New York: 1954. Extremely rare contract from the vaults of Hometown Village Music. 4to. 1 page, Village Music Company, 1619 Broadway, New York City, August 26th 1954, to Miss Gloria Shayne and Noel Regney (before they were married), whereby Sidney Prosen proposes an up-date to a previous contract, based on the trio's success, in part: "...Your signature where indicated below constitutes this is a binding agreement between us. Note: in consideration of the unusual and successful endeavors by ourselves in... More about Music Contract

Berlin: Henschelverlag, 1963. Frontispiece portrait and other tipped in text illustrations. 147 pages with text in German. Slim folio, linen, lettered in red & black; binding a bit dust-soiled. Berlin: Henschelverlag, 1963 Veroffentlichung der Deutschen Akademie der Kunste. Neue, erweiterte Auflage. More about Brecht/Dessau: Lieder und Gesange

London: [cgi name="publisher" filter="sql "], 1927. Large slim folio with striking sunflower design on cover; string ties are lacking and now neatly re-backed in plain cloth. The portfolio containins 6 large folded sheets -- each with beautifully illustrated cover and with the music and lyrics within. (London: J & E Bumpus, and New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1927). Limited edition -- one of 500 copies. Near fine sheets within very good covers. More about A Set of Six Folksongs and Ballads, decorated by Cynthia Fuller.; [The Twa Sisters; Lord Lovel; A...

New York: Schirmer Books, 1998. Illus. 435pp. 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: Schirmer Books, (1998). Very good. More about Spreadin' Rhythm Around; Black Popular Songwriters, 1880-1930

1950. Original Uniform Popular Songwriter's Contract signed "Edward Lisbona" and "Sidney Prosen", folio, 4 pages, November 29th 1950, an agreement with Sid Prosen, owner of Hometown-Village Music, to allow him to publish his original song "The Horse and Carriage Ran Away", in consideration of certain guaranteed royalty payments. *Sidney Prosen is best remembered for discovering Hank Williams and later, Tom and Jerry, better known as Simon and Garfunkle, whom he recorded in 1957. He also wrote the best selling record... More about Original Uniform Popular Songwriter's Contract

Pawling, NY: 1960. T.L.S. on his ornate letterhead, complete with personal photograph and discography, 4to. 1 page, Pawling, New York, July 5, 1960, to a long-time pen-pal, in full: "Up and around again I must write you to say thanks again for the photocopies. Dan Twohig has been a faithful letter writer and you and he have been "hitting it off" in great shape, he tells me in a recent letter. I haven's even tried to write a song recently... More about Typed Letter Signed

New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1903. Music by Eva Cruzen Hart; Illustrated by Ike Morgan. 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards; edges & corners worn. New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1903. First Edition. The illustrator was a friend & contemporary of W.W. Denslow, and illustrated two books for L. Frank Baum. Except for an occasional fingerprint, the interior is clean. More about Pickaback Songs

AThens: Univ. Georgia Press, 1983. Illustrated. Oblong 4to, cloth, d.w. Athens Univ. of Georgia Press, 1983. First Edition. As new, in original shrink wrap. More about Folk Visions and Voices. Traditional Music and Song in North Georgia

New York: Robert M. McBride & Co., 1926. Black & white illustrations and musical notations. 149pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards with a paper label on spine; corners bumped. New York: Robert M. McBride & Co., 1926. Very good. More about English Song Book

New York: Stein and Day, 1978. 347 pages, 8vo, red cloth spine with cream boards, dust wrapper (worn and chipped). New York: Stein and Day, (1978). First edition. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed on the half-title page: "For Karen - Much love! Mel Torme." More about Wynner