat if you wish. Likewise, there is also some light edge wear and faint natural areas of patina but these are hardly noticeable. Measurements: 9 1/4" x 12 1/4"
1920 In Old Manila: A serenely beautiful rare find, this is a 1920 nautical themed piece of vintage sheet music titled "In Old Manila". Created at the beginning of the roaring twenties by Mary Earl, the composer of the famous "Beautiful Ohio", this truly is a precious gem for jazz age music and ephemera collectors. Making a stunning decorative piece for framing and displaying in a teal and tangerine nautical art nouveau themed room, the cover features an aesthetically pleasing scene of a woman's silhouette standing beneath a canopy of palm trees overlooking the ocean at sunset as a sailboat passes over the sun's reflection in the tranquil, placid waters. In excellent vintage condition, this 1920 In Old Manila sheet music shows only a few signs of light wear. There are some light areas of wear and faint patina on the front and back covers, but fortunately nothing too substantial or noticeable. Measurements: 9 1/4" x 12 1/4"
1919 Shadows Will Fade Away: Making a thoughtful gift for a
turn-of-the-century musical ephemera collector or a nostalgic hopeless
romantic, this darling 1919 "Shadows Will Fade Away" sheet music
would look lovely framed and displayed in a hunter forest green and saffron
yellow Post Victorian era or Roaring Twenties themed moonlit lounge room or
bedchamber.
In excellent vintage condition for its antique age, this 1919 "Shadows
Will Fade Away" Fox Trot Ballad shows few signs of wear...making it a
great gift! There is some light edge wear to the exterior front and back
covers, as well as some faint scattered areas of natural patina and light
surface creases. Fortunately, all of this is barely noticeable unless closely
examined in bright lighting; and once placed behind display glass and the edges
are hidden behind the border of a picture frame or framing mat, all of this
light wear should mostly go undetected. At the very top edge in the thin white
line border "1919" is written in pencil in very tiny print; this can
probably be erased or easily hidden when framed. Also, as seen by the images
provided, there is an oval shaped music shop blue ink stamp located on the
front cover on the woman's jaw and neck that reads: "Bush & Gerts
Piano Co. Largest Stock of Music in the South". Measurements: 9 3/8"
x 12 1/4"
1927 So Blue: Making a nostalgic, romantic, and bittersweet sympathy gift, this darling antique 1927 "So Blue" sheet music captivates the soul with it's poetic, tragedy love story lyrics and its entrancing illustrated typography cover art by artist Perret. Encased in serenely somber shades of blue and surrounded by a classic roaring twenties art deco geometric circle embellished boarder, a beautiful yet melancholy photograph of female flapper singer Jesse Crawford takes center stage and is exquisitely spotlighted on the cover of this timelessly elegant piano ballad. In good vintage condition for its antique age, this 1927 "So Blue" sheet music piano ballad with ukulele accompaniment shows a few signs of light, expected wear. The exterior front and back covers have some light edge wear; however, fortunately this can easily be hidden behind the border of a picture frame or framing mat. The surface of the front and back covers have some light areas of natural patina and faint, tiny scattered creases that created a slight crackled effect which adds to the antique and attractively distressed charm of the piece. There is a handwritten signature in cursive and in pen stretched across the top-middle portion of the front cover; this is located just under the "S" in the title of "So Blue" and spans diaganoly downward and ends at the hairline of Jesse Crawford's photograph. There is also a tiny area of handwriting, this one is in faint pencil, which is located right on the far upper right corner edge of the sheet music and reads 35 cents; since this is so small and on the border, it can easily be hidden behind a picture frame. On the back cover there is a small ink stain located near the bottom portion of the page. Measurements: 9" x 12 1/4"
1935 Serenade: A lover's serenade reaches the ears of his beloved Juliet and awakens her in the sunny glow of the morning. The swirly black wrought iron accents on the balcony beautifully contrast and complement the bright yellow sunrise backdrop. In excellent vintage condition, this 1935 Serenade Doring Sisters sheet music shows only a few signs of light wear. There are some light areas of wear and faint patina on the front and back covers, but fortunately nothing too substantial or noticeable. Likewise, there is some light edge wear, mainly a small 1/2" tear on the right side edge; most of this can easily go unseen once hidden behind the border of a picture frame. The binding has separated just slightly at the top and bottom but still very securely attached. Measurements: 9 1/4" x 12"