Sheet Music

# 15626

CHERRY, J. W. (John William), 1824-1869; LAKE, J.W.; DEGOTARDI, Johann Nepomuk, 1823-1882.

[SHEET MUSIC] Shells of ocean / words by J.W. Lake ; music by J.W. Cherry.

Sydney : Woolcott and Clarke, [1853 or 1854]. Folio, disbound, original illustrated wrappers lithographed by John Degotardi (old paper reinforcement to original stitching and small closed tear at fore-edge), 6 pp of engraved music notation for voice and piano; page 2 has a publisher’s advertisement at the head of the music; internally very clean, a good example. …

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# 15798

BLOCKLEY, John (composer); NORTON, Caroline Sheridan

[SHEET MUSIC] Love not : a ballad / the music composed by J. Blockley ; the poetry selected from The soorows of Rosalie, written by The Honble. Mrs Norton.

Sydney : G. Hudson & Co., 377 Pitt Street North, [1849, or earlier]. Folio, disbound, with later paper spine, engraved cover with calligraphic lettering in a variety of fonts, 5 pp of music notation; a very good copy. A scarce Sydney sheet music imprint from the pre-gold rush period. Only two copies of this edition are recorded …

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# 9710

MARSH, Henry (composer); ANGAS, George French, 1822 - 1886 (illustrator)

[SHEET MUSIC] The Chusan waltz

Cover: Dedicated to Captain Henry Down and the officers of the Peninsular and Oriental Navigation Company’s Steam Ship Chusan by Henry Marsh, Sydney. Sydney : Published by H. Marsh & Co. at the Sydney Pianoforte and Music Ware Rooms, 490 1/2 George Street, [c.1852]. Folio, front cover with a bichrome lithograph of the Chusan by …

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# 13247

BEVAN, Will A. (words); RACHE, Bert (music)

[SHEET MUSIC] Dreaming of you

Melbourne, Bendigo & Geelong : Allan & Co., [1908]. Cover: “Sung with great success by Lottie Kay and Walter Whyte.” Series: Allan's popular 6d. edition, no. 211. Folio, publisher's illustrated wrappers, upper wrapper with vignette portraits of Lottie Kay and Bert Rache, original owner's signature of “Roland Thomas Esq.”, wet stamp of music seller “Miss …

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# 13240

ALLAN & CO.

[SHEET MUSIC] Allan’s Melbourne musical magazine no. 11.

Melbourne : Allan & Co., [c.1901].Quarto, opublisher's illustrated wrappers, 30 pp, music notation, a fine copy. 1. Why did they sell Killarney? 2. Somebody loves me 3. Bye-and-bye you will forget me 4. March! March! or blue bonnets 5. Songbirds are singing of you 6. In the valley where the old Ohio flows 7. Castles …

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# 13239

ALBERT'S MUSIC STORE

[SHEET MUSIC] Albert’s American annual. No. 4

Sydney : Albert's Music Store, [1906]. (Note that the front cover also bears the imprint of E.W. Cole, Melbourne). Quarto, publisher's illustrated wrappers, full page colour advertisements for Albert's on lower wrapper and inside wrappers, [41] pp, music notation; a fine copy. 1. I'm trying hard to forget you / Chas. K. Harris 2. Barney …

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# 9694

LORRAINE Paul

[SHEET MUSIC] La Carita (Tempo di Marcia).

Melbourne : Allan & Co., c.1908. Folio, illustrated cover with lithographed portrait of a young gypsy woman by W. George (front cover detached, with wet stamp of T.L. Hood Music seller, Hobart, and ownership inscription blacked out), 7 pp of musical notation (pencilled annotations), plus extracts from other pieces on inner rear and rear covers. Unrecorded …

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# 9693

HAUERBACH, Oscar (lyrics); HOSCHNA, Karl L. (music)

[SHEET MUSIC] Every little movement

Cover: Sung in J.C. Williamson's production of the musical play The Night Birds staged by C. Wenman. Melbourne : Allan & Co, 1910. Folio, illustrated cover with inset portrait of English actress and musical comedy star Sybil Arundale, who was to tour Australia in 1912-13 (bookseller's label of A.W. Birchall & Sons, Launceston, and original ownership …

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# 16396

HAVEZ, Jean

[SHEET MUSIC] Everybody works but father

Melbourne and Sydney : Stanley Mullen, [1905]. Folio, pictorial front cover inscribed ‘Mr. Roland Thomas’; [5] pp of music notation, including advertisements for compositions on verso of front and rear covers; rear cover with publisher’s advertisement; a good copy. A copy is held in the National Library of Australia.

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# 16392

WILLIAMS, Harry (lyrics); VAN ALSTYNE, Egbert (score)

[SHEET MUSIC] I’m afraid to come home in the dark

Melbourne and Sydney : Stanley Mullen, [1908]. Folio, pictorial front cover inscribed ‘Mr Roland Thomas’, [6] pp of music notation, including two shorter compositions inside front and rear covers; rear cover with publisher’s advertisement; a good copy. Copies are held in the National Library of Australia and the State Library of New South Wales.

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# 16406

BRYAN, Alfred (lyrics); SNYDER, Ted (score)

[SHEET MUSIC] It’s the pretty things you say

Sydney : D. Davis & Co, [1908]. Folio, pictorial front cover inscribed ‘Roland Thomas, Port Melbourne’, [4] pp of music notation; rear cover with publisher’s advertisement for another composition; a very fine copy. A copy is held in the National Library of Australia.

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# 12556

CAMPBELL, Hal (words & music)

[SHEET MUSIC] The girl up there

Cover: Featured with enormous success by Stella Gastelle in J.C. Williamson's pantomime Hack & Jill. Sydney : Albert's, [c.1910]. Folio, publisher's pictorial wrappers with vignette portrait of Australian performer Stella Gastelle, contemporary ownership signature of Roland Thomas and music seller's stamp of Dinsdale, Melbourne, [3] pp of musical notation (arrangement for piano and voice), lower …

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# 9700

LACOSTE, Leona (pseud.) [BURNS, Felix, 1864-1920]

[SHEET MUSIC] Heliotrope valse

Cover: By special arrangement with Francis, Day & Hunter, London. Melbourne : Allan & Co., [c.1905]. Folio, illustrated cover with inset portrait of a young woman, contemporary cloth backing, 6 pp of musdical notationrear cover with music for Within the law waltz by Gustave Leon, a very good copy. The prolific Scottish composer Felix Burns …

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# 9707

EVANS, Geo. T. (arranger)

[SHEET MUSIC] I’m waiting my darling for thee

Cover: Sung by Mr Arthur Romer. Melbourne : Nicholson & Ascherberg, [1875]. Folio, lithographed cover by Charles Troedel of Collins Street, printed in green, original owner's inscription Mary G. Connell July 11th 1875 at upper right and blind stamp of bookseller Walch of Launceston at upper left, 3 pp of musical notation, a very good …

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# 12730

MUIR, Lewis F. (music); GILBERT, Louis Wolfe (words)

[SHEET MUSIC] Waiting for the Robert E. Lee

Cover: Featured by Marie Eaton, Fred Leslie & Rupert Darrell. Sydney : Albert & Son, [c.1912]. Folio, cloth backed illustrated wrappers with original ownership inscription of Roland Thomas and label and blind stamp of Melbourne, Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong music seller Sutton’s, [4] pp, musical score for voice and piano; a fine copy. Copies are …

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# 12558

CARROLL, Harry (music); MACDONALD, Ballard (words)

[SHEET MUSIC] I’m a married man

Cover: Introduced in George Marlow’s brilliant Adelphi success “Under two flags”. Sydney : Albert’s, [c.1910]. Folio, publisher’s pictorial wrappers with vignette portrait of Australian performer Wilton Welch, 5 pp of musical notation (arrangement for solo voices, chorus and piano), lower wrapper with publisher’s advertisements; a fine copy. Two copies are recorded in Australian collections (National …

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