Sheet Music

# 18693

MORLEY, Arthur (words); CAMERON, Rodger (music)

[SHEET MUSIC] I am the demon king

Cover: “Sung by Charles Howard in J.C. Williamson’s pantomime “Humpty Dumpty””. Melbourne, Bendigo & Geelong : Allan & Co., [c.1909]. One shilling edition. Folio, pictorial wrappers with vignette portrait of Charles Howard (original owner’s inscription of Mr. R. Thomas to front), 3 pp music notation, arrangement for voice and piano; rear cover with music for …

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# 17899

CATLOW, Edward J. (composer); CATLOW, Augusta M. (lyricist)

[SHEET MUSIC] The tender moonlight : original colonial song with pianoforte accompaniment.

/ words by Augusta M. Catlow ; music by Edward J. Catlow. Adelaide : printed and published by Walter C. Sims and Joseph Elliott, 1869. Series: Musical supplement to the Adelaide miscellany ; no. 10. Cover: “April 22, 1869”. Folio, letter press printed, [2] pp music notation, rear cover with advertisements for Adelaide businesses; scattered pale foxing, …

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# 16492

PROUTIERE, Réné

[CRIMEAN WAR] Manuscript compiled by a French cotton merchant and soldier, 1852-54.

Unbound manuscript in ink on laid paper, large octavo (200 x 150 mm), original stitching, first page with owner’s inscription ‘Cahier de coton de 1852 et 1853. Monsieur Proutière Réné, soldat au 35eme de ligne 1er Bataillon 4ème Compagnie, à Inkermann (Crimée) armée D’orient Inkermann’; [9] pages of accounts relating to the purchase and sale of …

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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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# 16404

LAMB, Arthur J (lyrics); PETRIE, H. W. (score)

[SHEET MUSIC] Victor and vanquished : song for bass or baritone

Sydney and Brisbane : D. Davois & Co, [circa 1901]. Folio, front cover inscribed ‘R. Thomas’, [4] pp of music notation, including an advertisement for a composition to verso of front cover; rear cover with publisher’s advertisement; a fine copy. A copy is held in the National Library of Australia.

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# 16394

CASTLING, Harry; MURPHY, C. W.

[SHEET MUSIC] The girl in the clogs and shawl

Melbourne and Sydney : Stanley Mullen, pp. 5; pictorial front cover, 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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# 16402

STANTON, Frank; BURTCH, Roy

[SHEET MUSIC] The organ and the choir

Melbourne : E. W. Cole, [1909]. Folio, pictorial front cover, [4] pp of music notation; rear cover with publisher’s advertisement; a very good copy. A copy is held in 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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# 16403

RAMSAY, Don (lyrics and score)

[SHEET MUSIC] Whirling over the ball-room floor

Sydney : W. J. Deane & Son; Boston : Walter Jacobs, [1909]. Folio, pictorial front cover inscribed ‘R. Thomas’, [3] pp of music notation; rear cover with publisher’s advertisement; a very fine copy. A copy is held in the National Library of Australia.

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# 16398

NORWORTH, Jack (lyrics); BAYES-NORWORTH, Nora (score)

[SHEET MUSIC] Shine on, harvest moon

Melbourne and Sydney : Stanley Mullen, [1908]. Folio, pictorial front cover signed ‘R. Thomas’; [3] pp of music notation, rear cover with publisher’s advertisement; a good copy. A copy is held in the National Library of Australia.

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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 in Australian …

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# 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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# 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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